LFS Today Oct 20, 2021

Great British Columbia ShakeOut

Wherever you are, “Drop, Cover, & Hold On!”

Join us in the annual Great BC ShakeOut at 10:21 a.m. on October 21, 2021, and learn more about the risks in our community and what UBC is doing to plan ahead. 

The Great BC Shakeout is an annual province-wide earthquake drill for everyone to practice how to protect themselves and to be better prepared in the event of an earthquake: DROP to the ground (before the earthquake drops you!), take COVER by getting under a sturdy desk or table, and HOLD on to it until the shaking stops.

If you are registered for UBC Alert, you’ll receive a test notification by text and voice message on October 21, 2021. UBC Alert is used in active and urgent situations that require your immediate attention to maintain safety and security on campus. The test will also run on our campus-wide digital signage systems. 

Reminder to: 

• Update your contact information on Workday (for staff and faculty) and Student Service Centre (for students) to ensure you receive the latest information in urgent situations through UBC Alert. 
• Download the UBC Safe Vancouver app for direct access to campus safety resources, and turn on push notifications to receive timely alerts and notifications. 

We all have a role in protecting ourselves and making our campus safe. To learn more about the risks in our community and what UBC is doing to plan ahead, as well as tips on what to do when an earthquake strikes, visit ready.ubc.ca/shakeout.

Random Acts of Recognition

Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients:

Andy Jeffries for his perserverance in supporting the installation of health and safety equipment. Thank you Andy for your continued good humour and for keeping up with so many requests!

To nominate a faculty member, staff or graduate student that’s been doing an outstanding job or has gone above and beyond in some way, send an email to lfs.recognition@ubc.ca and tell us why this person should be recognized. We’ll send them a $6 Starbucks gift card and acknowledge their good work in LFS Today.

Halloween Haunt is back!

Calling all Ghosties and Beasties to come out to play. Take a break and drop by for a visit to the Halloween Haunt in McMl room 208 for some spooky fun and Halloween treats. Special goody bags for the young ones. Open daily until Halloween. Everyone Welcome! For more information, email Sylvia Leung at sylvia.leung@ubc.ca.

Student Experience of Instruction (SEI)* Preparation

Course evaluations has a new name: Student Experience of Instruction.

If you are an instructor teaching this term, you will have received an email asking you to verify your course(s) and TAs, if any.

If you did not receive this email and are teaching this term, please contact lfs.sei@ubc.ca.
 
*formerly Student Evaluation of Teaching (SEoT)

Lunch & Learn Series: Teaching and Learning Funding Opportunities

Our next session will be held on Friday, October 22 at noon. Ashley Welsh (Skylight, Faculty of Science and CTLT) will lead the discussion this week.

TLEF, OER, ISI, SaP! Come learn about some of the latest funding opportunities for teaching and learning at UBC. Ashley will share some of these funding opportunities at UBC and offer examples from the Faculty of Science.

For a quick glimpse of these funds and LFS internal deadlines, please visit: https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/funding-and-awards/

The Lunch & Learn sessions can also be attended in-person at MCML 350.

Join us in-person or virtually this Friday to discuss the various available funding opportunities. To register for this session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1
 
Follow the LFS Learning Centre on Twitter and the Lunch and Learn Series Webpage.

UBC Farm Pumpkin Fest

Looking for a way to celebrate BC produce this fall? Join us at the UBC Farm Pumpkin Fest on Saturday, October 30, 2021 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm during their weekly Saturday Farmers’ Market. The festival will feature deals on squash, a pumpkin carving contest, and a special tree-planting ceremony at 11:00 am to celebrate the career and retirement of distinguished Land and Food Systems alumnus, Harold Steves (BSc Agriculture, ‘63).
 
We invite you to join us to honour Steves’ accomplishments. Join the official planting ceremony, enjoy refreshments, and tour the UBC Farm. Feel free to come early or stay late to pick up your groceries and participate in the pumpkin festivities.
 
Location: 3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
 
Parking: The UBC Farm has a parking lot that has a limited number of spaces. The parking fee is $2.00 for three hours. The Wesbrook Village neighborhood also provides ample parking. If possible, please choose to bike, bus, or carpool to the UBC Farm.
 
Safety: Masks are recommended to be worn while you are visiting the farm. Please sanitize your hands upon entering the market at one of our multiple stations. Guests visiting campus are required to follow UBC’s COVID-19 Campus Rules.

Book Launch: Dr. Margaret Kovach

Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations and Contexts
By Dr. Margaret Kovach, Associate Dean, Indigenous Education

Wednesday, October 27
10:00 am – 11:15 am PDT

The second edition incorporates new literature along with substantial updates, including a thorough discussion of Indigenous theory and analysis, new chapters on community partnership and capacity building, an added focus on oracy and other forms of knowledge dissemination, and a renewed call to decolonize the academy. The second edition also includes discussion questions to enhance classroom interaction with the text. In a field that continues to grow and evolve, and as universities and researchers strive to learn and apply Indigenous-informed research, this important new edition introduces readers to the principles and practices of Indigenous methodologies.

After remarks from the invited speakers about the significance and impact of Indigenous Methodologies, Dr. Kovach will provide an overview of the new edition of the book, describing how and why her thinking about Indigenous methodologies has evolved over the past decade. She will then read a passage (story) from the book. There will be time for Q&A and discussion in the remaining time.

Learn more and register here.