The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on February 8, 15 & 16, 2025.

The Grad ISW is a 24-hour, fully participatory, and peer-based professional development workshop for graduate students that is beneficial to both new and experienced instructors.

Please note: You must attend all sessions and complete all independent work for the complete duration of the workshop, (i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop).

Click the link to apply for the WAITLIST: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-february-8-15-16-2025/

Application opens on December 20 at 9 am and closes on February 5, 2025 at 4:30 pm. By clicking this link, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and this DOES NOT register you for the workshop. Graduate ISWs at UBC are in high demand. To create an equitable registration process all graduate students who apply for an ISW will first be enrolled on a waitlist, from which participants are randomly selected. If a participant has applied for more than one ISW waitlist, their name will appear more frequently when generating the participant list, giving them a higher chance of being selected for an ISW. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office to confirm your registration. For more information and a list of all upcoming sessions visit: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/gradisw

Workshop Eligibility:

Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying.

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is eligible if they are:

• a full-time or part-time registered graduate student at UBC during the academic term when the ISW is offered
• a graduate student at UBC who has completed degree requirements but has not yet convocated
• a joint degree graduate student who is enrolled at UBC and another institution
• a graduate student at UBC pursuing non-degree studies
• a visiting graduate student that is eligible to take courses

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is not eligible if they are:

• not a graduate student at UBC
• a graduate student at UBC who has on-leave status
• a visiting graduate student that is not eligible to take courses

Elisa Herman
Event Coordinator
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca

I hope this email finds you well. My name is Prerna and I work with the International Student Advising Office.

I am pleased to announce that registration for the Social Insurance Number (SIN) Virtual Information Session as well as the 2024 Winter Term 2 SIN Clinic are open!

During the Info session, students will learn how to obtain SIN by applying online and the support available from Service Canada. For the In-person SIN clinic, students can apply for the SIN on-campus with the Service Canada agents.

Please kindly distribute the following advertisement regarding the upcoming events to the new international students.

Social Insurance Number (SIN) Virtual Information Session

Learn about the Social Insurance Number (SIN) at our upcoming Social Insurance Number (SIN) Virtual Information Session. Get a comprehensive overview of the SIN application process and the services offered by the SIN Clinic. Join us on Thursday, December 12, 2024, from 10 am to 11:30 am PDT.

• When: December 12, Thursday 2024
• Time: 10 am – 11:30 am PDT
• How: Register online to receive the Zoom link today!
  

2024 Winter Term 2 SIN Clinic

Service Canada agents will be on campus at UBC Life Building to help you obtain your SIN at our 2024 Winter Term 2 SIN Clinic. For more information and registration, please use this link or scan the QR code.

• When: December 19,2024 & January 7, 2025

• Time: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm (PDT)
• How: Register online before Dec 18, 2024 (Based on the availability the registration may remain open)
• Location: UBC Life Building 1501

We have also invited the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to the session. CRA will be able to provide more information about benefits and credits available for students. Students can learn about the GST/HST credit, Tuition Tax Credit, BC Renter’s Tax Credit, and Disability Tax Credit.

The QR code for the 2024 Winter Term 2 SIN Clinic is attached to the email separately.

This Social Insurance Number (SIN) Virtual Information Session and 2024 Winter Term 2 SIN Clinic will be particularly helpful for newly arriving international students who will need SIN in Canada. This session can also accommodate Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada who do not yet have a SIN.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Thank you so much for your cooperation. ????

Warm regards,

 

Prerna Bedi, RISIA

International Student Advisor

International Student Development | Student Development and Services

The University of British Columbia |1200 UBC Life Building

6138 Student Union Boulevard | Vancouver, BC  Canada V6T 1Z1

xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory

E: prerna.bedi@ubc.ca

Website: https://students.ubc.ca/international-student-guide

Save the date for BC-ACARN and BC Food Web’s Seeding Success: Enhancing Farmer-Centered Science Communication! This three-part virtual series happening on February 4, 11, and 18 will offer communications training for researchers, graduate students, agrologists, and consultants. Sessions will cover knowledge translation and transfer (KTT) planning, creating impactful knowledge products, and levelling up your field days. Stay tuned for more information!

 

Juliana Cao (She, Her, Hers)

Communications & Knowledge Translation Assistant

Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm
The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4

juliana.cao@ubc.ca | ubcfarm.ubc.ca

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Thank you for sharing the ESAC 2025 Annual Conference at Congress Call for Papers below with your faculty and students! A french and english pdf version of the call is attached to this email.

The Environmental Studies Association of Canada is pleased to invite you to participate in our 2025 Annual Conference from June 1st to 3rd, as part of the 2025 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences hosted at George Brown College, Toronto.

The 2025 Annual Conference will be packed with exciting in-person and digital events and opportunities, including:

Special undergraduate research showcase ;

Keynote events and special sessions with leaders in the field of sustainability (Najia Shaukat Lupson and Ashoke Mohanraj) ;

Joint session on “Biodiversity and Society” with the Environmental Sociology Research Cluster of the Canadian Sociological Association

The announcement of the 2025 ECO-Award winners;

Hybrid academia-practitioner networking event;

Research sharing and networking opportunities in French, English, and Spanish.

Submission Instructions:

Reflecting the 2025 Congress theme “Reframing Togetherness”, ESAC invites submissions from a diverse range of issues and topics. The organizing committee is accepting proposals for individual paper presentations. All proposals must be submitted through the Abstract Submission on the ESAC website by January 15, 2025. Please note that you must be an active member of ESAC and pay ESAC conference and Congress fees to present.

Anna Soer

ESAC Vice-President

Conference Director

Environmental Studies Association of Canada

Association canadienne d’études environnementales

https://esac.ca/