GradUpdate

In this issue, Self-Care Strategies for Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout, Objectivity and Evaluation in STEM Writing, Certificate Program in Advanced Teaching and Learning, Non-Faculty Careers and Careers Outside of Academia (from CIRTL), and more.

Registration now open

Self-Care Strategies for Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout
Staying on Track in Grad School Series
Online | Wednesday, Apr 05 | 12 – 1:30 pm

Register

Seats available

Breaking Patterns of Procrastination
Online | Tuesday, Mar 28 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Register

Copyright for your Thesis: How to use images and other material
Online | Thursday, Mar 30 | 11 am – 12:30 pm Register

Public Scholars Initiative Info Session
Applications now open for UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative, a groundbreaking, award-winning scholarship program going to its ninth year. Public Scholars enjoy (1) continuous academic support, in particular with alternative dissertation ideas; (2) up to $20,000 financial support over 2 years and; (3) numerous professional development and networking opportunities.
Online Info Session | Tuesday, Mar 28 | 12 – 1 pm Register for the info session or click here to learn more and apply by May 12.

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

Using Zotero for Citation Management
Online | Monday, Apr 3 | 4:30 – 6 pm | Register

Not Just Checking Boxes: Thinking & Working Through Ethical Problems with Checklists
This workshop is applicable to researchers in any discipline who work with large sets of information and data.
In person | Thursday, Apr 6 | 10 – 11:30 am | Register

CAREER

Be Your Own Driver: Imagining Post-PhD Career Versatility Series
Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) series
Online | Tuesdays | 10:30 am – 12 pm
Mar 28: Building my Networks and Engagement in Communities: What Connections am I Growing and Why? Register
Apr 4: Graduate Skills and Competencies: How am I the Author and Narrator of my Story? Register

How CIRTL has Impacted my Career: Hearing from CIRTL Alumni series
Online | Thursdays | 11 am – 12 pm
Mar 30: Non-Faculty Careers in Academia Register
Apr 06: Careers Outside of Academia Register

GradFUTURES Virtual Professional Development Conference
Online | Hosted by Princeton University Graduate School | Mar 27 – Apr 1
Various events and panels, including:
Mar 29: Navigating Non-Linear Career Paths
Mar 30: Building Resilience and Cultivating Creativity
Mar 30: Giving a Great Talk: How to Engage Listeners When You Are the Only Expert in the Room
Learn more and Register.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Getting Through Grad School
Online Support Group | Tuesdays, 3 – 4:15 pm | New Dates Added: Mar 28, Apr 4, 11 & 18 Learn more.

RESEARCH

Introduction to Text Analysis with the Hathi Trust Research Center
Online | Monday, Apr 3 | 1 – 4 pm Register

Introduction to Git and GitHub
Online | Tuesday, Apr 4 | 4 – 6 pm Register

Descriptive statistics with R
Online | Thursday, Apr 6 | 11 am – 12 pm Register

Data Bites – Best Practices for Creating a README file
Online | Thursday, Apr 6 | 12 – 12:30 pm Register

TEACHING

Apply to present: Celebrate Learning Week
In person and online formats | May 2-9 | Theme: Power of Place in Teaching and Learning | Submission deadline is Friday, Mar 31
Learn more

Certificate Program in Advanced Teaching and Learning
In person and hybrid | Sept 2023 – 2024
This program supports the development of graduate students’ expertise in teaching and learning and more broadly, creates a cohort of graduate students positioned for future educational leadership Apply by Apr 2.

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Objectivity and Evaluation in STEM Writing
In person and online | Wednesday, Apr 5 | 10 – 11:30 am Register

Lay-Terms Talks Competition
In Person | VanBug event | For research projects related to computer or biological sciences | Thursday, May 11 | 6 – 9 pm
Learn more and apply to present.