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Stat 450 project solicitation reque

SUBJECT: Free Statistical Analyses — UBC Department of Statistics

Dear UBC Graduate Students, Research Staff and Faculty:

As part of our ongoing efforts to bring current research into the classroom and promote interdisciplinary collaborations, the students enrolled in STAT 450 (Case Studies in Statistics) will provide free statistical analyses in Term 2 of 2013-2014. New to the upcoming term, one or two graduate students in STAT 550 (Techniques of Statistical Consulting) will mentor and supervise a group of STAT 450 students, and peer-review their analyses and report. The students will be carrying out this academic activity under the co-supervision of Gabriela Cohen Freue (instructor of STAT 450) and Rollin Brant (instructor of STAT 550). The data will be treated with confidentiality within the courses.

Please consider whether the type of feedback described might be helpful to you.  If so, please submit your projects, carefully following the guidelines provided in the announcement attached.

Sincerely,

Gabriela Cohen Freue

Rollin Brant

Department of Statistics

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Graduate Program Opportunities

GPS: 3MT coaching, Interacting with the Media + Managing Projects

Registration is now open for:

3MT Coaching Sessions/Tips for a great presentation: Come and learn about the competition and how to prepare a winning presentation.  Sessions open to students, staff and faculty.  Learn more about the program at http://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/ .

Graduate students: Please come prepared to practice presenting your research.

Tuesday, January 21

9:00am – 10:00am: Webinar (technical information provided with registration)

10:30am – 12:00pm: In person workshop (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre)

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2ef4

Wednesday, February 12 (repeat)

Webinar: 1:00pm – 2:00pm (technical information provided with registration)

In person: 2:30pm – 4:00pm (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre)

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2ef5

Managing Projects (a GPS/Mitacs Step workshop):

Wednesday, January 22. 9:00am to 5:00 PM

For a complete session description, visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11019-gpsmitacs-step-workshop-managing-projects .

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2f0f

Introduction to Interacting with the Media: (presented by UBC Public Affairs; this session is also great for prospective 3MT presenters as it will talk about use of appropriate language)

Friday, January 24, 9:00 – 10:30 AM

For a  complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11043-gps-event-introduction-interacting-media

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2f10

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Jan 10 -NewsFlash #652

UBC Faculty of Education NewsFlash for Graduate Students #652

January 10, 2013

The Office of Graduate Programs and Research | Faculty of Education | UBC Vancouver

 

For more information on any of the items below or copies of previous NewsFlashes, please e-mail: educ.ogpr@ubc.ca, or call: 604-822-5512, Fax: 604-822-8971.  Please visit http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/newsflash for all new and current NewsFlash items. For UBC-wide events, please visit Live @ UBC: http://www.liveat.ubc.ca.

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Call for Nominations: Killam Teaching Prize for Graduate Instruction

All continuing faculty with a clinical, tenure or grant tenure appointment at the UBC Vancouver Campus are eligible. Graduate programs may nominate one faculty member for consideration for this award.

Evaluation Criteria

Nominees must have demonstrated sustained excellence in graduate-level teaching, normally for at least five years.

The following criteria will be used to evaluate nominations:

·         Sustained excellence in graduate teaching, in the classroom and outside of courses

·         Demonstration of clear objectives and success in meeting these objectives

·         Responsiveness to students, students’ needs and questions

·         Positive effect on students’ motivation to learn and acquisition of knowledge

·         Creative and effective approaches to teaching methodology and curricular development

·         Lasting positive effect on students’ formation as scholars

Nomination Deadline:  4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28th, 2014

Further information: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/killam-teaching-prize-graduate-instruction

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Jan 29 – FIREtalk: Creativity and Innovation

Dear Graduate Students,

I would like to invite you to participate in the upcoming FIREtalk: Creativity and Innovation to be held on Wednesday January 29th 4-6 pm. Submit your proposal for a 5 minute presentation by January 15th.

http://bit.ly/CreateandInnovate

Where do creative and novel ideas come from? Can tools or techniques stimulate creativity and innovation? Are creative processes the same across disciplines? Submit to present and share your approach towards creativity and innovation.

To sign up as a presenter click on the following link:
http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/fire-talks/proposal-submission-form/

To sign up as an attendee click on the following link:
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4617/

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at research.commons@ubc.ca

Kelsey Blair
Student Coordinator
Koerner Library Research Commons
kelsey.blair@ubc.ca

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Animal Rescue Book Sale Donations‏

Every year the Faculty of Education holds a one day book sale to raise proceeds for animal rescue charities in the Lower Mainland, by selling donated books at very reasonable prices to students, staff and faculty. Everybody benefits—especially the animals, who are the most important recipients of our good will.

All proceeds go to volunteer animal rescue charities in the Lower Mainland that operate no-kill shelters.

In 2013, over $1,000 was raised and distributed among 6 animal rescue shelters. In the 14 years that the Faculty has held the book sale, over $7,500 has been raised to help the animals.

To see which charities benefited from the 2013 Education Book Sale, please visit: blogs.ubc.ca/teachereducation/2013/02/05/book-sale-proceeds .

Faculty of Education Animal Rescue Book Sale
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Neville Scarfe Foyer, UBC
2125 Main Mall
11:00 am – 4:00 pm

For more information, and to drop off donations, please see Maureen Shepherd in the Teacher Education Office. Gently used books, cds, dvds, and magazines are welcomed

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Jan 15 – Intl Students: PNP and PR session

Workshop: Learn about getting Canadian residency through the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program

Interested in applying for Canadian permanent residency? Government officers from the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will speak about current government regulations and application procedures. Learn about the various pathways to immigration through the PNP, the CIC’s Canadian Experience Class, and about Labour Market Opinions. Gain tips and insights about applying for these programs and permanent residency.

When:   Wednesday, January 15, 2014 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Where:  Neville Scarfe Building, Room 100

RSVP as soon as possible at https://ubc-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php/pid492569?mode=form&id=360023845fa42f7dcb456ecc7860bb7c&s=event&ss=ws

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Announcements Department Events Speakers

Dialogue with Dr. Jan Hare

A Dialogue with Jan Hare, Professor in Indigenous Education for Teacher Education

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

4:30 – 6:30 pm

First Nations House of Learning (Sty-Wet-Tan Hall)

1985 West Mall

RSVP http://tinyurl.com/Jhare-Feb4

The Faculty of Education and Dr. Jan Hare invite members of the community to a dialogue about the vision and plans for the Professorship in Indigenous Education for Teacher Education, and the needs of the community. Dr. Hare has been appointed to this new Professorship, a key legacy project arising from the Year of Indigenous Education. The goals of the new Professorship are to:

–        enrich teacher education with Indigenous perspectives, histories and pedagogies to help prepare teacher candidates,

–        engage in the professional development of practicing teachers and faculty to strengthen Indigenous education identity and approaches in current teaching.

Dr. Jan Hare, Associate Professor in Language and Literacy Education, is an Anishinaabe scholar and educator from the M’Chigeeng First Nation, located on Manitoulin Island in Northern Ontario. Through her teaching and research in BC and across the country, she has sought to transform education in ways that are more inclusive of Indigenous ways of knowing and approaches to learning. Dr. Hare’s program of research extends from early childhood education to higher education and is engaged in several curriculum projects supporting the professional development of in‑service and pre‑service educators.

This includes the development of a new MOOC (massive open online course) titled, “Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education.”

More information: Joanne O’Connor joanne.oconnor@ubc.ca

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Announcements News from the Outside World

Feb 1: Vancouver student seminar on policy issues‏

Explore Public Policy Issues Student Seminar

February 1, 2014 | Vancouver, BC
Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Please join us for a day of fun-filled discussion and inquiry – free of charge. Explore ideas while listening and conversing with leading policy experts and peers.

Speakers and topics include:

Is China the Next Superpower?
Nick Eberstadt
Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute and senior advisor to the National Bureau of Asian Research

Canada’s Underground World of Human Trafficking
Ben Perrin
Professor, UBC Faculty of Law and former legal advisor to
Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Fracking, Pipeline Development and Green Energy
Ken Green
Senior Director, Centre for Natural Resources,
Fraser Institute

A Humane Economist’s Case for Drug Legalization
David R. Henderson
Associate Professor of Economics, Naval Postgraduate School and Research Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution

What to Expect from the B.C. and Federal Budgets
Sean Speer
Associate Director, Centre for Fiscal Studies, Fraser Institute and former economic advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

Click here to Register

For more information, please contact Julie Walton, Fraser Institute Education Programs Coordinator, at 604-688-0221 ext. 533 or email julie.walton@fraserinstitute.org

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EDCP Seminar Videos‏

For those who were unable to attend Peter Grimmett’s talk on Dec 13th and would like to view the recording, please go to http://m2.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars/seminars2013/4-grimmett.mp4.

Please note that a lot of our seminars were taped and the video links can be found on our website at http://edcp.educ.ubc.ca/community/seminars/.  This page lists EDCP seminars (with posters and video links) from 2010 onwards.

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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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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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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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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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