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UBC Today

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October 3, 2017
Your bi-weekly roundup of what’s new and what’s happening at UBC for faculty and staff.

What’s new

October is Cyber Security Awareness month

Learn more about your role and responsibilities in protecting data and safeguarding privacy at UBC. Take the ‘clean desk test’.

UBC’s Next Century — the next phase of engagement

In a letter to the community, Professor Santa Ono shares an update about UBC’s strategic planning process. Read more.

UBC’s United Way campaign launches next week

UBC’s Community United Way Campaign is back in Vancouver and the Okanagan, and there are plenty of ways to get involved. Vancouver | Okanagan

UBC-V: Move university records to Library PARC by Nov. 1

November 1 is the final deadline for all Vancouver campus records to be moved from Iron Mountain to Library Preservation and Archives (PARC). Read more.

UBC-O: Call for applications – Invited International Distinguished Visitor Award

Faculty: If you have an international colleague you’d like to invite to UBC to share their research and expertise with the campus community, apply for the Invited International Distinguished Visitor Fund by Oct 15. Learn more.

UBC-V: Build your startup with entrepreneurship@UBC

If you’re a budding entrepreneur working on a life science, impact or core tech venture, there are startup resources and mentorship available to you. Apply to @ubcentrepreneur venture cohort by Oct 15. Learn more and apply online.

UBC-V: Improve team dynamics with Conflict Theatre@UBC

Learn methods for handling difficult conversations and try an interactive approach to improving communication at work. Conflict Theatre@UBC offers a variety of professional development sessions for you and your team. Learn more.

UBC-V: Join the University Staff Toastmasters Club

Staff: Take your public speaking skills to the next level in a supportive, ‘learn-by-doing’ environment.

 RSVP by emailing universitystafftoastmasters@gmail.com to attend the next info session on Oct. 5.

Apply for a UTown@UBC Community Grant by Oct. 22

Receive up to $1000 towards your community-focused project. Apply for a UTown@UBC Community Grant for projects that foster connectedness on campus or in the Musqueam community.

More of what’s new

  • UBC-O: Transit Exchange construction impact to University Way
  • Increase in university contribution to UBC Staff Pension Plan
  • UBC-V: IUOE 882 ratification of agreement

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Share your voice

UBC-V: Have your say during the next phase of UBC baseball field modifications

You’re invited to share your thoughts on the latest above-ground additions to the UBC Baseball Field (phase 2 improvements) at the next open-house event on Oct. 12. Learn more.

UBC-V: Reminder to have your say on UBC’s new Stadium neighbourhood

Join the conversation through an online survey before Oct. 22, or at an open house tonight or Thursday. Learn more.

What’s happening

Vancouver

Learning and research

Oct 5: Mental Illness and Substance Use: Challenging Old and Persistent Paradigms

Oct 6: Epidemiology of Hematologic Cancers

Oct 10: UBC Day of Learning: Envisioning our future at the 75th Anniversary of Japanese Canadian Internment

Entertainment

Oct 5: Night Shift Cabaret: Body Language

Oct 6: UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble & UBC Concert Winds

Oct 9: Traces of Words Curator Tour

Lifestyle, sport and community

Oct 10 – 11: Shake Zone – Earthquake Simulator

Oct 10 – 13: United Way Week of Caring

Oct 11: Turkey 2K Trot

Personal and professional development

Oct 5: Best Practices in Research Data Management

Oct 10: DIY Media Workshop: Adding Interactivity to Video with H5P

Oct 11: UBC Studios – Media Production Showcase

Okanagan

Learning and research

Oct 5: The Science of Happiness: What We Know and How We Can Use it to Improve Society

Oct 12: Creativity, Universities and Regional Socio-Economic Development

Oct 12: PINTS Speaker Series – Christopher Martin

Entertainment

Oct 3: Film screening: Unrest

Lifestyle, sport and community

Oct 7: Men’s Basketball vs Trinity Western

Oct 10 – 13: United Way Week of Caring

Oct 14: Women’s Soccer vs Calgary

Personal and professional development

Oct 5: Staff Pension Plan workshop

Oct 9: Developing Minds: Positive Space

Oct 12: QPR Suicide Prevention Training

Achievements and recognition

  • UBC-O: FCCS announces 2017 faculty awards
  • UBC-O: Team-based approach to saving lives recognized nationally by Canadian Blood Services

Your UBC

Perfect synchronization – at work and on the water

You may have noticed in your workspace, a small black garbage container that hangs off the side of your blue recycling bin.

This desk-side recycling program was one of the first initiatives John Metras worked on at the Vancouver campus in the early 90s. As the Managing Director of Infrastructure Development in the VP Finance and Operations Portfolio, John has always been interested in sustainability.

Read more about John.

More Community Stories

  • Engineering prof and STAR contributor Abbas Milani connects the Okanagan Valley into the Composites Research Network

Resources and contacts

Resource spotlight: Researchers directory

If you’re looking for UBC researchers to collaborate with on a project, to connect to stakeholders, or to answer a question, there is an online researchers directory that enables you to search across all Vancouver departments at once. Find a researcher.

More resources and contacts

  • Search the directory
  • Browse job postings
  • Visit the self-service portal
  • Log into FASmail
  • Find even more helpful resources and contacts
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