LFS Today Jun 22, 2022

By imelda cheung on June 22, 2022

 News  

xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden named one of the 100 Garden Moments of Canada

The xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden (Indigenous Health Research and Education Garden), located at the UBC Farm, has been recognized as one of the 100 Garden Moments of Canada – a list that will serve as the basis of Canada’s Garden Hall of Fame.

See the full list here.

Wellness Wednesdays: Self and Community Care Workshop

Building Skills to Manage Stress
We don’t always take the time to care for and nurture ourselves and we sometimes require support in integrating relaxation and our personal needs into daily life. This 2-part facilitated webinar focuses on increasing mental health literacy for individuals.

Date: Part 1: Wed. July 6, Part 2: Wed. July 13, 2022 (Please attend both sessions)

Time: 10:30 AM- 11:20 AM

What will you learn?
Participants will learn about the body’s stress response and how to identify these responses in themselves. They will have an opportunity to take a stress index, explore what self and community care means to them and identify key UBC resources that can be engaged to support work life integration and positive mental health.

Your facilitator
Erica Altomare (BEd, MEd) is a Workplace Wellbeing Learning Specialist with UBC HR.

Register

 Events  

June 23 – Ceremonial fire at xwc̓ ic̓ əsəm Garden

The importance of community safety, wellbeing, and support has been on our hearts and minds during this time. In that spirit, and to honour the xwməθkwəy̓ əm lands we share, The First Nations House of Learning and xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden at UBC Farm invite BIPOC/Indigenous students, faculty, staff and community members to the monthly ceremonial fire supported by local Elders. Fire offerings, tea and bannock provided.

Thursday, June 23
10am – 2pm
3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver

June 24 – LFS Teaching Colloquy 2022: So you want to talk about decolonization? 

Guest speaker: Dr Vanessa Andreotti

On Friday, June 24th from 9:30am to 12pm, join your LFS colleagues for a discussion on decolonization. This session is open to all teaching members of our community: professors, sessionals, TAs, and grad students.

The term decolonization is used more and more in higher education, but has different meanings for different people and groups. What are the commonalities and differences between interpretations of the term? How does decolonization relate to our teaching? And where do we even start?

RSVP by Thursday at 5pm: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9F8Iuc9ay4bLzP8

This fully online session will be roughly separated into two parts. The first hour and a half will explore related concepts, definitions, and some ways to think about the process of decolonization. In the final hour, we are excited to have Dr. Vanessa Andreotti (she/hers) join us to facilitate a discussion on the complexities, challenges, and opportunities of engaging with decolonial perspectives in higher education.

Dr. Andreotti is a full professor at the Department of Educational Studies at UBC. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and Global Change and is the interim director of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. She was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in 2019. Dr. Andreotti has recently accepted the appointment to serve as Dean, Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria and will share elements of her recent presentation for the position of Dean.

By the end of this session, participants will have a better understanding of the landscape of decolonization and possibilities for integrating perspectives into teaching spaces. We hope to see you there and actively engaged! Contact the Learning Centre for more information: lfs.lc@ubc.ca or visit https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/lfs-teaching-colloquy-2022/

Required viewing:

Suggested resources for preparing for the session:

June 27, July 21, Aug. 10 – IBPOC STEM Network: Women and gender-diverse faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate students

This summer, join the IBPOC STEM Network’s monthly socials. Enjoy complimentary food and drinks at Great Dane Coffee while building your IBPOC STEM community. IBPOC women and IBPOC gender-diverse faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars and graduate students from STEM fields are welcome.

Upcoming dates:

  • Monday, June 27
  • Thursday, July 21
  • Wednesday, August 10

RSVP Now

 Deadlines  

Nov. 15 – Fulbright Canada Research Chairs for 2023/24

Fulbright Canada Research Chairs are pre-arranged affiliations that allow scholars to conduct research/lecture on subjects important to that university. Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs can guest lecture in university courses, mentor students, lecture in public venues, network, and promote their research, while representing the Fulbright program, and their home and host institutions.

Applications will be accepted until November 15, 2022.

Eligibility requirements  

  • Be a CA citizen (Permanent residence is not sufficient)
  • Hold a Ph.D., MFA, MPH, LLM or equivalent terminal degree
  • Scholars at all levels are welcome to apply (tenure not required)
  • NOT have resided abroad for five or more consecutive years in the six years preceding the application deadline are ineligible.
  • Recipients of a Fulbright Scholar award are eligible to apply for another award two years after the date of completion of the previous award.

Application Components

  • Project Statement: Up to five pages
  • CV/Resume: Up to six pages; up to eight pages for Distinguished Chair
  • Letters of Recommendation: Three letters
  • Bibliography: Up to three pages
  • Syllabi/course outlines: Only for Teaching & Teaching/Research awards, up to ten pages
  • Letter of Invitation: Only for the Traditional All Disciplines Awards

Considering applying but need more information?

Learn more

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