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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.
Friday, 4 February 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.
Monday, 7 February 2011
Last day for payment of fees for any fee assessments incurred between January 1 and January 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. 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).
Friday, 11 February 2011
Last day for withdrawal from most Winter Session Term 2 courses with withdrawal standing of W recorded on a student’s academic record.
Monday, 14 February 2011
Mid-term break for most faculties begins (February 14 to 18 inclusive). Lectures and laboratories cancelled. Library and some other facilities remain open.
Funding Opportunities
2010-2011 Faculty of Education Graduate Student Research Grant
The grant is not designed to be a salary grant. The principal goal of this initiative is to reimburse UBCV Faculty of Education graduate students for the financial costs of conducting research projects necessary for the completion of their degree and is designed to cover your research or project expenses only. The award values are up to $1000 to successful graduate students (Magistral and Doctoral). For more information, as well as the Application Form, the Terms of Reference & Instructions, Graduate Student CV, a Sample Graduate Student CV as well as the General UBC Policies on Reimbursement and Payment for Work and other related materials, please go to the following website: http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/funding/education.html.
Application Deadline to OGPR: 4:00pm, Friday, February 11, 2011.
Call for Nominations: Student Development Awards
The Office of the Vice President Students recognizes exceptional contributions or significant improvements to the student experience and learning environment at UBC. We actively support the University’s Place and Promise strategic commitments, in particular those that are focused on improving the student experience across all priorities. We are now inviting nominations from UBC Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni for the 2010/11 UBC Vancouver Student Development Awards. Categories of awards and winners for the last two years are listed below. Please refer to the VP Students website for past recipients.
Margaret Fulton Award: For an individual
Helen McCrae Award: For a service for students provided by AMS, GSS or UBC
Alfred Scow Award: For an undergraduate program or department
Peter Larkin Award: For a graduate program or department
Criteria for Awards: The following criteria will guide evaluation of contributions and improvements to the student experience and learning environment:
- Direct impact on student access, success, learning, or development.
- Awareness of and support for the needs, quality of life and opportunities for students.
- Degree of involvement by students in need assessment, planning, implementation, or program evaluation where appropriate.
- Openness, flexibility and responsiveness to students.
Nomination Process: Nominations should include a written statement from the nominator and two supporting letters outlining the exceptional contributions or improvements.
Letters from students are particularly helpful.
Deadline for Nominations: February 14, 2011
Nominations should be directed to the Office of the Vice President, Students, Room 123, Old Administration Building, 6328 Memorial Rd.
Award winners will be announced on March 28, 2011 and will be honoured at a special ceremony.
Further details are available at http://www.vpstudents.ubc.ca/student.cfm
Travel funding for APRU Doctoral Students Conference
The Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Office of the Vice President Research & International together will provide full travel funding for up to two UBC students to attend the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Doctoral Students Conference this summer. To be considered for this funding, students are required to:
1. submit their abstract online via APRU conference website (http://apru.daf.tsinghua.edu.cn/Papers.htm)
2. submit to the Faculty of Graduate Studies (via graduate.awards@ubc.ca) (a) a copy of their abstract and (b) confirmation of online submission to the APRU website
There will be two rounds of abstracts submission: The deadline of the first round is 31 January 2011; the second round is from 1 February to 1 March 2011. Abstracts submitted during the first round will be given priority over those submitted during the second round. The main theme of the 2011 conference is “Innovation: Fostering Sustainable Development and Harmony among Pacific Rim Communities”. Papers that are to be submitted should focus on the key elements of the main theme – innovation, sustainable development and harmony. For further details, please visit the APRU Doctoral Students Conference website: http://apru.daf.tsinghua.edu.cn/
Upcoming Events
CTLT January and February Instructional Skills Workshop
Registration is now open for the Late-January and Mid-February 2011 Graduate Student Instructional Skills Workshops (ISWs). We ask that you do not sign up for both workshops to better your chance of getting a place. Please select only one. If you register for both, you will be de-registered from both workshops. The January Workshop will take place January 28th-30th.
The February Workshop will take place February 14th, 16th, 18th.
Please follow the links to register. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at ctlt.forgrads@ubc.ca
GSS Classes
1) ART Class for beginners at the GSS in a fun, non-stress format
Date: January 18, 2011 – Feb 08, 2011
Time: Tuesday 5-6 PM
Place: GSS building
Fees (cash Only): $30 UBC grad, $50 others (Supplies provided)
Please register at GSS front desk, Mon-Fri 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Inquiries: events@gss.ubc.ca
Instructor: Satephania Schwartz
2) FRENCH CLASS— In Two Levels
Beginners: DATE: Every Tuesday from January 25, 2011 to March 29, 2011 (10 sessions).TIME: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Intermediate: DATE and time: Every Wednesday January 26, 2011 to March 30, 2011 (10 sessions). TIME: 6:00 – 7:00 PM.
PLACE: GSS Building (6371 Crescent Rd), Room 203.
FEES (Cash Only): $50 for UBC grad student; $70 for all others.
REGISTRATION: Please register at GSS front desk. 9:00 AM-4:30 PM byWednesday January 26, 2011. No late registration is accepted without further notice. INQUIRIES: About registration: events@gss.ubc.ca INSTRUCTORS:Alexandra Laugerotte (beginner) laugerotte@gmail.comAlexandra is a second year Ph.D student in Department of Anaesthesiology,Pharmacology and therapeutics. She is from France. She has done severalteaching assistance position. She is collaborating with GSS since Sep 2010as the beginner level French instructor.
3) SHOTOKAI* KARATE CLASS— All levels are welcome!
DATES: Every Wednesday, February 09, 2011 – March 09, 2011(5 sessions) Time: 6:00-8:00pm
PLACE: Ballroom at GSS Building (6371 Crescent Road) FEES (Cash Only): $30 (UBC grad students), $50 (All others)
REGISTRATION: Please register at GSS front desk at 9:00am-4:30pm by Wednesdayfebruary 09. 2011. No late registration is accepted without further notice.
INQUIRIES: About registration,: events@gss.ubc.ca About the class, please email Vicente Hernandez at vhernand@interchange.ubc.ca or visit http://www.shotokai.cl/ingles/frames.html
Launch a Career in Canada – A career networking event for international students
This event is to connect international students with international alumni and local employers so that students will learn more about how to develop their career path and work in Canada as well as build up their social network in the real world. Are you an international student at UBC? Interested in working and living in Canada after graduation? Then don’t miss Launch a Career in Canada 2011! This event will provide you with valuable information about finding a job and building a fulfilling career in Canada. International alumni from different backgrounds will share their experiences, while a range of employers can advise you on job-hunting techniques and key skills to pick up while at university. The evening starts with a panel discussion during which alumni and employers answer questions from the audience. Afterwards, you can mingle and network with the panelists and many more employers and international alumni. Light refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, February 9th, 6:30-8:30pm, Cecil Green Park House
Dress Code: Business casual
Register now: http://www.students.ubc.ca/careers/students/international-student-resources/launch-a-career-in-canada/
UBC Library New Online Workshop Series for Distance Education/Commuter Students
1) Time Management
Monday, January 24th, 2011 at 8:00PM – 9:00PM, Online
How do you spend your 168 hours per week? This one hour online workshop will provide some useful resources and strategies to assess your current habits, practice goal setting and prioritization, and create a personalized time management plan to successfully prepare for the term ahead.
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/1802
2) Note Taking
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 at 12:00PM – 1:00PM, Online
Taking good notes is an essential skill for learning lecture content and preparing for exams and final papers. This one hour online workshop will provide some recommended methods and resources for note taking and review. You’ll also learn about skills needed for effectively learning during your lectures.
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/1836
Check out more workshops in this new online workshop series at: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/series/54
HKIN Research Study Seeks Participants
The Effects of Fit 4 TwoTM Exercise and the Physical Activity Line (PAL) on Health Related Physical Fitness and Body Image in Postpartum Women: http://www.hkin.educ.ubc.ca/School/recruit.htm
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are interested in examining the effects of group fitness and Tele-health exercise support on health-related physical fitness and body image satisfaction of women in the first year after childbirth. If you are over the age of 19, and have given birth to a baby between January 17th 2010 and November 30th 2010, we invite you to participate in a free 10-week intervention where you will be randomly assigned to one of three groups:
a.) Twice per week Fit 4 TwoTM exercise classes with your baby
b.) PAL tele-health exercise support from a CSEP-Certified Exercise Professionals
c.) Regular activity control group
If you would like further information about participating in this research study please contact the research coordinator: Katie Chapman, 778-840-9642, email: kc.healthsci@gmail.com
Green College Public Salon: Free Ticket Offer
INVITATION TO A PUBLIC SALON: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
As part of a continuing collaboration between Green College, UBC and The Global Civic Policy Society (directed by former Mayor of Vancouver and social visionary, Sam Sullivan), the College is pleased to offer UBC students complimentary tickets (otherwise $12) to the next “Public Salon” event at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre, Tuesday, February 1, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
The Public Salon features short presentations by an eclectic mix of people in a fast moving and inspirational evening that will challenge, inspire and educate. The program features founder of the Cheaper Show for Artists Graeme Berglund, distinguished classical pianist Jane Coop, founder of Stand Up for Mental Health David Granirer, music and yoga entrepreneur Terry McBride, ICBC Chair and Minerva Foundation for BC Women founder Nancy McKinstry, President of Simon Fraser University Andrew Petter, and Director of the UBC School of Architecture Leslie Van Duzer.
A limited number of complimentary tickets is available on a first-come, first-served basis (max. two per request). Contact gc.events@ubc.ca to secure your ticket.
PLEASE NOTE THAT TICKETS NOT PICKED UP AT THE THEATRE BY 30 MINS BEFORE THE PROGRAM BEGINS WILL BE SOLD.
For full details, see: www.greencollege.ubc.ca/whats_on/index/events352/2011-02.php
The Global Civic Policy Society website: www.globalcivic.org
CTLT February Graduate Presentation Skills Workshops (PSW): Registration Open
February 20 and 26, 8:15am to 5:00pm both days.
This two-day interactive workshop enables you to increase your confidence and try new approaches in any presentation setting. The Presentation Skills Workshop (PSW) is definitely for you if you know you will have to present your research at a conference, or within your department; you might also consider taking the PSW if you are preparing to defend your thesis, or if you are taking part in a job interview. Register ASAP if you are interested – these workshops fill up fast. Register online here: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/20
UBC International House Seminar: US Consulate Presentation – Get a US Visa
Do you want to visit the United States? How can you apply for a US visa? Join us for a workshop with officers from the US Consulate in Vancouver. You will learn how to apply for a US visa and you will learn some ways to ensure success for your application.
Date and Time: January 27, Thursday, 2-3 pm
Location: International House Upper Lounge
Please register at: https://secure.students.ubc.ca/workshops/international.cfm
Contact: international.house@ubc.ca
CHET Seminar: Dr. Daniel Vokey MORAL EDUCATION IN THE ACADEMY: “YOU CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE”
Feb 1: 11:30 – 1:00 Ponderosa H, Room 123, UBC
ABSTRACT: Liberal democracies such as Canada and the United States are pluralistic in the sense that citizens represent a wide variety of beliefs and backgrounds and so have different moral, religious, philosophical, and political commitments. Public educational institutions are secular in morality is no longer understood according to the concepts of any one community or tradition, whether religious, philosophical, or otherwise—although the moral languages of some traditions are better represented in public life than others. It is therefore not surprising that strong disagreement persists over whether or not moral virtue should be cultivated in public schools, colleges, and universities –and, if so, what forms of moral virtue, how, and by whom. Even those who agree that some form of moral education is important– perhaps as a component of anti-racist, environmental, or democratic citizenship education –often disagree on what it should look like in theory and in practice. Daniel will weigh in on the debate over the feasibility and desirability of universities and colleges including some form of moral development among their explicit educational objectives for their students. He will discuss the obstacles and opportunities facing such initiatives with reference to the UBC strategic objectives of Aboriginal Engagement and Intercultural Understanding.
Faculty of Graduate Studies Workshop: Formatting and Submitting Your Thesis
Facilitators: Max Read and the Thesis Team, Faculty of Graduate Studies
Graduate Student Centre, Crescent Road, Point Grey Campus
Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm OR Thursday, January 27, 2011, 10:30 – Noon
Free Admission
This session is offered on Wednesday and repeated on Thursday, because of the demand for seats. Attending one of these sessions will benefit graduate students who are working on their thesis drafts and would like to review the UBC formatting and submission requirements. Topics will include:
Preparing to write
Planning ahead
Thesis formatting requirements
Electronic submission of theses
Note: These sessions provide an overview of UBC and FoGS guidelines. They are not hands-on tutorials on document formatting. Information will be provided about the peer-coaching for formatting MS Word offered at the Chapman Learning Commons. The facilitators for this session are Faculty of Graduate Studies staff whose work includes advising students on thesis preparation and formatting.
Refreshments: Beverages will be provided. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN MUG.
Registration: Due to limited space, advance registration is required. Register online at ONE of the following:
Wed. Jan. 26th, 2:30 – 4:00 pm: http://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1gb65
Thurs. Jan. 27th¸10:30 am – Noon: http://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1gbb5
Applicants will receive confirmation within two working days of online registration. If you have difficulty with registration, send an email to gradgps@interchange.ubc.ca
Information about upcoming GPS events can be found at:
http://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/gps-graduate-pathways-success/gps-workshops-events
GSS Movie Night
The GSS would like to announce Movie Night for February 2011! We will be showing “The Prestige” (USER RATING: 8.4/10) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/. Please join us on Wednesday February 2 at 6:00pm in the GSS Ballroom. Refreshments will be provided and as always, Movie Nights are FREE!!!!
Contact: events@gss.ubc.ca
Employment Opportunities
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