LFS Today Jan 6, 2022

 News  

UBC Farm on CBC Radio

On CBC’s the Early Edition with Stephen Quinn, Susan Mendelson from The Lazy Gourmet chats about how to support local BC food suppliers over the holidays. She mentions UBC Farm as an excellent choice for quality local produce.

Have a listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition

Pratap-Singh Awarded Funding to Develop Three Micro-credential Courses

Congratulations! Anubhav Pratap-Singh has been awarded a $164,140 fund from the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training to develop, implement, and deliver three micro-credential courses in Food Production and Safety Management Systems.

The proposal was developed in conjunction with BCIT and the BC Food Hub Network. The first of these three courses will be offered in March 2022.

If you have ideas on how to up-skill and re-skill British Columbians through micro-credential courses and would like to be prepared for the next round of funding call (FYI: Pratap-Singh and team had only 7 business days to prepare the proposal when it was announced in October 2021), please contact Judy.Chan@ubc.ca to give your proposal a head start.

NSERC and US National Science Foundation launch collaborative research funding opportunity on quantum science and artificial intelligence

Following the announcement of the formal partnership between the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the US National Science Foundation (NSF), NSERC is pleased to announce the first joint collaborative research opportunity focusing on discoveries and innovations in the areas of quantum science  and artificial intelligence.  The work funded through this call is expected to push the boundaries of new knowledge and provide a rich training experience for young researchers.

For more information about this funding opportunity, please refer to the funding opportunity on NSERC’s website. If you have any questions please contact RP-Initiatives-PR@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.

Teaching Theory Thursday – Due Dates

Have you been setting up all your course due dates for 11:59pm? Consider setting due dates during regular business hours. This way students can get help for any technical issues during the day and won’t contact you at midnight about their late assignments.

 Events  

Jan. 7 – Lunch & Learn Series: Start-of-term Chat-n-Chew

Our next session will be held this Friday, January 7 at noon.

W2021 Term 2 is here! This Monday marks the beginning of a new term. Stop by this informal lunch-and-learn to chat about your plan or ask a question about remote teaching or get hyped up for the next few months. Learning Centre staff will be there provide advice and to keep the discussion moving.

This session will take place on Zoom. To register, please visit  https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1

Follow the LFS Learning Centre on Twitter and the Lunch and Learn Series Webpage.

 Deadlines  

PAST DUE – Term 1 Final Grades

Unless you ran a re-scheduled exam this week, if you taught a course that concluded in term one, as per the FSC User Guide, page 15, grades are due to be posted 7 business days after the exam date, unless the exam occurred within last 2 days of the exam period – then, the grades are due within 5 business days.  If you have not yet posted grades for your course(s) please make every effort to do so, as they are now past due.

Meeting these deadlines is critical for ensuring students can make appropriate course plans for term two and for our annual assessment of students at academic risk.  ‘Change of Grade’ forms for when grades need to be changed can be generated via the FSC, signed, and then emailed to LFS Student Services for processing.  If emailing Student Services with a request to update or post a grade directly, please include the following details:

1. Student name
2. Student number
3. Course name & number
4. Session when the course was completed
5. Previous grade (if applicable)
6. New grade

Please do not hesitate to contact Student Services (lfs.advising@ubc.ca) with any questions.

Feb. 11 – Killam Teaching Prize – Calls for Nominations open for 2021-22

The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded to acknowledge outstanding teaching and learning contributions made by teaching faculty in LFS. Among the criteria taken into consideration while nominating a Faculty Member will be the ability to motivate students and stimulate critical thinking, sustained teaching excellence and development of innovative approaches to teaching methodology and curricula.

Do you know a teacher that has inspired you?  Nominate them for the Killam Teaching Prize.

Nominations are being accepted until Feb 11th on a webform and can be made by anybody. Nominees will be contacted and invited to submit their Killam submission package by Feb 25th. The prizes will be awarded on recommendation of the Killam selection committee of faculty and students. More information and the nomination link can be found here: https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/killam-award/