Experience Holiday Magic
The GSS is taking you to experience VanDusen Festival of Lights, a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights decorating 15 acres of VanDusen Botanical Garden!
We’re offering discounted tickets for Grad Students for this incredible event and you can go on any night (valid for ONE night) you desire between Dec 1, 2018 and Jan 6, 2019, (EXCEPT from Dec 21 to 26, 2018).
JUMP START YOUR CAREER
The GSS, in collaboration with the Centre for Student Involvement and Careers (CSIC), brings you an afternoon of activities designed to enhance your career and jumpstart your post-graduate success with a new headshot and polished job search skills.
BECOME A STUDENT MENTOR
Are you interested in mentoring the next generation of grad students?
This program matches an undergraduate student (2nd year or above) with a graduate student mentor in a similar field of study to provide guidance and insight into career, school, and life. Mentor and mentee pairs will have opportunities to meet as well as participate in group workshops and social events.
You can find out more at the Launch Event on November 19th.
Save the date….
We got some great events coming up in December and the new year. Check out our EVENTS page or social media for the latest
We’re recruiting for and Event Production Assistant, who supports the GSS team in setting up for our events and ensuring that GSS venues are well maintained. You’ll also be supporting other grad students, by making sure the events they attend are properly organized.
We have 1 slot available for a graduate student representative to Grad Council for a 1-year term, please nominate yourself by sending an email to aa@gss.ubc.ca containing you name, email, degree, department, faculty and one paragraph detailing the reasons of why you would like to serve on Grad Council.
The deadline for nominations is noon on Tuesday November 13th, 2018.
Election will happen on Thursday, November 15th, 2018 during the Graduate Student Society Council Meeting, which takes place in the Michael Kingsmill Forum, the Nest (4th floor) at 5:30pm. Attendance in person is strongly encouraged when your application is reviewed as there may be questions about your candidacy and more nominees than available seats.
Community Announcements
GRADUATE STUDENT EVENTS
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Breaking Patterns of Procrastination
Thu, Nov 15 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Event and registration details:
grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16983-breaking-patterns-procrastination
Submitting your Thesis | Fri, Nov 16
Workshop: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM @Thea Koerner House
grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17181-submitting-your-thesis
Webinar: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17182-submitting-your-thesis-webinar
The Steps of Planning your Doctoral Exam | Fri, Nov 16
Workshop: 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM @Thea Koerner House
grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17183-steps-planning-your-doctoral-exam
Webinar: 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17184-steps-planning-your-doctoral-exam-webinar
THE VANCOUVER INSTITUTE
The Vancouver institute has an exciting program of lectures over the next few months covering topics from contemporary politics to evidence in medicine and global economics.
Program – Fall 2018
Website: http://vancouverinstitute.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheVancouverInstitute/
UBC FALL CONVOCATION
November 28-30th, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts