Events
Mar
20
PIBC lunch and learn: Student work experience in Planning
1:30pm - 3:00pm
PIBC represents networking and knowledge, and many PIBC events earn points towards RPP certification. This time: UNBC hosts the next (virtual) PIBC Academic Liaison Sub-Committee's Lunch & Learn. You can also sign up to present.
Mar
22
IDEAthon Competition for undergrads
9:00am - 5:30pm | UBC, The Nest - Rooms 2306/2309
ReROW (The Rethinking the Right of Way research cluster, led by SCARP Professor Kelly Clifton), is hosting a competition for students to reimagine UBC's University Boulevard! Spots are tight and the deadline is March 17, so sign up while you can!
Mar
25
Applying to grad school at UBC
10:00am
This session will break down the graduate school application at UBC, explain the process and key application elements, provide some tips on strengthening your application, and answer your questions.
Mar
25
Workshop: Resumes for Students in course-based programs
12:00pm - 1:00pm
This session will cover highlighting program and project experience i.n your resume, organizing a resume for career changes and pivots, and organization, formatting, and common challenges.
Mar
25
SCARP Speaker Series: Kamala Todd
12:00pm - 1:15pm | West Mall Annex, WMAX 110
SCARP showcases innovative perspectives across numerous fields from UBC, Vancouver, and beyond. This time, SFU Associate Professor Kamala Todd gives her talk, Stories in the Indigenous City: Deepening knowledge, widening “community”.
Mar
26
PIBC webinar on AI: expanding the Planners' toolkit
12:00pm - 1:30pm
PIBC represents networking and knowledge, and many PIBC events earn points towards RPP certification. This time: AI tech's reshaping how we analyse data, draft policies, and aid in decision-making processes, and how to address it.
Mar
27
Workshop: copyright images etc. in your thesis
10:00am - 11:30am
Learn to examine your thesis for copyright compliance; the laws relating to using copyrighted images; to identify copyright material; about creative commons licenses; about using material from online resources; and about author rights.
Mar
27
ICLEI CoP on green development standards
11:00am - 12:00pm
This CoP provides a space to consider opportunities regarding Building to Net Zero (e.g., building sustainability and energy efficiency), through collaborative knowledge exchange, resource sharing, and peer-to-peer learning.
Apr
1
Applying to grad school at UBC: Instagram infosession
10:00am
A range of general questions regarding all aspects of applying for grad school at UBC (note they cannot get into program-specific answers).
Apr
1
SCARP Planning Studio 2025 Final Presentations
3:30pm - 7:00pm | UBC Robson Square, C300 Theatre
In one of our most exciting events of the year, after months of research, community engagement, partnerships, and planning, our Planning Studio student teams present their project findings and formal proposals to our community partners across BC.
Apr
4
Nexus Student Conference
11:45am - 3:30pm
At this student-led conference the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program brings together scholars across UBC, bridging the gaps between different disciplines, methodologies, research approaches, and forms of advocacy/activism.
Apr
4
Urban Studies Capstone Showcase Launch
2:00pm - 4:00pm
The first cohort of our new Urban Studies major (jointly taught with UBC Geography) is graduating from UBC soon! Faculty, peers, future students, and community members, come talk with these students as they present their community engaged projects.
Apr
7
Career panel by SCARP alumni for SCARP students
12:00pm - 1:00pm
An eager club of SCARP alumni has arranged a panel for SCARP students to draw from, including great selection of alumni who currently work in public sector, private planning, and all levels of government.
Apr
7
The Death of Consumerism And How we Engineer A More Sustainable Future
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Dr. Mark Miodownik, Professor of Materials & Society at University College London (UCL), hosts this talk co-sponsored by the NSERC-Net0MM CREATE Program, UBC Applied Science Dean's Office, and UBC Materials Engineering.
Apr
9
Workshop: Academic CV
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Typical sections, what makes the CV different from a business-style resume, and how to understand the ways in which the hiring committee will use the CV.