Academic Support and Success
Excel within grad school by accessing tools, strategies, and resources, beyond disciplinary knowledge and expertise that can help with timely completion of your program.
Events
Title |
Description | Date | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Writing Community |
Wed, February 24, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) facilitates a weekly Online Writing Community to help mitigate social isolation. We invite all UBC Vancouver community members to gather for 2 hours each week to write alone—together. |
24 February 2021 - 2:00pm | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Online Writing Community |
Wed, February 17, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) facilitates a weekly Online Writing Community to help mitigate social isolation. We invite all UBC Vancouver community members to gather for 2 hours each week to write alone—together. |
17 February 2021 - 2:00pm | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Online Writing Community |
Wed, February 10, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) facilitates a weekly Online Writing Community to help mitigate social isolation. We invite all UBC Vancouver community members to gather for 2 hours each week to write alone—together. |
10 February 2021 - 2:00pm | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Online Writing Community |
Wed, February 3, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) facilitates a weekly Online Writing Community to help mitigate social isolation. We invite all UBC Vancouver community members to gather for 2 hours each week to write alone—together. |
3 February 2021 - 2:00pm | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Online Writing Community |
Wed, January 27, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) facilitates a weekly Online Writing Community to help mitigate social isolation. We invite all UBC Vancouver community members to gather for 2 hours each week to write alone—together. |
27 January 2021 - 2:00pm | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Overcoming Perfectionism |
We live in a culture that emphasizes being perfect as a virtue in everything from body image to relationships to career achievements. The problem is that life and being human, in spite of our best efforts, is messier than this. Having high standards is one thing, but taking a perfectionistic approach to life can actually get in the way of your success. |
22 April 2021 - 9:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Project Management (2 Days) |
Developed by a team of masterful project managers and adult instructors, Project Management 2020 delivers a balance of “core” project management knowledge and skills. These are blended with practical learning on key interpersonal skills essential to successfully achieving project goals. |
17 March 2021 - 9:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Mitacs Training |
| Project Management (2 Days) |
Developed by a team of masterful project managers and adult instructors, Project Management 2020 delivers a balance of “core” project management knowledge and skills. These are blended with practical learning on key interpersonal skills essential to successfully achieving project goals. |
27 January 2021 - 9:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Mitacs Training |
| Project Management (2 Days) |
Developed by a team of masterful project managers and adult instructors, Project Management 2020 delivers a balance of “core” project management knowledge and skills. These are blended with practical learning on key interpersonal skills essential to successfully achieving project goals. |
10 February 2021 - 9:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Mitacs Training |
| Public Humanities Writing |
Wed, April 7, 2021 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM See description. In 2019, UBC’s Faculty of Arts founded a Public Humanities Hub. In 2014, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies launched the Public Scholars Initiative. |
7 April 2021 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication, Library Research Commons |
| Putting it into words: the why's and how's of honing the key messages of your research – Arts and Humanities |
For academics, explaining the depth and complexity of your specialized research for those outside your discipline or for the general public can be challenging. Being able to articulate your research for a broad audience is important for thriving as an academic as it can help in crafting competitive grant applications, presenting at conferences, being interviewed on the radio, or writing peer-r |
2 February 2021 - 12:00pm | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Putting it into words: the why's and how's of honing the key messages of your research – STEM |
For academics, explaining the depth and complexity of your specialized research for those outside your discipline or for the general public can be challenging. Being able to articulate your research for a broad audience is important for thriving as an academic as it can help in crafting competitive grant applications, presenting at conferences, being interviewed on the radio, or writing peer-r |
9 February 2021 - 12:00pm | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Qualtrics Studio |
Mon, March 22, 2021 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. FREE. UBC supports the Qualtrics survey tool. Qualtrics is a powerful tool that offers UBC faculty, and staff new functionality in survey creation, data analysis, and reporting. Join us for the monthly Qualtrics studio virtual workshop and drop-in session. |
22 March 2021 - 3:00pm | Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology |
| Qualtrics Studio |
Mon, February 22, 2021 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. FREE. UBC supports the Qualtrics survey tool. Qualtrics is a powerful tool that offers UBC faculty, and staff new functionality in survey creation, data analysis, and reporting. Join us for the monthly Qualtrics studio virtual workshop and drop-in session. |
22 February 2021 - 3:00pm | Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology |
| Qualtrics Studio |
Mon, January 25, 2021 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. FREE. UBC supports the Qualtrics survey tool. Qualtrics is a powerful tool that offers UBC faculty, and staff new functionality in survey creation, data analysis, and reporting. Join us for the monthly Qualtrics studio virtual workshop and drop-in session. |
25 January 2021 - 3:00pm | Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology |
| Real People in the Ancient World and the Real People Who Study Them: A New Open-Access Digital Pedagogy Platform for Teaching about the Past |
Fri, January 29, 2021 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
29 January 2021 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| Research Data Management Part 1: Managing Active Research Data |
Tue, April 13, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
13 April 2021 - 10:00am | Library Research Commons |
| Research Data Management Part 1: Managing Active Research Data |
Tue, March 16, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
16 March 2021 - 10:00am | Library Research Commons |
| Research Data Management Part 2: Preserving and Reusing Research Data |
Thu, April 15, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
15 April 2021 - 10:00am | Library Research Commons |
| Research Data Management Part 2: Preserving and Reusing Research Data |
Thu, March 18, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
18 March 2021 - 10:00am | Library Research Commons |