Dear Members of the UBC Community, On Monday, October 21, we will be fortunate to have Barbara Herrnstein Smith on campus to deliver the Seventh Annual Stephen M. Straker Memorial Lecture, on “Dis/Integration: On the New Interdisciplinarity” (4:00-5:30, Buchanan A104) Professor Smith (Duke University) is a leading literary theorist and critic, and also a major contributor to Science and Technology Studies, bringing […]

Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic would like to invite all faculty and students to the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund events that will take place during Celebrate Learning Week 2013.  The annual TLEF Showcase will be held on Monday, October 21st, 2013, 12:00-1:30pm on the fourth floor of the Irving K. Barber Learning […]

Mark your Calendars! 2013 Faculty of Education United Way BBQ  Wednesday, November 13 11:30-1:30pm

Please be aware of the following deadline for November 2013 Graduation ******************************************************************* Friday, 25 October 2013 Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be accepted by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for November graduation.  Must be approved and accepted by 4:00 pm. Last day for graduate programs to notify the Faculty of Graduate […]

Seminar Presentation on ‘Dizionario delle Collocazioni’ or how words combine in Italian. Lessons for Language Teachers When: Monday, October 28, from 4:30 to 6 pm Where: Italian Cultural centre click on link for details on directions http://italianculturalcentre.ca/ Il dizionario delle collocazioni Le combinazioni delle parole in italiano In linguistics the term ‘collocation’ is used to […]

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YOU ARE INVITED To attend a mock PhD defence and discussion next Wednesday afternoon 16th October in room 2108 from 3:00 pm-4:15pm with:   Pamela Hagen PhD Candidate EDCP   RSVP (pamelahagen@elus.net)   (The actual defence is on Tuesday 22nd October at 9:00 am in FoGs 203). Listening to Students’  – An Examination of Elementary […]

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s acclaimed traveling exhibition explores the Third Reich’s efforts to destroy all internal biological threats to the “Aryan” nation’s health, leading to the imprisonment and deaths of thousands of homosexual males. Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933 – 1945 was produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The United States  […]

From: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo [mailto:communications@gss.ubc.ca] Sent: October-09-13 2:41 PM Hello Folks, I hope you are enjoying this particularly lovely week in Vancouver, weather-wise anyway. Vitamin D is the best! So, Halloween’s coming up, and we’ll have a party. Who/what will you be? Here’s what we’re up to: – Volunteer & DJ Opportunities ahead of Nov. 1st GSS […]

Are you interested in getting involved at UBC? Have you thought about representing the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy on the GSS Council? You can find more information on the council at http://gss.ubc.ca/main/get-involved . Please contact Kristie Nevill <aa@gss.ubc.ca> if you are interested in standing for one of the two positions on the Council.

CALLING ALL SCHOLARS RE:  The International Gender and Language Association   Upcoming IGALA International Conference will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from June 5th through to June 7th, 2014.  It will be held at Simon Fraser University’s downtown campus, Harbour Centre. We hope the www.IGALA8.com website will be helpful in answering any questions […]

Date:            Friday, Oct 4th 2013 Venue:         Scarfe Room 1214 Time:            12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Title:             Nonviolent Engagements with Difference: Transforming Relational Dynamics in Education Speaker:       Professor Hongyu Wang, Oklahoma State University Based upon a life history, qualitative study of Chinese professors’ and American professors’ mutual engagement with the counterpart thought, […]

Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot! Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about […]

Sessional and Lecturer Faculty Teaching Prize 2013-2014 The Faculty of Education has a long-standing commitment to excellence in teaching. In recognition of the significant contribution that Sessional and Lecturer faculty members make to our programs, the Faculty of Education offers a Sessional and Lecturer Faculty Teaching Prize to outstanding educators. The prize includes both a […]

Killam Faculty Teaching Prize 2013 – 2014 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 prizes of $5000, a plaque and recognition at convocation each year to full-time tenure track faculty members. 1. Eligibility All […]