LFS Today Feb 10, 2022
By imelda cheung on February 10, 2022
Feb. 17 – LFS Faculty Council Meeting
Just a note that there will be some curriculum proposals for review at the Faculty Council Meeting on Feb. 17 (noon-1 pm). This meeting will take place in hybrid format (MCML Room 342 + Zoom), and we’ll bring in guest speakers via Zoom. Melanie Train sent faculty members a Calendar invitation for the meeting but if you don’t have it, please let her know.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 17
Time: Noon-1pm
In-person option:
MacMillan room 342
Online option – Zoom link:
https://ubc.zoom.us/s/67775528306
Agenda and Guest Speakers:
- Conferences and Accommodations at UBC – Lisa Kanavaros, Sales Manager (10 minutes)
- Equipment Infrastructure – François Desmarais, UBC Senior Facilities Manager (10 minutes)
- Curriculum Approval (proposal package to be sent prior to the meeting) – Zhaoming Xu, Associate Dean, Academic
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Teaching Theory Thursday
“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn
Are you looking to try something new in your class this term or next? Contact The Learning Centre to discuss with us!
Brought to you by The Learning Centre. |
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UBC recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers in 2022
UBC is recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers in 2022. This award recognizes the British Columbian employers that lead as exceptional places to work – and who offer employees the most progressive and forward-thinking programs.
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CTLT Resource: Updated Turnitin Tool Guide, and many more
The Learning Technology Hub has recently updated the Turnitin tool guide for instructors. That makes over 45 UBC Tool Guides to be created or refreshed since the start of the pandemic! UBC Tool Guides offer both faculty and students step-by-step instructions for using online teaching and learning tools. Check the UBC Tool Guides to get answers to your questions or to direct students needing help with learning technologies.
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Feb. 11 – Forest(Reads) – A Virtual Book Club on Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
The club has planned exciting 2022 events that will be focused on understanding Black experiences within the environmental field through the writings of Dr. Carolyn Finney, author of the award-winning book Black Faces, White Spaces.
Upcoming Events:
| February 11th, 2022 (1pm) |
Natural Spaces & Ownership Discussion |
| February 25th, 2022 (1pm) |
Hidden figures “who gets left out” Showcase Event |
| March 4th, 2022 (1pm) |
How Gender + Race intersect in Forestry |
Late March 2022:
| 2 DAYS of Live Events with Carolyn Finney |
March 17th & 18th |
Discount Purchase: Click Here Join the club: Click Here
All events except the March author visit will be held virtually through their Canvas Site |
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Feb. 14 – Show #UBCClimatelove
To kick-off Climate Emergency Week at UBC, UBC is lighting up Martha Piper Plaza Fountain on February 14. Bring your secret crush, significant other, or something in-between for this don’t miss Insta-opportunity to show some #UBCClimatelove on Valentine’s Day.
Why bother? We’re in a “Code Red” for humanity and all non-human beings on this planet. Climate Emergency Week is your opportunity to connect with other people on campus to show more love for ourselves, for each other, and for our planet. If that’s not enough, organic cotton/recycled tees, local chocolate, and other prizes await.
See you at the fountain on Feb 14, 10am to 5pm-ish.
Presented by the Sustainability Hub, Climate Hub, and AMS to support and advance the UBC Climate Emergency Task Force Report and Recommendations.
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Feb. 22 – Anti-Racism Speaker Series
February 22, 4:30-6pm: Margaret P. Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, Associate Vice President Equity and Inclusion, Interim, previous Director of the First Nations House of Learning, and Associate Professor in the School of Nursing. Dr. Moss is an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota), and is also Dakhóta. She is the first and only American Indian to hold both nursing and juris doctorates, was appointed to the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice (BPH) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and was one of two Indigenous women named on the inaugural Forbes 50 over 50 Impact List 2021.
Register here
These are part of a new Anti-Racism Speaker Series: Elevating the voices of Indigenous, Black and Persons of Colour (IBPOC), members of the Applied Science community will share how systems of oppression have impacted the lived experiences of IBPOC communities and how we can work together to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive community. |
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April – IDRC Upcoming funding opportunity: Women RISE
A forthcoming call for proposals will be available to fund research teams under the Women RISE initiative (Women’s health and economic empowerment for a COVID-19 Recovery that is Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable). This new initiative will support action-oriented research on how women’s health and their work (paid or unpaid) intersect and interact in the context of preparing for, responding to and recovering from COVID-19.
The launch of Women RISE is anticipated in March 2022. Concept notes and proposals are anticipated to be due in April 2022 and July 2022, respectively.
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