LFS Today Nov 17, 2022

News

Random Acts of Recognition

Congratulations to these Random Acts recipients:

“Tabitha Robin Martens approaches her work with such humility, intention, and passion that it has inspired me to be a better community member and activist.”

“Michael Johnson teaches with extreme amounts of patience and understanding – making even the most difficult stats question feel manageable and humane.”

“Last week, Bianca stepped up to help to coordinate and also moderate a webinar, and she also took the lead on gathering supplies for the AWP lab. Thank you, Bianca!”

REMINDER: Workday Absence Records – for LFS staff employees

Are your Workday Absence records up-to-date and accurate? Has your supervisor approved your absence requests? 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 student workers, faculty members, such as lecturers, instructors, post-doctoral researchers, research associates, visitors, etc.

Teaching Theory Thursday

“Deliberately build self-efficacy through scaffolded assignment design.” Create low- or no-stake assignments so that students can practice the content as well as using the various technologies and be more comfortable when assessed in higher stake ways.
– Darby & Lang, 2019, Small Teaching Online, p. 150

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Events

**Nov. 18 – Remember to RSVP! LFS Decolonial Lunch & Learn Session: RISE Workshop – Indigenous Research Methods, Protocols, and Processes**

This week, the Lunch & Learn Series will have a special 2-hour exploratory workshop that will be held in-person at the UBC Farm Yurt. We will also have it available online on Zoom. Further details are listed below:

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Time:10am-12pm
Location: UBC Farm Yurt

In order to move beyond the assumed universality and superiority of Western science within the university structure, and to create supportive systems that foster collaborative and holisitic Indigenous science, Drs. Andrea Reid, Danielle Ignace, Shandin Pete, and Tabitha Robin Martens, have found it critical to build bridges between Indigenous science scholars across historically and contemporarily siloed departments and faculties within our institution. Through the formation of the “Resurgent Indigenous Scholars for the Environment” (RISE) Collective within the first year of our respective faculty appointments at UBC, we have created our own space for providing mutual support, co-designing research and teaching projects, and being in collective service to Indigenous Peoples within and beyond the university campus. Through a series of dialogue sessions rotating across each of our departments, we have been in ongoing conversation about the tensions that arise as we build purposeful Indigenous science space within a Western science-dominated frame.

For the second talk in our series, we will be be discussing Indigenous research methods, protocols, and processes, and how they are used in our own research projects.

To RSVP for this session please click here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bd7bxVDD3crcLL8.

Find out more on our Event Webpage: bit.ly/Lunch-And-Learn-Nov-18

Nov. 29 – Pathways to Regenerative Indigenous Land-Based Research & Education

Indigenous land-based health and wellness are multidimensional and bring together Indigenous knowledges, languages, geographies, orality, cosmologies, world views, Indigenous rights, relationality, reciprocity, ethical spaces, interconnectedness and more. Indigenous panellists will share perspectives, experiences, and challenges in the context of Indigenous health and wellness research, education, and practices.

Panels

Circle one: Indigenous Land-Based Education, Pedagogies, Frameworks and Practices

Presenters: Alannah Young, Charles Menzies, Shandin Pete, Wilson Mendes
Moderator: Eduardo Jovel

Circle two: Indigenous Land-Based Health and Wellness Research

Presenters: Cash Ahenakew, Tabitha Martens, Kimberly Huyser, Corrina Sparrow
Moderator: Margaret Moss

Date: Nov 29, 2022 Time: 09:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: UBC Robert H. Lee Alumni Center – Jack Poole Room

This event is presented by the UBC Indigenous Land-Based Health Wellness Research & Education Cluster

Deadlines

Nov. 30 – Job Posting: Workday Student Project Manager Position

UBC is embarking on a multi-year project to transform its academic and administrative support processes and systems environments for the entire UBC community with “Workday Student” projected to be implemented fall 2024. The vision for the Workday Student Program https://irp.ubc.ca/resources/student is to transform the way UBC supports learning and research, and how UBC can work to create a cohesive and integrated experience for students, staff, and faculty. The Project Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing projects for the development and implementation of all aspects of Workday Student within the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Forestry and Applied Science. This will involve significant change management as this role will be working with very diverse academic disciplines, each with unique identities, values, and sizes with long standing practices based on pedagogical objectives and education mission. Significant prep work will be required to bring the Faculties into alignment for transition Workday due to the complexity of each Faculty’s degree paths.

The closing date for this job posting (https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs/job/UBC-Vancouver-Campus/Workday-Student-Project-Manager_JR9727) is 11:59pm on Wednesday, November 30. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

Dec. 16 – Share your thoughts on building a National School Food Policy

The Government of Canada is taking steps to build a national school food policy. This policy could help guide the expansion of school food programs in Canada. When more children have healthy meals at school, it helps them learn and sets them up to reach their full potential.

We need your input

We want to hear about your experiences and views on school food programs and the most important objectives for a school food policy. To do this, we have launched an online consultation.

Please visit our consultation web page to read the discussion paper and share your views by December 16, 2022.

The input gathered through the questionnaire and other consultation activities will inform a national school food policy.

For more information, please visit:

Questions or comments? Please email us at lfs.today@ubc.ca