GradUpdate - Copyright for your Thesis, Indigenous Welcome, LinkedIN Learning for all students, P/T work (exam invigilation), Advancing Urban Sustainability Conference, Employer Virtual Info Sessions, DIY Media Series, and more.

GradUpdate

In this issue, Copyright for your Thesis, Indigenous Welcome, LinkedIN Learning for all students, P/T work (exam invigilation), Advancing Urban Sustainability Conference, Employer Virtual Info Sessions, DIY Media Series, and more.

Registration now open

Copyright for your Thesis: How to use Images and other material
Thursday, Sep 23 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

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Seats still available

Submitting your Thesis
Thursday, Sep 16 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM 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

Graduate Student Orientation to the Library
Tuesday, Sep 21 | 10:00 - 10:30 AM Register
Thursday, Sep 23 | 6:00 - 6:30 PM Register

Research to Action: Advancing Urban Sustainability 2021
Online Conference presented by the UBC Sustainability Scholars Program
Wednesday, Sep 29 | 1:00 - 5:00 PM Register

CAREER EXPLORATION

P/T work opportunity: Exam Invigilator
Apply by Sep 26 Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

Indigenous Graduate Student Welcome
Thursday, Sep 16 | 3:00 - 5:00 PM Register
See the full schedule for Indigenous Welcome events.

Virtual Speed Mentoring: Building Resilience
Women in Communication and Technology and Discovery Foundation event | Tuesday, Sep 21 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM Register

DIY Tie-Dye Night
GSS Orientation 2021 event | Open to all current grad students | Thursday, Sep 23 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM Register

Building Biotech Expo
A Student Biotech Network event | Friday, Oct 1 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Register by Sep 17 for early bird pricing.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Protect Yourself from Fraud and Counterfeit Currency
Presented by RCMP, Bank of Canada and Canada Border Services Agency | Wednesday, Sep 22 | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Learn more

Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Program
Volunteer Opportunity | Apply by Sep 19 | Learn more and apply (scroll to bottom).

PROFESSIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

LinkedIN Learning
All degree-seeking UBC Vancouver students have full access to LinkedIn Learning, a platform for online learning focused on technical skills and professional development | available until July 2022 | Course topics include business skills, communication skills, leadership, project management, technical skills like R and SPSS, and MUCH more. Explore and learn.

RESEARCH SKILLS

Finding Statistics Canada Open Data
Wednesday, Sep 22 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM Register

Taking Git one step further - collaborating through GitHub
Westgrid advanced computing workshop series | Thursday, Sep 23 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM Register

Introduction to R and RStudio
Friday, Sep 24 | 12:00 - 2:00 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

Supporting Classroom Climate with UBC Indigenous Resources
Tuesday, Sep 21 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Register

Moving Your Open Educational Resource Project Forward
Thursday, Sep 23 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Register

TLEF-OER Fund Proposal Consultation Sessions
Thursday, Sep 23 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM Register

WordPress & Wiki Clinic
Drop-In | Thursday, Sep 23 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Introduction to Adobe Creative Suite
UBC DIY Media Workshop | Monday, Sep 20 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM Register

Getting Started with Citizen Science
A survey of tools and projects | Monday, Sep 20 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM Register

Introduction to the Creative Brief
UBC DIY Media Workshop | Tuesday, Sep 21 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM Register

Scripting and Storyboarding
UBC DIY Media Workshop | Thursday, Sep 23 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM Register

Workshops and events

Services

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