Rock Your LinkedIn Profile

Do you need to brush up your LinkedIn profile? Need tips for virtual networking? Whether you are a beginner just starting out on LinkedIn, or you’re an expert, this workshop is for you. Join us for this interactive workshop to help elevate your profile and get the most out of your virtual network.  No account […]

Introduction to Voyant

Online virtual event

We will introduce Voyant, a free suite of visual tools for text analysis. Participants will get hands-on experience applying common tools within Voyant to a corpus. No prior experience with text analysis is required. This workshop is part of the Digital Toolkit series co-presented by the UBC Library Research Commons at UBC-V and UBC-O Library. […]

Event Series Online Writing Communities

Online Writing Communities

Write with us! Join a weekly Online Writing Community to write together with other members of the UBCO community, including undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty. The Centre for Scholarly Communication will facilitate short opening and closing discussions and plenty of writing time in the style of the Pomodoro technique. Mondays: 7 p.m. […]

Free
Event Series Healthy Masculinities Group

Healthy Masculinities Group

Online virtual event

Men Don't Show Emotion Join a group of masculine-identified people talking about issues that matter: social expectations, mental health, suicide, dating, consent and sex. Occurs online every Tuesday @ 5:30 pm starting October 20, 2020, for 7 weeks. Be a part of the conversation. It’s time to re-define manhood. (This group will hold up to […]

Rock Your LinkedIn Profile

Do you need to brush up your LinkedIn profile? Need tips for virtual networking? Whether you are a beginner just starting out on LinkedIn, or you’re an expert, this workshop is for you. Join us for this interactive workshop to help elevate your profile and get the most out of your virtual network. This workshop […]

Event Series Online Writing Communities

Online Writing Communities

Write with us! Join a weekly Online Writing Community to write together with other members of the UBCO community, including undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty. The Centre for Scholarly Communication will facilitate short opening and closing discussions and plenty of writing time in the style of the Pomodoro technique. Mondays: 7 p.m. […]

Free
Event Series Art Hive – Virtual

Art Hive – Virtual

Online virtual event

Create  •  De-stress  •  Connect NEED A CREATIVE BREAK? No artistic experience necessary. Have your favourite art supplies handy or keep it simple (pen/coloured pencils, paper). Every Wednesday from 10:30am to 12:00pm, join us for a virtual Art Hive!!  Interested participants can email Sophie Vinette at sophie.vinette@ubc.ca to sign up and receive the link.

Lunch and Lift Workshop Series

Lunch & Lift is a series of free 2-in-1 interactive well-being workshops consisting of a 30-minute movement class, followed by a 30-minute interactive well-being session facilitated by a UBC well-being professional.

Undergraduate Research Award Information Session: Where could your ideas lead?

Online virtual event

Mark your calendars! The Undergraduate Research Award Information Session takes places virtually on November 18 from 1 – 2 p.m. Apply for the following awards: Barber School (URA), International Student Initiative (IURA), or NSERC (USRA). All applications are due Thursday, January 28, 2021. Registration for this session is required. Please contact Julie Martin at julie.martin@ubc.ca […]

CTL Workshop: Turnitin

Online virtual event

The UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning invites you to join us for a series of online workshops. Our workshops are held in Collaborate Ultra. Everyone is welcome! REGISTER ONLINE Turnitin This session provides an overview and introduction to using Turnitin. Turnitin is used at UBC to check student submissions for originality. Turnitin can […]

Event Series Tech Connect Drop-In Sessions

Tech Connect Drop-In Sessions

Online virtual event

Do you have technology-related questions? Are you having difficulty accessing and using UBC software and programs for online learning? Do you have questions about what technology is available to you as a student?  Come to a Tech Connect drop-in session with your Peer Technology Assistant! Bring your questions about: technical assistance Canvas and other UBC […]

Free

Exercise for Brain Health

Online virtual event

Join Dr. Jennifer Heisz to learn more about how exercise affects brain health.

Go Global Q&A

Online virtual event

Join Go Global staff to ask any questions that you have about the program!

The Working Mind for People Leaders

Science Building (SCI) 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada

The Working Mind (TWM) is an evidence-based program designed to promote mental health and reduce the stigma around mental illness in the workplace. By reducing stigma and discrimination, TWM helps organizations create a culture that fosters greater awareness and support for mental health among employees, managers, and employers. Managers, supervisors, and team leads have a […]

Go Global Q&A

Join Go Global staff to ask any questions that you have about the program!

Q&A Session: Writing the CGSM (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR) Application

Preparing your CGSM application? Attend this online Q&A session to ask your questions about writing and submitting the application, facilitated by the College of Graduate Studies and the Centre for Scholarly Communication. This Q&A will be supplemented with asynchronous Canvas modules, where you can find detailed information about applying for the CGSM. Register NOW

Stress Relaxation Techniques

Online virtual event

About this session: Our minds and bodies need rest and recovery breaks to allow us to relax and reduce the effects of stress. While everyone has days that are hectic and unfocused, consistently feeling stressed out, rushed, or on the go can have a detrimental impact on a person, increasing their risk of experiencing a […]

Digital Publishing with Scalar

Online virtual event

This workshop provides an introduction to Scalar, a free open-source authoring and publishing platform. Scalar can be used to create media rich assignments and open, digital books. Participants will learn how to build Scalar pages incorporating multimedia (e.g. video, text, images, sound), annotations, tags and metadata. This workshop is intended for beginners. To participate fully […]

First Annual Sharon Thesen Lecture

Online virtual event

John Lent will giving the first Annual Sharon Thesen lecture, taking us on a writer’s and teacher’s journey through the power and promise of modernism and the teaching of creative writing.