LFS Today Aug 16, 2022

News

Join the LFS Social Committee – create a ‘buzz’ at LFS events!

As the summer winds down and we look forward to the start of term, we’re looking for individuals interested in spearheading our LFS Social Committee! Do you like to socialize and mingle with colleagues? Want more events where we can break bread with your co-workers? Those interested in helping to create, plan or organize our Faculty social events can contact either Barbara Hsiao (Barbara.hsiao@ubc.ca) or Karen Lee (Karen.lee98@ubc.ca). Current events include the Faculty/Staff Sports Day, the Faculty’s Holiday Party, and the first order of buzz-i-ness will be our LFS Welcome Back Fall event. Given the overwhelming success of the Welcome Back event last year at UBC Farm, we are looking for keen individuals to help out again. Let’s reinforce why we’re known as the Friendly Faculty!

Contact Barbara or Karen before Friday, Sept.2 to get involved in the LFS Social Committee.

LFS in the News

Dean Rickey Yada explained how artificial intelligence (AI) can help optimize the current systems used in the food processing industry, and how it can help make our food supply safer. Tech Xplore

Tech Tip Tuesday: LFS Canvas Template for your courses

You can use the LFS Canvas Template to set up your course on Canvas. It aims to create a coherent student experience across LFS and is loaded with a navigable home page, general resources for students, entry/mid-term quizzes and more. You can select to import the complete course template or choose only the contents that you need.

The steps to load the Canvas template is under the link here: https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/lfs-remote-teaching-template/

For more information, please contact the LFS Learning Centre at it@landfood.ubc.ca.

Events

Aug. 24 & 25 – Planet Workshops and Consultations

Planet is coming to UBC Library! Join them for workshops and consultations from August 24 – 25 and learn how to use Planet for geospatial satellite insights anywhere in the world. This is a great chance to learn more about the Planet products available at UBC, and ask the experts any questions you might have about using them.

Dates: August 24 – 25

Location: Please check the specific event details for time and location

Learn more and register

Deadlines

Aug. 20 – Job Posting: 2022-2023 LFS TA Training Coordinator Position

LFS is looking for a graduate student to fill a position of coordinator for the 2022-2023 LFS
TA Training Program under the supervision of an Advisory Committee. Note this is one of two coordinator positions, one of which has already been filled.

Application
Please submit all resumes and cover letters to Sandra Brown, Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Land and Food Systems by August 20, 2022. Applications should be sent by email to sandra.brown@ubc.ca. Only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview. The year-long position starts Sept 1, 2022 (earlier if possible).

If you have any questions about the position, please direct them to the 2022-2023 TA Training Program Coordinator, Alysha Deslippe at alyshade@student.ubc.ca

Read the full job posting