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UBC Today   |   Your faculty and staff newsletter   |   May 14, 2019
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Find out how UBC plans to be the best place to work, research and teach

You told UBC what would inspire you to work at the university in 2025. Now you can read the Focus on People 2025 framework to find out what our biggest opportunities are, and the actions we intend to take to get us there.

READ THE FRAMEWORK

 

Read the latest from Professor Ono’s  blog: Insights from the roundtable on non-market housing innovation

In his latest blog post, Professor Ono explores how UBC could support non-market housing innovation in the region and why roundtables help keep the university aligned with pressing community needs.

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UBCV: Equity and Inclusion Scholars Program: Project funding announced
Six projects and a total of 25 faculty members have been awarded two years of funding through UBC’s new Equity and Inclusion Scholars Program – one of several initiatives seeking to advance inclusion as part of UBC’s strategic plan.

LEARN MORE

 

Reminder: Get involved in Congress 2019 

This year’s Congress 2019 programming will open space for debate and dialogue about contemporary issues, with exhibitions, performances, featured talks, and Indigenous programming. Attend an event or sign up as a volunteer.

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

 

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• UBCO: Watch again – DVC and Principal’s spring Town Hall. Watch now

• Register for Bike to Work Week: May 27 – June 2. Learn more: Vancouver | Okanagan

• Tell us about your research needs and provide feedback on the services offered by the Vice-President, Research and Innovation portfolio. Share your feedback by May 24

• 2018/19 Killam Award winners for excellence in teaching announced. Find out more

• Reminder: Complete the Integrated Renewal Program readiness survey by
May 15. Complete the survey

• Deadline extended to May 15 for Senior Advisor to the Provosts on Academic Freedom applications. Read more

 

• UBC bargaining update: IUOE 115 tentative agreement. Learn more

• Kalina Christoff appointed Interim Director of the Peter Wall Institute.  Read more

• Extension of appointment of Joanne Fox, Principal, UBC Vantage College. Read more

• Emerita Margaret Slade named Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association. Read more

• Mark Thompson, Professor Emeritus, officially granted membership to the Order of Canada. Read more

 

Resource spotlight

Get answers to your financial questions
Do you need help setting up a new vendor, requesting a purchase order, or paying an invoice? Financial Operations has a dedicated Customer Support Centre to help you with financial processes and activities related to your work.

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Share your voice

 

Have your say on the proposed amendments to Policy #94
You are invited to comment on the proposed amendments to Policy #94 (Visual Identity) which aim to clarify responsibility with respect to the use of UBC brand identity elements. Email your comments to the Office of University Counsel by June 14.

READ ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

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Catherine Dauvergne, Dean, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Find out what Catherine values most in her colleagues, why swimming has become her pastime of choice, and the Peter A. Allard School of Law’s potential impact on the legal system locally and globally.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CATHERINE

 

Chasing the Whale

Meet UBCO’s Greg Garrard, Associate Professor of Sustainability and the tidal force behind the environmental literature course at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre. In this first-ever literature field course, students examine works relating to whales and whaling.

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Learn about Killam Teaching Prize recipient Elisa Baniassad and her endeavours to communicate abstraction by conveying ideas simply but richly. Find out how she used this approach to help redesign computer science courses that create a deeper sense of belonging  for students.

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Find out why Leo Stocco, Senior Instructor in electrical and computer engineering, developed a biomedical engineering course that enlists French cooking to teach students about medical instrumentation.

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Vancouver campus

LEARNING AND RESEARCH

May 16: Voltage gated sodium and calcium channels: From atomic structure to disease and therapy (research day)

May 21 : Exploring inclusive and equitable teaching practices: Using a new set of UBC-based case studies

May 21 – 24: CTLT Spring Institute (professional development workshops)

 

LIFESTYLE, SPORT AND COMMUNITY

May 23: 2019 UBC Farm spring markets 

May 23: Nitobe Memorial Garden guided walk 

May 25 : Courtyard sale at UBC Botanical Garden: Peonies, pelargoniums and prized perennials

 

ENTERTAINMENT

May 16: Emergent Behaviour (one hour concert) 

May 22: Baccalaureate concert: Celebrating UBC Grads

May 30 : People Among the People: Book signing with Susan Point and Robert D. Watt

 

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

May 22: Navigating workplace politics  (AAPS encore)

May 24: Online and mobile learning done right: Designing for professional learners

May 29: Rehearsing conflict workshop series (info session) 

Okanagan campus

LEARNING AND RESEARCH

May 24: Approaches for the inclusion of underrepresented persons in research  (panel presentation)

 

LIFESTYLE, SPORT AND COMMUNITY

May 24: Student Housing and Hospitality Services pit stop 

 

ENTERTAINMENT

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PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

May 17 : PowerConcepts: Excel Expert – functions, forms and data 

May 24: PowerConcepts: Microsoft PowerPoint 

May 28: Understanding Mental Health Challenges (webinar)

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