Participate in Online Discussions
Participating the online class discussions for GRS is just like interacting on any other blog, it’s surprisingly easy. To ensure things go smoothly, it helps to have your web browser updated regularly. Here’s how to get started: From the Homepage, hover over Current Students and select Discussion. Scroll through the recent postings to see which […]
Deal with Spam
One of the challenges of using a public blogging software is spam. However, with a bit of tweaking it is possible to prevent it from showing up on your site while still allowing friends to comment and discuss your posts. Here’s what I did to set up on the GRS blog: From your dashboard, scroll […]
Write Pages/Posts
The Difference between Pages and Posts It is recommended that you create a Page for information that will remain constant or not change often, such as your bio page, resume, etc. These pages will be listed either across the top of your blog or along the sidebar, depending on the theme you choose, for easy access. Posts are […]
Use Tags
What are tags? Tags are a way of linking key words to your posts in order to help identify your posts. By using tags your posts are able to be found through the blog search engine. This allows users, including yourself to pull up posts on one specific topic. For example if you wanted to […]
Protected: The Global Water Crisis
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Welcome to the new GRS site
Welcome! This is your brand new GRS site. We are still making some edits and improvements and appreciate your patience during this process. In the meantime, if you have anything that you’d like to share with the class, please send it to ubcgrs@gmail.com
Home Stretch
In response to the theme of some recent emails, here’s a reminder on expectations for the semester. Next class will be a potluck, stay tuned for details from Brent and Roxana. A few thoughts on your blogs and discussion postings: This semester you need four (4) participation marks. If you have submitted a new or […]
Paid Internships for Recent Graduates at UBC Farm
The UBC Farm is currently accepting applications for three paid internship positions targeted at recent graduates. See postings below for full details, including eligibility criteria. Application deadline is Monday, April 9th at 5pm. – Special Projects Assistant Intern – Academic Assistant Intern – Agroforestry Intern
Paid Internships with A Rocha Canada in Surrey, BC
A Rocha Canada: Brooksdale Environmental Centre, Surrey BC Inspiring Change. Caring for Creation. Summer Student Job Opportunities 2012 (paid positions) Qualification: All paid summer student positions pending successful funding and confirmation of position details from Canada Summer Jobs. HRSDC Student Requirements: All applicants must be post-secondary students 18-30 years of age, citizens or permanent residents […]
Class March 28: the Alumni are coming!
Next week’s class will feature several GRS alumni. These GRS grads will share their experiences and tell you about life after university. Join us for what’s sure to be a lively discussion. The following class will be our last for the semester, and we’ll be celebrating with a pot-luck. More details coming soon. Don’t forget, […]