GradUpdate

In this issue, Overcoming Perfectionism, Leveraging Your Strengths to Strategize for Success, Study Design and Data Collection, Writing Research Article Introductions, Graduate Teaching Practicum, GAA positions, and more.

Registration open

Overcoming Perfectionism
Online | Tuesday, Nov 22 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

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Leveraging Your Strengths to Strategize for Success
Online | Wednesday, Nov 23 | 2:30 – 4 pm
Includes a free Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment

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Fundamentals of Stat III: Study Design and Data Collection Essentials
Online | Thursday, Nov 24 | 10 am – 12 pm

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Seats available

Impostor Phenomenon
Online | Wednesday, Nov 16 | 12 – 1:30 pm Register

Harnessing your Resilience: Coping Strategies for Anxiety and Stress in Grad School and beyond
In person and online | Thursday, Nov 17 | 2 – 5 pm Register

Reproducible research PART III: Collaborative reproducible research tools
Learn strategies to improve the efficiency of your research and the reliability of its findings
Online | Friday, Nov 18 | 10 am – 12 pm Register

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

London Goodenough Association of Canada Scholarships
5 – 6 scholarships | £6000 each | in support of graduate study in London
Learn more and apply by Jan 27

Free Project-specific Data Analysis
Offered through the Dept of Statistics | Send a 1-page project description before Dec 15. Learn more

CAREER

P/T work opportunity: GAA, Pharm Sci Office of Experiential Education
8-10 hrs/wk | $30/hr | 6 month term
Learn more and apply by Nov 18.

P/T work opportunity: Indigenous GAA, Emeritus College
5 hrs/wk for 10 weeks | $20 – 25/hr | Jan – Mar 2023
Learn more and apply by Nov 18.

Employer Info Session: Vela Canada
Online | Wednesday, Nov 23 | 12 – 1 pm
This presentation will talk about Support Worker Central a new, free provincial employment website that offers job opportunities supporting people with disabilities (adults and children). Register

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Thrive Month
Nov 1 – 30 | Thrive is a time when we come together as a UBC community to learn about, talk about, and explore ways to support our mental health.
Learn more

TEACHING

Inclusive Teaching: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
Online | For instructors | Thursday, Nov 24 | 1 – 2:30 pm Register

Graduate Teaching Practicum
Online | 10 am – 12 pm | In order to apply, you need to be a Graduate Student and a CIRTL Associate (have completed a Graduate ISW, the CIRTL Summer Teaching Institute, or Foundations of Pedagogy).Sessions include:

• Jan 12: Lesson Planning Clinic
• Feb 2: Teaching Portfolios
• Mar 2: Intro to the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
• Mar 23: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in the Classroom
• Apr 13: Final Reflections & Panel Discussion

Learn more and apply by Dec 19.

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Research Article Introductions: Mind the Gap
In person and online | Wednesday, Nov 23 | 10 – 11:30 am Register

Writing in STEM: Common Academic Expressions in English
In person and online | Thursday, Nov 24 | 10 – 11:30 am Register