The CAGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards recognize Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic field. Awards are offered through this spring’s competition for dissertations completed and accepted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.  The awards include a $1,500 prize, a Citation Certificate […]

SHAPE PERCEPTION – A CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS   The Interactive Digital Environmental Assessment Laboratory (IDEAL) in the Faulty of Forestry is recruiting individuals for a survey related to perception of shapes. The survey consists primarily of rating a number of images of different shape designs.   Date: Starts Jan 14, 2013 Time: By appointment – approximately 45 […]

2012-2013 WENDY K. SUTTON GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY (#1998)   We are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for Education graduate students.  The Wendy K. Sutton Graduate Scholarship in Early Childhood Literacy are scholarships totaling $1,500 that have been endowed by Dr. Wendy K. Sutton, a specialist in children’s literature and a […]

The OGPR is pleased to announce three internal Faculty of Education funding opportunities: the HSS Seed Grants, John and Doris Andrews Research and Development Award, and the Jacqueline Farquhar Endowment for Children’s Mental Health Fund. The application deadline for all three initiatives is Monday March 18th in the OGPR. I encourage you to contact me if you wish […]

Registration is now open for: Monday, January 21st 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Managing Effective Collaborative Research Teams (develop tools and techniques for managing projects, group dynamics, leadership and conflict within collaborations) To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g21c1 Wednesday, Jan 23rd 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Time Management To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2216 1:30 – 3:00 […]

Dear Colleagues: this note is to announce two  endowed post-doctoral fellowships for two academic years starting in the fall of 2013 at Arizona State University. This is a residential fellowship. The selected fellows will work on research related to the complex equity demands of urban education and its impact on PreK-12 schools and students (please […]

Call for Nominations for the 2012/2013 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Awards which is being sent to Deans and Principals, Associate Deans, Department Heads and Directors on behalf of Dr. Anna Kindler, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President Academic.  Specific attention should be given to Appendix III reflecting the changes to the award allocation process. Deadlines for […]

Monday, 14 January 2013 Today, is the last day for change in registration and for withdrawal from most Winter Session Term 2 courses and Distance Education Term C courses without withdrawal standing of “W” recorded on a student’s academic record. Student Service Centre remains open for course withdrawals with a “W” standing. Consult your courses […]

I’ve attached a pdf of our TerreWEB Seminar Series Schedule for Term 2. This can also be found here TerreWEB Seminar Schedule 2012-2013 T2. Seminars are in the same time, same place (Thursdays at 1pm, FRST 1221). As usual, we will have live webinar during the time of the seminar. The webinar link will be […]

It’s time for the 7th Annual, 2013 Walkabout! The nine-week walking challenge is back. Get your team together today! Go to the website to register and for more information: http://educ-walk2013.sites.olt.ubc.ca/ Opening Ceremony: January 16th, 2013 12:30 – 2:00 pm. Scarfe 310. For those new to Walkabout, here’s how it works. ·         You join with four […]

VOLUNTEER WITH CHILDREN IN THE INTERGENERATIONAL LANDED LEARNING PROJECT AT THE UBC FARM! “Farm Friend volunteers sow, grow, harvest prepare, and eat food plants with intergenerational teams of one elder, one younger, and 3-5 elementary students at the UBC Farm. Volunteers commit 8 mornings (Wednesday or Thursday, approximately every other week) from February-June 2013 to […]

You are invited to Alayne Armstrong the Final Oral Examination:   PROGRAMME   The Final Oral Examination For the Degree of   DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Curriculum Studies)   ALAYNE CHERYL ARMSTRONG B.A.H., Queen’s University, 1988 M.A., University of Manitoba, 1995 B.Ed., University of British Columbia, 1997 M.A., University of British Columbia, 2006 Wednesday, January 16, […]

MESSAGE SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. PETER GRIMMETT:   Please join me in congratulating Fay Bigloo (supervisor, Joy Butler) and James Miles (supervisor, Penney Clark) who successfully defended their MA theses in November 2012. Also join me in congratulating Shaye Golparian (supervisor, Rita Irwin) and Yifei Wang (supervisor, Stephen Petrina) who successfully defended their PhD […]

The Ninth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2013) has extended abstract submissions for paper, poster, and panel propolsals to 15 January 2013. To submit an abstract, please visit the link below: http://icqi.org/participation.html

In order to allocate their full funding for the 2012/2013 fiscal year, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is holding an additional competition for the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement. Applicants will be awarded funding by CIHR on a first come, first served basis and are thus encouraged to submit their applications as soon […]