The CCFI community invites students from across the faculty to participate in courses, brown bags, and a variety of events, conferences and seminars. To assist with planning, a number of graduate students receive funding to participate in the Centre as GAAs.

GAA TEAM (2007/2008)

Cristina Delgado (Term 1)
Indira Dutt
Graham Giles (Term 2)
Nane Jordan (Graduate Peer Adviser)
Rebecca Thomas
Julia Wallis

The graduate peer advisor, Nane Jordan, for the CCFI/ECED programs is available to students to answer questions and help students navigate their academic journey.

Nané Jordan – Peer Advisor
Peer, n. equal in civil standing or rank, equal in any respect.
Advisor, from advi´|ce n. opinion given as to future action (i.e. my advice to you is;), information, news.
advi´|se (-z) v.t. & i., give advice (to), recommend, inform, consult with.

Okay, there is my job description, direct from the pocket Oxford dictionary! 
As your peer advisor, I am available to talk with you and answer questions, concerns or queries from your academic life within CCFI and at UBC.  I am available to listen and talk through things that arise for you as a graduate student, as a researcher, or as a new resident of Vancouver.  If you are looking for information that I don’t have the answer to, I hope to point you towards it.

The people who come to study here make CCFI the special place that it is.  As Annie Smith, the peer advisor before me wrote, “As a GAA I have the responsibility to be a leader in modeling compassion and caring and interest in all of our academic endeavours across the faculty”.  Following in Annie’s footsteps, I look forward as peer advisor to contributing to the spirit of this diverse, rich and unique Centre within the Faculty of Education - and working among such amazingly talented students.

Contact me at nanay6of8@hotmail.com

Rebecca Thomas – GSFE Representative
Hi, my role is to help CCFI and ECED students have a voice within the broader Education Faculty. I sit on a committee composed of reps from each department with the Education Faculty, called the Graducate Students of the Faculty of Education (GSFE).

Do you have concerns regarding issues of access or equity at UBC (like funding or tuition)? I am here to advocate on your behalf within the Education Faculty. I am responsible for bringing these issues to the attention of the Dean of Education and associated governance committees.

Do you have concerns, issues, or events that you would like to see communicated to students and faculty across the Faculty of Education? Feel free to email me with your ideas anytime.

The main goal of my position is to make sure that everyone at CCFI and ECED feels they receive fair and equitable treatment within the Faculty of Education and to represent CCFI within the wider Education community.

Are you still wondering what the GSFE is? check out the website at http://educ.ubc.ca/gsfe/