LFS Today May 27, 2022

 News  

Acting Dean

Please note that Zhaoming Xu will be Acting Dean on Friday, May 27 while Rickey Yada is away.

ADVISORY: Critical Zoom vulnerabilities

UBC Cybersecurity has become aware of critical vulnerabilities that Zoom patched last week. A successful exploitation of these flaws made it possible for hackers to execute zero-click attacks that remotely ran malicious code on devices running the messaging software. More information can be found at https://cc.cybersecurity.ubc.ca/?p=9562.

You can update your Zoom installation by signing into the Zoom desktop client, then click on your profile picture followed by Check for Updates. Zoom will install any updates it finds.

Learning Centre managed computers need to use the ManageEngine agent on their machines to perform this update. Start the Self Service Portal, look for Zoom and Update. You will need to be connected to the UBC VPN, instructions for ManageEngine can be found here, https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/desktop-central-self-service-portal/.

Please contact the Learning Centre if you have any questions or concerns, it@landfood.ubc.ca.

 Events  

Today – Lunch & Learn Series: Open office hour for virtual consults with the Learning Centre Team

The LFS Learning Centre is hosting a virtual office hour TODAY, Friday May 27th, 2022 at noon. Please feel free to drop by if you have any questions and need to consult with the LC Team.

To register for the Lunch & Learn series, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1.

Follow the Lunch & Learn Series on Twitter and the Lunch and Learn Series Webpage

June 24 – 2022 Teaching Colloquy – Save the Date

Please hold the date for the 2022 Teaching Colloquy. We are scheduling this year’s event as a hybrid event on June 24^th from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm.

More details to follow.

The Learning Centre

June 24 – Forum on the Effective Mentorship of Racialized Graduate Students

Graduate students, faculty and staff are invited to join us on June 24 for a day-long forum on effective mentorship of racialized graduate students.

Hear from students and mentors on the value of diversity in graduate education, and discuss how we can all contribute toward a safe, respectful, and more equitable learning sphere for racialized students at UBC.

Register here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Ub6VaPO4TGKXoq

 Deadlines  

June 5 – Job Posting: FNH Senior Finance Clerk Position

The FNH Senior Finance Clerk is responsible for the delivery of day-to-day financial activities in the Food, Nutrition and Health Program. The incumbent is the subject matter expert of all routine (& occasional non-routine) financial transactions within the Program, interpreting and advising on UBC financial administrative policies and agreements, granting agency guidelines and government regulations. This position will have a focus on journals, accounts payable inquiries, accounts receivable and processing student appointments while supporting faculty members in the management and reconciliation of their research grants.

Click here to view the job posting: https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs/job/UBC-Vancouver-Campus/FNH-Senior-Finance-Clerk_JR7958.

The closing date for this job posting is 11:59 pm on Sunday, June 5^th.  We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.