Just a friendly reminder for the graduate students who are starting their programs or relocating to Vancouver for January, we have:
- Living in Vancouver Pre-Arrival webinars this week (Dec 15 or 17)
- Jan 7th Official Welcome and International Student Development Info sessions
- A suite of GSS community building events Jan 5-8
- Welcome workshops (school life balance, flourishing in grad school with career planning from the start, Equity and Inclusion’s working in a diverse environment, and supervisory relationships).
All event info as well as information for enrolling in GradStart Online may also be found at http://orientation.grad.ubc.ca
Please forward this week’s GradUpdate to your graduate students. The online version is available here.
GradUpdate will return in early January.
All the best for holidays,
Jacqui.
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GradUpdate In this bonus edition before the holidays, negotiating a job offer, CTLT’s January TA institute, US-based paid summer internships, and more. GradUpdate will return in early January! |
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This week |
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Negotiating Job Offers |
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Additional Events and Opportunities |
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The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development |
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ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS |
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Dissertation Success Curriculum |
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CAREER EXPLORATION |
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Pathways to Science Paid Summer Research Programs |
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RESEARCH SKILLS |
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Open Education Resources, Research Commons |
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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT |
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January 2021 TA Institute Jan 11 – 15 | A week-long collection of workshops designed to support TAs as their roles change along with the move to online courses. Sessions are organized into 6 themes:
If you complete 4 workshops within a theme, and complete the related pre- & post-session online modules, you are eligible for a letter of completion that you can include in your Teaching Portfolio and CV. Learn more and register |
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WRITING AND COMMUNICATION |
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Online Writing Community |
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