Day: January 8, 2014

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Announcements

Walkabout 2014

The 8th Walkabout is almost here! Just in time for those of us that put a little weight on over the holidays with just one too many mince-pies and want to take off that added weight before it starts to feel like it belongs. What better way to reset some good eating and activity habits than by joining the walkabout challenge where you can share with friends and colleagues?!

Create a team (5 members) and register and pay online (Save $5 by registering by January 12th):

http://walkabout.educ.ubc.ca/.  Register online before January 15th and be entered for a prize draw!

Program kick off: January 15th (weds) at 12:30 in Room 310

  • Pick up your team package and pedometers (if ordered)
  • Register if you haven’t done so online
  • Find a team – we’ll help
  • Listen to a pep talk and find out the new parts of the program as it relates to Year of Teacher Education.
  • Enjoy some healthy snacks
  • Win some door prizes

The nine-week program begins: January 20th and finishes March 23rd.

Cost: $5 by January 12th – $10 after the 12th.

Pedometers: $15

Time to get moving!

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Speakers

Join us for GRSJ Social Justice @ UBC Lecture Series

Social Justice @UBC Noted Scholars Lecture Series, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice

www.grsj.arts.ubc.ca

Directions to Office 038, Jack Bell Building: http://bit.ly/R5WyjE

NB: Lunch will be provided at no cost for those who RSVP: wynn.archibald@ubc.ca 

Wednesday January 22, 12-1pm

Black, White and Green: Food Justice, Farmers Markets and the Green Economy 

Dr. Alison Alkon

Assistant Professor and Chair of Sociology, University of the Pacific

Wednesday January 29, 12-1pm

Integrating Gender Considerations In Health Research: Shaping Science For A Healthier World 

Dr. Joy Johnson

Professor, School of Nursing, UBC and Director, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health

Wednesday February 12, 12-1pm

Ethno-Specificity As Critique Of The ‘Sexual Normal’: A Queer-Of-Colour Geography 

Dr. JP Catungal

Killam Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice and Department of Geography, UBC

Wednesday February 26, 12-1pm

“We Welcome Applications From Members Of Visible Minority Groups”: Reflections On Race, Gender And Life At Three Universities 

Dr. Annette Henry

Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, UBC

Wednesday March 19, 12-1pm

CWILA and the Problem of Counting for Race 

Madeleine Thien

Author of Dogs at the Perimeter and Simple Recipes, Simon Fraser University Writer-in-Residence 2013-2014

Dr. Laura Moss

Associate Professor of Canadian Literature, Department of English, UBC and Acting Editor of Canadian Literature: A Quarterly of Criticism and Review

Dr. Mary Chapman

Associate Professor of American Literature, Department of English, UBC

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Speakers

Jan 23: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Reflections on the Renaissance Papacy

Please join the SFU Department of History on January 23rd for the fourth installment of our public lecture series, Heroes & Villains: Rethinking Good and Evil in History.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Reflections on the Renaissance Papacy
A public lecture presented by Dr. Emily O’Brien

January 23, 2014 | 5:30 PM
Fletcher Challenge Theatre, Harbour Centre
515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC

In popular culture, the Renaissance papacy (c. 1417-1534) seems an intriguing mixture of highs and lows. On the one hand, it dazzles us with artistic achievements – the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s, to name but two. On the other, it shocks us with personalities infamous enough to thrive on cable television (“The Borgias,” anyone?). While this blend of extremes may draw us to the Renaissance papacy, how much can it actually teach us? A great deal, in fact. This lecture tours the good, the bad and the ugly of this period in papal history and, in so doing, illuminates how this era represented a turning point for the Western Church.

This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and registration is strongly encouraged. Reserve your spot online: http://www.sfu.ca/history/events/papacy.html.
Unable to attend? Check out all of our public lectures on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjovwYJ237SlP75IFJ-yVKQ/videos.

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Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities

First GSS Weekly Newsletter 2014!‏

Dear Graduate Students,

Warm wishes for a happy and productive new year from all of us at the GSS!

We know that you agree or strongly agree that funding/financial issues cause you as a UBC graduate student stress or anxiety on a regular basis. You know and we know that Time to Completion for graduate studies programs is continually increasing at UBC and across Canada. Despite the GSS’s best efforts, despite the fact that graduate students number 20% of the student body, we’ve seen little change. We would like to ask for your help.

Come out on Friday, January 10th at 11am to Graduate Student Society’s Thea Koerner House on 225-6371 Crescent Rd. Let’s show the UBC Administration that Less Money and More Time isn’t a good or sustainable way to treat it’s hardworking and talented graduate student body. Stand and be counted!

GSS Elections:
– The Call for Nominations for the 2014-2015 GSS Executive Team will remain open until January 15th! Are you interested in making a difference in graduate student life at UBC as a GSS Executive? Find out how you can get involved [here]

GSS Workshops & Conferences:
– Class is in Session! Learn French, and “Fall in love” in our January GSS Art Class.  Swahili is also being offered now via the UBC Linguistics Department.

– And, this Saturday, January 11th, 2014, UBC hosts the largest student-led conference in North America.  New this year are workshops run by and specifically for grad students looking for ways to expand their leadership skills.  Register to learn about how students, staff, faculty, alumni, community partners, are coming together from around the world to “be infinite” at slc.ubc.ca.

GSS Social & Recreational:
– Advance Tickets Now On Sale for our New Term Party on January 24th!

– There’s still time to Sign Up for your Term 2 Fitness Class! GSS is offering Bellydance, Pilates, Zumba and Yoga classes starting the week of January 20th! Do it now before the classes fill up!

– There’s still a slot for you to go to Whistler with the GSS on Jan 19!

– January 10th is January Orientation Day at the GSS!  We still need a few volunteers and welcoming folks to help! There’s tickets in it for you for the New Term Party…!

Finally, a warm Congratulations to UBC Faculty members and alumnae named to The Order of Canada. It’s a great way to start the year! So how will you “be infinite” in 2014?

Ngwatilo

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Conferences

2014 Tri-Nations Education Conference – Call for Papers‏

2014 Tri-Nations Education Conference

March 29-30, 2014 @ The University of British Columbia | Vancouver, Canada

Internationalization in Education: Its Nature, Challenges and Possibilities in an Increasingly Globalized World

Internationalization in Education is being discussed and debated globally as universities compete for the best students and researchers expand their networks and collaborations across national borders. University reputation and rankings are influenced by the degree of international engagement and many institutions are responding to this imperative. Yet many concerns have been raised about the motives behind internationalization, its benefits and challenges, and the short- and long-term benefits of student and faculty mobility. This conference provides a forum for a critical examination of these and other issues arising from this powerful global phenomenon.

Join us this spring in beautiful Vancouver, Canada.  Submit your proposal to present at the 2014 Tri-Nations Education Conference. Proposals will be reviewed as they are received and authors notified as soon as possible. The Call for Papers closes January 27, 2014

This conference, initiated by the Deans of Education of five partner universities in China, Australia and Canada, is intended to encourage research exchange and collaboration on topics of importance to educators from around the world, but especially of interest in the Asia-Pacific Region.  Paper and presentation proposals are invited in any area related to the overall theme of the conference, but especially in the following areas:

  • Preparing teachers to work with increasingly diverse learners
  • Reciprocity, equity and social justice
  • Cooperation for global human development
  • Models of program and research collaboration
  • The value and challenges of comparative research
  • Cultural differences and educational research
  • Use of technology, online collaborative programs, MOOCs
  • Ethics of internationalization
  • Assessing the outcomes of internationalization
  • Internationalization of the curriculum
  • Institutional structures and processes
  • National policies and priorities
  • Language and international collaboration
  • Economics of internationalization
  • University status and rankings

Summaries of presentations and full papers will be published in the online 2014 Tri-Nations Education Conference proceedings after the conference.

Conference Languages

The official language of the conference is English.

Deadlines

Proposal & Abstract Submission Deadline: January 27, 2014

Early Bird Registration: before March 14, 2014

Conference: March 29-30, 2014

Submit your proposal by January 27 at: http://trinations.educ.ubc.ca

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Announcements

Speak Swahili‏

My name is Joash Johannes and I am a doctoral student in the UBC Linguistics Department. As a coordinator of the “Speak Swahili”  (Sema Swahili) I would like to welcome you all to our UBC Swahili classes. Swahili is  currently a Lingua Franca of Africa and is mainly spoken in Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Rwanda, Burundi, Madagascar, Parts of Uganda, Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia etc. If you have been considering learning an African Language for various reasons such as:

◦ Doing research in Swahili speaking countries.

◦ Taking Swahili summer courses  for credits under the ‘study abroad UBC program’.

◦ Planning to enroll in African minor degree program of UBC in future.

◦ Learning an African language as your second or third language.

◦ Travelling to one of the 15 Swahili speaking countries.

◦ Planning to work in: Charitable organizations, etc that are based in Swahili speaking countries.

◦ Planning to volunteer in Africa under UBC Go Global program.

◦ Planning for a Safari i.e. in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda etc.

◦ Interested in learning Swahili culture (customs and traditions).

◦ Interested in being a Swahili language trainer.

You can register for our classes at: www.semaswahili.com. The website provides relevant info about registration and UBC Sema Swahili Program. Feel free to contact us should you have any questions.

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