U21 3MT competition.  UBC’s 2018 3MT winner Andrew Robertson, is in the International 3MT competition. To view this year’s submissions, visit:

community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5368 

Cast your vote for the People’s Choice Prize by October 22!

 

U21/PwC Innovation Challenge: This new U21 competition challenges graduate students to respond to contemporary, globally-important work-related issues (set by PwC) via a short three-minute video. The overall winner will be awarded an expenses-paid trip to Dubai (7 days).  For more info visit: https://community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5370

 

Registration is now open for: Statistics I WEBINAR: Data Exploration Through Descriptive Statistics and Graphics

Tue, Oct 16 | 10 AM – 12 PM

Event and registration details: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16968-statistics-i-data-exploration-through-descriptive-statistics-graphics-webinar

 

Spots still available for: Soft Skills for Hard Times: Working effectively across difference in and outside the academy (via Webinar)

Fri, Oct 12 | 1:30 – 3 PM

Event and registration details: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17044-soft-skills-hard-times-working-effectively-across-difference-outside-academy

 

Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:

Careers

How to prepare for Career Days Workshop on Oct 10, 11, 15, 16 | community.grad.ubc.ca/calendar

Free Professional Headshots for your LinkedIn Profile on Oct 10 & 11 | community.grad.ubc.ca/calendar

Career Advising for Grad Students, Oct 11 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5132

Employer on Campus: Garmin Cochrane, Oct 11 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5261

Employer on Campus: CGGVeritas (Physics, Applied Science, Applied Mathematics), Oct 16 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5357

Career Days 2018, Oct 17, 18 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5367

Careers in Higher Education (panel of UBC doctoral alumni), Oct 18 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5360

Career Directions for Grad Students in Social Sciences & Humanities, Oct 19 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5359

 

Employment and Award Opportunities

Job Opportunity for Indigenous Students with SAGE Provincial | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5347

Simons Award for Student Research (Nuclear Disarmament & Global Security), apply by Oct 20 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5364

UBC Library Research Commons hiring Graduate Student Peer, apply by Oct 23 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5349

Apply to be a Liu Scholar by Oct 30 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5363

 

Academic Workshops

SPSS Workshop: Environment, Data Entry, and One Variable Analysis, Oct 10 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5302

Citation Management Tools: RefWorks, Oct 12 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5169

GSS Academic Writing Bootcamp, Oct 13 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5361

NCFDD Webinars: Healthy Conflict (Oct 11) and Writing for a Broader Audience (Oct 24) https://community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5369

 

Other Events

GSS Focus Group on Accessibility, Oct 19 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5362

Connections Café for Mid-career, mature grad students, Oct 30 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5342

 

Thank you,

Jacqui.

Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director, 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/