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UBC Today | Your faculty and staff newsletter | June 11, 2019

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UBCV: Call for Letters of Intent for Large TLEF Transformation projects
If you have an idea for a project that will advance UBC’s strategic goals relating to transformative learning, you’re invited to submit a Letter of Intent for Large Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) Transformation projects by July 11.

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Lynda.com is moving to LinkedIn Learning on June 18
UBC’s free subscription to Lynda.com is being upgraded to LinkedIn Learning starting June 18. Find out what you need to know about this upgrade and how to activate your account.

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UBC Food Services offering 100% sustainable seafood beginning July 1
The university has announced it will purchase and offer only 100% Ocean Wise recommended sustainable seafood beginning July 1. The change will include every food service location on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, excluding franchises.READ MORE

UBCV: Teaching Development Program for new faculty
If you’re a faculty member who is either new to UBC or new to teaching, you are invited to register for the Teaching Development Program. This new 10-month program will kick off in August and is intended to support you through your first year of teaching at the university.LEARN MORE

• UBCO: Submit your nominations for this year’s Staff Awards of Excellence by July 17. Learn more

• UBCV: Transit update – new changes to UBC bus exchange. Find out more

• UBCO: Temporary office relocation: Office of Research Services and Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation. Learn more

• UBCV: Campus Security offices have moved locations. Learn more

• UBCV: Stadium Neighbourhood Plan Update: What we’ve heard though public engagement and next steps. Read more

• Karen Hakkarainen appointed as the new Secretary, UBC Board of Governors. Read more

• Jackie Stewart appointed Deputy Academic Director at the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. Learn more

• Robert Petrella appointed Head, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine. Read more

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UBCV: Mugshare – a sustainable alternative to disposable coffee cups
If you want to avoid single-use cups, but forgot your reusable tumbler at home, you can now grab a ‘mugshare’ mug for a $2 refundable deposit at various coffee shops on the Vancouver campus (and other participating locations). Then, when you’re done, return your mug to get your deposit back.

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Florian Gassner and his quest to define censorship
If a book has been purposefully removed from a library, does that mean censorship has occurred? It’s questions like this, that Florian Gassner, Senior Instructor in the Faculty of Arts, had to grapple with in a project to unearth books that have been banned throughout history.

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30-Second Bio: Kyle Watson
Meet Kyle, Events and Projects Manager in Student Recruitment and Advising on the Okanagan campus. In his crusade to share the endless possibilities of our university, Kyle oversees UBCO’s Campus Tours program, welcoming prospective students and their families from all over the world.

Find out how Siobhán McPhee, Senior Instructor in the department of Geography, is harnessing interactive technology outside of the classroom to teach students about empathy and the Syrian Civil War.

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Hear from Mark Schmidt, Language Sciences member and Computer Science Assistant Professor, who gives his thoughts about the future of machine learning, and natural language processing, including creating machines that can interact well, or at least convincingly, with humans to help us with tasks in everyday life.

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