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Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverDrop-In Career Advising for Undergraduate Arts Students
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverTransition Anxiety and the Art/Work of Harm Reduction
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) 6331 Crescent Road, VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverDrop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverWeek of Events
Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Overview Connecting with our oceans is more crucial today than at any time in our history. Renowned marine scientist Sylvia Earle describes the Ocean as the Blue Heart of the planet. Today, due to environmental devaluing and destruction resulting in climate crisis, the world’s oceans are experiencing ecosystem collapse, biodiversity loss, and mass extinctions. Following […]
Introduction to podcasting
Introduction to podcasting
Learn how to create your own podcast in this introductory and interactive workshop. This workshop will cover all levels of podcast production, including content creation, recording, editing, and promotion. No previous podcasting experience is necessary. This workshop will also cover the basics of Audacity, a free sound-editing software. Audacity can be used for many digital […]
Job Search Strategies – Access the Hidden Job Market
Job Search Strategies – Access the Hidden Job Market
Learn the best ways to go about looking for work both online and in-person, and learn different strategies to access the hidden job market.
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop into the UBC First Nations Longhouse to speak with an Enrolment Services Advisor and member of the Indigenous Student Support Team to chat about any questions around the various financial pathways at UBC.
Thinking traps
Thinking traps
Audience: All faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan Description: This seminar will allow participants to explore how their thoughts can cause decreases in productivity and passions. Participants will be able to explore complex views that define thoughts and action plans to overcome them. At the end of this seminar, participants will be able […]
Understanding Your UBC Benefits: New family forming, accessibility, and gender-affirmation benefit plan provisions
Understanding Your UBC Benefits: New family forming, accessibility, and gender-affirmation benefit plan provisions
Audience: All faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan who enrolled in one or more of UBC’s benefits plans and are looking to learn more about the benefits offered at UBC. Location: Zoom. About this webinar: UBC is committed to creating an outstanding workplace for our 17,000+ employees. One way we do this is […]
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop into the UBC First Nations Longhouse to speak with an Enrolment Services Advisor and member of the Indigenous Student Support Team to chat about any questions around the various financial pathways at UBC.
Financial Fundamentals for International Students
Financial Fundamentals for International Students
Looking to budget your money as an international student? Thinking about working to help fund your tuition, living costs, and social life? Hear from advisors from the Centre for Student Involvement & Careers, International Student Advising, and Enrolment Service Advisors at this webinar. We will cover: - What you need to know about working in […]
Literature reviews: Searching and keeping track
Literature reviews: Searching and keeping track
New to literature reviews? Looking to brush up your skills? This is the workshop for you! We will cover the purposes of literature reviews; the different types of reviews; finding the right databases; developing effective search strategies; locating scholarly articles, theses/dissertations, books, and more; and resources to help you keep track of your research. There […]
Loops and conditional statements in R
Loops and conditional statements in R
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 is one hour, followed by an optional 30 minute practice period to reinforce […]
Drop-In Career Advising for Undergraduate Arts Students
Drop-In Career Advising for Undergraduate Arts Students
Carli Fink, the Arts Career Strategist, will be offering drop-in advising for undergraduate Arts students from 1–3 PM Wednesdays during Term 1. Undergraduate Arts 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 […]
Transition Anxiety and the Art/Work of Harm Reduction
Transition Anxiety and the Art/Work of Harm Reduction
This workshop is a space to question our melancholic attachments to fossil fuels and the versions of colonial modernity that they underwrite. When we avoid or deny these attachments, we advertently or inadvertently resist transition and transformation. As the damages of greenhouse gas emissions worsen, these emotional and psychological delays alongside socio-political ones exacerbate harm. […]
Little Mountain: Cool ‘Hood Champs – Local Climate Action Training
Little Mountain: Cool ‘Hood Champs – Local Climate Action Training
Cool ‘Hood Champs - Local Climate Action Training is back!!🎉Brought to you by the UBC Climate Action Mobilizers, this three-part workshop series will bring together UBC students, local residents & community organizations to learn about the impacts of climate change and what you can do to address them🪴! Through a series of super FUN & […]
Introduction to the Unix Shell
Introduction to the Unix Shell
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 […]
Drop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students
Drop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students
Irene Navarro, Career Educator, will be offering virtual drop-in advising for international undergraduate students from 1–3 PM Thursdays. 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 […]
Interview Preparation – Learn and Practice Effective Strategies to be Interview Ready
Interview Preparation – Learn and Practice Effective Strategies to be Interview Ready
Want some tried and tested tips for getting interview-ready? Come to this session to learn and practice flexible and effective strategies to maximize your interview preparation.
Financial Fundamentals for Domestic Students
Financial Fundamentals for Domestic Students
Looking to budget your money as a domestic student? Thinking about working to help fund your tuition, living costs, and social life? Hear from advisors from the Centre for Student Involvement & Careers and Enrolment Service Advisors at this webinar. We will cover: - Learning more about career resources available to you - How to […]
Panel & Networking Event
Panel & Networking Event
Celebrate InternationalWomensDay with us! Join our panel and networking event aimed at empowering female students. Let's break barriers About this event 2 hours Mobile eTicket International Women's Day went by, but the spirit still remains. We are excited to invite you to a panel and networking event designed to empower students specifically female students! Join […]
Pacific Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Pacific Conference on Artificial Intelligence
The Pacific Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PCA) will be taking place on Sunday, April 2nd of this year at the AMS Nest Great Hall. An unprecedented opportunity bringing together data analytics and business innovation, join us for a variety of engaging activities, including panel discussions, technical & professional development workshops, networking sessions, and keynote addresses […]