The formative peer review of teaching is a process designed to provide feedback to instructors* about their teaching. It is an opportunity to engage in collegial conversations about teaching and student learning and to foster inclusive practices. The peer review of teaching process introduced in this workshop is intended primarily as a form of formative […]

This workshop will introduce the Unix shell, a powerful way to communicate with your computer more directly through a command line interface. There are many ways to interact with a computer. Most of the time we click on things and select options with a cursor through a graphical user interface (GUI). A command line is […]

Date & time: Thursday, November 14th from 4:30-6:00pm (PST) via Zoom: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65642581539?pwd=EpjcaUyESNHgIfJZ1drLynmyk5nzaK.1 We invite you to join Amrita Aggarwal, Lucia Lorenzi and Adrian Cheng as they discuss their unique journeys that lead them to pursue careers alternative to their degree/academia! Each speaker will provide insight into the challenges and opportunities they encountered while highlighting how their academic experiences […]

Craft a genuine application and learn which strategies you want to use when responding to common 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.

Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for file naming. Join us to develop a naming convention based on elements that are important to your work. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 hours before the event starts.)

This workshop will focus on tools (mostly in base R) to perform customized operations in R including looping, nested looping and conditional statements. This workshop is intended to expand the capabilities of R users with moderate experience of the language/software. The workshop will be one hour long, followed by an optional 30-minute practice period to reinforce what […]

Highlight your strengths and achievements for each application you are preparing and learn how to get past the 6-second read that most employers use. If possible, bring a draft of your resume and/or cover letter.

How can you use law to fight for nature’s rights and transform humanity’s relationships with other beings and the planet? Find out by participating in this 2-day, innovative, interactive, intensive, online learning experience as courageous “Warrior Lawyers,” Indigenous legal knowledge holders and other inspiring leaders share their stories of advancing “Green Rights” through (or sometimes despite) law. You will learn […]

How can you use law to fight for nature’s rights and transform humanity’s relationships with other beings and the planet? Find out by participating in this 2-day, innovative, interactive, intensive, online learning experience as courageous “Warrior Lawyers,” Indigenous legal knowledge holders and other inspiring leaders share their stories of advancing “Green Rights” through (or sometimes despite) law. You will learn […]