{"id":5773,"date":"2019-10-22T10:34:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T17:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=5773"},"modified":"2019-10-22T10:34:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T17:34:26","slug":"gps-update-business-writing-time-management-mitacs-training-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-5773","title":{"rendered":"GPS Update: Business Writing + Time Management (Mitacs Training) + more!"},"content":{"rendered":"

UBC is conducting its annual tuition consultation<\/strong> about proposed tuition fee increases. Learn more and join the conversation at consultations.students.ubc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Business Writing for Today\u2019s Professional (Mitacs Training)| <\/strong>Wed., Oct 30 | 9 am\u00a0 \u2013 5 pm | Register here<\/a><\/p>\n

Time Management (Mitacs Training)<\/strong>| Thur., \u00a0Oct 31 | 9 am \u2013 5 pm | Register here<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/u>There are still seats remaining in this week\u2019s:<\/u><\/p>\n

Career Planning & Job Search Strategies | <\/strong>Tues., Oct 22 | 12 \u2013 1:30 pm | Register here<\/a><\/p>\n

Scholarship and Award Opportunities: CGS-M Masters <\/strong>(for 4th<\/sup> year undergrads or 1st<\/sup> year research-based Masters)| Mon., Oct 28 | In-Person: 10 am \u2013 12 pm <\/a>\u00a0| Webinar: \u00a01:30 \u2013 3pm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/u>Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for these, and other, opportunities:\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n

Academic Support and Success<\/u><\/p>\n

Literature Reviews: “Analyzing (with NVivo)”<\/a> | Oct 29 | 10 am \u2013 12 pm<\/p>\n

Introduction to “R” for statistical analysis<\/a> | Oct 30 | 10 am \u2013 12 pm<\/p>\n

Lay Summaries: Writing Workshop<\/a> | Nov 1 | 10 am \u2013 12 pm<\/p>\n

Applied Quantitative Methods (AQM) (yearlong workshop data science and machine learning workshop)<\/a> \u2013 registration \/ application open now (with fees)<\/p>\n

Career Exploration<\/u><\/p>\n

Employers on Campus: Oct 28: Convergint Technologies <\/a>\u00a0(5:30 \u2013 7 pm) | Oct 30: PwC China & Hong Kong<\/a> ( 6 \u2013 7 pm)<\/p>\n

Twitter: How to Win Followers and Influence People (Webinar)<\/a> | Oct 30 | 11 am \u2013 12: 30 pm<\/p>\n

Events<\/u><\/p>\n

Learning Analytics Hackathon (Canvas and Course Calendar data)<\/a> | Nov 2 | 9: 30 am\u00a0 \u2013 5 pm<\/p>\n

Graduate Research Foundations: Skills for Respectful Research<\/a> ( Workshop Series Nov \u2013 Jan)<\/p>\n

Please let me know if you have questions.<\/p>\n

Thank you,
\nJacqui.<\/p>\n

Jacqui\u00a0Brinkman<\/strong>, MSc
\n<\/strong>Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
\nOffice of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
\nThe University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueum Traditional Territory<\/a>
\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

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