{"id":4708,"date":"2018-08-27T10:08:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T17:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=4708"},"modified":"2018-08-27T10:08:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T17:08:21","slug":"gps-events-graduate-student-orientation-2018-doctoral-award-opportunities-workshop-webinar-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-4708","title":{"rendered":"GPS Events: Graduate Student Orientation 2018, Doctoral Award Opportunities Workshop\/Webinar + more!"},"content":{"rendered":"

GPS alerts are back after a short summer hiatus.\u00a0 We wish you all the best for new academic year! \u00a0If you have any concerns, questions, or ideas regarding graduate student professional development, please do connect.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Orientation<\/b> and related welcome events for new graduate students start this Thursday.\u00a0 An interactive, online event program including International Welcome, Graduate and Postdoctoral Welcome, Graduate Student Society Welcome events and September workshops and events will be posted by Wednesday. \u00a0For a complete schedule, please visit: <\/span>http:\/\/orientation.grad.ubc.ca\/events\/<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 Note, \u00a0only some GSS events require registration.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Service Canada will be onsite at UBC starting today.\u00a0 New-to-Canada graduate students can book appointments to get their Social Insurance Numbers<\/b>.\u00a0 Full details at:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/article\/5077-service-canada-sin-clinics-sign-your-sin-clinic-appointment-now<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Scholarship and Award Opportunities: Doctoral Awards<\/b> | Thu, Sept 6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In-person (10:30 AM \u2013 12:30 PM @Thea Koerner House, 6371 Crescent Road):<\/span><\/p>\n

grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/16993-scholarship-award-opportunities-doctoral-awards<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Webinar (1:30 \u2013 3:00 PM):<\/span><\/p>\n

grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/16994-scholarship-award-opportunities-doctoral-awards-webinar<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Apply <\/span>by Sept 3rd<\/sup><\/span> for a Sustainability<\/b> Research Internship<\/b> | community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5057<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Online Teaching Professional Development<\/b> Workshops (Creating an IDP, How to Frame and Sell your Teaching Experience, the Academic Job Search, Understanding Metacognition in the Classroom, and more) | <\/span>community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5078<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Workshop Facilitation<\/span><\/b> Workshop (for TA coordinators, senior TAs), Aug 28 | <\/span>community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5017<\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Science and Technology Startup Training<\/b> in Brisbane Australia, apply by Aug 31 | community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5074<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Opportunities<\/span><\/b> in Montreal, apply by Oct 15 | community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5070<\/a> <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you,<\/span><\/p>\n

Jacqui.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jacqui\u00a0Brinkman, <\/span><\/b>MSc<\/span>
\nDirector of Graduate Student Professional Development
\nOffice of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
\nThe University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus |\u00a0 <\/span>Musqueam Traditional Territory<\/a><\/span>
\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> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>2018-09-06 – GraduatePathwaystoSuccess-Scholarship_DoctoralAwards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GPS alerts are back after a short summer hiatus.\u00a0 We wish you all the best for new academic year! \u00a0If you have any concerns, questions, or ideas regarding graduate student professional development, please do connect.\u00a0 Orientation and related welcome events for new graduate students start this Thursday.\u00a0 An interactive, online event program including International Welcome,…<\/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-4708","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\/4708","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=4708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4710,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4708\/revisions\/4710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}