Who will benefit most from this session? Graduate students who are experiencing difficulty in managing their time and want suggestions and strategies for balancing a variety of demands.

Offered in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, this session will help you succeed as a graduate student by providing:

• strategies for staying on top of tasks and planning your days,
• tips for assessing your use of time,
• ways to set priorities,
• guidelines for using the five steps of time management,
• approaches to make the most of your hours of study and work, and
• ideas for using down-time to achieve wellness and balance.

Facilitator:  Patty Hambler, Student Development Officer (SDO) – Wellness, has worked in supporting both undergraduate and graduate students in various roles at UBC since 1999. As the SDO-Wellness, she oversees various initiatives at the Wellness Centre and is involved in implementing the Healthy Minds at UBC initiative for the Vice President, Students portfolio.  She is currently working on a graduate degree part-time.

Seats are limited to 40 participants and priority will be given to UBC graduate students registered in the current academic session.   Please register at: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g1843 .

Refreshments: Beverages will be provided. Please bring your own mug.

For further information on the GPS program, check: Faculty of Graduate Studies - Graduate Pathways to Success Program