Manage courses, program, money

1. Manage courses, program, money UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Campus Resources • Student Service Centrehttps://ssc.adm.ubc.ca/sscportal/servletsSRVSSCFramework • Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies www.grad.ubc.ca • Money management help http://www.students.ubc.ca/finance/get-started-from-here/ Build my career • Graduate Pathways to Success https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/gps-graduate-pathways-success • Centre for Student Involvement and Careers http://students.ubc.ca/career/careers-services-graduate-students

2. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Campus Resources Plan for Success • UBC Libraries http://www.library.ubc.ca/ • Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology http://www.tag.ubc.ca • Learning Commons http://learningcommons.ubc.ca/ • Academic English Support Program http://www.cstudies.ubc.ca/aes/index.html • Access and Diversity http://www.students.ubc.ca/access/index.cfm • Writing Centre http://cstudies.ubc.ca/writing/

3. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Campus Resources Live well to learn well • BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) http://www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/msp • AMS/GSS Insurance Plan http://www.studentcare.net/ • Student Health Service http://www.students.ubc.ca/health/ • Wellness Centre wellness.centre@ubc.cahttp://www.students.ubc.ca/livewelllearnwell/explore-wellness/wellness-centre/ • Counselling Serviceshttp://www.students.ubc.ca/counselling

4. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Campus Resources Have some fun, connect with others • UBC Rec (Intramurals and Recreational Sports) http://www.rec.ubc.ca/ • AMS Campus Life Resources http://www.ams.ubc.ca/studentsociety/ • Graduate Student Society http://gss.ubc.ca/main/ • Grad Student Online Forum http://forum.grad.ubc.ca/

5. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Campus Resources Get Advice, Resolve Problems • Office of the Ombudsperson for Students http://www.ombudsoffice.ubc.ca • Equity and Inclusion Office http://equity.ubc.ca/ • International Student Development (“I House”) http://www.students.ubc.ca/international/index.cfm • Your department Graduate Advisor and Staff • Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

6. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Success in Graduate School 7 Keys to Success in Graduate School • Be proactive – take responsibility for your own grad school experience • Be your own “project manager” – take initiative to get what you need from your supervisor/committee • Look for (or create) opportunities to help you get what you want from graduate school • Continue the mental transition from waiting for direction to charting your own course

7. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Success in Graduate School 7 Keys to Success in Graduate School 2. Establish positive relationships with your supervisor and others • Seek regular contact with your supervisor. Make your time together productive. • Follow up on items discussed in meetings – keep your supervisor(s) informed of your progress and challenges • Act as a “junior colleague” – ask questions, advance ideas, show interest and support for shared goals • Deal with problems sooner rather than later.

8. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Success in Graduate School 7 Keys to Success in Graduate School 3. Embrace the wider (even global) academic community • Don’t isolate – reach out within and beyond your program to find collaborators and community • Get out there! Look into research mobility grants; present at conferences ($500 available to every grad student to present at a conference) • Become involved with University activities beyond your own work—seminars, committees, events

9. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Success in Graduate School 7 Keys to Success in Graduate School 4. Develop effective project management strategies • Know your program requirements and set a ‘Master Plan” for achieving milestones, revisit as needed. Give yourself deadlines. • Structure your time and efforts—develop a regular work schedule that works for you. • Schedule regular meetings with your supervisor and committee to keep things moving along • Stay focussed on your goals. Reduce distractions wherever possible.

10. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Success in Graduate School 7 Keys to Success in Graduate School 5. Plan for various career paths from the start • There are (usually) many options…explore, then hone in on what seems most interesting to YOU. • Build both specific and diverse skills for possible careers. Watch for offerings through the Graduate Pathways to Success program, your Dept. and elsewhere. • Develop a network of positive contacts. • Engage with the wider UBC & Vancouver community.

11. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Success in Graduate School 6.Prevent or deal effectively with problems 7 Keys to Success in Graduate School

12. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Orientation | Success in Graduate School 7 Keys to Success in Graduate School • Seek balance and support in your life • Stay connected to friends and family outside school • Eat well, sleep consistently, exercise regularly • Reach out to those around you—staff, faculty members and especially other students, who can help you through the tough times • Keep grad school in perspective—be a finisher!