{"id":4590,"date":"2018-07-04T08:45:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T15:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2018-07-04T08:45:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T15:45:47","slug":"gps-updates-time-management-business-writing-apply-to-volunteer-for-orientation-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-4590","title":{"rendered":"GPS Updates: Time Management & Business Writing + Apply to Volunteer for Orientation 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sent on behalf of <\/em>Jacqui\u00a0Brinkman:<\/em><\/p>\n

GPS Updates: Time Management & Business Writing + Apply to Volunteer for Orientation 2018<\/p>\n

<\/span>UBCGO2018- Call for Volunteers<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
2018-07-18 – Graduate Pathways to Success – Business Writing<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
2018-07-17 – Graduate Pathways to Success – Time Management<\/a><\/div>\n

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Volunteer for New Graduate Student Orientation<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Graduate Student Orientation takes place on Thursday, August 30th<\/sup>\u00a0with orientations and the Campus Resources and Student Activity Fair, and workshops and social events scheduled through September (see the schedule at http:\/\/orientation.grad.ubc.ca\/events\/<\/a>). There are numerous orientation-related volunteer opportunities <\/strong>currently available. Applicants must be current UBC Graduate Students in their 2nd year or later to apply. To register, please visit: http:\/\/bit.ly\/ubcgo2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Registration is now open for:<\/p>\n

Time Management<\/strong> (a Mitacs Training workshop)<\/p>\n

Tue, Jul 17 | 9AM \u2013 5 PM @Thea Koerner House<\/p>\n

For details and to register: grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/16862-time-management<\/a><\/p>\n

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Business Writing for Today\u2019s Professional <\/strong>(a Mitacs Training workshop)<\/p>\n

Wed, Jul 18 | 9 AM \u2013 5 PM @Thea Koerner House<\/p>\n

For details and to register: grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/16863-business-writing-todays-professional<\/a><\/p>\n

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Seats still available for:<\/p>\n

Scholarship and Award Opportunities for Graduate Students<\/strong> | Tues, July 10<\/p>\n

In-person (10 AM \u2013 12 PM): grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/16991-scholarship-award-opportunities-graduate-students<\/a><\/p>\n

Webinar: (1:30 \u2013 3 PM): grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/16992-scholarship-award-opportunities-graduate-students-webinar<\/a><\/p>\n

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Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:<\/p>\n

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)<\/strong> recruitment webinars for PhDs, MD and JD community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/4957<\/a> (apply to BCG by July 22nd<\/sup> for Jan \u2013 Sept 2019 start dates)<\/p>\n

Getting Started with NVivo<\/strong>, Jul 10 | community.grad.ubc.ca\/calendar\/2018-07<\/a><\/p>\n

SPSS <\/strong>Workshop, Jul 12 | community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/4736<\/a><\/p>\n

Work on Campus Fair<\/strong>, Aug 8 | community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/4934<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thank you,<\/p>\n

Jacqui.<\/p>\n

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Jacqui\u00a0Brinkman<\/strong>
\nManager, Graduate Pathways to Success Program
\nOffice of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
\nThe University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
\n170 \u2013 6371 Crescent Road\u00a0|\u00a0Vancouver BC\u00a0|\u00a0V6T 1Z2 Canada
\nPhone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
\njacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0@ubcgradschool<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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