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What's happening at Graduate Studies?

3 Minute Thesis

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition challenges graduate students to present their thesis and its significance in just three minutes and one slide.

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President's Dream Colloquium

The President's Dream Colloquium brings leading thinkers to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV and provides an annual forum for intensive interdisciplinary exchange amongst faculty and students.

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Your Career Compass

The Your Career Compass workshop series helps graduate students navigate their career options inside or outside of academia.

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Upcoming Events Hosted by Graduate Studies

3MT WildCard Heat

Missed or unable to attend your faculty's heat? Sign up for the wildcard heat to be considered for the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Finals.

Date/Time
March 19 | 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Location
Online (TBD)

Registration
will open on Mar 3

3MT ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Finals

We're excited to host the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Finals at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Surrey campus this year. We've got some incredible judges lined up for this exciting event.

Stay tuned for more details and link to RSVP soon!

Date/Time
Date/Time: April 10 | 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location
Surrey Campus (SYRE Building)

1:1 Graduate Student Career Coaching Sessions

Book a 1:1 career coaching session to support your career exploration, job search, portfolio development, or future education plans. Coach: Deanne Esdale, CCDP, Senior Career Educator, Career and Volunteer Services, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV. 

Schedule your session today on myExperience*, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s platform for career appointments, events, jobs, and volunteer opportunities.

*After logging in, you can find 1:1 Grad student career appointments under the Career/Appointment Calendar in the left-hand menu. Be sure to add your appointment to your calendar!

 

Date/Time
By appointment only

Location
In-person & online

More Events for Grad Students

On Campus

  • Idea Prize Interactive Workshops | February 26, 2025
    | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM:  Learn actionable, science-based strategies to understand your audience and participate in a special partner discovery breakout session.
    | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM:  Master the art of crafting clear, compelling business presentations that wow any audience.
  •  | February 24 - March 1, 2025
    Multilingual Week (MLW) is ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s annual global connection on campus: your opportunity to meet new people with whom you may share language and cultural connections. To hear from different language speakers and language experts. To find out how language knowledge sets you up for success in your life and career.

Off Campus
 

  •  | March 28-29 at UBC Okanagan Campus
  • | February 27 | Online | Ticket Price: $75.00 CAD (no tax)
  •  | Apply by April 14 | partial scholarship support for some participants 
  • Mitacs Professional Development Workshops from mastering the elevator pitch, to leadership, project management, and more! Check out their workshop dates from November 2024 through January 2025 by downloading the Excel sheet. .
* MitacsUpcomingworkshopdates2024_25.xlsx
Mitacs Workshop schedule (November 2024 - January 2025)

Ongoing

  • Indigenous Student Support; Jennifer Reandy is available for counselling support for Indigenous students from Tuesday to Friday.
  • Thriving in your role as a TA/TM Online Course: gain resilience skills, identify boundaries in your role as a TA/TM helping students, and overview conditions for well-being in learning environments
  • Instructional Skills Workshops (Various dates and deadlines for spring and summer)
  • ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Research Ethics Board runs weekly remote help sessions
  • The , available to entrepreneurs in the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Community, allows you to connect with mentors at all three ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Campuses.
  • Health & Counselling has a recorded/asynchronous version of their seminar about anxiety and depression. Download and print out the presentation slides and resources. 

 

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