{"id":3118,"date":"2017-02-06T11:18:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T18:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2017-02-06T11:18:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T18:18:07","slug":"graduate-pathways-to-successmitacs-sessions-time-management-business-writing-and-an-online-writing-effective-e-mails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-3118","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Pathways to Success\/Mitacs sessions: Time Management, Business Writing, and an Online Writing Effective E-mails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Registration is now open for:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Time Management (Mitacs), <\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wednesday, February 15 | 9:00 AM to 5.00PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For further information or to register, visit <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15740-time-management\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15740-time-management<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Business Writing for Today\u2019s Professional (Mitacs), <\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thursday, February 16 | 9:00 AM to 5.00PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For further information or to register, visit <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15741-business-writing-todays-professional\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15741-business-writing-todays-professional<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Writing Effective E-mails (Mitacs online),<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> to be completed between Mondays Mar 6 \u2013 Mar 20 (~2-3 hours) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For further information or to register, visit <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15794-writing-effective-emails-online\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15794-writing-effective-emails-online<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is still space in this week\u2019s sessions:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Intro To Interacting with the Media<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, Tues, Feb 07|9:30 AM to 11:30 AM <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15861-introduction-interacting-media\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15861-introduction-interacting-media<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Practice Your Presentation Skills I, <\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wed, Feb 08|9:00 AM to 5:00 PM<\/span><b> <\/b><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15742-practice-your-presentation-skills-i\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15742-practice-your-presentation-skills-i<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Overcoming Perfectionism, <\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thurs, Feb 09|9:30 AM to 12:30 PM <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15850-overcoming-perfectionism\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15850-overcoming-perfectionism<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving Your Academic Writing Habits (via webinar<\/span><\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">), Thurs, Feb 09 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">|4:00PM to 5:30PM\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15911-improving-your-academic-writing-habits-webinar\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15911-improving-your-academic-writing-habits-webinar<\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Check out <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">community.grad.ubc.ca<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> for other graduate student opportunities including:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Ethical Public Scholar<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (panel discussing ethical scholarship in community engagement, health sector and public work) Feb 16, 11:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15950-ethical-public-scholar\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15950-ethical-public-scholar<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">UBC Mental Health Symposium<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, Feb 11<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, 10 AM to 5 PM <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/3269\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/3269<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Copyright Licenses And Permissions, <\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Feb 14, 1:30 PM <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/3173\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/3173<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis, <\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Feb 14, 10:00 AM <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/3071\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/3071<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SPSS (Part Two) &#8211; Data Management and Bivariate Analysis<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, Feb 16, 10:00 AM<\/span><b> <\/b><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/3140\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/3140<\/span><\/span><\/a><b> <\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Call For Applications: Global Scholarship Programme For Research at Chinese University of Hong Kong<\/span><\/b> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/3261\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/3261<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please let me know if you have questions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thank you,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jacqui.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jacqui\u00a0Brinkman<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manager, Graduate Pathways to Success Program<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">170 \u2013 6371 Crescent Road\u00a0|\u00a0Vancouver BC\u00a0|\u00a0V6T 1Z2 Canada<\/span><br \/>\nPhone <\/span><a href=\"tel:(604)%20827-4578\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">604 827 4578<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; color: #002145; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"> | Fax <\/span><a href=\"tel:(604)%20822-5802\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">604 822 5802<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #002145; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; color: #002145; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; color: #002145; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@ubcgradschool\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; color: #002145; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">@ubcgradschool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #002145; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; color: #002145; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Registration is now open for: Time Management (Mitacs), Wednesday, February 15 | 9:00 AM to 5.00PM For further information or to register, visit www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15740-time-management Business Writing for Today\u2019s Professional (Mitacs), Thursday, February 16 | 9:00 AM to 5.00PM For further information or to register, visit www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/15741-business-writing-todays-professional Writing Effective E-mails (Mitacs online), to be completed between&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18841,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18841"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3119,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118\/revisions\/3119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}