LFS Today July 6, 2022 | LFS Intranet 2020

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REMINDER: Workday Absence Submissions

Are your Workday Absence records up-to-date and accurate? Has your supervisor approved them? Please remember to review your balances and should there be any discrepancies, please contact Mona Lee. This announcement is intended for LFS staff only; it doesn’t apply to students and faculty members, including lecturers, instructors, post-doctoral researchers, research associates, visitors, etc.

Wellness Wednesdays: Understanding Energy Though Ayurveda

Learn to understand the sources of energy and how to increase our energy levels according to the ancient holistic medical science of Ayurveda. This session will cover the basic understanding of the 3 doshas and a breakdown of the sources of energy, how to increase our energy levels and experiential tools of breath work that can be used to increase energy, gain clarity of the mind and improved focus.

ASL interpretation will be available for this event.

Facilitator:

Navdeep (Navi) Gill is an Ayurveda practitioner, educator and therapist specializing in lifestyle consulting, Marma Chikitsa therapy, Nadi Pariksha (pulse assessment) foundational Panchakarma bodywork. She helps clients and community experience holistic wellness and gain autonomy over their well being through her healing ancestral medicine practices of Ayurveda, yoga, meditation, herbalism and pranayam. Her work focuses on decolonizing, reclaiming and connecting BIPOC to ancestral wisdom and ritual as a form of self care and liberation.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee (JOHSC) Updates

1. Safety Day 2022 – Save the Date – Tuesday October 4
We are happy to announce that Safety Day has been scheduled for Tuesday October 4, 2022. Based on the feedback from our last event back in 2019, we are returning to the more spacious Great Hall in the AMS Student Nest. We are looking forward to hosting another exciting event with speakers, vendors, prizes, and more.

2. Confined Spaces
A confined space is an enclosed or partially enclosed area with limited or restricted means of entry or exit. Although it is large enough for a worker to enter, it is not designed for someone to work in regularly. Examples of confined spaces at UBC include manholes, pits, boilers, tanks and hoppers. Entry into UBC confined spaces is only permitted to trained and authorized workers.

SRS has updated the UBC Confined Space Entry Program. This document will assist administrative heads of unit, managers, supervisors and workers understand the requirements for workplaces that have confined spaces and describes what must be done before workers can safely enter and work in a confined space.

For more information and resources about Confined Spaces, please refer to the following SRS webpage and reach out to safety.risk@ubc.ca if you have any questions about any potential Confined Spaces in your areas.

Events

Aug. 23 to Apr. 29 – Teaching Development Program for New Faculty

This flexible 10-month program helps new faculty build a foundation for their teaching careers by providing a network of support as well as professional development opportunities focused on teaching practices. Apply by August 23.

August 23, 2022 – April 29, 2023
In-person & Online

Deadlines

Aug. 3 – PICS Opportunity Projects – Call for Proposals

Apply to get your high-impact climate solutions proposal funded by the PICS Opportunity Projects Program (OPP).

Successful projects are awarded up to $180,000 over a maximum three-year duration, and three to five awards are made per call. This year, PICS is offering an extra opportunity for a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Project, funded by the BC Government.

Applications for 2022 call for proposals close on Aug. 3, 2022. Notification of adjudication decisions will be made in December 2022, with projects to start in early 2023.

For more information, visit the PICS Opportunity Projects Program page, read the 2022 Competition Guide for Applicants and the ZEV Guide to Applicants, or email picsopp@uvic.ca.