LFS Today Aug 5, 2022

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Call for interest in Dimensions review committee

The UBC Dimensions project team would like to share the call for expressions of interest to join the Dimensions review committee by the federal Dimensions program team.

Note: The call of interest is for UBC scholars, administrators and professionals who have not participated in the development of the UBC Dimensions application. In the case that there are no reviewers from UBC on the review panel, a UBC representative will be invited by the federal Dimensions team to sit in as an observer.

Call of interest:

As you know, on September 23, the program will be accepting the first applications from institutions that were part of the cohort to be recognized for their efforts advancing the state of EDI in their research communities. The Dimensions team has considered concerns about the perception of conflict of interest in the peer review process. The selected approach is that individuals at cohort institutions that will not apply for recognition, or individuals who were not involved in their institution’s application process can submit an expression of interest.

Furthermore, to promote learning as part of the review process, cohort institutions that are not represented on the review committee will be invited to committee meetings as observers.

The Dimensions review committee will assess the applications received and provide constructive feedback to help institutions continue to make change.

Expressions of interest from across the postsecondary research sector are encouraged, including:

• Scholars who have lived experience as a member of one or more of the five equity-deserving groups of Dimensions;
• Scholars who have expertise in academic studies related to understanding inequity and exclusion in society, and in the higher education context in particular;
• Administrators and professionals with lived experience as a member of one or more of the five equity-deserving groups of Dimensions;
• Administrators and professionals who have experience or expertise related to efforts to address EDI in the postsecondary research sector.

Meetings will be held virtually by video conference. Accessible format selection will occur in consultation with the successful candidates once the committee has been established.

Questions may be directed to DimensionsEDI@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.

Weather and Thermal Stress Safety

Following last summer’s heat dome—when the atmosphere traps hot ocean air like a lid or cap, UBC has taken steps to plan for extreme heat events. Given the current high temperatures, we wanted to provide some resources and information to help you and your loved ones stay cool and safe. Visit the Weather and Thermal Stress Safety page for the most updated information about UBC’s on-campus cooling centres.

Events

Today – Lunch & Learn Series: Open Drop-in Clinic for WordPress CMS and other tech issues

This session will be held on Friday, August 5, 2022 at noon (PST).

Are you ready for Fall 2022? Anticipating the needs of the instructors for 2022W1 term, we are running a series of open drop-in clinics to help you work through your teaching and learning and tech issues. The LFS Learning Centre team will be present to support you tomorrow in:

• WordPress and CMS websites
• Tech Troubleshooting
• Canvas queries.

Additionally, if you have had issues logging in to the LFS VPN after the transition to Multi-factor Authentication, please drop by and we can help you work through it.

Drop by the Learning Centre clinic to get set for the September term. To register for the session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1

If you have registered for the L&L events in the past, click on this link to let us know you will be attending: https://bit.ly/Lunch-And-Learn-Clinic

Follow the LFS Learning Centre’s Lunch & Learn Series on Twitter and the Learning Centre Website

Deadlines

Sept. 15 & Nov. 15 – UBC Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies: Catalyst Collaboration Fund

As part of the Institute’s focus on inter- and trans-disciplinary coordinated efforts to address the climate and nature emergency, we invite faculty at UBCV and UBCO and their associates to submit applications for the PWIAS Catalyst Collaboration Fund.

The available funds ($180,000) will support 2 project streams for up to $10,000 per project in 2 funding cycles.

Catalyst Collaboration Fund Stream 1 – Seed or match funding for research projects related to climate and nature emergency.

Catalyst Collaboration Fund Stream 2 – Events focused on scholarly, artistic and research collaborations (e.g. academic roundtables and community engagement events) and knowledge translation and mobilization (e.g. videos, resources, open-access courses, larger public-facing events) related to the climate & nature emergency.

Deadline Cycle 1: Sep. 15, 2022

Deadline Cycle 2: Nov. 15, 2022

For more information, please visit https://pwias.ubc.ca/programs/catalyst-collaboration-fund/

Questions or comments? Please email us at lfs.today@ubc.ca