GSS NEWS

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GSS Student Satisfaction Survey

We are inviting you to share your thoughts and insights on your graduate school experience with us by completing this year’s survey.

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How are graduate students making an impact away from the classroom?

Read how Lori Campbell and Natalie Marshall balance volunteering with their studies

If you know someone who is doing interesting things away from campus and would like to be profiled, let us know.

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Sexual Assault Prevention and Intervention

Learn what you can do to help prevent sexual violence by joining our free workshop run by the GSS

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GSS Takes on Curling

Get your slide on…

Come learn one of the most popular sports in Canada: curling! We’ll have private instructors, exclusively for UBC graduate students, to teach you to sweep your way to success.

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Call for Applications: Tri-Agency CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

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CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements – Spring 2018 Competition

The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research institutions abroad. By accessing international scientific research and training, CGS-MSFSS recipients will contribute to strengthening the potential for collaboration between Canadian and foreign institutions.

Applicant eligibility: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who hold a Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) at the Master’s or doctoral level or a Vanier CGS. Please note that international students who hold a Vanier CGS are not eligible for this award.

Award value: Up to CAD $6,000 for two to six months

Applicant deadline: 4:00pm on Friday, 11 May 2018

For details about this competition, please see: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarship-michael-smith-foreign-study-supplement

If you have any questions, please contact your awards clerk:

·         Natalie Thorson (APSC, MEDI, DENT, PHAR, UBC-O): natalie.thorson@ubc.ca

·         Angela Rizzo (ARTS, EDUC, LAW, ISGP): angela.rizzo@ubc.ca

·         Joanne Tsui (COMM, FRST, SCIE, LFS): joanne.tsui@ubc.ca

Thesis Defense – PhD – ISLFS

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UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces
The Oral Examination for the Degree of 

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems) 

ADRIENNE VANESSA LEVAY

“A Realist Implementation Evaluation of British Columbia’s School Food and Beverage Sales Policy”

Thursday, April 19th, 2018, 12:30 pm

Room 203, Graduate Student Centre
Latecomers will not be admitted

 


EXAMINING COMMITTEE

 Chair:

Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin (Curriculum Studies)

 Supervisory Committee:

Dr. Gwen Chapman, Research Co-Supervisor (Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice)

Dr. Hannah Wittman, Research Co-Supervisor (Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems)

Dr. Barbara Seed (B.Seed Consulting)

 University Examiners:

Dr. Kerry Renwick (Curriculum Studies)

Dr. David Boyd (Resources, Environment and Sustainability)

 

Everyone is welcome

Registeration Open: Graduate Students in Teaching mini-conference 2018 – UBC

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The registration for the conference is now open. It is free for all Graduate Students to attend this conference.

Please follow the link here to register.
See you all there
Best,
Shaya

Shaya Golparian Ph.D.

Educational Developer: TA Development Programs | Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus

2.16 – 1961 East Mall | Vancouver, BC  Canada V6T 1Z4

Phone 604 822 0831 | shaya.golparian@ubc.ca

https://blogs.ubc.ca/shayagolparian/