{"id":5172,"date":"2019-02-19T10:12:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T17:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=5172"},"modified":"2019-02-19T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T17:12:37","slug":"gps-update-recruiter-real-talk-stats-webinar-mixed-effects-models-thesis-boot-camp-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-5172","title":{"rendered":"GPS Update: Recruiter Real Talk + Stats WEBINAR (Mixed Effects Models) + Thesis Boot Camp + More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><u>Three Minute Thesis<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Departmental 3MT Heats<\/strong> are underway! Have you signed up? You could improve your presentation skills and win prizes. Check the <a href=\"http:\/\/3mt.grad.ubc.ca\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a> for specific departmental heats including the G+PS Multidisciplinary Heat on Wednesday, March 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 4-6 PM, Ponderosa (<a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0caG1MSWN15rhRj\">Register<\/a>). On the fence?\u00a0 Come to the practice session on March 5<sup>th<\/sup> for valuable presentation feedback.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>There are seats remaining in next week\u2019s:<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Statistics VI: Introduction to Mixed Effects Models (via Webinar), <\/strong>Tue, Feb 26 | 10:00 to 12:00 |Event and registration information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/16973-statistics-vi-introduction-mixed-effects-models-webinar\">here:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recruiter Real Talk: Panel Discussion on Hiring and the Job Search, <\/strong>Tue, Feb 26 | 5:30-7:00 pm @Thea Koerner House |Event and registration information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/17376-recruiter-real-talk-panel-discussion-hiring-job-search\">here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thesis Boot Camp, <\/strong>Tue, Feb 27 | 10:00-4:00 @ Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre | Event and registration information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/about-us\/events\/17377-thesis-boot-camp\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><u>Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including: <\/u><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Career Building<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5564\"><strong>Career Directions for Arts Graduate Students<\/strong><\/a>, Feb 25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5687\"><strong>UBC Spring Job Fair<\/strong><\/a>, Feb 28<\/p>\n<p>Employers on Campus: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/pdcalendar\">community.grad.ubc.ca\/pdcalendar<\/a> | \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Workday <\/strong>Feb 26<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Community Building and Wellness:<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5739\"><strong>Graduate Connections Caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5740\">How to <strong>help a peer workshop<\/strong><\/a>, Feb 27<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Communication:<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5723\"><strong>Misinformation managed: How to have healthy conversations online<\/strong><\/a>, Mar 6<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5735\">St. Pauls <strong>Toastmasters Club<\/strong><\/a> (open house), Feb 21<\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>Graduate School Success<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Citation Management using <a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5618\"><strong>RefWorks<\/strong><\/a> (Intermediate), Feb 21 or <a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5651\"><strong>Mendeley<\/strong><\/a> (Intermediate), Feb 28<\/p>\n<p>Getting Started with <a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5661\"><strong>NVivo<\/strong><\/a>, Feb 26<\/p>\n<p>Introduction to <a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5641\"><strong>R for statistical analysis<\/strong><\/a>, Feb 27<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5734\"><strong>SPPH Exchange 2019 &#8211; Rural Health Conference<\/strong><\/a> &amp; Call for Posters, Mar 1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5710\"><strong>Public Scholars Initiative<\/strong><\/a> Information Session,\u00a0 Mar 5<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>International Students<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5730\"><strong>Temporary Resident Visa (TRV)<\/strong><\/a> Group Application Review, Feb 22<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/event\/5731\"><strong>Study Permit Extension<\/strong><\/a> Group Application Review, Feb 22<\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>Volunteer Opportunities<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5721\"><strong>Graduate Student Ambassador Program<\/strong><\/a>, Applications due Feb 27<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.grad.ubc.ca\/forum\/5715\"><strong>2019 Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>on campus June 1-7 (apply early to win gift cards)<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>Jacqui.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacqui\u00a0Brinkman, <\/strong>MSc<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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musqueam.bc.ca\/\">Musqueam Traditional Territory<\/a><br \/>\n170 \u2013 6371 Crescent Road\u00a0|\u00a0Vancouver BC\u00a0|\u00a0V6T 1Z2 Canada<br \/>\nPhone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca\">jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@ubcgradschool\">@ubcgradschool<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Minute Thesis Departmental 3MT Heats are underway! Have you signed up? You could improve your presentation skills and win prizes. Check the schedule for specific departmental heats including the G+PS Multidisciplinary Heat on Wednesday, March 6th, 4-6 PM, Ponderosa (Register). On the fence?\u00a0 Come to the practice session on March 5th for valuable presentation&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-5172","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\/5172","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=5172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5173,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5172\/revisions\/5173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}