Time Sensitive: TA for FNH 480 in Winter Term

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Teaching Assistant (TA) for FNH 480: Dietetic Professional Practice III

One teaching assistant is needed from January to April 2021. The TA will assist primarily with logistical communication (with community members and students) related to course assignments and events, organizing breakout rooms and moderating the Zoom chat during class (Wednesdays 1-3:50pm), and other similar tasks as required. No marking is required in this role, although familiarity with Canvas is helpful.

Estimated 5-10 hours of work per week including class time (at the higher end in the start of the semester with less time per week after Reading Week), for a total of 100 hours.

Eligibility/Qualifications:

  • Must be available Wednesday afternoons 12:45-4pm
  • Effective & professional written and oral communication
  • Experience with Canvas and Zoom features
  • Experience with dietitians/dietetics, healthcare work environments, and/or reflexive professional practice preferred, but not required

Please email the course instructor Anna Brisco at anna.brisco@ubc.ca for more information.

Thesis Defense – SOIL – MSc – Grace Augustinowicz

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UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science (SOIL)

Grace Augustinowicz

Assessing the impacts of agriculture on soil quality in a five-year crop-livestock rotation in the Fraser River delta, British Columbia”

9:00 AM on Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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Meeting URL: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/7073504814?pwd=RGJNQzFSRXQ4TW8zZjA5NFQzTU1mdz09
Meeting ID: 707 350 4814
Passcode: 755851

 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. A. Black

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. S. Smukler – Supervisor
Dr. K. Mullinix – Co-Supervisor
Dr. M. Krzic  – Committee member
Dr. M. Bomford  – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. S. Smukler – Supervisor
Dr. K. Mullinix – Co-Supervisor
Dr. M. Krzic  – Committee member
Dr. M. Bomford  – Committee member
Dr. L. Lavkulich  – External

Thesis Defense – Applied Animal Biology – PhD – Katelyn Mills

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UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy (Applied Animal Biology)

Katelyn Mills

“Understanding Farmer Decision-Making and the Role of Advisors to Improve Dairy Cattle Welfare”

12:30 PM on Thursday, December 10, 2020

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EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. D. Pauly

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. M. von Keyserlingk – Supervisor
Dr. D. Weary – Committee member
Dr. H. Wittman – Committee member
Dr. S. Sajjadani – Committee member


Defense Committee Composition
Dr. M. von Keyserlingk – Supervisor
Dr. D. Weary – Committee member
Dr. K. Chan – University Examiner
Dr. J. Black – University Examiner

Esri Canada GIS Scholarship 2021 – UBC – Forestry

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Please help us disseminate the Esri Canada GIS Scholarship opportunity to your students.   Successful recipient will receive:

    1. one-time payment of $2,000
    2. three-year term license of Esri’s ArcGIS Desktop software for education and research use
    3. three-year term license of the following Premium Apps: ArcGIS GeoPlanner,  ArcGIS Insights, ArcGIS Urban
    4. three-year Professional-level subscription to the ArcGIS Developer Program (ADP)
    5. digital copies of select Esri Press Publications
    6. two Esri Canada instructor-led training courses
    7. registration for one of Esri Canada’s User Conferences
    8. a personal and editable profile in the Esri Canada GIS Scholarship Web Portal

EsriCanadaScholarship2021

Please find the application details on the attached PDF.  Submission deadline is on Monday, March 1, 2021.

 

Thank you, and warm regards,

Grace

Votes regarding 2020 winter break

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Dear LFS students,

The Senate has two more days to vote via email on approval to extend the 2020 winter break – votes are due by 10 am on Dec. 4. As your LFS Student Senator, it is my responsibility to vote for the voices of LFS students. Please take 2 minutes to complete this survey to learn the details of the extension and to let me know if you want the extension or not.

I wish you all the best in finishing the term.

Thank you,
Anisha Sandhu
LFS Student Senator

 

Anisha Sandhu

Student Senator | Faculty of Land and Food Systems

University of British Columbia Vancouver Senate
lfsus.senator@landfood.ubc.ca