LFS Today Jan 25, 2022

 News  

New Application for Additional TA Support for WT2

In view of the extension of the online learning phase in the Winter Session Term 2 to Feb 7, 2022, the University has allocated additional funding to support the teaching and learning during this phase.

LFS will provide additional TA support to meet the needs of teaching and learning during this online learning phase with the priorities given to in-person experiential learning courses (e.g., labs and practicums) and to instructors who are teaching their course in this Term for the first time.

Please use this form for submitting your request to Virginia Frankian (virginia.frankian@ubc.ca) before or by 4:00 pm on Thursday (Jan 27, 2022).

Campus Vision 2050

To follow-up on last Friday’s LFS Virtual Townhall, Campus and Community Planning (C+CP) have shared their presentation, and invite people to attend an upcoming kick-off event this Thursday.

To see their presentation, log onto the Intranet’s Townhall and Community Meeting section (you’ll need to enter your CWL) and click on January 21, 2022:
https://my.landfood.ubc.ca/communications/lfs-community-meeting/

This Thursday, C+CP is hosting a talk titled Let’s Imagine: Campus Vision 2050, with moderator Larry Beasley, former Chief Planner for the City of Vancouver, and the following panelists:

Panelists:

  • Moura Quayle, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic Affairs
  • Wade Grant, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm representative
  • Alex Volkoff, Resident on campus with links to UBC dating back to 1927
  • Will Shelling, Masters of Public Policy and Global Affairs student

To see the full Campus Vision 2050 website events, timeline and contact information, click here.

Tech Tip Tuesday: Planning your return to in-person teaching

With the university returning to in-person instruction in two weeks, it’s a good time to re-visit your classroom tech setup. Additionally, we suggest that you check in with your students to see how your lecture delivery plan will meet their pedagogical needs. The Learning Centre is available to help you figure out your AV setup and lecture delivery approach.

If you plan on recording or streaming your classes on Zoom while teaching in-person, make sure to check out the recommended basic AV setup here. Lapel microphones are available at the Learning Centre for instructors to borrow for the term.

Some classrooms come equipped with Panopto, UBC IT’s automated lecture capture technology, which allows one-way streaming and recording of your lectures. The list of classrooms equipped with this technology is listed here.

For more information, please contact the LFS Learning Centre at it@landfood.ubc.ca

 Events  

Today – Teaching Seminar

Jonathan Proctor, Candidate for Assistant Professor in Food and Resource Economics 
Teaching Seminar:  Emerging tools for Data Analysis in Economics: Satellite Remote Sensing
January 25, 2:00-3:00pm
Register here

Jan. 26 – FNH Graduate Seminar

FOOD
Topic: INVESTIGATION OF CHEESE MICROBIOME FOR THE INHIBITION OF L. MONOCYTOGENES GROWTH IN SOFT-RIPENED CHEESES
Speaker 1:  Justin Falardeau
Chair: Mithun Dey
Question askers: Mithun Dey

Link for feedback for each of the presenters:  
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dbYqWEhWaumnb5r

Zoom Info for FOOD graduate students who are not able to attend in person:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67165965551?pwd=WVFCV0ZkOXBJRWFzUWc2RkluWEVTZz09
Meeting ID: 671 6596 5551
Passcode: 358759

HUNU
Guest SpeakerDr. James Fleet, , The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Link for feedback for each of the presenters:  
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dbYqWEhWaumnb5r

Zoom Info for HUNU graduate students:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69152310622?pwd=QldNL2Frd2ZPUG0yNzFzbHlDVXh3UT09
Meeting ID: 691 5231 0622
Passcode: 650191

For general Seminar info, resources and schedule, please see the FNH Graduate Seminar Series webpage.

 Deadlines  

Jan. 30 – USI Sustainability Scholars Program and CSFS

The USI Sustainability Scholars Program is accepting applications from graduate students for summer 2022. The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) currently has a project in the program, which involves working with Indigenous knowledge keepers. The project aims to support Indigenous terrestrial foodlands in the Fraser River Estuary by identifying and mapping Indigenous traditional terrestrial foodlands in the estuary; developing shoreline conservation and restoration strategies to steward and retain traditional foodlands in response to climate change-related impacts in the region; and considering a policy framework to support Indigenous food sovereignty and foodlands retention.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday January 30, 2022.

The CSFS project through the USI Sustainability Scholars Program is 2022-042. To view all the projects and to apply, visit: https://sustain.ubc.ca/teaching-applied-learning/sustainability-scholars-program/apply

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