This message is sent on behalf of the student committee of Canadian Society for Horticultural Sciences (CSHS). Due to the Corvid-19 situation, the annual meeting for CSHS will be held online this year, exclusively for graduate students.
Year: 2020
UBC iGSN Recruitment
StandardThe Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Network (iGSN) is a graduate student-led group dedicated to fostering the interdisciplinary experience at UBC. Our mission is to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge-sharing between graduate students from different disciplines and departments.
The iGSN is looking for graduate students at UBC to join our executive committee! We are looking to fill the positions of:
- Assistant VP Social
- Assistant VP Student Services (Sports)
- Assistant VP Finance
- Assistant VP Academics
- Assistant VP Communications
- Assistant VP Social Media and Marketing
Assistant Vice-Presidents (VP) support the duties performed by executives. This provides a fantastic opportunity to get involved in the graduate student community, learn about the iGSN, and prepare for more executive responsibilities in the future.
For more information regarding the roles and open positions, please contact us via email: igsn.news@gmail.com
Thank you!
The iGSN Executive Committee
MFRE News post: Grad Project and COVID-19
StandardThe MFRE has just published a new post regarding MFRE Graduating Projects contributing to the efforts addressing the pandemic of COVID-19. Two of our students are doing research in order to understand and control the situation better.
Please share as your see appropriate!
CONTRIBUTING TO MITIGATE THE PANDEMIC THROUGH GRADUATING PROJECTS
This summer, MFRE students are contributing to mitigate the current global pandemic by performing research on COVID-19 related topics for their Graduating Project.
Thank you!
Best,
Paulina Gonzalez Miranda MFRE
Educational Researcher
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus| Musqueam Traditional Territory
paulina.gonzalez@ubc.ca
https://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/
GradUpdate- webinars on lay summaries, introduction to Docker, LinkedIn, and more!
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In this issue, webinars on lay summaries, introduction to Docker, LinkedIn, and more! |
Seats still available |
Academic CV Tuesday, June 23 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM or 4:30 – 5:30 PM |
Additional Events and Opportunities |
The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development |
ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS |
Lay Summaries: Writing Tuesday, June 30 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more Introduction to Docker |
CAREER EXPLORATION |
Feeling Stuck or Unsure Thursday, July 2 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Learn more LinkedIn Career Coaching Opportunity, Book an appointment Postdoc Opportunity – UBC Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Learn more Mitacs research and innovation opportunities, Learn more CYD Fellowships – A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research (Switzerland) |
COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING |
Why local Indigenous voices are essential to global forest commitments Thursday, June 25 | 09:00 – 10:00 AM Learn more Leadership and Representation: Connecting with communities and amplifying voices Volunteer for the Science Communication Podcast |