GradUpdate

In this issue, National Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, Intro to Machine Learning, 14-Day Writing Challenge, Citation Practices, Open 101, GenAI Issues and Challenges, Intro to Python, and more.

Registration open

National Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Online | Tuesday – Thursday, Oct 24 – 26 | 10 am – 1 pm PST
4th annual Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network event
Free, through UBC’s Sponsorship| Sessions include:

• What’s Holding You Back? Getting Beyond Procrastination & Perfectionism, by Alex Abdel-Malek, MSW, RCC (Keynote)
• Exploring Career & Professional Development Opportunities During Your Graduate Degree and Postdoc
• Networking Strategies for Events and Conferences
• Planning Your Postdoc
• “Who am I?”: Claiming Your Professional Identity
• Negotiating a Faculty Position: A Conversation with Reinhart Reithmeier by Reinhart Reithmeier
• Making the Most of Your Non-Thesis/Course-Based Master’s Degree
• Learning about the Employment Sector to Boost Career Exploration
• Yes, Just Apply. You Are Marketable!
• Interview STAR!

Agenda Register

Copyright for your Thesis: How to use Images and other material
Re-scheduled from Sept 13
Online | Thursday, Oct 5 | 11:15 am – 12:45 pm

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Introduction to Machine Learning
This webinar will introduce basic concepts behind the machine learning algorithms, their difference from statistical methods and the most common type of problems that can be tackled with machine learning algorithms.
Online | Friday, Oct 13 | 10 am – 12 pm

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Seats available

Introduction to Policy Communications
Join this first in a series of policy workshops for a discussion on how to create and disseminate effective, inclusive, and powerful policy writing
In-person or online | Today! Monday, Sep 25 | 12:30 – 2 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

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

Citation Practices in Academic and Professional Writing
In-person or online | Wednesday, Oct 4 | 10 – 11:30 am Register

CAREER

BC Immigration pathways to permanent residency for international students
Online | Wednesday, Sep 27 | 10 – 11 am Register

Employer On-Campus
Online | Nokia | Tuesday, Oct 3 | 12 – 1 pm Learn more
Online | Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association | Tuesday, Oct 3 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm Learn more
In-person | Appficiency Inc. | Thurs, Oct 5 | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Learn more

UBC Career Days
In-person, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
Wednesday, Oct 4 and Thursday, Oct 5 | 11 am – 3:30 pm Learn more

RESEARCH

Introduction to R and RStudio (beginner)
Online | Wednesday, Sep 27 | 2 – 3 pm Register

Creating Digital Exhibits: A Survey of Tools
Online | Wednesday, Oct 4 | 10 am – 12 pm Register

Mixed Methods using NVivo
Online | Thursday, Oct 5 | 4 – 6 pm Register

Introduction to Python – Basic concepts and data structures
Online | Friday, Oct 6 | 1 – 2:30 pm Register

TEACHING

CTLT Generative AI Support Clinic
Online Drop-in | Wednesday, Oct 4 | 1 – 2 pm Register

Open 101
Learn more about open education and open educational resources
Online | Thursday, Oct 5 | 1 – 2 pm Register

GenAI Issues and Challenges (30+30)
Online | Thursday, Oct 5 | 2 – 3 pm Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

14-Day Writing Challenge
Online | Oct 9 – 22 | opportunity to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability
National Centre for Faculty Development and Diversity program, available for free | Join NCFDD through UBC’s subscription, then register for the Challenge.