Hot Dog BBQ Fundraiser – Wednesday, April 18^th  11:30pm to 1:30pm!

Back by popular demand!  Come out to the MCML Courtyard and support the LFS Big Bike team and help us fight against heart disease and stroke by purchasing a hotdog lunch combo!  Proceeds will go towards the Heart & Stroke Foundation!   

• $5 for 1 hot dog combo which includes chips & drink
• $7.50 for 2 hot dog combo with chips & drink

If Jaapadogs aren’t your thing, we’ll have regular condiments as well as other special toppings to satisfy all your foodie cravings!

Interested in joining the LFS Big Bike Team? The Big Bike is a 29 seater bike that we will ride for 20 minutes around campus! The ride starts at 12:30pm on Thursday, May 17th. As an added incentive, individuals who join the team and fundraise $100 will be automatically entered into a draw for a $25 gift card. Fundraise $200 and be entered into a draw for a $50 gift card! There are three $25 gift cards and one $50 gift card up for grabs!

http://support.heartandstroke.ca/goto/LandFoodSystems

Our award-winning magazine University Affairs is available at no charge to people who work or study at Universities Canada member institutions. Many new faculty members and graduate students are not aware of this. We would like them to enjoy the benefits of a complimentary subscription to our magazine or newsletters, and we are asking you and all other deans in Canada to help us with that.  

We at University Affairs would very much appreciate it if you could pass a message along to department heads and other people in your network. I’ve included some sample text below that you can simply cut-and-paste into an e-mail message or post on a website. The message usually has a great trickle-down effect and we look forward to welcoming many new UBC subscribers again this year. 

We thank you for your assistance. 

Léo Charbonneau,
Editor, University Affairs

Universities Canada

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University Affairs (UA) is an award-winning publication that provides breaking news, thoughtful commentary, and in-depth articles about university trends, as well as practical advice and tools to help your career, whether you’re a university administrator, faculty member or graduate student. Covering the higher education scene for over 50 years, UA is also the country’s largest source of career advertising aimed at the academic community.

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Waitlist registration is now open for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) June 16, 23, 24 2018.  The ISW is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence.  It is appropriate for first time teachers or those with years of experience.  Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop. The ISW is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation. In addition, graduate students in STEM departments are eligible to become CIRTL associates upon completion of the workshop.    

IMPORTANT: The workshop runs from 8:15am-5:00pm. Please note you must attend all three days for the complete duration of the workshop, i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop.  Please find attached the policy for registering in an ISW.  

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the June 16, 23, 24 2018 ISW please go to the following link and sign-up:  

https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-june-16-23-24-2018/ 

Waitlist registration will close on Friday at 4:30pm. By clicking this link, you can register for the waitlist, however this does not register you for the workshop. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted directly by our office. 

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Sincerely,

Julia  

Julia Levasseur
Senior Events Program Assistant
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
214-1961 East Mall  | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 822 0064
julia.levasseur@ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT
http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca/

Registration is now open for: 

Translate your Research into Policy

Thu, April 19 | 1 – 5 PM @Thea Koerner House

For details and to register, visit:

grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16685-translate-your-research-policy

 

Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Holders (piano) wanted for a study | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4622

Research Data Management workshop, Apr 16 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4444

SPSS Part 2 workshop, Apr 18 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4467

Green Spaces wage-matching programme, Apply by Apr 19 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4619

Literature Review workshop, Apr 20 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4468

 

Thank you,

Jacqui. 

Jacqui Brinkman
Manager, Graduate Pathways to Success Program
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca | @ubcgradschool
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/

 

To all doctoral students and Post Docs, 

The newly established “Economic Change, Politics, and Society Network” at the Liu Institute will hold its first meeting 

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Boardroom, Liu Institute for Global Issues, 3^rd floor, 6476 NW Marine Drive, UBC 

All doctoral students and Post Docs doing research on or being interested in processes of economic and societal change (globalization, (de-)industrialization, technological innovation, migration) and/or governments, businesses and other societal actors’ (NGOs, trade unions) responses to them are welcome to attend this meeting. The meeting serves both to get to know each other, the network and the kind of research that is done by its members and to brainstorm future events and activities. The network is open to all doctoral students and Post Docs at UBC, no matter their disciplinary background, regional focus or whether they are affiliated with the Liu Institute or not. Currently, it includes PhD students and Post Docs from Geography, Mining Engineering, Forest Resources Management, Political Science and Anthropology. Pizza will be provided starting at 11:45 am. 

If you are unable to attend the meeting, but would like to be added to our mailing list to be informed about future activities, please send an email to  alexander.held@alumni.ubc.ca 

Best, Alex

 

Alexander Held

PhD Candidate

Department of Political Science

University of British Columbia