LFS Today Sept 29, 2021
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Sept. 30 Tomorrow is National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, a new federal statutory holiday (day of recognition), and it’s also Orange Shirt Day. LFS will be holding activities to mark the day, in collaboration with Applied Science, Science and Forestry, including a march being planned for the day. […]
LFS Today Sept 28, 2021
Tech Tip Tuesday Using Rubrics on Canvas A rubric is scoring guide used to evaluate the quality of responses from your students. Rubrics can be analytic (criteria or traits to be evaluated with levels of performance on each criteria) or holistic (integrates all aspects of the work into a single overall rating). Canvas supports rubrics on […]
LFS Today Sept 27, 2021
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Indigeneity (EDI.I) Spotlight Ahmed, S. (2012). On being included: Racism and diversity in institutional life. Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822395324[Book available on-line through UBC Library] On Being Included explores the gap between symbolic commitments to diversity and the experience of those who embody diversity. The book provides an account of institutional whiteness and shows how racism […]
LFS Today Sept 24, 2021
LFS in the News Jennifer Black was featured in an article about new research examining the link between food worry and mental health during the pandemic. As one of the paper’s authors, Jennifer shared: “This study echoes a growing body of evidence that clearly shows that far too many Canadians worry that they don’t have stable […]
LFS Today Sept 23, 2021
Random Acts of Recognition Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients: Tamara Cohen for hosting the LFS, Faculty of Arts and alumniUBC’s Homecoming 2021 event last Saturday “Culinary Adventures with The Lazy Gourmet’s Susan Mendelson”. Tamara’s generous commitment to host, and moderate questions from the online audience, during a extremely busy time of the school year, […]
LFS Today Sept 22, 2021
LFS Virtual Townhall – Oct. 1 We will not be holding a Virtual Townhall today. The next one will be Friday, Oct. 1 from noon-1pm. This change of date is to accommodate the schedules of the associate deans. Rebecca Lee has sent a calendar invitation and Zoom link for Oct. 1 to faculty & staff, but if […]
LFS Today Sept 21, 2021
Reminder: LFS Curriculum Change – Sept 24th Deadline Time again to submit any Curriculum Change Proposals you are considering. Proposals can include a variety of changes to an LFS course or program, from changing the title of a course to adding a new program. Please forward your Curriculum Change requests to Virginia Frankian by 12 […]
LFS Today Sept 20, 2021
Register for the LFS Welcome Back Event – Friday, Sept. 24 Registration is open for the LFS Welcome Back Event this Friday, September 24 from 3-5pm at UBC Farm. Join us as we celebrate and thank LFS faculty members, staff and graduate students for all their hard work over the past 18 months! Register by donating a minimum […]
LFS Today Sept 17, 2021
Register for the LFS Welcome Back Event on Friday, Sept. 24 Registration is now open for the LFS Welcome Back Event on Friday, September 24 from 3-5pm at UBC Farm. Join us as we celebrate and thank LFS faculty members, staff and graduate students for all their hard work! Register by donating a minimum of $5 to […]
LFS Today Sept 16, 2021
LFS in the News Alexandra Protopopova was featured in several articles providing suggestions for pet owners as the pandemic situation continues to evolve and people return to office work. On planning ahead, Alexandra shared: “You want to imagine your ‘back to normal’ life and then work backwards from that. This could mean leaving your dog at home […]
LFS Today Sept 15, 2021
LFS Faculty Council Meeting The LFS Faculty Council Meeting (for faculty and sessionals) will take place on Thursday, October 14 at 12:00 – 1:00 pm in person and by Zoom. Please note there will be curriculum discussion at the meeting so we would like to encourage you to attend. More details will follow. Please mark your calendar. […]
LFS Today Sept 14, 2021
LFS in the News Alexandra Protopopova was featured in a Q&A about how to ease the transition back to the office for your pets. On the concerns that pet owners might have about returning to the office, Alexandra shared: “The main concern is how your animal will be able to cope. Many of us stayed […]
LFS Today Sept 13, 2021
Random Acts of Recognition Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients: Duncan McHugh for setting up and coordinating the live stream of Imagine Day, so students who were unable to attend in-person could still participate. Duncan was so helpful in ensuring everything was ready to go and he also assisted with capturing the day through his […]
LFS Today Sept 10, 2021
Save the Date: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Sept. 30 September 30 is National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, a new federal statutory holiday (day of recognition), and it’s also Orange Shirt Day. LFS will be holding activities to mark the day, in collaboration with Applied Science, Science and Forestry, including a march being […]
LFS Today Sept 9, 2021
UBC Vaccination Status Declaration – action by Sept. 10 UBC sent a Broadcast email on Sept. 7 asking all students, faculty and staff to complete an online, confidential declaration of your vaccination status. By completing the status form as soon as possible, this will help the university see how many people may require rapid testing […]
LFS Today Sept 8, 2021
LFS Virtual Townhall Today! All faculty and staff are invited to join today’s Townhall at 1:00pm. Agenda 1:00-1:05 pm – Welcome and land acknowledgement by Rickey 1:05-1:15 pm – Welcome new people 1:15-1:55 pm – Roundtable Updates – from Rickey, Associate Dean, Directors 1:55-2:00 pm – Questions and Answers 2:00pm – Wrap up To submit questions […]
LFS Today Sept 7, 2021
Follow LFS Student Services on Instagram LFS Student Services launches Instagram for undergrads – follow us! Students asked for it, so we built it! LFS Student Services has launched an Instagram account to connect with and inform undergrads about important dates and deadlines, events and opportunities, and to share fun and engaging content to help them stay […]
LFS Today Sept 3, 2021
New Face Coverings (COVID-19) Order In follow up to the August 25th communique, the PHO Order on Face Coverings (COVID-19) has been released to support the province-wide mandatory mask requirements for indoor public areas. The order applies to students, faculty, staff and visitors in post-secondary common spaces including lobbies, hallways, public bathrooms, classrooms, and labs. […]
LFS Today Sept 2, 2021
2021 Winter Term 1 Final Exam Requests Are you teaching a course in 2021 Winter Term 1? If so, please complete our Examination Request Survey to indicate whether or not an exam will be required for your course(s) no later than 9:00am on Friday, September 10. It is important that your requests are received by this deadline to ensure your exam(s) are scheduled […]
LFS Today Sept 1, 2021
Welcome Tabitha Robin Martens Tabitha Robin Martens will be joining us as an Assistant Professor (Indigenous Scholar) in Land and Food Systems, starting September 1, 2021. Tabitha is a PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Manitoba, with a research agenda that focuses on Inninnew (Cree) Elders, traditional foods, ceremony and the social implications […]