LFS Today Dec 13, 2021

 News  

Staffing Updates from LFS Student Services

As Bonita Perko, Academic Advisor, prepares for the arrival of the new addition to her family in early 2022, we are happy to introduce Sherman Kwai as her leave replacement. He will be joining the Student Services team as an Academic Advisor, responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of academic advising services and programs to support student academic success, personal wellbeing, career preparation and retention. Sherman joins us from the Faculty of Science, where he held various roles as Student Information Support / Graduation Coordinator and most recently, Associate Academic Advisor.  e also completed his UBC Coaching Fundamentals for Career Influencers. Sherman is no stranger to the Faculty as he holds a BSc in Food, Nutrition & Health – Major in Food Market Analysis, Minor in Commerce.  Welcome back to LFS, Sherman!

We are happy to announce that Melody Wang will be joining us as our Undergraduate Student Support Specialist, where she will be working closely with Christine Klaray and the Student Services Team in providing front-line support, information, and assistance to current students, prospective students, LFS faculty and the general public regarding admission, basic course planning, student records and registration, and other routine functions supporting LFS students. Melody is no stranger to the University and the Faculty, having worked as one of our Undergraduate TAs and Senior Advisor, LFSIUS, as well as a Residence Advisor for UBC Student Housing and Community Services. Being both staff and student (Melody holds a BSc in Food, Nutrition & Health), she brings valuable UBC experience to the role. We are excited to have her return to the Faculty!

Please join us as we welcome Sherman and Melody ‘home’ and to the LFS Student Services team! Their first day will be Wednesday, January 5, 2022 so please come by and introduce yourself (either virtually or in-person)!

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Indigeneity (EDI.I) Spotlight

Roy, S. (2016). These mysterious people: Shaping history and archaeology in a northwest coast community (Second ed.). McGill-Queen’s University Press.
[Book available on-line through UBC Library]

Focusing on the Musqueam people and a contentious archaeological site in Vancouver, These Mysterious People details the relationship between the Musqueam and researchers from the late-nineteenth century to the present. Susan Roy traces the historical development of competing understandings of the past and reveals how the Musqueam First Nation used information derived from archaeological finds to assist the larger recognition of territorial rights.

 Events  

Dec. 15 – UBC Health Awards and Scholarships Now Open

The competition for the 2021 UBC Health Awards and Scholarships is open until December 15.

These awards and scholarships recognize the academic and research excellence of faculty and students from various health disciplines at UBC as well as the achievements of health educators, professionals, and community partners across British Columbia.

Awards are open to health educators, professionals, and community partners in health who have made significant contributions to the advancement of health education and practice:

• John F. McCreary Prize for Interprofessional Teamwork
• John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award
• Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Teaching and Learning
• Practice Education Award
• R. Paul Kerston Community Educator Award

Scholarships are open to current UBC students in any health or human services degree program:

• ImpactBC Scholarships in Health Care Research and Development
• John H. V. Gilbert Interprofessional Scholarshi
• Professor Jessie Gordon MacCarthy Memorial Scholarship

For more information on individual awards, scholarships, and nomination and application processes, visit the UBC Health website.

Jan. 17-21 – Teaching Assistant Institute

The Teaching Assistant Institute offers free professional development for UBC graduate and undergraduate students. More information to come.

Jan. 17-21
Online

Learn more and register here.

 Deadlines  

Jan. 14 – Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship

Internal deadline: Friday, January 28, 2022

Please notify us about your intention of applying by Jan 14, 2022.

Lia: lia.maria@ubc.ca
Iris: lfs.gradasst@ubc.ca

The University of British Columbia offers multi-year fellowships to Master’s and Doctoral Indigenous students. Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through an annual competition, administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Approximately a dozen new fellowships are offered each year.

Each fellowship provides a stipend of $18,200 per year for Doctoral students or a stipend of $16,175 per year for Master’s students. Additionally, AGF recipients are eligible to receive tuition funding. Tuition funding will not exceed the current value of the standard Doctoral or Master’s degree tuition fees. Applicants for Master’s funding will receive fellowship funding until the end of their second year of Master’s studies; applicants for Doctoral funding will receive fellowship funding for four years or until the end of their fifth year of Doctoral studies, whichever comes first.  In all cases, continued fellowship support is conditional on satisfactory academic progress. Recipients of Master’s fellowship funding must re-apply to be considered for Doctoral funding.

All Indigenous students are eligible to apply, but priority is given to Indigenous students whose traditional territory falls, at least in part, within Canada. This includes Canadian First Nations, Métis or Inuit students and may include Indigenous students from Alaska and other states of the USA. The University may request further information to confirm Indigenous eligibility.

Application deadline: Friday, Jan 28, 2022
Graduate program nomination deadline: Friday, 11 February 2022 at 4:00 pm PT

For complete application and nomination details, see: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/aboriginal-graduate-fellowships

Feb. 1 – Students as Partners

Students as Partners is a new fund that offers grants up to $7,100 per funded project to encourage faculty and students to work in partnership to redesign an undergraduate course. In total, up to 40 projects will be funded over the next two years. Planning documents will be available October 25, 2021, with applications due February 1, 2022. Find out more at: https://sap.ubc.ca.

Consultation from the Learning Centre and Judy Chan is available. Find out more about funding and awards here: https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/funding-and-awards/