GradUpdate

In this issue, Skills of Communication, Resiliency, Spring Career Symposium, Anti-racist Teaching Series, Writing Communities, and more.

Registration now open

Skills of Communication (Mitacs Training)
Tuesday, May 4 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Register

Roadmap to Resilience in Graduate School and Beyond
Wednesday, May 5 | 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Register

Spring Career Symposium
For Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Tuesday, May 11 | Building Clarity and Confidence

• 12:30-2:00 PM: Communicating Your Value in a Way that Works
• 2:15-3:45 PM: Panic to Power: Make Stress Work for You
• 4:00-5:15 PM: Small Talk IQ

Wednesday, May 12 | Roadmap to Careers | Concurrent Panels

• 1:00-2:30 PM: Life Sciences Industry | Government
• 3:00-4:30 PM: Consulting | Public Sector

Info, RSVP May 11

Info, RSVP May 12

Seats still available

Business Writing (Mitacs Training)
Wednesday, Apr 28 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Don’t miss this opportunity to attend one of our most highly rated workshops Register

Public Scholars Initiative Information Session
Friday, Apr 9 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Can you imagine your doctoral research involving innovative scholarly approaches or artefacts, engaging partners for a tangible impact for the public good? If so, you are invited to apply to UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative. RSVP to learn more about becoming a UBC Public Scholar.

Additional Events and Opportunities

The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

Three Minute Thesis Videos Live
Miss attending this year’s 3MT? Semi-finalist and finalist 3 min research videos are now live Listen, Learn, Be fascinated

CAREER EXPLORATION

Beyond Prof Annual Career Conference for PhDs: Day 2
with fees | Saturday, May 8 | 8:00 AM – 12:45 PM PDT
8:00 – 9:00 AM PT: Networking and Staying Socially Connected
9:15 – 10:15 AM PT: Hiring and Negotiating
10:30 – 11:30 AM PT: How to Transition into a Nonacademic Job
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PT: Job Searching During COVID-19
Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

Finding the data: people who identify as LGBTQ+
Tuesday, May 4 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

Visualization with R
Friday, May 7 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

Anti-Racist Teaching Series
Various dates and times including:
Monday, May 31 | Identifying and Responding to Harmful Phrases Register
Wednesday, Jun 16 | Identity Matters: Connecting Power, Privilege and Bias to Anti-Racism Work Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Online Writing Communities
Wednesdays, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Thursdays starting May 27, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Learn more