2012
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Visiting Doctoral Student, Karla Lucht, GSLIS, University of Illinois (MLIS, Dual)
Karla Lucht is a Doctoral Student at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include cultural representation (or lack thereof) in library collections for youth, conflicts of race, ethnicity and culture in youth literature, and information-seeking behaviors of youth. She will be speaking on Tuesday, […]
Graduate Students from CTLT (All Students)
Are you a TA? Interested in teaching in higher education? Next week is Celebrate Learning Week at UBC, and there are a lot of events happening across campus that you might be interested in. In particular, consider the following workshops: Thursday, Oct 25, 2012, 10:00am – 11:30 am Assessing Student Participation Irving K. Barber Learning […]
Tuesday Nov 6th Lunch With Visiting Doctoral Student In Children’s Literature
SLAIS and YAACS are hosting a lunch on Tuesday November 6th in the Trail Room with doctoral student, Karla Lucht! She is from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include cultural representation (or lack thereof) in library collections for youth, conflicts of race, ethnicity and […]
Free Statistical Consultation – UBC Department of Statistics (All Students)
Free statistical consultations available from graduate students enrolled in our practicum course STAT 551 (Statistical Consulting). The students still have capacity to take on more clients over the remainder of this academic term. If you might be interested in a consultation, please do see https://www.stat.ubc.ca/SCARL/HowSCARLHelp/Detail/stat551.php for further details.
First Nations Curriculum Concentration Info Session (MAS, MLIS Students)
New students in the MAS and MLIS programs who are considering the First Nations Curriculum Concentration are invited to attend an information session with FNCC Coordinator Dr. Lisa Nathan, as well as students currently in the program. The meeting will be Thursday November 8, 12 noon to 1 p.m. in the Trail Room, off the […]
Housing for SLAIS Student (All Students)
1 bedroom in nice 2 Bedroom Kitsilano apartment, rent is $675 each a month, heat and hot water incl. Available Dec 1st. Any questions/interest contact Rebekah Adams, rebekah.af.adams@gmail.com
Panel Discussion for School Library Day (All Students)
The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, the iSchool at University of British Columbia, is pleased to present a panel discussion as part of School Library Day in British Columbia. “Engaging Youth with Indigenous Materials in Libraries and Classrooms” will be held on Wednesday, October 24, from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Dodson Room, in […]
Search function and archive added to portal (All Students)
The CMS site that feeds the announcements in the portal to students now has a search box and access to prior months posts. There is still no “See previous posts” function that we can turn on, but this should solve the problem. When you click on September, it shows you all the posts for the […]
Deadline Reminder – Conference Travel funding for MLIS/Dual Students (MLIS, Dual)
If you are interested in presenting at, attending, organizing or participating in the organization of a conference in your area of study or any allied field before April 2013, SLAIS may be able to provide a small amount of financial support. To apply for funding talk to a full-time faculty member whose research and teaching […]
Project and Stress Management (All Students)
Registration is now open for: Foundations of Project Management I: a team-based approach. Offered in partnership with the Mitacs Step program. Tuesday & Wednesday, October 30th & 31st 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Students must commit to attending both days)For a complete session description, please visit http://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/7668-gpsmitacs-event-foundations-project-management-i-team-based-approach-2-days You may register at https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g1ed8 This event is […]
