LFS Today Jan 14, 2022

 News  

Jan. 21 – Last Reminder: LFS Curriculum Change

Time again to submit any Curriculum Change Proposals you are considering.

Proposals can include a variety of changes to an LFS course or program, from changing the title of a course to adding a new program.

Please forward your Curriculum Change requests to Virginia Frankian by 12 noon, January 21^st, 2022.

The process for curriculum change is:

• Create the proposal using the Curriculum Proposal Form (2-Column form;https://senate.ubc.ca/vancouver/curriculum-submission-guide/curriculum-forms).
  You can find the guidelines in the Downloads sidebar on the right-hand side of the page.
• Obtain approvals from your disciplinary group (e.g., applied animal biology, food science, and food and resources economics groups) followed by your corresponding Program (APBI, FRE, and FNH).
• Submit the approved form to the LFS Curriculum Committee via Virginia Frankian (virginia.frankian@ubc.ca). If needed, the Curriculum Committee will return the proposal to the originator for clarification or revision.
• Proposal approved by the Committee will be presented to the LFS Faculty Council at its meetings for approval.
• For a Category 1 change (e.g. new course and new degree program), a proposal approved by the Faculty Council typically requires external unit and library consultation, and budgetary approval. Subsequently, the proposal will be submitted to the Senate Curriculum Sub-committee, then to the Senate Curriculum Committee and finally to the Senate for approval.
• For a Category 2 change, a proposal approved by the Faculty Council will be submitted to the relevant Senate Curriculum Sub-Committee for approval.

The Curriculum Proposal review and approval process, especially Category 1 change, is a long one. Items can go through edits at any level, and be sent back to the originator for corrections. Some Proposals require consultations with outside parties.

For these reasons, it is important to plan and submit your Proposal as early as possible. Please find the Curriculum Change Proposal submission deadline schedule for the upcoming year below:

• September 8^th , 2021
• September 24^th , 2021
• October 29^th , 2021
• December 3, 2021
• January 21, 2022
• February 25, 2022

Please add these dates to your calendars.
Proposals submitted after the LFS Jan 21, 2022 deadline may not be approved in time to be included in the UBC Academic Calendar for the following September.

Update on SRS Health and safety guidance

As stated in Wednesday’s UBC Broadcast, the majority of programs in Winter Session Term 2 will continue to be delivered online until February 7. The exception is for courses that have a lab, clinical or other experiential component, that may be delivered in-person starting January 24, with appropriate safety protocols in place.

UBC Safety and Risk Services (SRS) has the following guidelines in place to help manage the Omicron variant.

What to do if a UBC student, faculty or staff voluntarily discloses they have COVID-19, or have been instructed to self-isolate by Public Health:

Student Disclosure:
If a student informs you that they have been confirmed to have COVID-19, these are the steps that you should take:

1. Ask whether they have already reported their test results to Public Health via the weblink: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/if-you-have-covid-19
2. Inform the University by emailing information pertaining to the particular cases to ready.ubc@ubc.ca
3. Ensure that the student(s) are provided with concessions and support as required to continue learning whilst unable to attend class.
4. Direct the student to the new guidance for determining who is a “close contact” and who they should notify: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/if-you-have-covid-19#contact
5. In the case of a more concerning exposure, Public Health may direct UBC to move to on-line delivery to support isolation of a class. All contemplated course delivery changes must be discussed with the Department Head/School Director.

Faculty or Staff Disclosure
If a faculty or staff member informs you that they have been confirmed to have COVID-19, these are the steps that you should take:

1. Inform the university by emailing information pertaining to the particular cases to ready.ubc@ubc.ca.
2. Ensure Faculty and staff member(s) are provided with support as required.
3. Follow all instructions from Public Health, if directed by them (in most cases, you will not be contacted because Public Health has made all necessary notifications directly and there is nothing more to do).

Those with symptoms of COVID-19 should be directed to use the BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool for direction on testing and next steps. If directed to get a COVID-19 test, the tool links to current testing locations. A complete list of COVID-19 testing sites are available on the BCCDC website.

The following safety framework will support this interim measure:

• UBC will continue to follow the seven  COVID-19 Safety Plans. These plans do not require customization, just implementation, and are applicable UBC-wide. These plans will be updated regularly to reflect the current PHO orders and guidance. Events on campus must follow the UBC directive on events.
• UBC COVID-19 Campus Rules
• Campus Signs are updated to reflect the updated COVID-19 Campus Rules
• Faculty & staff are required complete UBC Go Forward COVID-19 Safety Planning Training (Vancouver) before coming to campus

UBC requires COVID-19 rapid testing for all students, faculty and staff, with exemptions provided for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. As the first step of the COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program, all students, faculty and staff are required to complete an online, confidential declaration of their vaccination status.

LFS in the News

BC Business mentioned that LFS will assist in research on Wagyu-style beef alternatives. BC Businiess

 Events  

Today – Teaching Seminar

Juan Carlos Villaseñor-Derbez, Candidate for Assistant Professor in Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation
Teaching Seminar: Instrumental Variables in the Environmental Sciences
January 14, 9:00-10:00am
Register here:
https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Yrf-itqDIvH9Yptzz5COZ_gM8X0Tm_LIQh

Colette Salemi, Candidate for Assistant Professor in Food and Resource Economics
Teaching Seminar: Beyond Maps: Introduction to Geocomputation
January 14, 2:00-3:00pm
Register here:
https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5UvduyurzsrEtJu7AZtOiBkqOqnDjy9PKLh

Jan. 18 – Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care

During this webinar, Jillian Walsh, RD, RP(Q) will teach you how to detect if your patient has an eating disorder. Jillian will walk you through the next steps and help you develop a treatment plan so that your patient can get the help they need right away. Following the webinar, there will be a free drop-in case consultation session for anyone with questions.

Tuesday, January 18, 7pm EST

Register here

Jan. 26 – Ethics in the Arts

Ethics for UBC is a series of panel discussions that will explore the current landscape of ethics scholarship and education across the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses of our university. In attending one of the five interactive 75-min panel discussions, guests will have the opportunity to learn about the current ethics-related endeavours taking place at UBC, pressing ethical issues that exist across a wide range of disciplines, and the ways in which they can become more involved.

Welcome by: 
Judith Hall, OC, MD; Professor Emerita, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia; Investigator Emerita, BC Children’s Hospital

Moderated by: 
Louise Harding, BSc; MSc Candidate, School of Population and Public Health; Research Assistant, Neuroethics Canada, University of British Columbia

Panelists: 
Gage Averill, PhD
Professor, School of Music; Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of British Columbia

Alison Conway, PhD
Professor, English and Cultural Studies; Associate Dean, Research, Graduate and  Postdoctoral Studies, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of  British Columbia – Okanagan Campus

Susan Cox, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health; Director, PhD and MSc Programs, University of British Columbia

Linc Kesler, PhD
Associate Professor of Teaching, First Nations and Indigenous Studies, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia

Wednesday, January 26, 2022
4:00 – 5:15pm PST
Via Zoom
Register here to receive the link: https://efuarts.eventbrite.ca

 Deadlines  

Job Posting: Senior Technical Service Technologist at Ingredion Canada

Ingredion is hiring a Senior Technical Service Technologist to provide technical support to customers for a broad range of food applications.

See the full job posting here.