GradUpdate

In this issue, From the Editor’s Desk: The Ins and Outs of Publishing, Virtual Job Fair, In person Instructional Skills, Grad Students in Teaching Conference (+ more for Celebrate Learning Week), Citation Management, and more.

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From the Editor’s Desk: The Ins and Outs of Publishing
Online | Panel of Editors | Tuesday, May 10 | 12:00 – 1:15 PM

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Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.  Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for our full events calendar.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

Choosing a Citation Management Tool and Migrating from RefWorks
Online | Monday, May 9 | 4:00 – 5:30 PM Register

The Geneva Challenge 2022: The Challenges of Poverty Reduction
Competition | Prize packages | Aims to encourage interdisciplinary problem-solving analysis among master students
Register by May 9 | Submissions due July 13 Learn more

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Graduate Research Assistant: Climate Kind Pedagogy
May – Dec 2022 | 8-10 hrs/wk | $27/hr Learn more

How I Leveraged My Skills in Support of My Career Transitions
Alumni Office Hours with Grace Kamara, Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company
Online | Tuesday, May 10 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM Register

Your Next Step – Virtual Job Fair 2022
Online | Thursday, May 12 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Learn more

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Knowing your worth at work
Online | Tuesday, May 10 | 12:00 – 12:50 PM Register

PROFESSIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Project and Time Management (Mitacs Training)
Must complete asyncrhonous “Spur up your project and time management skills” before registering for synchronous session
Wednesday, May 11 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Learn more.

RESEARCH SKILLS

NVivo part 1: getting started with NVivo
Online | Tuesday, May 10 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM Register

Getting Started and Structured Searching
Systematic and Scoping Review Workshop Series
Online | Thursday, May 12 | 1:00 – 2:45 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

How to Integrate Gender and Race Studies in the Classroom
Online | In Conversation With, public talk series from SSHRC & The Conversation
Tuesday, May 3 | 11:00 AM Register

13th Annual Celebrate Learning Week
Online and in person | May 9 – 13 | CTLT events include:

• CONFERENCE – Graduate Students in Teaching
• CELEBRATE LEARNING WEEK KEYNOTE– The Hurdle and the Highway: How We Think About Inclusion, Accommodation, and Disability, and Why it Matters
• STUDENT PANEL– Student Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Accessible Practices

See the full list of events or download a full schedule of events.

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop
*in person* | June 13, 15 & 17 | various times | Register by June 8
Learn about additional upcoming sessions.