GPS alerts are back after a short summer hiatus. We wish you all the best for new academic year! If you have any concerns, questions, or ideas regarding graduate student professional development, please do connect.
Orientation and related welcome events for new graduate students start this Thursday. An interactive, online event program including International Welcome, Graduate and Postdoctoral Welcome, Graduate Student Society Welcome events and September workshops and events will be posted by Wednesday. For a complete schedule, please visit: http://orientation.grad.ubc.ca/events/. Note, only some GSS events require registration.
Service Canada will be onsite at UBC starting today. New-to-Canada graduate students can book appointments to get their Social Insurance Numbers. Full details at:
Registration is now open for:
Scholarship and Award Opportunities: Doctoral Awards | Thu, Sept 6
In-person (10:30 AM – 12:30 PM @Thea Koerner House, 6371 Crescent Road):
grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16993-scholarship-award-opportunities-doctoral-awards
Webinar (1:30 – 3:00 PM):
grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16994-scholarship-award-opportunities-doctoral-awards-webinar
Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:
Apply by Sept 3rd for a Sustainability Research Internship | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5057
Online Teaching Professional Development Workshops (Creating an IDP, How to Frame and Sell your Teaching Experience, the Academic Job Search, Understanding Metacognition in the Classroom, and more) | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5078
Workshop Facilitation Workshop (for TA coordinators, senior TAs), Aug 28 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5017
Science and Technology Startup Training in Brisbane Australia, apply by Aug 31 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5074
Postdoctoral Opportunities in Montreal, apply by Oct 15 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5070
Thank you,
Jacqui.
Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director of Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca | @ubcgradschool
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/
2018-09-06 – GraduatePathwaystoSuccess-Scholarship_DoctoralAwards
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