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Peter Wall Institute Arts-Based Initiative student competition – Winners

MESSAGE SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. SAMSON NASHON:

Please join me in congratulating two of our graduate students: Yoriko Gillard (MA) and Natalie LaBlanc (Phd) for being winners of 
the Peter Wall Institute Arts-Based Initiative student competition entitled "Arts Based Conceptions of Water."  The competition is
intended to showcase the important relationship between the performing and visual arts with research in the sciences and 
humanities within institutes of advanced studies. Yoriko Gillard (MA student in art education) is one of three winners of the 
competition and Natalie LaBlanc (PhD candidate in art education) received an honourable mention.  
 
Congratulations to both Yoriko and Natalie! Please consider attending the highlights on Wednesday September 18, 2013.

Arts-Based Conceptions of Water (Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies)

Arts-Based Initiatives Committee Faculty/Student Collaboration

Roy Barnett Recital Hall

School of Music, University of British Columbia

6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver BC

September 18, 2013

PROGRAM

5:40 pm Introduction – Rena Sharon, Peter Wall Institute Faculty Associate and Professor of Collaborative Piano Studies, University of British Columbia

5:45 pm Water Dance performed by Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolf Pack)

5:55 pm Kizuna, Yoriko Gillard, MA student in Art Education, Faculty of Education; Award winner, Student Arts-based Competition

6:00 pm Sonata for violin and piano in G major, Op. 78 , 1st movement, by Johannes Brahms; performed by Professor of Violin David Gillham and pianist Chiharu Iinuma, UBC School of Music.

6:15 pm Liquid Automata, Tyler Kinnear & Naithan Bosse, UBC School of Music; Award winners, Student Arts-based Competition

6:25 pm Pa Gen Dlo (There’s no water), Kevin Mason, PhD student in Ethnomusicology, Faculty of Arts; Honourable Mention, Student Arts-based Competition

6:30 pm “Auf dem Wasser zu singen”, music by Franz Schubert, text by Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg; performed by Eden Tremayne, soprano, and Nina Horvath, pianist

6:35 pm Bodies of Water: In the Wake of Being & Becoming, Natalie LeBlanc, Dept. of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education; Honourable Mention, Student Arts-based Competition

6:40 pm Miroirs No. 3, Une barque sur l’ocean (A boat on the ocean), by Maurice Ravel; performed by Professor of Piano Mark Anderson, UBC School of Music

6:50 pm END Conference Reception guests proceed to buses for Royal Vancouver Yacht Club

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Instructional Skills Workshop October 18, 19, 20

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop October 18, 19, 20, 2013.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop.

The Instructional Skills Workshop is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation.  It is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence.  It is appropriate for first time teachers or those with years of experience.  Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop.

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the September 28, 29, October 5 ISW, please go to:

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/2875

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EDCP Peer Mentor Program

What is the Peer Mentor Program?

The EDCP Peer Mentor Program is designed to ease your transition to graduate school and the UBC community. The Peer Mentor Program will match a new graduate student with an upper-year graduate student in the EDCP department. Your mentor is someone who can help you with questions about academic and social challenges, such as selecting courses, how to get involved in the department, UBC and Vancouver community, and how to get used to graduate school. This person can become your “go to” for questions, but remember it is an informal relationship and they are speaking from personal experience. Your mentor has probably experienced many of the challenges that you will face. Plus, it is always nice to have a friendly face on campus or someone you can grab coffee with!

I am new to UBC – how do I sign up to get a mentor?

Follow the link and fill out an online application. We will match you with a mentor as they become available.

Application: tinyurl.com/NewStudentApp

I am an upper-year student – how do I sign up to be a mentor?

Follow the link and fill out an online application.

Application: tinyurl.com/UpperYearApp

We will send you information and Frequently Asked Questions to help get you started. We will match you with a mentee as they identify they would like mentors.

Remember, you can also ask any questions to the Peer Advisors and we would be happy to help you as well!

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International Student Support

Please contact Espen (gisseduc@gmail.com) if you need support.

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Mark your calendar! Interdisciplinary Community of Practice (Oct 2)‏

You’re invited to the first gathering of the Interdisciplinary Community of Practice! 
Date: Wednesday, October 2nd
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Place: Fraser River Room in the Centre for Teaching and Technology at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Registration:  http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/2865

Description 

Please come join our first Interdisciplinary Community of Practice (ICoP) meeting for the new academic year to meet new and old community members from across the disciplines and to plan the Community’s activities for the year. The session will include a brief presentation by Pam Kalas from the Department of Zoology sharing lessons learned from integrating the Truth and Reconciliation event on September 18 into her biology course (BIOL121) (Click here for a brief story on this initiative). Bring your colleagues, your ideas for interdisciplinary activities, and curiosity and enthusiasm for building interdisciplinarity into your courses!

What’s a Community of Practice?
Communities of practice are groups whose members “share a passion for something they know how to do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better” (Wenger 2006). The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology supports Communities of Practice on a range of topics.
The ICoP developed out of UBC Mix, a TLEF project that supports and facilitates classroom-level interdisciplinary learning activities and partnerships between instructors across disciplines. The ICoP meets 4-5 times a year, providing a regular time and space for interdisciplinary enthusiasts to discuss the practice and pedagogy of interdisciplinary teaching and learning.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
If you have a question you would like to address in future Interdisciplinary Community of Practice meetings, please be in touch with the co-facilitators: Hanae Tsukada (ctlt.prodev@ubc.ca) and/or Jacqueline Davis (Jad310@mail.harvard.edu).

If you have questions about other Communities of Practice, please contact Mali Bain, the Community of Practice developer (ctlt.copdeveloper@ubc.ca).

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Common Energy & Sort it Out

There are lots of ways for students to get involved in sustainability at UBC. There are two ways you can get involved immediately:

1. Volunteer with Sort It Out: UBC Campus Sustainability is looking for volunteers to help the campus transition to the new recycling stations. Volunteers will be at the recycling stations during peak morning and noon times, highlighting the benefits of sorting reusable materials and ensuring that people understand what goes into each bin.  The time required for each shift will be approximately 2 hours.Volunteers will receive a training session on Monday Sept. 9th from 5-6pm, a Sort it Out T-shirt, and a $20 gift card to the UBC Bookstore.

If you are interested in helping with Sort It Out, please reply sender to me to let me know, and I will put you in touch with the Campus Sustainability staff who are running this program.

2. Join Common Energy UBC: Common Energy is the largest and most active student sustainability organization on campus, and we are always looking for new members to help us incorporate sustainability into all aspects of the UBC community. I would like to invite you to come to one of our Welcome Events to meet the rest of the Common Energy exec and find out more. The events are happening on:

  • Monday, Sept. 17, 6-7:30pm
  • Tuesday, Sept. 18, 6-7:30pm
  • Wednesday, Sept. 26, 6-7:30pm

They are all happening in the Global Lounge at Marine Drive Building 1.

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NewsFlash #637, September 6, 2013‏

http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/newsflash/

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EDCP Lecture Series begins Sept 13 – Dr. Pinar on Ethical Engagements with Alterity

Date:             Friday, Sept 13th 2013

Venue:          Scarfe Room 310

Time:             12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Title:              Ethical Engagements with Alterity

Speaker:       Dr. William Pinar, Professor and CRC Chair in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy

After briefly discussing the lecture series title, Pinar will discuss his study of curriculum studies in China, involving interviews as well online discussions among the scholar-participants in China and an International Panel composed of scholars from Estonia, Mexico, and the U.S. Pinar will review the process and report conclusions.

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

 

This lecture is part of the 2013-2014 EDCP Lecture Series hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar.

 

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Call for Nominations: Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring

All continuing faculty with a clinical, tenure or grant tenure appointment at the UBC Vancouver Campus are eligible. The mid-career award recognizes faculty members with less than 12 years of university service and the senior award recognizes those with 12 or more years of university service.

Nomination Deadline

Departments may submit up to two nominations, one nomination per category. Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies must receive completed nomination packages by 4:00 PM on Friday, September 27, 2013.

Further Information

For evaluation criteria and nomination materials required, please visit:

http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/killam-awards-excellence-mentoring

If you have further inquiries regarding the competition, please contact:

Junnie Cheung

Killam, Development & Associate Deans’ Administrative Assistant | Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Phone 604 822 9683 | Fax 604 822 5802

junnie.cheung@ubc.ca |

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MURRAY ELLIOTT SERVICE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

This award honours full-time and sessional faculty, staff and other persons associated with the Faculty of Education who have made an outstanding contribution to the Teacher Education Program at UBC. The recipient will receive a plaque along with a Pendleton blanket.  In addition, the recipient’s name will be displayed in the Faculty alongside other recipients of the award.

The nomination package should include 3 letters of nomination that address the following criteria:

·         The recipient will have shown exceptional dedication, leadership skills, and commitment to the ongoing improvement of the UBC Teacher Education Program over an extended period of time.

·         A detailed overview of the nominee’s accomplishments and/or contribution to the Teacher Ed Program.

Nomination in one year does not restrict the individual from being nominated in subsequent years; however, an individual may only receive the award once.

Nominations must be submitted by Monday September 23, 2013 to:

Dr. Rita L. Irwin, Associate Dean of Teacher Education

Chair, Awards Committee (Murray Elliott Service Award)

Teacher Education Office

2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4

Nominators are encouraged to submit nominations much earlier in September if at all possible.

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HELP NEEDED – A teacher in New Zeland wants your letters!

Help needed.

I have a number of children at kindergarten who have a developing interest in mail, post, and the wider world. Can I get people to post us a postcard from your place in the world. We will endeavour to reply with a kiwi postcard to as many as we can.

Springlands Kindergarten
24 Murphys Road
Blenheim 7201
New Zealand

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UBC’s Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment policy

This notice is being sent to HEADS-UP on behalf of Hubert Lai, Q.C, University Counsel. Please distribute this notice to all faculty members, staff, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in your units.

UBC is required to have policies and systems that comply with all granting agencies. In addition to meeting this basic requirement, UBC’s policies are designed to provide a high level of protection for the integrity of the University and its faculty and staff. To this end, UBC has had a policy on conflict of interest and conflict of commitment since 1992. The policy was substantially revised in 2006 and, for faculty members, the paper-based declarations were replaced with a web-based disclosure system. For staff members, paper-based declarations were replaced with e-mails. These changes, particularly the introduction of a simplified web-based disclosure system, enabled major improvements in conflict tracking, approval, and management.

The policy and web-based system underwent further review and upgrades in 2012. In order to ensure that all faculty members and staff members are aware of UBC’s current conflict of interest and conflict of commitment systems and standards, the Office of the University Counsel has prepared a summary of the material changes to UBC’s Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment policy. To review this summary, please click here:

http://universitycounsel.ubc.ca/files/2013/07/Summary-of-Significant-Changes.pdf

In addition, the Office of the University Counsel is offering information sessions throughout 2013 for every Faculty. Sessions are being held at Point Grey, Okanagan, and hospital-based locations. For information about information sessions that have already been scheduled, please click here:

http://universitycounsel.ubc.ca/upcoming-training/

You are welcome to come to info sessions that are not in your home Faculty. Also, if you would like to arrange an information session for your unit or management team, or if you have any questions about conflict of interest and conflict of commitment at UBC, please contact Christine Hjorleifson:

Christine Hjorleifson

Conflict of Interest Administrator

Office of the University Counsel

Tel: 604-822-8623

Email: christine.hjorleifson@ubc.ca

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Pre-Arrival Info Sessions for Newly Admitted International Students

As an international student, there’s a lot to think about when moving to a new country. You are invited to attend a series of virtual information session on a range of topics that will help you prepare for your arrival to UBC. During these sessions, UBC’s extremely knowledgeable International Student Advisors will provide you with important information on the topics listed below, after which you will have the opportunity to ask general questions.

Check out the link for more information.

http://students.ubc.ca/international-info-sessions

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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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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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