Welcome back to UBC for the start of what is hopefully a great year! To celebrate the start of the term and give everyone an opportunity to meet the other new and returning grad students, MEGA is hosting a board game night on Friday! There will be pizza, soda, and fun! Please bring your own […]
Join MEGA in commemorating the end of summer with a fun day of kayaking at Jericho Beach! We will be renting out double kayaks at Jericho beach this Saturday! Participation will be $18 per person. Location: Jericho Beach Date: Saturday September 2nd, 2023 Time: TBD RSVP: https://forms.gle/Gjybp3DT8ng6Jgcg8 We are limiting RSVPs to 24 people, and the form will close on […]
It’s time for our annual Summer BBQ party! This year we’re doing it even bigger and better by inviting even more engineering graduates to join in on the celebration. Join us for the ultimate Summer BBQ extravaganza in collaboration with ECESGSA & CEGSS. Come feast on delicious food and refreshing drinks while enjoying some beach […]
Hi MEGAers, Let’s kick off the summer with a short hiking trip to enjoy the beautiful outdoors of British Columbia together. Please join MEGA and your fellow graduate students on Sunday, June 11th for our first event of the summer! We will be hiking to Saint Mark’s Summit in the nearby Cypress Provincial Park (~45 mins […]
Hi MEGAers, It’s finally time to celebrate the end of a long and challenging academic year! Please join MEGA and your fellow graduate students on Friday, April 28th, from 5 – 7 pm for our annual Pub Night! This event will be hosted conveniently on-campus at Koerner’s Pub. Food and beverages will be provided, though […]
We have invited Dr. Graham Hendra to give us a LaTeX workshop on Tuesday, April 18th, 2-4:30pm, at CEME 1203. Snacks, finger foods, and refreshments will be served with RSVP (register form below). This event is open to all UBC students, although MECH graduate students will be given priority. Please register in the RSVP form […]
Hi MEGAers, Please join us this week February 16, from 1-3pm for the second edition (this semester) of our monthly coffee chat series! Get ready for coffee, tea, baked goods, and most importantly socializing with your fellow grads. It will be held in the Grad Lounge, CEME 2204. We look forward to seeing you there […]
MEGA has an exciting new joint Halloween party coming up next week, together with ECEGSA and BMEGA! This is our first collaboration with other engineering departments’ graduate student associations, and we hope it will be the beginning of more inter-engineering friendships and events. There will be pumpkin carving and a costume contest, as well as […]
MEGA is hosting a Student/Faculty/Staff Halloween party! There will be a pumpkin carving contest (with prizes!), free food, and lots of fun! Come take a break from your research or classes and get to know your peers and faculty/staff in the department. You must RSVP for this event as we have limited space and pumpkins. Date: Thursday, […]
We have invited Hubert Courteau-Godmaire, our resident Abaqus expert and Civil Engineering PhD candidate, to give us an intro to Abaqus workshop next Friday, October 7th. This event is open to all MECH students, but if any other students would like to attend, just send us an email and we’ll see if we have space. […]