LFS Today Apr 28, 2022

 News  

Vote in Canada’s Top 25 Lawyer competition

Dana-Lyn Mackenzie has been nominated as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada for her work at UBC. As Senior Manager of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity, Dana-Lyn been amplifying Indigenous voices and EDI issues across UBC, and supporting the education of students, faculty and staff. She is cross-appointed in the faculties of Applied Science and Land and Food Systems. Let’s show our support for Dana-Lyn by voting!

The Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers list is managed by Canadian Lawyer magazine and recognizes those who have played a significant role in the legal profession and Canadian and international society in the last 18 months. Results come out in the September issue.

Cast your vote for Dana-Lyn before voting closes on May 13, 2022 – you will find her name in the category Government/Non-Profits/Associations:
Vote by clicking here.

 Events  

May 9 – What I Wish Educators Knew Before Class Started: Re-examining Academic Experiences Through Student-led Seminars

Join us for student-led and student-focused discussion exploring classroom culture, community building, learning beyond the classroom and improving student experiences with a panel of Student Directed Seminars Coordinators who served as both students and educators during the pandemic. Each student panelist developed a 3-credit course on a topic not currently offered at UBC, with the support of a Faculty Sponsor, a Student Engagement Advisor and Learning Designers from CTLT and then facilitated the course with up-to fifteen peers. As students balanced the role of educators and students, they learned a lot, and wish to share some of their reflections with the broader teaching community at UBC with the hopes of improving student learning experiences across the university.

Presented by Aydin Quach, Shirley Ting (4th-year GRS student), Nikki Braun and Emilia Chen and moderated by Pam Garcia

May 9, 2022
10:00 – 11:30 am
In-person (Irving K Barber Learning Centre, Room 156, UBCV)

May 11 – Teaching and Learning Accessible Practices and Support

This event is part of the 2022 Celebrate Learning Week.

Hear from your peers about practical changes you can make to your courses to make them more accessible for students. Faculty and practitioners who have been successful in using inclusive and accessible learning practices will share concrete and practical ways in which they do this. Panelists will be drawn from the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses and will reflect a diversity of experiences and disciplines. Note that the panelist roster will be confirmed closer to the event.

Hosted by:  Piotr Ahmad, Lecturer, department of History & Sociology: IKBFASS, UBCO

Panelists:

•  Laila Ferreira, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts, UBCV
• Ayaka Yoshimizu, Instructor, Asian Studies Department, UBCV
• Tamara Ebl, Lecturer, Faculty of Management, UBCO
• Jessica Main, Associate Professor, Asian Studies Department, UBCV
• Strang Burton, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Linguistics Department, UBCV
• Laura Yvonne Bulk, Accessibility Advisor, Centre for Accessibility

May 11, 2022
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Register

 Deadlines  

Apr. 29 – Wall Scholars Catalyst Program

Applications are invited from leading scholars across career stages from UBC and UBCO to the 2022-23 Wall Scholars Catalyst Program. Successful scholars will participate in regular sessions at the Institute focusing on the broad theme of Climate and Nature Emergency. Up to 10 Wall Scholars will be appointed in this selection process.

We encourage applications from all disciplines and from scholars whose work may be vital to understanding the climate and nature emergency, but who may have not previously conceived of their scholarship in this frame. For this call, we hope to expand the ways of knowing and acting in this challenging socio-ecological moment.

Application Deadline: Friday, April 29, 2022

The Wall Scholars Catalyst Program will run September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023.

Download program description
Download the application

May 1 – Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program

CREATE ($5.4 million) supports efforts to develop, attract and retain top quantum talent in Canada. Funding is available through the annual CREATE competition. For the current competition, NSERC will fund at least three CREATE Quantum initiatives.

Application deadlines:

• May 1 (letter of intent)
• September 22 (application, if invited to apply)

Learn more here.