Dear Graduate Students,
Hope you got a reasonable break to carry you through the rest of the semester, and got a sufficient amount of work done so that you can join us for Laser Tag this Saturday, and our Halloween Party! And don’t forget to bring your little ones to our free Pumpkin Carving event!
GSS Social & Recreational
– Who will you be for Halloween?! Make a plan, Stan! Your GSS has planned a Hectic Halloween party for October 24th, including our annual Pumpkin Carving Family Event at 5pm (FREE for all persons, big and small!), and a Deadly 19+ Party from 7pm!! Show off your latest Dreadful Nerd Costume – We will reward you handsomely. Get your tickets by October 21st!
LAST CHANCE to sign up for GSS Figure skating and Iceskating classes! Class begins on October 17th for 7 Fridays in total! It’s great value if you want to learn or grow your confidence on the rink!
– You sat down to watch Football on TV last Sunday. How about watching a game live, seeing Vancouver take on its fiercest enemy?! I’ve still got tickets for November 7th’s BC Lions vs Calgary Stampeders‘ game. Hear the roar, Feel the tension pull at your chest, Watch the human spectacle around you, heck, Be a spectacle! It’s Allowed!! (um, Terms & Conditions apply!)
GSS Research & Conferences
Your GSS, together with the Faculty of Graduate & PostDoctoral Studies, are interested in your perspectives on Graduate Student Mentoring!
Please consider being part of our study – it will mean being in one on-campus focus group, 2hrs long with refreshments, where you will tell us your experiences, and fill in a questionnaire. Your participation will help us improve the mentoring experience at UBC.
Interested? contact the Principal Investigator, Wendy Hall at 604-822-7447 or the project coordinator, Sarah Liva at 604-460-1174 or sarah.liva@alumni.ubc.ca.
GSS Catchup
It was awesome to meet those of you who came out last week at VGH and Women & Children’s! We’re back on Vancouver campus this Tuesday, October 21st at 4pm at the Department of Computer Science! Meet us at ICCS Building’s X-Wing, Rm X860. Stop by for coffee and a snack, and say hello to your GSS Exec!
Out & About
UBC’s Apple Festival is this weekend! Apples & (edible) Apple products for everyone!
– Dr. Richard Johns asks “Can Physical Systems be Creative” in a talk on October 21st by the Graduate & Faculty Christian Forum…
– Does your UBC Department or Institute have programing our diverse graduate student body may benefit from knowing about? This is the space where we can share it! Email me at communications@gss.ubc.ca
Phew! Work now, play later, friends!
– Ngwatilo: for your GSS.