LFS Today Oct 29, 2020

By imelda cheung on October 29, 2020

 
   

Calling All Master Pumpkin Carvers!

Trick-or-treat – Halloween is close upon us and LFS is holding a pumpkin carving contest to find out who can design the most creative pumpkin. The main criteria to win is creativity!  The judges will be your peers, who will place their vote for the most creative jack-o-lanterns.
 
Here are the rules:

  1. Be creative – read up on some tips.
  2. You must be the main pumpkin artisan, but you may enlist the help of those in your household, especially those who are underage J.
  3. Submit a photo of your pumpkin with a CAPTION.
  4. Send your photo & caption to lfs.today@ubc.ca by Tuesday, Nov. 3 (9 pm).
  5. We will collect photos and open up voting next week!

Sharpen your carving knives! Here are the prizes:

  • First place – Isman Cup Bragging Rights & Lunch Delivered via Door Dash
  • Second and Third place – LFS Swag Bag mailed to you

Any questions? You can contact Barbara Hsiao at Barbara.hsiao@ubc.ca or Karen Lee at Karen.lee98@ubc.ca.

 

LFS Virtual Townhall – Oct. 28 update

Thanks to those of you who attended our townhall yesterday. Here are some updates.
 
United Way   
The UBC United Way Campaign is well underway! With unprecedented challenges facing our community this year, United Way has been able to step up and provide much-needed support for people in our local communities.  Donate now to show your Local Love for your community: https://unitedway.ubc.ca/howtogive/. 
 
Stay tuned for United Way Faculty fundraisers specific for LFS coming up!
 
Mental Health Booster Exercises
Download Miranda Massie’s presentation and coping tips at my.landfood.ubc.ca/communications/lfs-community-meeting.
 
Workday

  • Question from a Townhall participant: I received an email to activate my workday but since it was flagged as non-UBC I did not open it, and thought it is phishing.  Answer: There has been an increase in the number of phishing emails, including some from UBC IT to test how many may be opened by UBC employees. Please don’t open these emails and if you suspect an email is a phishing attempt, you are encouraged to forward them to UBC IT at security@ubc.ca so they are aware.
  • Quick cheatsheets on our Intranet: https://my.landfood.ubc.ca/preparing-for-workday/
  • Training courses to get prepared: https://wpl.ubc.ca/browse/irp-training/

 

Phishing Emails

With the Workday launch coming on Nov 2, 2020, the UBC Information Security office has been conducting self phishing campaigns in the UBC community. Read more at https://cio.ubc.ca/about-ocio/community-update.
 
What to do if you receive phishing emails?
 
Do not click on any of the links! Forward a copy to security@ubc.ca, then delete the email.
 
More information about phishing at https://privacymatters.ubc.ca/phishing-emails.

 

Fire Doors – Do not prop open

The university has put together thoughtful practices in place for mitigation of COVID-19, including removing as many high touchpoints as possible. However, we are unable to contravene federal regulations and fire codes, meaning all fire doors must remain closed.  Fire doors may exist as an exterior door leading to the outside of a building or inside buildings designed to act as means of compartmentalization during an emergency event.

 

Random Acts of Recognition

Congratulations to Random Acts of Recognition recipients:

Nick Grant for his continuous (and often last minute) help with research grants. His attention to detail and constructive comments are invaluable!

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.

 

MFRE Speaker Series

Speaker: Mark Podlasly, from Nlaka’pamux Nation and Director of Governance at the First Nations Financial Management Board
Topic: Land and Resource Access in the Era of Indigenous Rights
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 3, 1:00-2:30pm

Mark will give an introduction to the Aboriginal rights history and issues in Canada, with an emphasis on land and resource access. Mark will then discuss two cases that are currently getting a lot of coverage in the news: The TMX pipeline and the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq fishing rights.

 

Climate Education Grants – Call for Proposals 

Climate Education Grants provide up to $5,000 to UBC Vancouver faculty members to incorporate climate change content and teaching approaches into existing undergraduate and graduate courses.

Funds can be used for a wide range of curriculum development work, including hiring students or staff to develop new material, hosting workshop(s) to consult on course changes, developing resources for online delivery, and more.

Applications close Dec 18, 2020 (4pm PST) and funds will be dispersed in early February 2021. Find out more and apply today at www.sustain.ubc.ca/climate-education-grants

 

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) Seminar

Topic: Closing the gender data gap to improve small-scale fisheries research and policy  
Speaker: Sarah Harper, Postdoctoral fellow, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
When: Friday, October 30, 11:00am
RSVP: https://oceans.ubc.ca/rsvp-iof-seminars/
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