Posted on October 19, 2017
What’s better than delicious home baked cupcakes? How about chemistry themed cupcakes! Please join us in commemorating Avogadro’s Number on October 23rd with some periodic table cupcakes; it’s the first charity fundraiser event of the new CGSS council. We don’t have 6.02 x 1023 cupcakes, but we do sure have a whole lot. Get there early to pick your favorite element before it gets taken!
When: Monday, October 23, 2017, 11 am – 2 pm
Where: Chemistry D211 (Grad Lounge)
Cupcakes will be sold by donation and the proceeds will go to our CGSS selected charities this year: The Greater Vancouver Food Bank and Canadian Mental Health Association.
See you there!
Posted on August 27, 2017
Somehow it is September already… Another year, another CGSS Welcome
Stressbusters to welcome all the new graduate students in our Department.
For those of you that are new to the Department, we usually have 4
Stressbuster events each year. The Graduates get together to eat some
food, drink some drinks (non-alcoholic are free!), and hang out with your
fellow students, faculty and staff!
What: September Stressbuster
When: Sept. 1st, 5:30 PM (right after TA Training)
Where: D211 – Graduate Lounge
Who: Graduate Students and Faculty
Why: New Semester, New Students
Looking forward to entering the new school year with a bang!!
Posted on August 10, 2017
In an attempt to remind you that it is still summer, despite the grey
skies, the CGSS will be hosting our final BBQ of the season this Friday
Aug-11-2017. Food will be served by donation with contributions going to
the Canadian Red Cross for the forest fires relief.
Details:
What: BBQ.
When: Noon, Aug-11-2017. (NOTE: we will not be serving anything before noon)
Where: Between D and B-wings. Just follow the smell of burned meat…
Posted on June 28, 2017
It is barbecue season (yet still 15 degrees C?…) and the CGSS is proud to announce our first barbecue of the Summer! We will have burgers (vege &
beef) and hot-dogs available, along with the usual chip snacks and garnishes.
When: Wednesday, June 29th, Noon.
Where: In front on the steps between D & B wings
Who: YOU!
How Much? FREE, that’s right you read correctly.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Posted on June 6, 2017
Feeling worried about what you will be doing after you graduate? Well not to worry the CGSS will be hosting a chemistry careers event.
When: June 20th, 2017 (2:00-6:00 p.m.)
Where: Thea Koerner House
What: The event will feature several panelists, who hold graduate degrees
in chemistry or related fields, and who are applying the skills they
gained in graduate school in diverse fields including entrepreneurship,
communications, and research. The event will include a panel discussion
and group networking sessions.
Additional details to follow – we are looking forward to seeing many of
you there!