Week of Events
Stand-up Paddle Boarding
Stand-up Paddle Boarding
Come and enjoy a relaxing time on Okanagan Lake learning how to paddle board.
TA Training
TA Training
Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students play a vital role in creating rich learning environments at UBC Okanagan. The Centre for Teaching and Learning partners with TAs to create a learning community that provides support and professional growth opportunities. This September, TA training looks different than in previous years. This year, TAs may participate in a […]
Move More, Learn More
Move More, Learn More
Move More, Learn More is an 8-week program designed for Asian Women students who want to improve their health and fitness.
How to make the most out of a virtual career fair
How to make the most out of a virtual career fair
Will you be attending an upcoming virtual career fair? Join us to ensure you enter the fair feeling prepared and confident. Register in advance using the link below. Once you register you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session. Register here
Introduction to Research Data Management
Introduction to Research Data Management
This workshop will introduce the main concepts of Research Data Management - or RDM - including the research data life cycle, Tri-Council requirements, as well as supports and services offered at UBC. The course will then introduce learners to a mock project and dataset arranged in a file hierarchy with poorly named folders and files, […]
Power, Conflict and Ideas Speaker Series Presents Dr. David McNally
Power, Conflict and Ideas Speaker Series Presents Dr. David McNally
Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences presents: Dr. David McNally Cullen Distinguished Professor of History & Business Department of History University of Houston CRISIS and RESISTANCE: Theses on Capitalism, the Pandemic, and the Anti-Racist Uprising September 28, 12-1:30 Ctrl + click to follow link: Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61132754174?pwd=M0pvTFNCWDBsRWd1NFJKaC9BbjM1QT09 Meeting ID: 611 3275 4174 Please […]
Go Global Q&A Session
Go Global Q&A Session
Join a Go Global Advisor and Ambassador (returned student) at a Q&A session! We’ll be available for you to ask your questions about how specific pieces of the program works and how it can work for you! For a list of advisors and ambassadors, please review our contact page. Also, check out our new video series, […]
How to make the most out of a virtual career fair
How to make the most out of a virtual career fair
Will you be attending an upcoming virtual career fair? Join us to ensure you enter the fair feeling prepared and confident. Register in advance using the link below. Once you register you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session. Register here
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. […]
Year 1 Career Planning
Year 1 Career Planning
Join Career Services to discuss relevant career information based on your year of study. Bring your questions and we will help to provide resources that will help you take action towards your goals. This session will be geared toward students in the first year of their undergraduate degree. Register in advance using the link below. […]
First Steps in Data Management Planning
First Steps in Data Management Planning
Having a data management plan (DMP) is a great way to ensure that your research project remains on track and that your data retains its integrity throughout the entire research life cycle. This course will introduce the concept of a data management plan, and using the mock project data from session 1, will examine a […]
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. […]
Cancelled: International Students Connection Group
Cancelled: International Students Connection Group
This event is CANCELLED: UBCO International students are invited to attend a weekly, online conversation, facilitated by a health and wellness counsellor. This informal weekly event will run every Tuesday and will provide students the space to ask questions from and have informal conversations with peers and staff.
Writing the Cover Letter Workshop
Writing the Cover Letter Workshop
Join Career Services to learn how to create and use the cover letter as a marketing tool to introduce yourself to employers. This workshop is open to all graduate students. Register ONLINE This workshop is hosted over ZOOM. Students who register will receive the ZOOM link by email 48 hours before the event.
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. […]
Virtual Interview Prep
Virtual Interview Prep
Online interviewing is becoming the new norm. Make sure you know what to expect and how to best present yourself in the virtual environment. Register in advance using the link below. Once you register you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session. Register here
Introduction to the DMP Assistant
Introduction to the DMP Assistant
The Data Management Planning (DMP) Assistant is a tool created for Canadian researchers to develop a data management plan, by asking a series of questions about what will be done with research data throughout its entire life cycle. Building off the work done in sessions 1 and 2, this course will introduce the DMP Assistant […]
Tech Connect Drop-In Sessions
Tech Connect Drop-In Sessions
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 […]
Re-Introduction to the Data Life Cycle
Re-Introduction to the Data Life Cycle
This course will begin by discussing the Data Management Planning work from the previous day, encouraging conversation about differences across disciplinary data. It will then move on and discuss details of the data life cycle, the FAIR principles of data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), and introduce Git (a system for tracking changes in source code) […]
UBC Career Day Virtual Fair
UBC Career Day Virtual Fair
Connect with leading companies and organizations to explore your career and post-graduation options. Meet 50+ employers and network with organizations looking to recruit for 1300 positions from various academic disciplines and learn about the job opportunities available – from co-op to full-time/part-time positions to summer programs and volunteer roles. Open to all UBC students and […]
Go Global Q&A Session
Go Global Q&A Session
Join a Go Global Advisor and Ambassador (returned student) at a Q&A session! We’ll be available for you to ask your questions about how specific pieces of the program works and how it can work for you! For a list of advisors and ambassadors, please review our contact page. Also, check out our new video series, […]
Tech Connect Drop-In Sessions
Tech Connect Drop-In Sessions
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 […]
AVPS listening session: the virtual student experience
AVPS listening session: the virtual student experience
UBCO’s new Associate Vice-President, Students, is planning to hold monthly listening sessions with students on a variety of themes related to your experience. Bring your thoughts and perspectives to this first session on the topic of the virtual student experience at UBCO.
Office Hours: Research Data Management Workshop Series
Office Hours: Research Data Management Workshop Series
Open office hours for any questions relating to Research Data Management sessions. We will have a number of people available for you to talk to. So bring your questions! Find Office Hours relating to RDM workshops: RDM Fall Series 2020.