{"id":6208,"date":"2020-03-31T14:17:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T21:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=6208"},"modified":"2020-03-31T14:17:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T21:17:28","slug":"doctoral-defenses-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-6208","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Defenses &#8211; updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"divtagdefaultwrapper\">\n<div>Doctoral Exams has successfully held out first all-remote doctoral defences, and while there have been some hiccups, most of them have been proceeding well.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In response to your questions and concerns, as well as some of the issues that have arisen, we have updated the Virtual Exam Protocol document (attached). Please distribute as appropriate. It&#8217;s also linked on our website under &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/current-students\/final-doctoral-exam\/scheduling-final-oral-defence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Remote Attendance<\/a>&#8220;.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I just want to thank everyone who has been in touch and who is helping us to facilitate these defences. We really appreciate it!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Best,<\/div>\n<div>Robyn<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"Signature\">\n<div id=\"divtagdefaultwrapper\">\n<div><span id=\"ms-rterangepaste-start\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\"><b>Robyn\u00a0Starkey<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Whitney SSm A,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Whitney SSm A,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">Doctoral Exams Coordinator<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Whitney SSm A,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">Office of the Dean\u00a0|\u00a0Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Whitney SSm A,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">| Musqueam Traditional Territory<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Whitney SSm A,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">The University of British Columbia<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Whitney SSm A,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">170 \u2013 6371 Crescent Road\u00a0|\u00a0Vancouver BC\u00a0|\u00a0V6T 1Z2 Canada<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Whitney SSm A,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">Phone 604 822 3989<\/span><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Whitney SSm A,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a id=\"LPNoLP\" href=\"mailto:robyn.starkey@ubc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\"><span id=\"LPNoLP\"><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">robyn.starkey@ubc.ca<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Whitney SSm A,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a id=\"LPNoLP\" href=\"http:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\"><span id=\"LPNoLP\"><span style=\"color: #002145; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; font-size: small;\">http:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span id=\"ms-rterangepaste-end\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctoral Exams has successfully held out first all-remote doctoral defences, and while there have been some hiccups, most of them have been proceeding well. In response to your questions and concerns, as well as some of the issues that have arisen, we have updated the Virtual Exam Protocol document (attached). Please distribute as appropriate. 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