Day: February 18, 2013

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UBC Vancouver Campus Student Development Awards

The Office of the Vice President Students recognizes exceptional contributions or significant improvements to the student experience and learning environment at UBC.  We actively support the University’s Place and Promise strategic commitments, in particular those that are the focused on improving the student experience across all priorities.  We are now inviting nominations from UBC Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni for the 2012/13 UBC Vancouver Student Development Awards. Categories of awards and winners for the last two years are listed below.  Please refer to the VP Students website for past recipients.

Margaret Fulton Award:  For an individual

2010/11:  Joshua Caulkins, Hugh Neary, Charles Shi

2011/12:  Paul Harrison, Alyssa Koehn

Helen McCrae Award:  For a service for students provided by AMS, GSS or UBC

2010/11:  Graduate Pathways to Success Program

2011/12:  Arts Academic Advising/The Ubyssey

Alfred Scow Award:  For an undergraduate program or department

2010/11:  Cognitive Systems Program

2011/12:  Physics and Astronomy Department/UBC Opera Program

Peter Larkin Award:  For a graduate program or department

2010/11:  Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program

2011/12:  Master of Arts Asia Pacific Policy Studies Program/Institute of Applied Mathematics

Criteria for Awards

The following criteria will guide evaluation of contributions and improvements to the student experience and learning environment:

  • Direct impact on student experience, including exceptional contributions or significant improvements to:
    • Student Access
    • Student Success
    • Student Learning and Development
    • Campus Community and Campus Experience
    • Student Involvement in Campus and Community
  • Degree of involvement by students in the needs assessment, planning, implementation, or program evaluation where appropriate.

Nomination Process

Nominations should include a written statement from the nominator and two supporting letters outlining the exceptional contributions or improvements.  Letters from students are particularly helpful.

Deadline for Nominations:  March 5, 2013

Nominations should be submitted to Linda Yuen at linda.yuen@ubc.ca.

Award winners will be announced on March 28, 2013 and will be honored at a special ceremony.

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Announcements Office of Graduate Programs - FoE

Graduate Pathways to Success – Intercultural Communication (Feb 28)

Registration is now open for The Essential Intercultural Communication Workshop (Offered in partnership with International House, this case-based interactive workshop for both domestic and international students will cover topics including TAing, working in groups and supervisor/student relationships).

Thursday, February 28th, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

For complete session details visit: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/8127-gps-event-essential-intercultural-communication-workshop

To register, visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2362 .

Registration continues for the Three Minute Thesis Competition.  To register to present or become an event volunteer, contact your heat organizer or graduate.pathways@ubc.ca.  For complete event info, please visit http://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/ .  If you are a student whose program or department is not currently organizing a heat, please e-mail us and we can register you in one of the other heats!

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