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GradUpdate – GradStart 2024 volunteering, Finance Officer position (paid) with GSS, Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs), August Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop, Project and time management, and more.

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GradUpdate

In this issue, GradStart 2024 volunteering, Finance Officer position (paid) with GSS, Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs), August Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop, Project and time management, and more.

Seats available

Developing and Sustaining Your Academic Writing Practice
Online | Thursday, Jul 18 | 10 am – 1 pm Register

Preparing Excellent Fellowship Applications
Online | Wednesday, Jul 24 | 10 am – 11 am 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.

GradStart 2024 volunteering

Join Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, International Student Development, and your Graduate Student Society in welcoming new graduate students to UBC at GradStart 2024. Dates include main orientation events Thursday and Friday, Aug 29 & 30 and various dates in September. Learn more and register.

ACADEMIC

Using Zotero for Citation Management
Online | Monday, Jul 22 | 1 – 2:30 pm Register

CAREER

Finance Officer position, GSS
Oversee our society’s finances, budgets, and audits | Learn more about the position, including salary in the GSS Bylaws under executive officers. Submit resume and cover letter to president@gss.ubc.ca; aa@gss.ubc.ca by Jul 15.

LEADERSHIP

Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project
Online | Wednesday, Jul 24 | 9 am – 12 pm | Must complete an online pre-requisite “Fostering a culture of reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion” Learn more and register through Mitacs Edge

Project and time management
Online | Thursday, Aug 1 | 10 am – 1 pm | Must complete an online pre-requisite “Spur up your project management and time management skills”
Learn more and register through Mitacs Edge

RESEARCH

Introduction to Web Mapping with Leaflet
Online | Monday, Jul 22 | 1 – 3 pm Register

Data Bites – Best Practices for Organizing File Directories
Online | Tuesday, Jul 23 | 12:30 – 1 pm Register

Designing Web Maps with Mapbox
Online | Tuesday, Jul 23 | 1 – 3 pm Register

Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs)
Online | Wednesday, Jul 24 | 1 – 2:30 pm Register

TEACHING

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop
In-person | Aug 26, 28 & 30 | 9 am – 5:30 pm Apply now.
Check out other upcoming ISWs.

THESIS DEFENSE – HUMAN NUTRITION – MSC – OLIVIA WU

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Announces

The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science
(HUNU)

Olivia Wu

“Sustainable Eating in Medical Nutrition Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Exploration of Canadian Professional and Patient Education Resources”


Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 – 9AM

 Exam Location: FNH 220 and Zoom

 

 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. C. Karakochuk

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. T. Cohen – Supervisor
Dr. J. Black – Committee member                                                                                                       Dr. R. Mazac – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. T. Cohen — Supervisor                                                                                                                       Dr. J. Black  – Committee member                                                                                                     Dr. C. Rideout – External examiner                                                                                                      Dr. R. Mazac – Additional examiner

 

 

 

Reminder: August and/or November graduation

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Reminder: August and/or November graduation

As a reminder, as a one-time response to Workday Student implementation, November 2024 graduation provides students with two opportunities to have their degrees granted (conferred) by Senate – one in August and the other in November.

Note that G+PS is not able to provide exceptions for late applications or approvals to the August deadlines.

There are two pathways to take for November graduation ceremonies; one pathway where degrees are granted in August and the second where degrees are granted in November.

Please apply for Graduation on SSC by July 31, 2024 even if unsure about making the July 31 deadline, but will be complete in time for November graduation.

If you have applied for the August conferral but do not meet the deadline, you do not need to re-apply. The application will be “rolled over” and they will be assessed in the final November application period.

Students who expect to complete their program for the November conferral should also apply in SSC by Jul 31, 2024 to simplify the process. Their application will be moved to the final November application period.

August graduation: mostly applies to the research students: MSc and PhD.

July 31 – 4pm – the deadline for thesis/dissertation acceptance to have the degree granted in August.

November graduation:

  • Apply for graduation on SSC by July 31, 2024 – Ideal
  • Post-July 31 – apply through GPS Form Centre – Aug 1 to Oct 18.

Oct 18 at 4pm – Deadline for thesis/dissertation acceptance to have the degree granted in November

Oct 18 – Last accepted date for course-based programs to have the degree granted in November (the effective date when the student completed all requirements)

 

Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for August conferral Wednesday, 31 July 2024 Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for August 2024 degree conferral. Students whose degrees are conferred by Senate in August will be eligible to participate in the November 2024 graduation ceremony. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm.
Last day for students to complete all program requirements for August conferral Wednesday, 31 July 2024 Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master’s degrees for August 2024 degree conferral. Students whose degrees are conferred by Senate in August will be eligible to participate in the November 2024 graduation ceremony.
Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for August 31 end date Friday, 30 August 2024 Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for August 31 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm.
Last day for students to complete all program requirements for August 31 end date Friday, 30 August 2024 Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master’s degrees for August 31 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for 2024 Winter Session Term 1.
Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for November graduation Friday, 18 October 2024 Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for November 2024 Congregation. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections.
Last day for students to complete all program requirements for November graduation Friday, 18 October 2024 Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master’s degrees for November 2024 Congregation.
Last day for application for November graduation Friday, 18 October 2024 Last day for applications for Congregation to be submitted by all graduate students expecting to graduate in November 2024.

 

Kind regards,

Lia Maria

Lia Maria DRAGAN

Admissions & Administrative Coordinator
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

University of British Columbia / Vancouver Campus
#291 – 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
Tel.: (604) 822-8373
lia.maria@ubc.ca /landfood.ubc.ca/graduate/ 

On-campus schedule: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tuesday and Thursday

Seeking LFS graduate student to serve on a Search Committee

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The Faculties of Forestry and Land & Food Systems are putting together a Search committee for an ethnically Black candidate for a jointly-appointed tenure-track Assistant Professor with an interest in Policy, in a broad sense. This will be the second hire of the three-person Black Faculty Cluster in Food, Forests, and (Bio)Fuels.

The committee consists of:

Janette Bulkan (Forestry) – Co-Chair

Carol McAusland (LFS) – Co-Chair

Matias Margulis (LFS)

Mahsa Jessri (LFS)

Terry Sunderland (Forestry)

Scott Renneckar (Forestry)

The Search Committee needs two graduate students to complete the Committee numbers – one each from Forestry and Land & Food Systems. These are volunteer positions.

Students who are supervised by one of the committee members listed above are not eligible.

This Faculty position will be joint between the Faculties of Forestry and Land and Food Systems as part of a cluster hire of three ethnically Black faculty in the areas of Food, Forests and Bio(Fuels). More information on the cluster can be found here: https://forestry.ubc.ca/news/black-faculty-cohort-in-food-forests-and-biofuels/.  The recruitment of ethnically Black faculty is taking place across UBC, fulfilling a high-level policy decision.

If you are a graduate student and would like to be a member of this Search Committee, as soon as possible please email Carol McAusland (LFS) carol.mcausland@ubc.ca or Janette Bulkan (Forestry) janette.bulkan@ubc.ca.

Search Committee will serve between August and December 2024.

Carol McAusland

Professor, Food and Resource Economics
Faculty of Land & Food Systems
The University of British Columbia
337-2357 Mail Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Canada

Phone 604 822 3350
Carol.McAusland@ubc.ca
http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/person/carol-mcausland/