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Research Ethics Deadline
Academic Deadlines
Funding Opportunities
Upcoming Events
Employment Opportunities
Research Ethics Deadline
For more info visit UBC Research Ethics web site at: http://www.ors.ubc.ca/ethics/index.htm
Upcoming deadlines to be posted soon.
Academic Deadlines
Deadlines culled from the UBC Online Calendar at: http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/academicyear.cfm?page=2009
Friday, 7 January 2011
Graduate Studies: Last day for payment of January instalment of tuition fees. Students who have not paid their fees will be placed on financial hold; further registration activity will not be permitted, grades will not be released, and graduation diplomas will be withheld. Students will also be assessed a processing fee of $35.00 and interest will be assessed on the outstanding balance until it is paid in full (see Fees).
Last day for payment of second instalment of fees for registration and course changes made on or before December 31. Students who have not paid their fees will be placed on financial hold; further registration activity will not be permitted, grades will not be released and graduation diplomas will be withheld. Student will also be assessed a processing fee of $35.00 and interest will be assessed on the outstanding balance until it is paid in full (see Fees).
Monday, 17 January 2011
Last day for changes in registration and for withdrawal from most Term 2 courses without withdrawal standing of W recorded on a student’s academic record. Student Service Centre remains open for course withdrawals with W standing.
Last day for changes between credit and audit for Term 2 courses.
Term 2 courses: Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible courses.
Friday, 28 January 2011
Graduate Studies: Last day for submission of exam copies of doctoral dissertations to Faculty of Graduate Studies for transmission to the external examiner in time for Spring 2011 graduation.
Funding Opportunities
Call for Nominations: Rick Hansen “Man in Motion” Fellowships
The Rick Hansen “Man in Motion” Fellowships are made available by the University of British Columbia to honour the incredible determination and many personal achievements of Rick Hansen, Bachelor of Physical Education, 1986 and Doctor of Laws, honoris causa. His two-year world tour, Man in Motion, completed in 1987, changed public attitudes and the prospects for people with disabilities. Two fellowships, valued at $16,000 per year, are awarded each year.
Further details about this award are available on our website:
http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/rick-hansen-man-motion-fellowship
Applications must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies by 4:00pm on Friday, February 11, 2011. Please note that graduate programs should set their internal application deadline in advance of this date.
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) awards
http://go.worldbank.org/OECPC21HJ0
The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) awards educational grants to women from developing countries whose graduate studies and future plans aim to benefit women and children in their respective regions. Commitment to this goal is an essential selection criterion. For students from developing countries who are currently studying in the United States or Canada, the MMMF awards grants of approximately $12,000 each; grants are not renewable. Every year, the MMMF also invites the recipients to Washington DC to participate in a three day Awards Program organized in their honor.
Application Forms: available online from September 15, 2010 to January 18, 2011 (4 pm).
Deadline for submitting completed applications: January 18, 2011 (4 pm).
Results: ONLY successful applicants will be notified around May 1, 2011
The complete Application Package consists of:
A. Online Application Form
B. Online Recommendation Form
C. List of documents to be mailed
Info for CIHR CGSM, CIHR CGSD, and CIHR Vanier holders
After two rounds of competition in 2010, a number of CIHR Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements remain to be awarded. As a result, CIHR is holding a third competition in 2010-2011. Supplements will be offered on a first come first serve basis. Students who currently hold a CIHR CGSM, CIHR CGSD, or CIHR Vanier fellowships are eligible to apply. Details about the Michael Smith Foreign Study supplement are available at:
and
http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarship-michael-smith-foreign-study-supplement
Because the applications will be accepted on a first come first serve basis, please encourage interested students to submit their applications to our office as soon as possible. Our office will check applications for completeness and eligibility as they arrive, and forward them to CIHR. This competition will not be adjudicated at the university level. Students interested in applying should submit their complete applications to Faculty of Graduate Studies as soon as possible (ideally next week), and no later than Thursday, January 27th. Applications submitted earlier have a greater chance of being funded.
If the CIHR application form is unavailable, please fill out the form on the NSERC website:
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSForeignStudy-BESCEtudeEtranger_eng.asp
Call for Nominations: Aboriginal Graduate Fellowships
The University of British Columbia offers several fellowships and scholarships to Aboriginal graduate students. The competition is open to Aboriginal graduate students whose traditional territory falls, at least in part, within Canada. This includes Canadian First Nations, Métis or Inuit students and may include Aboriginal students from Alaska and the northern states of the USA. Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through an annual competition. The Faculty of Graduate Studies administers the awards in consultation with the First Nations House of Learning. The awards range in value from approximately $5,000 to $10,000. Applications must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies by 4:00pm on Friday, February 4, 2011. Please note that graduate programs should set internal application deadlines in advance of this date. Further details and links to the application form can be found on our website: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/aboriginal-graduate-fellowships
Upcoming Events
GSS Ski Trip, 2011
The GSS is having the first ski trip of the year at Whistler on the 29th of January, 2011. It is our pleasure to offer you a really good deal. $120 (for grad students) & $150 (for non-grad students) includes: Bus transport to and from Whistler (leave from GSS early morning); Morning snack; Lift ticket; Equipment rental; Ski lesson; Picnic lunch.
We also offer following deals for professionals:
$70 (for grad students) & $90 (for non-grad students) includes: Bus transport to and from Whistler (leave from GSS early morning); Morning snack; Lift ticket; Picnic lunch.
Please buy your tickets as soon as possible – Space is limited to 40 people.
More detail information: We will meet on 29th of January, 2011 Morning at 5:30 amin front of Rose garden and leave from there by 5: 45 amsharp and reach the mountain by 8 am. We will have our ski lesson and do some skiing on our own and leave whistler by 4 pmand get back to our campus before 7 pm. Equipments includes: shoes, poles, ski, and helmet (we will not provide: goggle, cloths, and gloves)
Breakfast includes one juice and muffin. Lunch includes 6” sandwich & pop. No refund if you miss the bus at the morning. The latest time for refunding: January 21th, 2011. For more information please contact “sports@gss.ubc.ca”
TD National Reading Summit II: Toward a Nation of Readers
Sponsored by UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Education Library
Free live bilingual webcast of the Summit from Montreal for educators, librarians, teachers and students.
No registration necessary.
Thursday January 20, 2011 10:00 a.m. to 2;30 p.m.
Friday January 21, 2011, 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Dodson Room, Room 302, Chapman Learning Commons I.K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, University of British Columbia
This year’s summit in Montreal will raise several questions. How are we supporting a culture of reading? What works? What doesn’t, and where do we go from here?
The Canadian Children’s Book News has an editorial about the National Reading Campaign in their Fall 2010 issue. Read it here.
For a summary of the first TD National Reading Summit Click here to access a report on the conference.
Re-Igniting Creativity
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Facilitator: Tidal Grace
Graduate Student Centre, UBC Point Grey, Free Admission
Want to bring new energy to your studies? Need to re-discover the passion behind your research? The goal of this first GPS session of 2011 is to help you explore and find new ways to be creative in every facet of your life, particularly in your scholarly work. Who Will Benefit Most from This Session?
The session is designed for graduate students who are experiencing some anxiety and frustration in their studies and want to start the New Year with some new perspectives and more creative approaches.
Topics will include:
What is creativity?
The benefits of anxiety
Who is creative?
Connections between mind, body, emotions, and creativity
Re-igniting creativity and applying it to your graduate studies
Admission: No charge for admission but advance registration is required. We regret we cannot accommodate drop-ins who have not received confirmation of acceptance, due to seating restrictions.
Refreshments: Beverages will be available. Please bring your own mug to help UBC conservation efforts.
Registration: Enter your registration information at:
http://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1gb38
You will receive notification of registration status by e-mail within 2 working days. If you experience any difficulty using the online registration tool, please send a message to: gradgps@interchange.ubc.ca
For information about upcoming GPS events:
http://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/gps-graduate-pathways-success/gps-workshops-events
GSS Special General Meeting
The Graduate Student Society now has the opportunity to reorganize itself so that it can better serve the Graduate students of UBC. However, because this involves restructuring to the Society itself, we need as many graduate students as possible to attend the Special General Meeting. This will take place on:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011, 5:30 – 7:30 PM, BALLROOM OF GRADUATE STUDENT CENTRE
At this meeting we will:
• Establish a new “council secretary” position
• Simplify the GSS political structure
• Streamline the GSS business operations
• Change council to a “one department, one vote” system
By approving these changes, without any increase in student fees, you will give the GSS the opportunity to:
• Create business profits that can be returned to students in better service
• Make councillors more accountable to the departments they represent
• Allow better advocacy of the interests of students
Please come to the meeting above in order to express your wishes. Free to all attendees, light refreshments will be served during the meeting and will be followed by a full dinner after the meeting in celebration of the holidays. Your RSVP is not required, but strongly encouraged. Please send an email to office@gss.ubc.ca to notify us of your plans to attend.
Employment Opportunities
JOB POSTING: GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANT (GAA) IN EXTERNAL PROGRAMS AND LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
EPLT is looking to hire an Education graduate student who can act as technical support and web-conferencing facilitator for a French Immersion Graduate course. This position will include problem solving and record keeping. Applicants should have a strong interest in the challenges and opportunities of online teaching.
Job Title: Faculty of Education EPLT GAA
Duration: 10 weeks (January 17 – April 2nd, 2011)
Time: 8 hours per week (Saturdays) plus 3 hour orientation on January 17th.
Salary: $25.00/hour
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, January 14, 2011 at 4:00pm.
A cover memo, current resume and references should be emailed to Shapoor Marfatia, Director, Business Development in EPLT at: shapoor.marfatia@ubc.ca.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants are expected to have strong interpersonal, computer technology, and problem solving skills. Preference will be given to Education graduate student applicants with experience in:
- Audio and video media production;
- Recording equipment setup and classroom preparation;
- Mac computers;
- Skype;
- Web-conferencing tools (Adobe Connect, Wimba, Elluminate);
- Multi-tasking environments.
- Ability in spoken French would be beneficial but is not a requirement .
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Learn the hardware and software components of the EPLT synchronous classroom;
Apprentice through a couple of all day sessions in order to be able to problem solve the hardware and software systems and to develop online facilitation skills;
Work with the EPLT team and with the course instructor to deliver the synchronous graduate course.
Provide tech support and online facilitation for the graduate course.
Record any problems and discoveries made;
Record instructor and student challenges, preferences, and feedback with regard to the synchronous classroom infrastructure.
For more information, contact: Natasha Boskic or Mark Edwards in External Programs and Learning Technologies, Faculty of Education, Telephone: 604-822-2013, Email: Natasha.boskic@ubc.ca or mark.edwards@ubc.ca.
Centre for Health Education Scholarship Postdoctoral Fellow in Health Professions Education Research
UBC Faculty of Medicine
The Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES) at the UBC Faculty of Medicine in Vancouver, Canada, is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in health professions education research. This two-year funded position begins on July 1, 2011.
ELIGIBILITY: CHES seeks a postdoctoral fellow who is interested in entering the field of health professions education. In order to qualify for the fellowship, applicants must have completed a PhD program in education, social sciences, humanities or other relevant discipline at a recognized university by July 1, 2011 (Defense date must fall prior to July 1, 2011). All eligible applicants will be considered, and we strongly encourage those with a social science background to apply.
Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate the following characteristics:
Excellent academic training with creative and collaborative approaches to research
Skills, expertise, and research interest that will enhance CHES activities
Long-term potential to contribute to the field of health professions education research in Canada.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Salary: $45,000 Canadian + benefits per year for 2 years
Travel: $4,000 per year for 2 years
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please complete the attached application form and send it electronically or via post, along with a copy of your CV to:
Dr. Joanna Bates
c/o Sarah Dobson, Research Manager
Centre for Health Education Scholarship
UBC Faculty of Medicine
JPPN 3300, 910 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E3
Email: sarah.dobson@ubc.ca
Fax: 604-875-8221
The deadline for applications is February 28, 2011.
SELECTION PROCESS & NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS
A selection committee will shortlist and interview eligible candidates. The final selection will be made by April 30, 2011.
For more information on CHES, please visit our website at www.ches.med.ubc.ca
For more information about the Postdoctoral Fellowship, please contact the CHES Research Manager:
Sarah Dobson
Telephone: 604-875-4111 ext. 67439 / Email: sarah.dobson@ubc.ca
