{"id":4985,"date":"2018-11-27T12:22:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T19:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=4985"},"modified":"2018-11-27T12:22:06","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T19:22:06","slug":"gps-update-overcoming-barriers-in-your-thesis-progression-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-4985","title":{"rendered":"GPS Update: Overcoming Barriers in your Thesis Progression + More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Seats still available for:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Overcoming Barriers in your Thesis Progression <\/b>(for graduate students later in their programs)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Wed, Dec 5 | 12:30 \u2013 4:30 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Event and registration details: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><u><span style=\"color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;\">grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/17185-overcoming-barriers-your-thesis-progression<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Wellness<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How to <b>Help a Peer<\/b> Workshop, Dec 4 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5454\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5454<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grad <b>Connections Caf\u00e9<\/b>, Dec 4 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5453\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5453<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Career Building <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How to <b>Get Hired in the Federal Government<\/b>, Nov 27 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5460\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5460<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Planning for the <b>Campus Interview<\/b> (for PhD Students), Nov 28 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5461\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5461<\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Career Professionalism<\/span><\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (Mitacs @UBC Robson Square), Nov 28 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5463\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5463<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Industry-Ready Resumes<\/span><\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (for grad students), Nov 29 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5298\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5298<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Post-graduation <b>Work Permits<\/b>, Dec 4 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5467\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5467<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Work and other Opportunities<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Grad Academic Assistant<\/b> at Centre for Community Engaged Learning | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5462\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5462<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Postdoc<\/b> Opportunities @McGill University (Sustainable Cities and Health) | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5464\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5464<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Grad Student &amp; Postdoc<\/b> Opportunities @UCalgary (Pulmonary Immunology, Inflammation &amp; Host Defense) | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5443\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5443<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Young Scientist Seminar Competition, apply by Dec 17 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5465\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5465<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>SSHRC Storytellers<\/b> Challenge, Apply by Jan 31 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/article\/5451-sshrc-storytellers-challenge\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/article\/5451-sshrc-storytellers-challenge<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Graduate School Success<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>ORCID<\/b> iD at UBC, Nov 29 \u2013 30 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5458\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5458<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>NVivo<\/b> for PC \u2013 Part 2, Dec 4 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5309\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5309<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Lay Summaries <\/b>(for your Thesis and more) Dec 4 | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5182\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5182<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Please connect if you have questions.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Thank you,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Jacqui.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; color: #002145; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Jacqui\u00a0Brinkman, <\/span><\/b><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; color: #002145; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">MSc<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #002145; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\"><br \/>\nDirector of Graduate Student Professional Development<br \/>\nOffice of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies<br \/>\nThe University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus |\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musqueam.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musqueam Traditional Territory<\/a><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; 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