Category: Service Opportunities

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:

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

Hello Teacher Education program members,

We would like to invite you to participate in a study that investigates the barriers and facilitators of students with disabilities in the health and human service disciplines. In particular, we are interested in the following programs: Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Social Work, and Teacher Education. If you are astaff/faculty member, faculty advisor, practicum/clinical supervisor, practitioner, or representative from one of the regulatory bodies, we would like to invite you to attend a 60-90 minutes focus group discussion during which you will be asked a few questions regarding your experience or perceptions on the barriers, facilitators, strategies, and policies within your health and human service discipline for students with disabilities.

Who is eligible to participate?

Health and Human Service Professionals must

• Identify as living with a disability OR supervised students with disabilities
• Be working in at least one of the targeted professions,
• Have at least two years of experience working in their profession and,
• Willingly provide written consent to participate.

UBC and UBCO Faculty and Staff, and representatives from regulatory bodies must:

• Have at least two years of experience in their profession, institution or position,
• Be involved in at least one of the targeted professions and
• Willingly provide written consent to participate

Location: UBC Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy: T325-2211, Wesbrook Mall (UBC hospital), Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5

When: The focus group will take place sometime between April-June.

Reimbursement/Time: You will be reimbursed $10 for your time.

Confidentiality: confidentiality will be strictly kept. Please contact the research team directly and not via your institution.

If you are interested, please email Kim Jensen, our research coordinator, at inclusive.campus@ubc.ca to let us know. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to email us as well.

Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing from you!

On behalf of the Inclusive Campus team,

Tal Jarus

Professor

Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy