LFS Today Nov 17, 2021

 News  

Call for Nominations – Associate Dean, Academic

Zhaoming Xu will be completing his term as Associate Dean, Academic on June 30, 2022. Zhaoming started in this role on July 1, 2019 and has been instrumental in overseeing our undergraduate academic programs, and supporting and promoting effective teaching and learning in the Faculty. We would like to thank him for his excellent service over the past 2 years, and for his outstanding support of the Faculty during COVID-19 when we quickly moved to online teaching and learning.

We are now seeking a nomination for his replacement to start July 1, 2022. If you would like to be considered for this role or nominate another faculty member to serve, please email Melanie Train (melanie.train@ubc.ca). General duties include all activities relating to: teaching and learning in undergraduate programs; fostering and promoting teaching excellence within the Faculty; representing the Faculty across campus on undergraduate education issues; and curriculum coordination. This role comes with a 3 credit course release and annual stipend.

LFS in the News

Sumeet Gulati was interviewed on CBC about being stranded in Hope as a result of the flooding and landslides. CBC

 Events  

Nov. 19 – Lunch & Learn Series: Online social activities

This session will be held on Friday, November 19, 2021 at noon. Fernanda Tomaselli (Lecturer and Land One Coordinator, Faculty of Forestry) will lead the session this week.

In this session, Fernanda will discuss some ideas for online social activities that increase the sense of community and connection among students. The activities that will be presented in this session were implemented with first-year Land One students in the 2020-2021 academic year.

The Lunch & Learns can be attended in-person at MCML 350.

Join Fernanda this Friday to learn and discuss how these activities were implemented for the Land One program. To register for this session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1.

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

Nov. 19 – IOF Seminar: Identifying entry points to enhance the adaptive capacity of small-scale fishing communities

Dr. Pittman’s talk will focus on assessing adaptive capacity in small-scale fishing communities and how these assessments can be used to inform policy and programs aimed at increasing adaptive capacity. He will draw on insights and examples from work in Uruguay, Ecuador and Dominica.

Presenter: Dr. Jeremy Pittman, Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo

Friday, November 19
11am – 12pm

Please note: This session may be recorded.

Register here

Nov. 23 – Provost’s Lecture Series on Academic Freedom

Academic Freedom as a Double-Edged Sword: How Big Tobacco and Big Oil Corrupt Research on Campus 

Corporate polluters are very skilled at harnessing science for purposes of delay and distraction. This lecture will examine how Big Tobacco has used scientific research to obfuscate causal links between cigarettes and disease, and how similar methods are being used by Big Oil to obstruct prudent action on the climate emergency. While academic freedom is a core principle of university life, there is a danger if corporate polluters shape academic research and teaching, and use their support for science to create an impression of corporate responsibility. Given the temptations of corporate funding, we need to think more carefully about how to reconcile corporate influence with freedom (and quality) of inquiry.

Lecture by Robert Proctor, Professor of History, Stanford University

Organizer and Moderator:  Professor Margaret Schabas, Senior Advisor to the Provost, Academic Freedom

Tuesday, November 23, 2021
5:00 – 6:30 p.m., Sage East, University Centre (6331 Crescent Road)
RSVP by November 21 to provost.office@ubc.ca (note that in-person capacity is limited)

For those unable to attend, this lecture will be recorded and archived at https://academic.ubc.ca/academic-freedom.

Nov. 23 – BCFT Webinar: Spotlight on Sunflower Oil

Interested in Learning more about U.S. sunflower oil production outlook for 2022 and how non-GMO sunflower oil benefits a variety of health and wellness products?

Come and join the virtual event at 1pm ET, where you will have a live Q&A with these experts below:

• Michelle Peitz, Oils Technical Solutions Manager, ADM
• John Shackelford, Corporate Chef & Culinary Manager, Giraffe Foods
• John Sandbakken, Executive Director, NationalSunflower Association

Tuesday, November 23
1:00 – 1:45pm ET

Register here

 Deadlines  

Nov. 19 – Workplace Experiences Survey

UBC invites all faculty and staff to participate in the 2021 Workplace Experiences Survey and share feedback on your experience of working at the university.

You will have received a survey invitation directly from the survey consultant TalentMap (survey@talentmap.com). This email will include your unique survey link — please do not forward it to others. The deadline for responses is November 19, 2021.

It takes 15-20 minutes to complete, with an option to save your answers and complete the survey at a later time.

Your individual responses will remain confidential, and survey results will only be reported in aggregate. You will not be asked to provide personal information such as your CWL or password. Details on how your feedback is kept confidential are available at https://ubc.ca/wes

Dec. 15 – UBC Health Awards and Scholarships Now Open

The competition for the 2021 UBC Health Awards and Scholarships is open until December 15.

These awards and scholarships recognize the academic and research excellence of faculty and students from various health disciplines at UBC as well as the achievements of health educators, professionals, and community partners across British Columbia.

Awards are open to health educators, professionals, and community partners in health who have made significant contributions to the advancement of health education and practice:

• John F. McCreary Prize for Interprofessional Teamwork
• John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award
• Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Teaching and Learning
• Practice Education Award
• R. Paul Kerston Community Educator Award

Scholarships are open to current UBC students in any health or human services degree program:

• ImpactBC Scholarships in Health Care Research and Development
• John H. V. Gilbert Interprofessional Scholarshi
• Professor Jessie Gordon MacCarthy Memorial Scholarship

For more information on individual awards, scholarships, and nomination and application processes, visit the UBC Health website.