{"id":7825,"date":"2021-10-20T12:49:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T19:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=7825"},"modified":"2021-10-20T12:49:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T19:49:05","slug":"social-event-for-grad-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-7825","title":{"rendered":"Social event for grad students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Abhinab Kadel and I am part of Student Services for the <strong>Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Network (iGSN)<\/strong> at UBC. The iGSN serves as a platform to connect grad students across various disciplines. We organize academic and social events to promote interdisciplinary mingling. We also provide travel awards to well-deserving candidates who choose to apply. You can find more information on our website: <a href=\"http:\/\/igsnubc.com\/\">http:\/\/igsnubc.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our next social event will be an outing to Escape Room. We appreciate it if you could please forward the following message, and help <strong>promote<\/strong> our event among the members of your department:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHello grad students,<\/p>\n<p>The interdisciplinary Graduate Students Network (iGSN) invites all UBC graduate students to join us for an Escape Room evening. Please find the event details below:<\/p>\n<p>When: October 28, Thursday 5.30 pm<\/p>\n<p>Where: i-Exit 1129 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1M1<\/p>\n<p>Entry: 5$ CAD paid through e-transfer<\/p>\n<p>Please click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSddNw44sfK8CVqVpx5XrD9sT50a-pD7ucTZhqcfvuilZlC4IQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to access the sign-up sheet. We have limited seats available. Please make sure that you <strong>pay the entry fee to secure your spot. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>iGSN is a graduate student-led group that promotes collaboration among graduate students from different fields. Our mission is to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge-sharing between graduate students from different disciplines and departments. <strong>We are looking for graduate students at UBC to join the following positions in our executive committee<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assistant VP Social<\/li>\n<li>Assistant VP Sports<\/li>\n<li>Assistant VP Finance<\/li>\n<li>Assistant VP Academics<\/li>\n<li>Assistant VP Communications<\/li>\n<li>Assistant VP Social Media and Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Assistant Vice-Presidents (VP) support the duties performed by executives. This provides a fantastic opportunity to get involved in the graduate student community, learn about the iGSN, and prepare for more executive responsibilities in the future.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, check out our website (<a href=\"http:\/\/igsnubc.com\/\">http:\/\/igsnubc.com<\/a>), subscribe to our newsletter. You can reach us via email at <a href=\"mailto:igsnet.ubc@gmail.com\">igsnet.ubc@gmail.com<\/a> or through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/igsn.ubc\/\">Instagram<\/a>, if you have questions about the Escape Room event or if you would like to join the executive committee.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>Student Services<\/p>\n<p>iGSN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Abhinab Kadel and I am part of Student Services for the Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Network (iGSN) at UBC. The iGSN serves as a platform to connect grad students across various disciplines. We organize academic and social events to promote interdisciplinary mingling. 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