GradUpdate

In this issue, Mastering the elevator pitch, sound leadership and team building, CTLT Winter Institute “wellbeing potluck“, depositing datasets in Borealis, Research Commons workshop materials, and more.

Seats available

Getting the Most Out of Your Academic Experience: Designing Your Grad School/Career Strategy
Hone your academic plan and establish strategies for prioritising your time and discovering career possibilities throughout your program.
Online | Thursday, Dec 3 | 11 am – 1 pm Register

LinkedIn
Online | Wednesday, Dec 4 | 2 – 3 pm Register

Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below. 
Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for our full events calendar.

CAREER

Mastering the elevator pitch
Online Mitacs training | Wednesday, Dec 11 | 10 am – 1 pm | Mandatory online pre-requisite “Boost your career”. Identify transferable skills, competencies for an interview, and more.
Learn more and register for this or upcoming sessions through Mitacs Edge.

Social Insurance Number (SIN) Virtual Information Session
Get a comprehensive overview of the SIN application process and the services offering by the SIN Clinic
Online | Thursday, Dec 12 | 10 – 11:30 am Register

Career Paths in Conservation
IBios seminar: Dr. Soudeh Jamshidian’s Journey to Indigenous Conservation with the IISAAK OLAM Foundation
In-person | Monday, Dec 9 | 12 – 1 pm Register

LEADERSHIP

Applying the principles of sound leadership and team building
Online Mitacs training | Friday, Dec 6 | 10 am – 1 pm | Mandatory online pre-requisite “High performing leadership and teams”.
Learn more and register for this or upcoming sessions through Mitacs Edge.

RESEARCH

Data Bites – Introduction to depositing datasets in Borealis
Online | Thursday, Dec 12 | 12:30 – 1:15 pm Register

Workshop materials: Digital Scholarship, Data visualization, Research Data Management, and more.
Check out the Research Commons online repository of workshop materials.

TEACHING

CTLT Winter Institute
Online and in-person | Dec 9 – 11 | various times | sessions include:

• Deepening Our Understanding of Wellbeing: Reflections from the UBC Community (panel),
• Unlearning Scarcity: Building a Culture of Flourishing and Reciprocity at UBC,
• Using Labour-based Grading in Undergraduate Science Courses,
• Why Do I Avoid My Student Evaluations of Teaching?,
• Making Teaching, Learning, and Even Meetings More Joyful Through Improv and Theatre Games,
• Practices to Support Safety and Wellbeing in Learning Environments
• Social Wellbeing in the Classroom Environment,
• and more.

View all sessions and register.

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Framing your project in a masterful presentation
Online Mitacs training | Thursday, Dec 12 | 7 – 10 am | Mandatory online pre-requisite “Refine your writing and presentation skills”.
Learn more and register for this or upcoming sessions through Mitacs Edge.