{"id":9261,"date":"2023-02-27T10:19:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=9261"},"modified":"2023-02-27T10:19:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:19:09","slug":"gradupdate-doctoral-defence-procedures-getting-unstuck-careers-in-teaching-and-education-submitting-your-thesis-spring-career-fair-academic-oral-presentations-op-eds-for-policy-descriptive-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-9261","title":{"rendered":"GradUpdate – Doctoral Defence Procedures, Getting Unstuck, Careers in Teaching and Education, Submitting your Thesis, Spring Career Fair, Academic Oral Presentations, Op-Eds for Policy, Descriptive Statistics in R, and more."},"content":{"rendered":"
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GradUpdate<\/span><\/p>\n

In this issue, Doctoral Defence Procedures, Getting Unstuck, Careers in Teaching and Education, Submitting your Thesis, Spring Career Fair, Academic Oral Presentations, Op-Eds for Policy, Descriptive Statistics in R, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Doctoral Defence: Doctoral Examination and Defence Procedures<\/span>
\nOnline | Tuesday, Mar 7 | 2 – 3:15 pm<\/p>\n

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The Practice of Realignment, or, Getting Unstuck<\/span>
\nStaying on Track in Grad School Series
\nOnline | Wednesday, Mar 8 | 12 – 1:30 pm<\/p>\n

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Careers in Teaching and Education (Panel)<\/span>
\nAn SFU\/UBC collaborative event for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
\nOnline | Wednesday, Mar 8 | 4 – 5:30 pm<\/p>\n

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Submitting Your Thesis<\/span>
\nOnline | Thursday, Mar 9 | 10 – 11 am<\/p>\n

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Advanced statistical modeling: Introduction to Machine learning<\/span>
\nOnline | Thursday, Mar 2 | 10 am – 12 pm\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n

Last chance to register: 3MT feedback or to present!<\/span>
\nPresent your research, learn about the research of other grad students, win prizes | See the\u00a0full competition details<\/a>
\nPersonal presentation feedback sessions\u00a0<\/strong>| various dates, times |\u00a0Register<\/a>
\nOpen Heats\u00a0<\/strong>(for students in all disciplines)
\nTuesday, Mar 7, 10 am – 12 pm or Thursday, Mar 9, 3 – 5 pm\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.\u00a0 Visit\u00a0\u00a0community.grad.ubc.ca\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0grad.ubc.ca\/current-students\/professional-development<\/a>\u00a0for our full events calendar.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Using Mendeley for citation management<\/span>
\nOnline | Monday, Mar 6 | 4:30 – 6 pm\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n

Indigenous Graduate Initiatives Showcase<\/span>
\nA pre-symposium event to the 20th Annual Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium on March 17
\nIn person | First Nations House of Learning Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall (UBC Vancouver) | Friday, Mar 17 | 9 am – 12 pm |\u00a0Email<\/a>\u00a0with questions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Career Advancement Strategies Workshop<\/span>
\nA GSS event | In-person and online | Tuesday, Feb 28 | 4 pm
\nLearn tools and skills for interacting with potential employers at the spring career fair or any industry networking event\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n

UBC Spring Career Fair<\/span>
\nIn-person | Tuesday, Mar 7 | 11 am – 4 pm | Learn more and\u00a0register<\/a>.
\nHighlighted below are some exhibitors that may be of particular interest to students at the Masters and PhD level:<\/p>\n