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June 2020
Rogers Communications – Virtual Resume Workshop
This is a virtual event. Join us from anywhere using your personal computer or smart device.
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. Tuesdays: 1 to 3 p.m. weekly Wednesdays: 9 to 11 a.m. weekly Register Now
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. Tuesdays: 1 to 3 p.m. weekly Wednesdays: 9 to 11 a.m. weekly Register Now
Rock Your LinkedIn Profile (Virtual Workshop)
Join us for this virtual, interactive workshop to elevate your LinkedIn profile. Use your personal computer or smart device from anywhere.
Conversation Cafe: Coaching Through Change
Connect with your colleagues and learn from one another’s experiences in a new biweekly series called “Conversation Cafés”. All UBC faculty and staff are welcome. HR’s Organization Development and Learning Consultants are hosting timely and relevant conversation cafes on topics that matter to you. Grab a coffee and dive into conversation with your UBC colleagues to leverage the wisdom in the (Zoom) room, giving you quick access to new approaches and helpful tips and tools. Register here. Stay tuned for…
Graduate Student Awards Night: Okanagan School of Education
Join us in celebrating our Okanagan School of Education Graduate Student Award recipients! Wednesday, June 17 4:15 to 4:30 p.m. Via Zoom Register to receive the Zoom link. Cheer on your colleagues! All are welcome to attend.
Online Writers’ Retreat
This four-day event is designed to help UBCO graduate students and post-doctoral fellows get summer writing projects off to a productive and healthy start. Our number one goal is to have each participant make progress on a writing project in a supportive online environment and to establish habits for personal writing success. Most days will go from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. and will involve both live online sessions and check-ins as well as recorded…
International Women in Engineering Day
Join the School of Engineering as we celebrate and raise awareness for International Women in Engineering Day.
Navigating Conflict – Workshop Series
How do we understand conflict: Is it a battle to be won? Is it an uncomfortable experience to be avoided at all costs - and is that even possible? Could engaging in conflict be something besides: An opportunity for learning and insight? A step towards a culture of meaningful inclusion? A transformative force? Join Dr. Aftab Erfan and Prof. Tom Scholte for this three-part workshop series where we will explore conflict, resistance, diversity, polarities, tension and resolution Dates: June 23,…
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. Tuesdays: 1 to 3 p.m. weekly Wednesdays: 9 to 11 a.m. weekly Register Now
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. Tuesdays: 1 to 3 p.m. weekly Wednesdays: 9 to 11 a.m. weekly Register Now
My Career Story: Lessons from my Career Pivot
Join us for an engaging panel discussion with UBC alumni who have made minor and major career pivots.
Facilitating Productive Meetings
People who run great meetings can deliver far better decision-making for the organization and are generally more productive with their own time and the time of others.
Cancelled: Safe is Not Enough: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Education and Leadership Workshop
We invite educators, counsellors, administrators, health personnel, and community members to join us for this two-day non-credit summer program. The SOGI UBC workshop will assist participants in understanding and exploring inclusive approaches that recognize, and intervene to transform, the impacts of systemic discrimination towards sexual and gender minorities. Your experienced facilitator will present ready to use resources, hands-on activities and group discussion in a supportive atmosphere. You will meet passionate and knowledgeable colleagues as well as incredible guest speakers who…
Virtual Teaching in Clinical Environments: Tips and Tricks
Hosted via Zoom, this session is for preceptors in all clinical settings who are looking for support as they consider teaching in this new virtual environment.
Cancelled: Safe is Not Enough: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Education and Leadership Workshop
We invite educators, counsellors, administrators, health personnel, and community members to join us for this two-day non-credit summer program. The SOGI UBC workshop will assist participants in understanding and exploring inclusive approaches that recognize, and intervene to transform, the impacts of systemic discrimination towards sexual and gender minorities. Your experienced facilitator will present ready to use resources, hands-on activities and group discussion in a supportive atmosphere. You will meet passionate and knowledgeable colleagues as well as incredible guest speakers who…
Online Presentation Skills
Do you have presentations to give? Given the new circumstances, you may be presenting over Zoom or another online platform! This workshop will focus on how to maximize the features of Zoom to enhance your presentation. We will also review presentation skills and how to tailor them to make effective Zoom presentations. You’ll be able to take away tangible skills and ideas to incorporate into your next presentation. Register Now
Navigating Conflict – Workshop Series
How do we understand conflict: Is it a battle to be won? Is it an uncomfortable experience to be avoided at all costs - and is that even possible? Could engaging in conflict be something besides: An opportunity for learning and insight? A step towards a culture of meaningful inclusion? A transformative force? Join Dr. Aftab Erfan and Prof. Tom Scholte for this three-part workshop series where we will explore conflict, resistance, diversity, polarities, tension and resolution Dates: June 23,…
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. Tuesdays: 1 to 3 p.m. weekly Wednesdays: 9 to 11 a.m. weekly Register Now
July 2020
Self-Care 101
About the Workshop: We don’t always take the time to care for and nurture ourselves and we sometimes require support in integrating relaxation and our personal needs into daily life. This two-part facilitated webinar focuses on increasing mental health literacy through self-care for individuals. What will you learn? Participants will learn about the body’s stress response and how to identify these responses in themselves. They will have an opportunity to take a stress index, explore what self-care means to them…
Navigating Conflict – Workshop Series
How do we understand conflict: Is it a battle to be won? Is it an uncomfortable experience to be avoided at all costs - and is that even possible? Could engaging in conflict be something besides: An opportunity for learning and insight? A step towards a culture of meaningful inclusion? A transformative force? Join Dr. Aftab Erfan and Prof. Tom Scholte for this three-part workshop series where we will explore conflict, resistance, diversity, polarities, tension and resolution Dates: June 23,…
Alumni Office Hours with Henry McQueen – Senior Development Manager at Concert Properties
Attending an Office Hour is an excellent opportunity for you to expand your network and participate in an open, roundtable discussion with an alumni.
Writing the Research Proposal
Dreaming of the perfect research proposal? We can help you with your writing! Whether you’re writing a grant, thesis, or dissertation proposal, this workshop will review how to approach writing this type of document. We will review how to establish the gap in literature, explain your project, and highlight the implications. You are encouraged to bring questions and working drafts. Suitable for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from all disciplines. Register now
Self-Care 101
About the Workshop: We don’t always take the time to care for and nurture ourselves and we sometimes require support in integrating relaxation and our personal needs into daily life. This two-part facilitated webinar focuses on increasing mental health literacy through self-care for individuals. What will you learn? Participants will learn about the body’s stress response and how to identify these responses in themselves. They will have an opportunity to take a stress index, explore what self-care means to them…
Leading Self when Working Remotely
Self-leadership during our current challenging and stressful times means knowing who you are, what you are capable of and applying the tools and behaviours that will keep you focused and on track.