{"id":9487,"date":"2023-05-01T09:18:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=9487"},"modified":"2023-05-01T09:18:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:18:29","slug":"gradupdate-leveraging-your-strengths-public-scholars-award-graduate-students-in-teaching-conference-celebrate-learning-week-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-9487","title":{"rendered":"GradUpdate – Leveraging your Strengths, Public Scholars Award, Graduate Students in Teaching Conference, Celebrate Learning Week, and more."},"content":{"rendered":"
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GradUpdate<\/span><\/p>\n

In this issue, Leveraging your Strengths, Doctoral Defence Procedures, Public Scholars Award, Graduate Students in Teaching Conference, Celebrate Learning Week, 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, May 16 | 2 – 3:15 pm<\/p>\n

Register<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Leveraging your Strengths to Strategize for Success<\/span>
\nReceive a free Gallup\u00a0CliftonStrengths\u00a0<\/a>Assessment; learn your top 5 strengths
\nOnline | Thursday, May 18 | 3 – 4:30 pm<\/p>\n

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Careers in Business and Consulting (Panel)<\/span>
\nOnline | SFU\/UBC event | Thursday, May 4 | 4 – 5:30 pm\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Events and Opportunities<\/b><\/span><\/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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ACADEMIC<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UBC Public Scholars Award<\/span>
\nApplications close May 12th for UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative, a groundbreaking, award-winning scholarship program going to its ninth year. Public Scholars enjoy (1) continuous academic support, in particular with alternative dissertation ideas; (2) up to $20,000 financial support over 2 years and; (3) numerous professional development and networking opportunities.
\nLearn more and\u00a0apply<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Choosing a Citation Management Tool<\/span>
\nOnline | Monday, May 8 | 4:30 – 6 pm\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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RESEARCH<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Data Bites – Best Practices for File Naming<\/span>
\nOnline | Monday, May 8 | 12 – 12:30 pm\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n

Introduction to the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)<\/span>
\nOnline | Monday, May 8 | 1 – 3 pm\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n

Introduction to Oxygen XML editor<\/span>
\nIn-person | Tuesday, May 9 | 10 am – 12 pm\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n

Introduction to R and RStudio (beginner)<\/span>
\nOnline | Wednesday, May 10 | 1 – 2 pm (+ optional 30 min practice)\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n

Introduction to the Unix Shell<\/span>
\nOnline | Thursday, May 11 | 12 – 2 pm\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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TEACHING<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Celebrate Learning Week<\/span>
\nMay 2 – 9 | Various formats |\u00a0Power of Place in Teaching and Learning<\/strong>
\nBrowse\u00a0all events<\/a>\u00a0and register.<\/p>\n

Graduate Students in Teaching Conference<\/span>
\nOnline | Tuesday & Wednesday, May 9 & 10 | 11 am – 12:30 pm
\nFree for UBC grad students |\u00a0Register<\/a>
\nCheck out the\u00a0program-at-a-glance<\/a>; sessions include:<\/p>\n