GradUpdate

In this issue,  Annual Career Day, Copyright and Licensing for Open Educational Resources, How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst, Careers in Cannabis, Project and Time Management (Mitacs Training), and more.

Seats still available

Doctoral Defence: Doctoral Examination and Defence Procedures
Wednesday, Nov 3 | 2:00 - 3:15 PM Register

Events and Opportunities

The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst
facultydiversity.org webinar | free with UBC's subscription
Thursday, Nov 11 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Learn more

Dissertation Success Curriculum
Free with UBC subscription | Modules on Planning, Understanding Resistance, Overcoming Perfectionism, and more Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

Careers in Cannabis
A S2BN event | Wednesday, Nov 3 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM Register

Student Biotech Network Executive Team positions
Apply by Nov 5th | volunteer position | 6 openings Apply

Graduate Academic Assistant position with Community Engagement
Apply by Nov 9th | 15 hrs/wk | $30/hr | Dec - May Learn more

UBC Career Day Virtual Fair 2021
Tuesday, Nov 9 | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Register

Employer Virtual Information Session: FDM Group
Wednesday, Nov 10 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM Learn more

PROFESSIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Project and Time Management (Mitacs Training)
Asynchronous course requirements must be completed prior to synchronous session.
Wednesday, Nov 10 | 9:30 - 11:30 AM Learn more

Refined Project Communication Plan (Mitacs Training)
Asynchronous course requirements must be completed prior to synchronous session.
Monday, Nov 15 | 9:30 - 11:30 AM Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

Geocoding & Web Mapping with Python
Monday, Nov 8 | 12:00 - 2:00 PM Register

Intro to visualization with Tableau
Monday, Nov 8 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM Register

Introduction to Git and GitHub
Tuesday, Nov 9 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM Register

Tools, Screening Criteria, and Appraisal ONLINE
Systemic and Scoping Review workshop series
Wednesday, Nov 10 | 1:00 - 2:45 PM Register

Working with Wikipedia and Wikidata
Wednesday, Nov 10 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

Copyright and Licensing for Open Educational Resources
Tuesday, Nov 9 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Under the Tent
Multimedia storytelling project | Creative exploration of multiculturalism
Apply by Nov 15th.
This is the next iteration of the i am project.