Employer On-Campus Info Session: Fortinet

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Overview For over 20 years, Fortinet has been a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security. Our network security solutions are the most deployed, most patented, and among the most validated in the industry. Our broad, complementary portfolio of cybersecurity solutions are built from the ground up […]

Foundations of Pedagogy: October-November 2022

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This course will be held in-person. Click “Register Now” to sign up for the waitlist. Your application will be reviewed and if you are selected as a participant you will be contacted by email after the sign up closes with more details to attend the course. At the end of the one-term course, you will […]

CGS-Master’s Proposal: Crafting a Compelling Research Story

This workshop is designed for undergraduate and master’s students applying for funding from the Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS-M) Program. Drawing on evidence-based research about successful grant proposals, facilitators discuss particular elements of this written academic genre: audience, purpose, knowledge gap, competence claim, structure, style, and more. The workshop includes examples of successful UBC CGS-M research […]

Drop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students *Virtual only*

Online/Virtual Event

Irene Navarro, Career Educator, will be offering virtual drop-in advising for international undergraduate students from 1–2 PM today. International undergraduate students are encouraged to drop in – no appointment needed! – and ask any career questions they may have. Students will be seen individually for up to 10 minutes each (unless demand is low, in […]

Free

R for Statistical Analysis

Online/Virtual Event

R is a popular, free software program used for quantitative analysis in both the humanities and sciences. Many state-of-the-art models and various graphs are available in R. This workshop covers data preparation and management, descriptive statistics, and common statistical analyses (T-test, ANOVA, correlation, regression). This workshop is for participants who already have a basic understanding […]

Free

Applying to Grad School

Online/Virtual Event

Gain strategies for how to approach the typical graduate school application and respond to questions like “what do you hope to learn?” or “why this program?”. We will review resources for preparing a CV, statement of intent/personal statement, and requesting reference letters

Free

Financial Wellness Peers presents “Campus Survival Guide” | Workshop | Nov 14 (5:30 – 6:30 PM PST)

UBC Vancouver Campus Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Register here: shorturl.at/HNQUV Want to learn about how to be strategic in planning your finances for groceries, social outings, entertainments, and getting the best deals? Come join your Financial Wellness Peers in learning about and sharing tips! In this workshop we will be sharing information that not only pertains to student life but also cool […]

Writing in STEM: Writing for Clarity in Complexity

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Writing at the graduate level involves bringing complex and technical ideas together, through description and interpretations of causation, correlation and more. Building this complexity in long texts is itself a complex process, requiring the simultaneous management of individual technical words, phrasing, and whole sentences and paragraphs to layer meanings together. This hybrid workshop draws on […]

Employer On-Campus Info Session: Parkland Corporation

UBC Life Building (Old SUB) 6138 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Calling all chemical and mechanical engineering students and new grads! Parkland is hiring process engineers, process control engineers, and design engineers. More than an average career, more than an average company – Parkland’s tremendous growth offers exciting opportunities that will energize your career.  Did you know? Burnaby is home to one of Canada's only West […]