LFS Today Jan 7, 2022 | LFS Intranet 2020

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Winter Weather Advisories

With the recent snowy weather, there may be changes to class schedules or other travel advisories. If you’re unsure of your schedule for the day, check the UBC main website for the latest campus news: https://www.ubc.ca/.

New Equity, Diversity, and Indigeneity page on the LFS website

The Faculty is committed to advancing equity, inclusion and upholding human rights in our work at the university by listening and learning from different perspectives as we build pathways for transformation and continuous improvement.

Read more about our goals, initiatives, and meeting minutes in our new web page!

LFS Learning Centre: Online Teaching Support and Consultations for 2021 W2

With the temporary return to online teaching, the LFS Learning Centre is available to assist you with any questions that you might have regarding online and in-person teaching for this term. The university will continue to monitor the situation and updates will be posted on https://covid19.ubc.ca/. Also, please continue to monitor your email for messages from the faculty.

In the meantime, LFS LC can provide support in the form of a drop-in visit to your online lectures, course consultations, TA Canvas consultations, and tips and best practices. We can also provide documentation and training materials, as needed, for a successful delivery of your course. The Learning Centre has compiled all the available resources on our online teaching webpage: https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/online-teaching-resources/

If you need to book a consultation for lecture delivery or AV setup, please click on the survey link below to book a training session where we will review the AV equipment you have, test drive any delivery mode and setup you are interested in trying out, and answer any questions you might have so that you will be ready for your class.

Sign-up Survey: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_87mlKx5EUYZTb5s

Do you need to borrow equipment? The Learning Centre has lapel mics, adapters and webcams available to loan out for the entire term. You can also check out the list of other equipment available for shorter loans on our website here: https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/booking/

For any other requests, please reach out to us at it@landfood.ubc.ca

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.

Jan. 19 – BCFT Speakers’ Night Event

Join the annual BCFT Speaker Night event, this year focused around how the pandemic shaped and changed research and businesses in food technology.

Connect with us on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 to hear from Dr. Siyun Wang, Associate Professor of Food Safety Engineering at UBC, speaking about her research on disinfectant effectiveness of sanitizers against SARS-CoV-2. In addition, Craig and Carissa Campeotto from Trendi foods will speak on their struggles and successes with building up their business through a pandemic.

Deadlines

Jan. 21 – LFS Curriculum Change

It’s 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, Jan 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.

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.

Feb. 6 – Workplace Sustainability Fund and Green Labs Fund

The university is committed to supporting the UBC community in taking climate action, and this month a number of employee sustainability grants are accepting applications for 2022. Have a green idea for your office, lab, department or unit? Get the new year off to a great start by applying for funding to help turn your sustainable idea into action!

The UBC Workplace Sustainability Fund is now open and accepting applications through February 6.
UBC’s Green Labs Fund will open for applications on January 13.