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Funding and Awards

SSHRC Award Holders: Call for nominations: SSHRC Talent Award‏‏

EDCP deadline for this competition is March 19, 2014

SSHRC Impact Award – Talent

UBC departments may forward a maximum of one doctoral nominee and one postdoctoral nominee

Value: $50,000 over one to three years

Eligibility: Open to SHHRC doctoral and postdoctoral award holders

The Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by a current SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship award holder. The Talent Award is given to an individual who maintains academic excellence, has a talent for research and knowledge mobilization and has demonstrated clear potential to be a future leader within and/or outside the academic sector.

The Talent Award may be taken up as a fellowship to fund the recipient’s doctoral or postdoctoral research over a one-to-two-year period, or may be used in the form of a grant over three years to support research, knowledge mobilization or other research-related activities. A minimum of 10 per cent of the award funds must be used to promote the recipient’s research achievements.

Please note: G+PS may forward a single nomination to the national competition, and only one award will be given across Canada.  This is an extremely competitive award, and departments should consider nominating a doctoral student or postdoctoral fellow only if the nominee is expected to be competitive at that level.

For more information, please consult the SSHRC website: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/impact_awards-prix_impacts-eng.aspx#talent,

and please consult the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) website for nomination instructions: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/sshrc-talent-award

The contact for G+PS for this competition is Joanne Tsui: joanne.tsui@ubc.ca

*please note that G+PS is seeking clarification on a number of criteria issues we have identified from last year (in particular around who may provide a reference letter for the Talent competition). You may expect to receive a subsequent email from our office providing the response from SSHRC.

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Speakers

Presentation by HDLC Visiting Scholar, Dr. Sandra Evers‏

Event URL:  http://ecps.educ.ubc.ca/dr-sandra-evers-presentation/

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Department Events Speakers

Mar 14 Research Seminar by Dr. Hannah Spector

Date:            Friday, March 14th 2014

Venue:         Scarfe Room 1107

Time:            12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Title:             Hannah Arendt’s Political Ethics and the Question of Totalitarianism

Speaker:       Dr. Hannah Spector, Pennsylvania State University

Light lunch served at noon in Scarfe 1223.  The Lecture commences at 12:30 pm in Scarfe 1107. There is no need to RSVP.

Abstract:

This paper considers the ways in which Hannah Arendt’s writings on totalitarianism acts as a warning sign for current political and miseducational circumstances in the United States. Because the term totalitarianism has been used imprudently (largely in the mass media) to express repressive conditions in so-called models of democracy, this paper seeks to both clarify and raise questions concerning its meaning as a form of nation-state sanctioned power and/or economic-technological force. This analysis draws largely from Arendt’s definition of totalitarianism expressed as an antipolitical phenomenon characterized by terror-ruled ideological indoctrination which destroys both the public realm and private identities. I contend that analyses of twentieth century totalitarianism are significant to today’s unprecedented questions and circumstances germinating in and having significance beyond the United States. I also describe the difficulty of action under extreme conditions. In the last analysis, I deliberate on the site of education as a totalitarian coercion.

Bio:

Hannah Spector is an Assistant Professor of Education at Pennsylvania State University, Capital College. She teaches courses in curriculum foundations and social and cultural factors in education. Drawing largely from the writings of Hannah Arendt, her primary research interest involves the interplay between politics, ethics, and education.

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Graduate Program Opportunities

GSS Weekly Newsletter‏

Dear Graduate Students,

There’s a lot ado about campus this week!

GSS AGM:
– The GSS is holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday March 20, 2014. Open to all members of the Society, the AGM provides students with the opportunity to receive reports from Council with respect to activities of the preceding year, receive financial statements of the Society, and ask any questions regarding the future directions of the Society. The meeting will commence at 5:30 pm and will be held in the GSS Ballroom (6371 Crescent Road). Please click the link to download the AGM Agenda.

UBC Updates:
The GSS would like to congratulate Dr. Arvind Gupta on his UBC Board appointment to president and vice chancellor of the university. We’re looking forward to working under his leadership towards greater graduate student success! Curious to learn about the new president  and vice chancellor? Read the official press release, here.

GSS Social & Recreational:
– Try out our Belly Dance Fitness class these next four weeks. The GSS is offering a drop-in rate of $7 a class! This, friends, is the physical manifestation of a STEAL! Secure your spot at our office during business hours, or email sports@gss.ubc.ca for more info.

GSS Sponsored Events:
– Looking for an opportunity to reflect on the Sochi Olympic? Interested in Japan or Asia? The UBC Asia Pacific Policy Studies Student Association and Asian Studies present “Japan Kenkyukai: Looking back at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and Towards 2020 — A Cultural and Economic Perspective.” The event (and dinner), supported by the GSS, will be held at the Asian Centre Auditorium (607 – 1871 West Mall UBC Campus) on Friday, March 14th 4-6:30pm. An RSVP is mandatory to help with planning. Main speakers will be Dr. Julian Dierkes (MAAPPS), Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh (Asian Studies)

– Save the date! The GSS and others are sponsoring Out of the Box 2014: The Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program’s Annual Graduate Conference, at the Liu Institute for Global Issues on Friday, March 21st, 2014! Register now and check out their website for more information!

– The GSS is also proud to sponsor the UBC Anthropology Research Open House at UBC’s Anthropology Sociology Building on March 21st at 4pm. The evening will feature graduate and undergraduate student research presentations in any field of anthropology, a guest lecture and beer garden. You are warmly invited! A few presentation spots remain! Contact Heather Robertson if interested.

In & Around the GSS:
– Help us spruce up our communications! The GSS is planning a photo shoot on March 28th, and we’re looking for some volunteers to help us showcase the services we provide to graduate students and the larger UBC community. We promise it will be fun!

– You’re invited to the UBC 3MT final round tomorrow March 13th 4:30-6pm at the Graduate Student Centre Ballroom! You may have participated in the 3-Minute Thesis heats in your department. This event is the culmination of that process, and will determine who goes on to compete at the regional level in Calgary.  This is your opportunity to learn (very quickly) what other graduate students are working on, and pick up a few (or a bunch) of communication strategies for use next time you have to talk about your thesis project. Get there early!

– Open Mic at Koerner’s Pub Returns! That’s right, every Monday. I’ll be singing “I’m gonna soak up the sun” by Sheryl Crow, because sunshine.

Enjoy the rest of the week!

Ngwatilo

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Conferences

Interactive Futures 2014: More-Than-Human Worlds, Compassionate Interactions and the Ethics of Aesthetics

Workshop: Thursday Apr 24 and Friday 25, 2014
Exhibition: Apr 24 to May 8, 2014
Location: Intersections Digital Studios, Mocap Studio (NB285e)
To register: http://if2014.ecuad.ca/registration/
 
IF'14, More-Than-Human Worlds combines interdisciplinary academic research with explorations in new media and design practice to consider alternative conceptions of human relations with other animals and the environment. The inquiry calls upon methodologies within environmental studies, philosophy, Eastern beliefs, First Nations’ mythologies, critical animal studies, culture studies, and art and design practices using new technologies and interactive modes, to propose approaches towards improved human awareness about and relationships with more-than-human worlds.
 
A workshop and exhibition, open to the public, will be held at Intersections Digital Studios, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, engaging faculty and graduate and undergraduate students from 5 partnering universities (Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Ontario College of Art and Design, University of British Columbia Okanogan, Simon Fraser University, York University).
 
More info: http://if2014.ecuad.ca
 
Workshop Presenters include: 
Aleksandra Dulic + Kenneth Newby, UBC O
Alex Philips, ECUAD
Beth Carruthers, SFU
Calliope Gazetas, York U
Chris Jones, ECUAD
Genevieve Raiche-Savoie + Jesse Garbe, ECUAD
Heesoon Bai, SFU
Jay White, ECUAD
Jodey Castricano, UBC O
Julie Andreyev, ECUAD
Kacie Auffret, UBC O
Leesa Fawcett, York U
Maria Lantin, ECUAD
Mimi Gellman, ECUAD
Sandra Semchuk, ECUAD
Stephen Smith, SFU
Steve Duguid, SFU
 
for more info contact: Julie Andreyev, Artistic Director, jandreye@ecuad.ca
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Conferences

Call for Abstracts: School vs. Memory – Conflict, Identity, Coexistence

Call for Abstracts for the conference “School vs. Memory” to be held in Prague, 10-11 October 2014.  See the website, http://www.schoolxmemory.eu

 

In Central European countries, a tension potentially arises between history education in schools and memory at the level of family, social group or community. Memory as a concept describing a plurality of modes of relating to the past has gained grounds both in the humanities and in social sciences. Memory replaces or complements traditional historical narratives. This conference focuses on memory from a didactic perspective. Our aim is to deal with questions such as What are the difficulties that result from the employment of memory layer into the traditional interpretative frameworks employed at school? How does memory layer arise and what are its sources? What role does the family memory play in the creation of historical consciousness? Where are frictions between family remembering and school history narratives formed and under what conditions do they vanish? And last but not least: What does the impact of this memory in the classrooms look like?

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Graduate Program Opportunities

GPS sessions: CSI&C Interviews with Impact + Mitacs Technical and Scientific Writing‏

Three Minute Thesis 2014: Please come out and support your fellow graduate students all while learning about their diverse research programs.

3MT Semi-Finals: Tuesday, March 11th, 1:00 – 2:30 and 3:00 – 4:30 (list of presenters attached)

3MT Final: Thursday, March 13th, 4:30 – 6:00

Graduate Student Centre Ballroom

Registration is now open for:

GPS/CSI&C Workshop: Interviews with Impact, Local hiring managers and certified HR professionals have volunteered to lead the practice interview exercises for this workshop. There will be representatives of local engineering companies, NGOs, banks and HR/recruitment consultancies.

Wednesday, March 19, 12:30pm – 2:30pm

For a complete session description, visit:  https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11219-gpscsic-workshop-interviews-impact

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g314f

 

GPS/Mitacs Step Event: Technical and Scientific Writing I & II, Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21, 9:00am – 4:30pm

For a complete session description, visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10767-gpsmitacs-step-event-technical-scientific-writing-i-ii

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3150

There is still space available for this week’s:

Getting the Word Out: Writing your research for the public sphere, Friday, March 14, 9:00am – 4:00pm

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3128

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Service Opportunities

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

The Department of Physical Therapy at UBC is in need of patient model volunteers for an upcoming practical exam:

Thursday, April 10, 2014 from approximately 7:30am – 5:30pm.

This is a great way to find out more about physiotherapy!  Lunch, snacks 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 cailen.ogley@ubc.ca by no later than March 31, 2014 if you are interested in this opportunity.

Please include:

·                     Confirmation that you are available from 7:30am to 5:30pm on Thursday, April 10, 2014.

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

***NOTE: Please carefully consider your availability on this date before responding. Volunteers are needed for the full day***

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Mar 17 Experiences With Indigenous Knowledges in Teacher Education

Please join us for the following panel presentation and interactive discuss= ion on Monday March 17th from 12 to 2 p.m. in Sty-wet-tan Hall at the First=  Nations House of Learning. Light snacks and refreshments provided. All are=  welcome!
 Experiences With Indigenous Knowledges in Teacher Education Please join us for a panel presentation with four scholars and educators fr= om three universities in British Columbia who will share their experiences = working with Indigenous knowledge perspectives, content and pedagogies in teacher education. They will be sharing successful strategies, innovative approaches, controversial events, and the complexities of this work in the te= aching and learning of pre-service candidates and beyond.

Panel presenters include:
Tina Fraser (UNBC)
Kau=92i Kelipio (SFU)
Jeannie Kerr (UBC), and
Cynthia Nichol (UBC)

Following the panel we will engage in an interactive discussion in smaller groups taking up conversations that support our teaching and learning for I= ndigenous education.
This event is supported by the Indigenous Leadership and Mentoring Initiative, Office of the Associate Dean of Indigenous Education, Indigenous Educat= ion Institute of Canada, NITEP, TEO, and the Professorship of Indigenous Ed= ucation in Teacher Education.
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Speakers

invitation to ‘babies in prison?’ – public panel discussion

You are invited to a public panel discussion entitled, ‘Babies in Prison? Mother and Baby Prison Health’

Thursday March 13th 6-8pm, UBC Robson Square, Theatre Room C300, 800 Robson St.

Join us for a free lively discussion regarding the rights of an infant to stay with their mother in prison (BC Supreme Court decision, November 2013).

Panelists will discuss why prison Mother Baby Units are essential for the health or women and their families in Canada, and how they might be implemented in all provinces and territories across Canada.

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Conferences

ASSESSING ASSESSMENT – Best Practice and New Research

 
The 12th Annual Assessment Conference
When:
May 1, 2014
8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Where:
Neville Scarfe
2125 Main Mall
Auditorium (Keynotes) and
2nd and 3rd Floors

How to register: Complete registration form (end of registration program)
http://includingallchildren.educ.ubc.ca/files/2014/02/2014-Assessment-Conference-Program-Final.pdf

Collaborators:
Steering Committee members-IECER and the Psycho-educational Research and Training Centre (Faculty of Education, UBC), Kidsclub UBC, IDP, SCDP and AIDP/ASCDP of BC; BC Council for Families, Parent Child Mother Goose Program, Aboriginal Head Start Program of BC

Speakers:
Dr Marilyn Chapman, Director, Institute for Early Childhood Education & Research and Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, UBC (Opening Keynote) and Dr Jill Houbé, Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Pediatrics at BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre. (Closing Keynote)

Panelist(s): 13 Workshops with UBC Faculty and ECE Community Professionals

Cost: 

$150 (Students $125)

Mail, fax, or scan and return to Conference Coordinator: Joyce Branscombe

jbbran@telus.net
604-953-5140

For information about the program, contact:
mari.pighini@ubc.ca

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Speakers

Mar 10 Dr. Denise Ferreira da Silva, Public Lecture+Lunch

The campus visits by the GRSJ short-listed candidates continue in the coming week, with our third and final GRSJ Search visitor to UBC, Dr. Denise Ferreira da Silva’s public lecture+lunch ‘Reading The Dead – The Method of the Critique of Postcolonial Capitalism’    Monday March 10th @Noon (Liu Inst). See you there! You are all invited.
ASSOCIATE Professor – Critical Race Theory/Ethnic Studies and Humanities/Cultural Studies
Monday, March 10, 2014.

Dr. Denise Ferreira da Silva, Professor & Chair, Ethics & Director, The Center for Ethics and Politics, School of Business and Management-Queen Mary, University of London http://www.busman.qmul.ac.uk/staff/ferreiradasilvad.html).

Dr. Denise Ferreira da Silva’s schedule will be as follows:
12:00 – 1:00pm                Public Lecture ‘Reading The Dead – The Method of the Critique of Postcolonial Capitalism’

Liu Institute, Multipurpose room

Denise Ferreira da Silva holds the inaugural chair in Ethics, in the School of Business and Management and is the Director of the Centre for Ethics and Politics, at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL). Her writings contribute to the fields of Political Theory, Critical Legal Theory, Global Studies, Critical Racial and Ethnic Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Cultural Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies. From a feminist theoretical perspective, her work addresses the conceptual, political, ethical challenges of the global present.  Her publications include Toward a Global Idea of Race (University of Minnesota Press, 2007); “No-bodies: Law, Raciality and Violence” (Griffith Law Review, 2009); Special Issue on “Race, Empire, and the Subprime Crisis” (American Quarterly, 2012).
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Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities Speakers

March Sessional/TA ‘Lunch and Learn’‏

Save the date. The next TA/Sessional/Seconded teacher/Instructor Lunch and Learn session is next Wednesday, March 12, from 12:00-1:00 PM in SCARFE (Room to be determined). The topic for this session is “Diverse teaching for diverse learners”.

Come join Marny Point, Keith McPherson and Shawna Faber as we explore the University’s policy on diversity and discuss and share methods for teaching to, and learning with, Faculty of Education students who come from very different backgrounds and who draw upon very different learning styles. Marny is eager to speak with attendees about her own experience as an indigenous learner, and to share what she has learned about teaching to, and learning with, indigenous learners in the NITEP program.

The session will largely follow an informal discussion format.
Did I mention that the session will include a free lunch?  

To help us order food, please RSVP Shawna Faber at: shawna.faber@ubc.ca

Keith McPherson and Shawna Faber
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Funding and Awards

Arts Researchers Teachers Graduate Research Award 2014

The award is offered for a completed scholarly project, thesis, or dissertation in the area of arts research and teaching. The work must have been accepted between January – December, 2013.

Graduates of Canadian universities or Canadians who have studied abroad are eligible for the award.

Criteria
All modes of inquiry are invited as are all modes of reporting. The submission will be examined by three experienced and active members of the ARTS SIG for the following:

Significance

* Relevance for contemporary arts researching and teaching
* Contribution to innovative arts teaching and/or arts research practices

Substance

* Compelling and provocative questions
* Adequate summary of the supporting literature
* Methodology and research process clearly explained
* Quality of reporting and writing

Distinctiveness

* Artistic merit
* Offers important new perspectives or ways of thinking about arts research and teaching

Eligibility

The winner must be a member of CSSE, CACS, and ARTS.

Submission Requirements

1. Interested applicants should submit the following:

2. A PDF copy of the signed committee acceptance of the dissertation/thesis/project.

3. An abstract of 1000-1500 words outlining: the problem(s) / question(s) addressed in the study, a brief review of the major literature, the design methodology, the major conclusions, and a statement of significance.

4. A PDF or link to the full project, thesis, or dissertation.

Deadline: March 15, 2014.
Please send applications to: John J. Guiney Yallop: johnj.guineyyallop@acadiau.ca
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Publication Opportunities

CAP Journal – Spring Edition 2014 – Call For Submissions‏

Greetings,

My name is K.J. White. I am the Eastern Vice-President of the Canadian Association of Principals (CAP) http://cdnprincipals.org/.  As part of my role as Eastern VP, I am editor for our CAP Journal. CAP advocates for Principals and Vice-Principals at the national level. Working with other national educational groups, CAP presents the views and opinions of Principals, Assistant-Principals, Vice-Principals and other school administrators regarding a variety of issues and in many different forums.

CAP is requesting written submissions for our next publication with the theme: Principal Leadership – Building Instructional Capacity.  If you have articles or studies of approximately 1000 – 1250 words, CAP would be pleased to view them for consideration in our next edition. The deadline for submissions is March 11th, 2014.

Please note the CAP journal has a print version and an electronic publication. Amendments to accommodate space requirements may be necessary, however any revision would be approved prior to publication.

If you have another friend or colleague that may be interested in writing an article, please forward this e-mail, along with my contact information, to any faculty member who may be interested. Works can be e-mailed directly to me at  kjwhite@edu.pe.ca preferably as a Word document, 1000 – 1250 words in length. Authors should include a writer’s biography, not to exceed 40 words, containing designation, credentials and/or any relevant experience. No e-mails will be printed in the CAP Journal.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have further questions.

K.J. White – CAP Eastern Vice President – CAP Journal Editor
kjwhite@edu.pe.ca

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