GSS Election Debates
We have 10 fantastic candidates up for election to 5 different positions.
- President
- VP External
- VP Students
- VP University and Academic Affairs
- Student Senator
And you have 2 chances to quiz them before the election.
If you can’t make either debate the GSS will be live streaming the on campus debate through our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/UBCGSS/
You can find out a little more about each candidate and what they hope to achieve with the GSS HERE. And don’t forgot to show your support for your favorites by voting between March 4th-15th. This is your chance to shape the future of the GSS.
Enjoy craft beer with friends
March 7th
Sign up for this new event series where grads can socialize, taste, and toast a variety of craft beer and cider! Each event features up to 7 select craft beers and 2 ciders.
Sample established favorites and find unique new flavors while mingling with fellow grad students. Conveniently located on campus in the GSS Loft. SIGN UP
Career Launchpad and Professional Headshots
March 13th
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.
Get fit and compete with your friends
Part of the Move UBC university-wide campaign!
We’re partnering up with UBC Kinesiology and Move UBC for a special FREE graduate student sports day on Feb 28th. Meet and compete against your friends from other departments and get active. Sign up with a partner or let the team find a partner for you.
Only Yes Means Yes: Workshop
New Date: Feb 26th
This interactive workshop will get participants talking and learning about how the criminal justice system defines and deals with sexual assault, and what’s required under the law for sexual consent.
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Community Announcements
SPIN Workshop
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The Weston Brain Institute Funding
The Weston Brain Institute has up to $10m in funding available through the 2019 programs that are currently accepting applications. A full list of programs can be found here. In particular, please note that the deadline of the Rapid Response and Transformational Research Canada 2019 Parkinson’s & Related Diseases program has been extended. The LOI deadline is now May 15, 2019.
Several exciting changes have been made to these programs, including increasing the Rapid Response budget to $300,000 and allowing more kinds of interventions such as cognitive therapy. More information is on the website.
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Help UBC Win the BC Cool Campus Challenge!
The BC Cool Campus Challenge is a friendly energy saving competition between the province’s post-secondary institutions.
Staff, faculty and students are asked to sign a one-minute online pledge to commit to energy saving actions. The school that collects the highest percentage of pledges wins.
The deadline to sign the pledge is Feb. 28, only a few days away.
Plus enter to win great prizes, including UBC sweaters, cozy Sherpa blankets, and UBC Sustainability reusable mugs.
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Centre for Student Involvement and Careers
Graduate Student Career Activation Project
The CSIC wants to know how graduate students can activate their careers, and we have funds available to help you try stuff out. Dream big, or dive deep: whether it’s the cost of printing business cards to support your networking, enhancing your French language skills to prepare for a career in the federal government, or paying membership fees to join a professional association, submit a proposal for a career development experience that you believe will get you one step closer to your goals. Each student may apply for funding of any amount up to $1000.
Once you’ve activated, we’ll work with you to develop an appropriate artefact (video interview, blog, etc.) so that your experience can be shared with other UBC graduate students and the university community.
Check out the website for details on how to apply
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