New Year Events
We’ve got some great events coming in 2019. First up is the GSS Cooking class on January 15th. Learn now to make dishes like yummy pesto with hemp seeds, spinach and basil and homemade barbecue sauce with carrots and wheat germ.
It’s the perfect way to start 2019 healthily.
GSS Classes
Our popular classes are back for the new year, whether you want to get fit, learn a language or get in touch with your more spiritual side. We have classes on and off campus, to suit you.
Registration for our off campus Zumba and Yoga classes isn’t open quite yet, but it will be very soon. Check our events page or social media for the latest information
Student Survey Findings
Over the last few months the GSS have been analyzing and interpreting the data from our 2018 survey. It provides an excellent snapshot of the experiences of graduate students at UBC.
You can review the key findings, which cover everything from relationship with supervisors to health and finance HERE. The GSS use these results to help us advocate to the University and Province on behalf of graduate students.
Hey, UBC grad students! Tired of the cold?
Plan your getaway with The Break Escape. You could win a $2,000 travel package from Merit Travel, Contiki, and alumni UBC, your future alumni association. Open to all current UBC students.
For all your travel needs, visit Merit Travel at the Nest! Find a unique, exploratory, and interactive experience with your local travel consultant and take advantage of special offers and expert knowledge and advice. Our professional team will customise your trip to suit your personal style and budget, which means you enjoy the travel journey, worry free!
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Community Announcements
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| BECOME A VIGILANCE AMBASSADOR
The H-Behaviours Research Lab (previously Sleep/Wake-Behaviour Research Lab) at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit at BC Children’s Hospital (Vancouver, BC, Canada) are looking for interested students who will participate in a series of knowledge dissemination events as Vigilance Ambassadors. What? Vigilance Ambassadors are graduate/undergraduate students, who are interested in vigilance research (https://sleepnetwork.org/vigilance-wakeathon/). The project will start in May 2019 and end at the beginning of August 2019. |
E 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.
Website: http://vancouverinstitute.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheVancouverInstitute/
Learn how you can gain Chinese/English translation & interpretation skills plus cross-cultural understanding
Did you know Chinese is the most widely spoken non-official language in Canada? Demand for trained translators and interpreters offer exciting career opportunities for those fluent in Chinese and English. Join us for an online information session on Thursday January 17, 12–1pm Pacific Time about the UBC Certificate in Translation and Interpretation for Business (Chinese/English). Learn valuable information about the program, hear from instructors and past students, as well as staff from the Society of Translators and Interpreters of BC. Call 604-822-1444 or register online.
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