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2013 Information for PDF Banting Fellowships‏

information for UBC’s internal selection process and full details for the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship are now available on the PDFO Website. NOTE:  internal selection process is only for candidates interested in holding their fellowship at UBC.

With its internationally competitive level of funding and as Canada’s most prestigious trainee competition, the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship is one of the most sought-after fellowship opportunities for PDFs. The objective of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is to attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally, to develop their leadership potential and to position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow. Hosting a Banting PDF within your Faculty or Department is highly beneficial toward a rich research environment, and having Banting PDFs at UBC raises the university’s profile and reputation as a top research institution.

A mandatory UBC internal selection process will identify the strongest applications and select a maximum of six per Tri-Council area (CIHR, NSERC & SSHRC) to receive the necessary institutional endorsement.  Only these 18 applicants will receive the necessary institutional endorsement.  Applicants must submit an internal application form with attachments (details are listed in the application form) to the Postdoctoral Fellows Office at postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.caby Tuesday September 3, 2012, 12:00 PM PST (noon), NO EXCEPTIONS.  For your convenience I have attached the link for the internal application form which can also be found on the PDFO Website.   Selected applicants will be contacted by Friday October 4, 2012 and will be provided with feedback from the relevant internal selection committee which will assist with developing a successful application.  The Postdoctoral Fellows Office will be able to provide all unsuccessful applicants feedback once the competition has closed in November.

Those selected through the internal selection process will be required to submit four Institutional Documents as part of their ResearchNet Application as listed below;

1.       Synergy Letter

2.       Professional Development

3.       Research Environment

4.       Supervisors Statement

Both Applicant and Supervisor will be responsible for contributing to the 4 institutional letters, however the Spark office will provide strategic support in developing and finalizing the Synergy Letter, and the Postdoctoral Fellows Office will provide strategic support in developing and finalizing the Professional Development Letter.  The Research Environment and Supervisors Statement will be the sole responsibility of both applicant and supervisor.

The Banting application deadline through ResearchNet is Friday November 1, 2013 5 PM PST, however this may change when Banting updates their website with the 2013 competition information.  *****  Please Note***** The Banting website will not be updated until Tuesday July 9, 2013.   Please refer to the webpages linked above for more information on the internal process.

NOTE: the application form and accompanying internal selection process is only for candidates interested in holding their fellowship at UBC.

Please forward any general Banting inquiries (including Common CV and ResearchNet support) directly to Banting http://banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca/contact/index-eng.html.  Any internal process inquiries should be forwarded to the Postdoctoral Fellows Office  postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.ca

Please feel free to distribute and share this information with anyone who may be interested in applying for a Banting Fellowship at UBC.

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Announcements Funding and Awards

Aboriginal Community-Based Delivery Funding Call

UBC continues to develop close working relationships with Aboriginal communities and organizations, to expand its institutional awareness of development goals and the need to seek their advice and/or partnership on programs, program development, research priorities, and other matters.  Many of the current UBC Aboriginal initiatives and research areas can be viewed on the Aboriginal Portal (aboriginal.ubc.ca).

As we are all aware, off-campus funding sources are critical to many university programs and can play a vital role in Aboriginal initiatives.  The Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology (the Ministry) and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), have launched  a new 2013-2014 Aboriginal Community-Based Delivery Partnerships Program (ACBDP Program).  Public post-secondary institutions, in partnership with Aboriginal communities, are invited to submit applications to deliver programs starting and completing in the 2013/2014 fiscal year.   A previous ACBDPP 2012-2013 partnership, for example, is the partnership between UBC and the Heiltsuk Nation:  with funding from this program, the UBC Native Indian Teacher Education Program (NITEP) provides courses to Heiltsuk Nation students that ladder into the final two years of a Bachelor of Education degree at UBC.  Participants will gain the skills and education necessary to enter teaching fields.

For further information about the 2013-2014 Aboriginal Community-Based Delivery Partnerships Program (ACBDP Program) funding, program and participant eligibility and the application process, please read the email below from Mariana Diacu, Executive Director, Post-Secondary Programs Branch, Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, or go to the Ministry’s website at http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/aboriginal/programs.htm and at http://www.fnsds.org/.

It is important to note that: “Proposals must be jointly submitted and signed off by an Aboriginal community authority (Chief and Council, Tribal Council Chair, or Executive Director of an off-reserve Aboriginal organization) and a BC public post-secondary institution president. If there is an Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA) Aboriginal post-secondary institute serving the community, the institute should also be a partner to the proposal. Inclusion of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS) holder in the proposal is also encouraged.”

Please submit requests for UBC presidential signature to my attention at the First Nations House of Learning.  Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Regards,

Linc Kesler, Ph.D.

Director, First Nations House of Learning

Senior Advisor to the President on Aboriginal Affairs

 

University of British Columbia

First Nations Longhouse, rm 197

1985 West Mall

Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2

Phone: 604.822.3071

Fax:  604.822.8944

 

Email: linc.kesler@ubc.ca

http://www.longhouse.ubc.ca

______________________________________________________________ 

From: Kelly, Susan M AEIT:EX
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 5:28 PM
To: ‘BCAPSC@list.camosun.bc.ca‘; ‘Ilead@list.Camosun.bc.ca‘
Subject: Aboriginal Community-Based Delivery Partnerships Program 2013-14 Application Guide

 

Dear Indigenous Leadership and BC Aboriginal Post-Secondary Coordinators,

 

We are happy to be able to tell you that the Program is continuing and the following email has been sent to the Post-Secondary Presidents, Aboriginal Communities and the Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Partners:

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology (the Ministry) and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada  (AANDC),  I am writing to inform you of the launch of the new 2013-2014 Aboriginal Community-Based Delivery Partnerships Program (ACBDP Program) Application Guide.  Public post-secondary institutions in partnership with Aboriginal communities are invited to submit applications to deliver programs starting and completing in the 2013/2014 fiscal year.

 

We are pleased to invite proposals for the 2013/14 ACBDP Program from organizations currently delivering ACBCPP programs and those that aspire to deliver these programs in their community.

 

ACBDP Program was first announced in June 2012 as part of the Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework and Action Plan which committed to provide funding ($5M from the Canada/BC Labour Market Agreement and $2M from the Ministry) for partnerships between public post-secondary institutions and Aboriginal institutes and communities to deliver programs in Aboriginal communities that meet community needs and position Aboriginal communities to take advantage of economic opportunities.  In 2012/13, there were twenty-six partnerships funded to deliver programs for Aboriginal learners throughout B.C. in a diverse range of specializations, from skills training for employment in the oil and natural gas sectors to training that leads to certification as a teacher of indigenous languages.

 

2013/14 Updates to the Aboriginal Community-Based Delivery Partnerships Program

 

The ACBDP Program continues in 2013-2014.  Eligible Programs must:

·         Lead to jobs and employment opportunities and be directly related to community needs and priorities;

·         Meet provincial program and/or industry standards, where appropriate;

·         Provide industry certification and/or credit towards a post-secondary credential (note that Adult Basic Education and bridging programs are Eligible Programs);

·         Provide sufficient opportunities or pathways for participants to ladder into further post-secondary education or training;

·         Include cultural components incorporated into the curriculum/programming; and

·          Utilize leading practices in career planning, assessment and transition.

 

Application Details

 

The ACBDP Program Application Guide has been updated based on a formative review of the program and lessons learned from 2012-2013.  The Application Guide has been streamlined with additional templates and support materials.  Submissions are accepted on a continuous intake basis and closing dates for proposal submissions is based on funding availability.  Programs and final reports must be completed before the March 14, 2014.

 

AANDC is partnering with the Ministry in the ACBDP Program through its Active Measures program, to provide $2M in 2013-2014.  The Active Measures funding is designed for encourage First Nations communities to support the participation of individuals on Income Assistance as part of the ACBDP Program and to support the development of effective community-based case/data management systems for their social development programs in order to better track and transition their Income Assistance clients.  The Active Measures Application for 2013-2014 can be found as Appendix C in the ACBDPP Program Application Guide.

 

 

This information is also available on the Ministry’s website athttp://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/aboriginal/programs.htm and at http://www.fnsds.org/.

 

If you have any questions about the Aboriginal Community-Based Delivery Partnerships Program and the application process, please contact:

Jacqueline Dennis-Orr

Tel: (250) 356-8382

or by email Jacqueline.DennisOrr@gov.bc.ca  and copied to Liane Lubarski at Liane.X.Lubarski@gov.bc.ca,.

 

Questions specific to the Active Measures component of the program should be directed to:

First Nations Social Development Society at 1-604-926-4184 or email atpartnerships@fnsds.org

Thank you for your interest in the Aboriginal Community-Based Delivery Partnerships Program.

 

Mariana Diacu

Executive Director

Post-Secondary Programs Branch
Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology
and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism

Tel: 250 387 1446

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Graduate Program Opportunities

SoTL Journal Club, CTLT‏

CTLT’s Journal club is scheduled to have its next meeting on June 11. Members of the UBC teaching and learning community are welcome to register for our upcoming meeting as well as our future monthly meetings on the CTLT Events website:http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/index

Drop-ins are always welcome.
We pre-select an article to read prior to our monthly meeting dates, which we will then discuss in groups.
The selected article for our April discussion group is:
Weimer, M. (2008). Positioning scholarly work on teaching and learning. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2(1).

You can access this article here.
For more information contact: Shaya Golparian, Ph.D., CTLT Resource Room Coordinator, at ctlt.resourceroom@exchange.ubc.ca

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Courses

June Grad Student Workshops‏

Citation Management Using RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley

Need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work? Citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.

Sign up for a tool specific hands-on workshop about the coreconcepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley.

Are you new to citation management tools entirely, or do you have advanced-user questions? Email research.commons@ubc.ca to set up a one-on-one appointment with one of our citation management experts

Citation Management Using Zotero:

Tuesday, June 18, 10am-12pm
Citation Management Using RefWorks:
Wednesday, June 26, 2-4pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4188
Citation Management Using Mendeley:
Friday, June 28, 10am-12pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4186

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Graduate Program Opportunities Office of Graduate Programs - FoE

May 30 (Research Day) – “Making Research Mutually Beneficial” – A keynote lecture by Shelley Hymel

Thursday, May 30, 2013 – Register now!

The day will open with a keynote lecture by
Dr. Shelley Hymel
Professor, Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education

Making Research Mutually Beneficial:
Community Collaborations that Make a Difference

at 1 pm in the Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, First Nations House of Learning

Research Day also includes

–          Methodology Minglers

–          Ignite Research… in 3 minutes or less!

–          Indigenous Alumni Panel – Research Careers that Matter

Please register… but do come even if you didn’t sign up first.

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Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities

June 7 – Graduate Students’ Education Researcher Network (GSERN)

The first meeting is JUNE 7th from 12-1:30pm. 

Graduate Students’ Education Researcher Network (GSERN)

As a graduate student, it can be difficult to create a community around your research interests.  For those of us doing research at the intersections of disciplines, this is made even more complicated because we often do not know who is doing work in our area and what kind of research is being done across campus, tackling questions from multiple perspectives.  GSERN is a community of graduate students actively doing education research at UBC, hailing from many different disciplinary backgrounds across campus.  This group has three purposes:

1.     To provide a space to share the diversity of education research occurring on campus.

2.     To create a community and network of education researchers, who share methodologies, research questions and perspectives.

3.     To grapple with questions about education research which often reaches across disciplines, epistemological frameworks and methodologies.

Time: First Friday of each month, 12:00-1:30pm

Location: Graduate Research Commons Meeting Room, Koerner Library

RSVP: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4122

This project is intended to be collaborative.  Any feedback, opinions, or interest in getting involved in the planning of it are welcome!

Each meeting will have two parts – one, a central question that is integral to education research and that we believe is important to ask ourselves as education researchers, and two, a networking opportunity around a different theme.

We are also in the process of creating a UBC blog to provide more updates on the events and resources, and to potentially create a mailing list.  More information will be coming about this soon.

First Meeting – June 7th

Major questions:

1.     What is education research?

2.     Networking around research interest

 

Note: this meeting will be a little shorter on the discussion so we can deal with administrative tasks.

 

Second Meeting – July 5th

Major Questions:

1.     What methodologies are available in education research?

2.     Is education research interdisciplinary?

3.     Networking around (inter)disciplinary interests

 

Have ideas about themes for future meetings?  Email heather.fisher@alumni.ubc.ca

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Announcements

TEACHER EDUCATOR AWARD‏

I am very pleased to inform you that our colleague Dr. Linda Farr Darling is the winner of the TEACHER EDUCATOR award for outstanding service, presented by the Association of BC Deans of Education (ABCDE). Dr. Farr Darling is the Eleanor Rix Professor of Rural Education. The position builds on Linda’s work with a well-established Faculty of Education/UBC teacher education cohort located in the West Kootenays in the southeastern corner of British Columbia (WKTEP). She has provided exceptional mentoring of pre-service teachers whose aim is to teach in rural schools. She is also instrumental in bringing several exciting new changes to U.B.C.’s teacher education programs.

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Announcements

Killam Faculty Teaching Prize Announcement‏

The Faculty of Education has a long history of interest in good teaching.  To emphasize the importance of exceptional teaching the Faculty of Education awards up to two Killam Faculty Teaching Prizes  each year.  I am pleased to announce that this year’s recipients are  Dr. Maureen Kendrick and Dr. Pierre Walter.  The awards were presented at the Faculty meeting on May 13, 2013.

Supporters of Dr. Maureen Kendrick’s nomination describe her as someone who  works hard to create learning environments in which diverse perspectives are valued.  Dr. Kendrick is committed to equity and social justice, as can be seen not only in her everyday interactions with students, but also in her course content and the ways that she teaches.  Inquiry-based pedagogy is at the core of her work: by giving students a voice in class, they not only benefit from collaborative learning by enriching the course material with personal experiences and knowledge, they also take responsibility for their own learning, which enhances the integration of their new knowledge into practice.

Dr. Pierre Walter’s students describe his teaching as transformative, inclusive, culturally sensitive, empowering, extremely knowledgeable, inspiring, equitable, innovative and student-centered.  This high praise continues with the personal traits of being ever respectful, enthusiastic, dependable, caring, generous and a supportive human being. His greatest hope is that students will unlearn schooled patterns of formal, hierarchical learning and as adults, re-engage themselves in the excitement and joy of intellectual discovery and open-mindedness, and moreover, democratic dialogue in community.  He does this by inspiring students to produce their best work, by challenging them intellectually, and by caring for them as learners who are becoming self-reflective, critical and informed educators.

Congratulations Dr. Kendrick and Dr. Walter!

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Announcements

Orchard Garden produce sales

We only have a couple of CSA boxes remaining for this summer’s produce sales coming from your very own Orchard Garden here on campus.

Check out our blog for more details; however, there are full shares, half shares, and even very affordable working shares if you can commit to volunteering in the garden this summer.

http://theorchardgarden.blogspot.ca/2013/05/csas-now-available-from-orchard-garden.html

Last I heard was that there were only 4 “shares” remaining so contact lfsgarden@gmail.com as soon as possible to order your fresh veggies these season.

 

Also, the garden is a beautiful place to hold classes now that spring/summer are here. Contact Julia at theorchardgarden.educ@gmail.com if you want to schedule a class.

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Announcements

Congratulations to the SSHRC doctoral awardees‏

Congratulations to the following doctoral students for their success in the 2013/2014 SSHRC competition:

Brooke Madden (24 months),

Anita Prest (12 months),

Diana Royea(Canada Graduate Scholarship for 36 months),

Ashley Welsh(24 months).

The Department is very proud of their success!

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Announcements Funding and Awards Graduate Program Opportunities

Friedman Scholars Program‏

Friedman Scholars Program

Deadline: September 13, 2013 4:00pm

The goal of this program is to extend the global reach of UBC graduate students and UBC Medical Resident Trainees and to enrich our scholarly community by investing in our learners in the health sciences. To increase the sources and perspectives of our future researchers and health professionals’ learning in order to expand their horizons.

The grants are open to any UBC graduate student studying health sciences or UBC Medical Resident Trainees. Health sciences will be interpreted broadly as long as the study involves the promotion and dissemination of health related education or research. To be clear, the field of study not only includes the obvious health related fields such as medicine, dentistry, audiology etc. but also includes any complementary work being done in other disciplines that relates to the promotion and dissemination of health related education or research. An example could be an economist working on a new funding model for health care or a botanist working on herbal remedies for specific ailments. Friedman Scholars are expected to travel to other areas of the world to seek new perspectives on their education or research. In order to be considered, travel must be outside of Western Canada (East of Manitoba) and beyond.

Scholarships range from $25,000 to $50,000 annually and are open to renewal for one time only. The amount of the scholarship will be at the discretion of the adjudication committee within the above stated range. Financial needs for the opportunity should be outlined in the application.

The monies received from this scholarship are to be used for expenses related to an opportunity to learn outside of British Columbia. None of the monies shall be used to pay down or reduce current or past educational debt. It is expected that these monies will be used in full to experience an educational or research opportunity in another culture or institution.

Please visit the website for more information: http://med.ubc.ca/research/grad_pdf/funding-opportunities/friedman-scholars/

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Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities

Changes to Graduate Student Leaves of Absence‏

In October 2012 the Senate approved some changes to the Graduate Student Leave of Absence policy.

FoGS website: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/faculty-staff/policies-procedures/leave-status

Calendar: http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=12,204,341,191

Senate policy: http://senate.ubc.ca/vancouver/policy-abstracts

Form: Request for Leave of Absence  https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/resources-links/forms

Of particular interest:

“The total duration of all leaves of absence granted in a graduate program is normally limited to 24 months for a doctoral student and to 12 months for a master’s student, except Leave to Pursue a Second Program of Study.”

Requests for additional leave will be an exception to policy and will need approval of the Dean of Grad Studies or designate, and programs will need to explain the reasons for asking for an exception to policy.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Regards,

Max Read

Associate Director | Student Academic Services | Faculty of Graduate Studies

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Announcements Service Opportunities

**CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS** –

The Department of Physical Therapy at UBC has a practical exam coming up, and I was hoping that you could pass along the message as well as the attached document to your students (Volunteer OSCE Requirements – 2013).

The Department of Physical Therapy at UBC is in need of patient model volunteers for an upcoming practical exam: Thursday, May 23, 2013 from approximately 7:30am to 5:15pm.

This is a great way to find out more about physiotherapy!  Snacks, lunch, and refreshments will be provided on the day, and volunteers will also receive a Chapters gift card as a small token of our appreciation.

Please review the attached volunteer requirements and contact me by reply email at carissa.dyck@ubc.ca by no later than May 10, 2013 if you are interested in this opportunity.

Please include:

·                     Confirmation that you are available from 7:30am to 5:15pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013

***NOTE: Please carefully consider your availability on this date before responding***

·                     Any physical limitations you may have (i.e. back/knee problems)

Further details will be provided to those interested.  If you know of anyone else (in any faculty) who would be willing to participate, please pass this message along to them.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Carissa Dyck

MPT Program Coordinator | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy

The University of British Columbia | Friedman Building

212-2177 Wesbrook Mall | Vancouver, BC  Canada V6T 1Z3

Phone 604 822 2272 | Fax 604 822 1870

carissa.dyck@ubc.ca | www.pt.med.ubc.ca

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Employment

GTA postings for the MET program‏

http://met.ubc.ca/met-faculty/ta-postings/

From: Dave Roy (MET Senior Program Assistant)
Professional Development & Community Engagement

The University of British Columbia
Ph: (604) 822-3622 / Fax: (604) 822-2015

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Exhibition Opportunity‏

Canada Line Art Columns:  Call for Public Art Exhibits

The City of Richmond Public Art Program invites a curator or a curatorial team from a British Columbia Post-Secondary institution to propose an exhibition for showcasing student artworks in a two-dimensional format within the three Canada Line art columns in Richmond, BC.

The curator or curatorial team can be faculty and/or students. Teams should be limited to three members. This call is open to all postsecondary schools in British Columbia. Three proposals will be selected. Each exhibition will be displayed for four months. For submission requirements, please refer to the Terms of Reference below.

Budget: $5,000 each, for three selected exhibitions
Installation: September 2013 – September 2014 (Four months each)
Deadline for Submissions: Tuesday May 28th, 2:00 pm.

 

For more information, please go to:

 

http://www.allianceforarts.com/call-for-artists/canada-line-art-columns-call-public-art-exhibitions

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