LFS Today May 9, 2022

 News  

Random Acts of Recognition

Thank you and congratulations to Rob Kim and Thilini Leitan from LFS Student Services for another successful launch of the LFS Student Leadership Portal (SLP). The SLP is a comprehensive Canvas course that coordinates the training for all summer work learn student staff on our team, and will continue to engage them as well as an additional 75+ student leaders from across the Faculty in the year ahead to support their professional development and build their networks. Through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous training, peer-to-peer and staff-led sessions, and timely reflection activities, students are able to develop, practice and communicate new skills. The intentionality with which the SLP has been created is a reflection of the strong commitment to ground our work in student development and career theories that support student success. Well done!

LFS in the News

James Vercammen was quoted in an article about the price of meat alternatives. The Globe and Mail (subscription)

2 days left to share your feedback in the Remote Work Survey

All faculty and staff across UBC are invited to share their feedback in the Remote Work Survey. Whether you work remotely/hybrid or on-site, the survey is an opportunity for all faculty and staff – including leaders – to share their experiences.

You can access the survey here: https://hr.ubc.ca/workplace-surveys
 
The survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete and responses will be confidential. 
 
Your feedback in this survey will help the university consider how future work arrangements will continue to make UBC an inspiring place for students to learn, for faculty and staff to research, teach and work, and for leaders to understand how to support their teams.

The survey closes end of day on Tuesday, May 10.

Are you a Manager or Supervisor going on vacation? Set up your Workday Delegations

As the holidays near and people go on vacation, please remember to set up your delegations if you’ll be unavailable for a certain length of time. Delegate your workflow approvals to an alternate approver. 
Read on to find out how to delegate all inbox items or only inbox items belonging to a specific type: How do I set up delegation?

Science Magazine’s new limited podcast series on science and food

Science Magazine is highlighting books on food and the future of agriculture on its podcast series. Starting on May 26, the podcast will highlight a different book each week on the theme of science and food.

Learn more here.

 Events  

May 14 – Public Symposium: Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Academia

UBC is hosting an inaugural Inter-Institutional Forum of the Scarborough National Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education. The symposium on May 14 is open to everyone.
 
The event, Community Making and Black Flourishing Through the Scarborough Charter, contributes to the ongoing work and commitments by SFU and UBC to combat anti-Black racism and promote Black flourishing at our institutions and in the wider community. The symposium also serves to illustrate to a national audience how the goals of the Scarborough Charter are being interpreted locally. The symposium includes four discussion panels of administrators, faculty, advisors, students, and community activists and is an opportunity to engage with others on pathways for action.
 
May 14, 2022
2:00–5:45 pm PDT
In-person at UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
or
Virtually via Livestream
For event details: https://events.ubc.ca/towards-black-flourishing/

 Deadlines  

May 10 – Genomic Innovations for Regenerative Agriculture, Food and Fisheries

Genome BC and Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (IAF) have partnered to develop the Genomic Innovation for Regenerative Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (GIRAFF) program to co-invest in projects that will provide genomic solutions to support the BC agriculture, food and fisheries sectors in addressing climate change. Genome BC and IAF will each contribute $1M to provide a $2M funding envelope for this program. The $1M IAF contribution to the Genomic Innovation for Regenerative Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Program is funded by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia.

Statement of interest deadline: May 10, 2022

Interested applicants are encouraged to direct questions to Genome BC at GIRAFF@genomebc.ca.

Learn more and apply here

May 11 – Weston Family Soil Health Initiative

The Weston Family Foundation is proud to be launching its first Weston Family Soil Health Initiative to expand the adoption of ecologically-based beneficial management practices (BMPs) that increase soil organic matter in order to improve biodiversity and resiliency in agricultural lands.

The initiative’s goal will be supported by the Foundation’s longer-term strategy which is comprised of catalyzing and shepherding ‘winning approaches’, to ultimately scaling projects with the greatest opportunities for impact.

Important dates:

• Letter Of Intent deadline: May 11, 2022 @ 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
• Proposal deadline (for invited applicants): July 18, 2022 @ 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT*
• Anticipated award announcement: Early October 2022*

*Subject to change