LFS Today Oct 14, 2020
LFS Virtual Townhall – Today All faculty and staff are invited to today’s LFS Virtual Townhall from 1:00-2:00pm. Agenda: Updates on UBC initiatives related to COVID-19 Brief Roundtable Updates – Associate Deans and Directors Questions & Answers To submit questions in advance or during the Townhall, please use Slido: Go to the website www.slido.com; Enter […]
LFS Today Oct 13, 2020
Just Food Project Website & CTLT Session The Just Food project has launched a new website – justfood.landfood.ubc.ca. The Just Food Project aims to provide teaching and learning resources for enhancing equity competencies of instructors and students using food systems as a platform for engagement. On the website, you can: Learn about the Just Food Project, […]
LFS Today Oct 9, 2020
Monday is Thanksgiving Don’t forget that Monday is a statutory holiday – enjoy the long weekend! LFS Macmillan Studio & Video Innovation Lab The LFS LC is happy to announce that the LFS Macmillan Studio & Video Innovation Lab is open for production. The studio is your spot to make higher quality video, prepare […]
LFS Today Oct 8, 2020
LFS Faculty Council Meeting – Today The LFS Faculty Council Meeting will take place today, Oct 8 from 12:30-1:30 pm by Zoom. Please note there will be curriculum discussion at the meeting so we would like to encourage you to attend. Agenda: 12:30-12:31 Call to Order and Territorial Acknowledgement – Rickey Yada 12:31-12:40 Dean’s message […]
LFS Today Oct 7, 2020
Course Expense Fund Requests – due October 15th – Link correction Find form and details at “Finance”. Look under Forms, then the link next to Teaching-Related Funding for more information, and find the form at Course Expenses Fund (MS Word). Thank you, and apologies. Reminder: LFS Curriculum Change – Oct 16 Deadline Time again to submit any Curriculum […]
LFS Today Oct 6, 2020
Midterm Course Evaluation Midterm course evaluation provides a great opportunity to get a pulse on your course. Students’ feedback is especially important in the online learning environment. Please note that midterm course evaluation is mandatory in LFS. You are strongly encouraged to include questions on student workload and areas that have gone well and areas for […]
LFS Today Oct 5, 2020
MFRE Speaker Series Speaker: Nima Salmani, Director, Lyft Commodity Trading Ltd. Topic: Introduction to the Structure of Negotiation Date & Time: Tuesday, October 6, 5:45pm – 7:15pm Nima will give an introduction to the structure of negotiation from a practitioner’s point of view. Through small cases, students will follow the process of negotiation in a bilateral and multilateral setting. […]
LFS Today – Sept 30, 2020
LFS Virtual Townhall – Today All faculty and staff are invited to today’s LFS Virtual Townhall from 1:00-2:00pm. Agenda: Updates on UBC initiatives related to COVID-19 Brief Roundtable Updates – Associate Deans and Directors Questions & Answers To submit questions in advance or during the Townhall, please use Slido: Go to the website www.slido.com; Enter event […]
LFS Today – Sept 29, 2020
Workday HR & Finance Office Hours The LFS HR and Finance teams are continuously striving to best support you as you get ready for Workday Go-live next month! As such, we have organized weekly “Office Hours” with HR & Finance team members. The purpose of these sessions is to provide you a channel to raise […]
Feature Friday with Lisa Palmer
Job title: Admin Manager, Food, Nutrition and Health (FNH)/ Wine Research Centre (WRC) Hometown: Delta, BC How long have you worked at LFS/UBC? The answer always surprises me on this one – I started at UBC in 2001. Let’s talk work… Describe what you do for LFS: As the administrative manager for FNH/WRC it would […]
LFS Today – Sept 23, 2020
LFS LC Lunch & Learn Sessions – Zoom Pro-Tips with the Learning Centre Team The LFS LC Lunch and Learn Office Hours this week is a deep dive into Zoom. Zoom is updating its software on a weekly basis. We’ll cover some of Zoom’s specialized tools, including annotation, user roles, breakout rooms, polling and general […]
LFS Today – Sept 22, 2020
Workplace Learning: Leading Change and Caring for Others on Sept. 30 All faculty and staff are invited to a one-hour, collaborative online session to gain skills in coping with change. About the session: If you are leading a team through change as a manager/supervisor, or looking at how to manage through change yourself – you are welcome […]
LFS Today – Sept 21, 2020
LFS Virtual Townhall – Q&A posting from Sept. 16 To see the questions and answers that were posted on Slido at the LFS Virtual Townhall last Wednesday, Sept. 16, visit the LFS Intranet under LFS Community Meetings. You’ll need to log in using your CWL to access this section. Any questions, feel free to email Karen […]
Feature Friday with Nicholas Grant
Job title: Research Facilitator Hometown: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK How long have you worked at LFS/UBC? 15 years in LFS: 12 as a Researcher with the Biometeorology and Soil Physics Group, and 3 as Research Facilitator Let’s talk work… Describe what you do for LFS: As Research Facilitator I work with the Associate Dean, Research, to […]
Dean’s Message
Welcome to the Faculty of Land and Food Systems! I’m delighted that you have chosen to join our team. Our Faculty has a long and proud history here at UBC, one that stretches back to the University’s inception more than a hundred years ago. We are known around campus as the “friendly” Faculty, and I […]
LFS Bright Ideas Program
Send us your Bright Ideas! Have an idea that you think will make the Faculty stronger or better? Send it to Bright Ideas, our ideas program! Here’s how it works:LFS faculty, staff and students are invited to submit worthwhile ideas that will potentially save energy or resources, improve service to students, increase safety or […]
Random Acts of Recognition
To nominate a faculty member, staff or graduate student that’s been doing an outstanding job or has gone above and beyond in some way, send an email to lfs.recognition@ubc.ca and tell us why this person should be recognized. We’ll send them a $6 Starbucks gift card and acknowledge their good work in LFS Today.
Feature Friday with Andy Jeffries
Job title: Faculty Operations Manager Hometown: Tsawwassen, BC How long have you worked at LFS/UBC? 7 months at LFS, 26 years at UBC Let’s talk work… Describe what you do for LFS: Oversee the operations of the Faculty including the space, safety initiatives and strategic decision-making. What are you currently working on? Looking at future […]
LFS Today July 20, 2020
LFS in the News: Anubhav Pratap SinghAssociate Professor Anubhav Pratap Singh was featured in an article by the Vancouver Sun: Think you like bitter beers? Science says think again. The story also appeared in the Province. Instructors Needing Recording and Livestreaming SpacesSelect classrooms (10 rooms across campus, with the ability to scale up based on demand) will be […]
Feature Friday with Zoë Campbell
Job title: Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Engagement Hometown: Born in Toronto, grew up in Vancouver How long have you worked at LFS/UBC? 7 months with LFS, was at UBC previously for 6 years What are three adjectives that describe you? Adaptive, creative and optimistic Let’s talk work… Describe what you do for LFS: The […]