LFS Today Dec 3, 2021
By imelda cheung on December 3, 2021
LFS Virtual Townhall today!
All faculty and staff are invited to join today’s Townhall from noon-1pm.
Agenda
- 12:00-12:05 pm – Welcome and land acknowledgements – Rickey Yada
- 12:05-12:25 pm – Presentation from Henry Yu and Will Valley: ‘LFS x ACAM: Partnerships + Possibilities’
- 12:25-12:35 pm – Welcome new employees
- 12:35-1:00pm – Roundtable updates – Rickey, Associate Deans, Directors
If you need the Zoom meeting link, please contact Karen at Karen.lee98@ubc.ca.
To submit questions in advance or during the Townhall, please use Slido:
- Go to the website www.sli.do;
- Enter event code ‘LFS’ to post a question or vote for an existing one.
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Annual Seasonal Shutdown and Holiday Tips
Before leaving for this holiday season, help save energy and keep valuables safe by taking some simple actions:
| Seasonal Shutdown Tips from Sustainability |
Holiday Tips from Campus Security |
- Switching off electronics
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- Closing and locking office and exterior building doors & windows
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- Turning off office lights and electronic equipment
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- Unplugging small appliances
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- Locking away portable equipment, tools, laptops and any external data devices
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- Closing windows and blinds
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- Closing blinds and curtains
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- Reporting any air or water leaks
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- Locking valuable personal property out of sight or taking it home
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- Shutting fume hood sashes
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- Ensuring all your data devices are encrypted for security
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- Shutting down non-essential lab equipment
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- Protecting your building and office keys at all times to prevent risk to your workspace.
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Preparing for Extreme Winter Weather at UBC
As per the Snow Policy, if UBC is subject to extreme winter weather conditions, the administration may decide to cancel or reschedule classes and/or curtail non-essential services. You are advised to regularly check the following website: https://www.ubc.ca/ in the event of extreme weather.
Building Operations offers ice prevention and snow removal services. Visit Building Operation’s snow plan webpage for see a map that identifies priority roads, sidewalks and pathways when dealing with an ice or snow event.
Building Operations’ custodial staff work in concert with the municipal services staff to clear and salt the main access to campus buildings, stairs, and external work areas such as loading docks. Priority is focused on main building and accessible entranceways so please use main entranceways during extreme weather. If you see any areas that require the attention of Building Operations, please contact the Service Centre at 604-822-2173. |
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Sustainable Friday
Introducing reuse-it UBC!
reuse-it! UBC is a new web platform that allows staff and faculty from UBC Vancouver to find and exchange low-value items ($1,000 or less) between departments. This can include furniture, office supplies, lab equipment, and more!
Powered by Rheaply AxM, this virtual online warehouse is for current UBC Vancouver employees. By connecting people and their resources, UBC creates a local circular economy that saves money and results in a more resilient, sustainable, and low-carbon campus. Sign up today with your UBC CWL account to join your team, share your resources, and see what others are posting in the AxM marketplace.
Learn more at reuse.ubc.ca. |
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Dec. 6 – Transforming food systems for better nutrition, health, and prosperity for all: An event in support of the Tokyo N4G Summit
This event also aims to heighten global awareness, momentum, and actions toward delivering on the promise of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Participants are invited to share their feedback and join the programme’s Q&A session!
Monday, December 6
9:00 – 10:30 CET / 11:00 – 12:30 EAT / 17:00 – 18:30 JST.
This event will be conducted in English with simultaneous translation provided in Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.
Learn more and register here. |
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Dec. 8 – What Would an Accessible University Look Like? Perspectives of Disabled Instructors at UBC
Learn what accessibility and inclusivity mean to disabled instructors and gain insights into what types of support and resources might be effective in making the university more accessible and inclusive.
Wednesday, December 8
1:00 – 2:30pm
Online
Register here |
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Jan. 4 – Mushrooms Canada Seeking New Research Opportunities
Mushrooms Canada is developing a long-term research strategy and is seeking input from institutions and other stakeholders for potential research projects.
Projects between one and five years in duration will be preferred, however longer-term projects will be considered.
Submission deadline is January 4, 2022 at 4:00pm EST.
View the request for research LOIs here. |
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