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Upcoming tour with Michael and Inna O’Brian at Satellite Gallery‏

Cindy Sherman meets Dzunuk’wa:
From the Michael and Inna O’Brian Collection

Tour with Michael and Inna O’Brian
Saturday, March 29 at 2:30 pm

Satellite Gallery
560 Seymour Street, 2nd Floor. Vancouver, BC

Join us for an inside look at Cindy Sherman meets Dzunuk’wa in a special tour with Michael and Inna O’Brian at Satellite Gallery. This is your last chance to see selected highlights from their collection and to hear about their interests and choices. The show includes works by such key Canadian and international artists as Brian Jungen, Ann Kipling, Mary Pratt, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Victor Vasarely and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.

Formed over a period of 25 years, the O’Brians’ collection is both eclectic and unpredictable in its breadth and range of media, from paintings and sculptures to ceremonial regalia and conceptual photography. It emphasizes regional art from the postwar era to the present day, revealing the collectors’ special interest in local and emerging artists, many of whom have become personal friends. “My passion for the visual arts is not just about owning and collecting art,” says Michael O’Brian; “The work must create within me a desire to feel and understand what was in the artist’s mind at the time of its reation.”

Taking an experimental approach to the exhibition, the curators—Karen Duffek (Museum of Anthropology, UBC), Helga Pakasaar (Presentation House Gallery), Cate Rimmer (Charles H. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr University), and Keith Wallace (Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery, UBC)—have avoided chronological and thematic categories by placing the diverse works into unexpected juxtapositions. Just as New York artist Cindy Sherman’s untitled portrait of vanity and the grotesque comes face to face with Kwakwaka’wakw artist Beau Dick’s mask of Dzunuk’wa, the Giant of the Woods, artworks in the exhibition are presented as a series of conversations, from intimate to confrontational.

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Michael O’Brian is a B.C.-based investor/businessman and dedicated arts philanthropist. Inna  O’Brian is a registered psychologist and philanthropist. Both are currently directors of the Vancouver Opera. As president of Nairbo Investments Inc., Michael O’Brian has been involved with the securities industry for over 40 years, in addition to being actively involved in community affairs. He is a Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation, the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, and Emily Carr University, and is the founder of Satellite Gallery. He is a past trustee of the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Museum of Anthropology. He is a past member of the Dean’s Advisory Board of the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia.

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Office of Graduate Programs - FoE

OGPR NewsFlash #661

UBC Faculty of Education NewsFlash for Graduate Students #661

March 21, 2014

The Office of Graduate Programs and Research | Faculty of Education | UBC Vancouver

 

For more information on any of the items below or copies of previous NewsFlashes, please e-mail: educ.ogpr@ubc.ca, or call: 604-822-5512, Fax: 604-822-8971.  Please visit http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/newsflash for all new and current NewsFlash items.

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Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities

Registration Now Open for the Instructional Skills Workshop April 26, 27, May 3‏

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop April 26, 27, May 3, 2014.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop.  Please find attached the new policy for registration in the ISW.

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 April 26, 27, May 3 ISW, please go to:

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/3269

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Employment

Peer Advisor position for summer of 2014/EDCP

The Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy (EDCP) has an opportunity for a Graduate Academic Assistant position of Peer Advisor from May 1 to August 31, 2014.

 
Both PhD and Master full-time students are welcome to apply.
 
PhD Peer Advisor
(May 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014 salary = $3,992.50 @ approximately 5 hrs/wk).
 
Masters Peer Advisor
(May 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014 salary = $3,842 @ approximately 5 hrs/wk).
 
The chosen applicant must be a full-time PhD or Master student in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP).  Applicants must be at least in their 2nd year of studies as of September 2014.  Applicants should be familiar with the department, the Faculty of Education, and the UBC system in general.  Duties include holding regular office hours, coordinating and attending various meetings and functions, as well as follow-up appointments, and working closely with the EDCP Graduate Programs Assistant and the Graduate Advisor.
The Peer Academic Advisor is a significant source of information and support for incoming Ph.D. and Master’s students. His or her role as a community builder is unparalleled in the Department. The Peer Academic Advisor is able to offer advice and access to resources to incoming doctoral and Masters’ students as well as enhance her/his own academic growth through lively, collegial exchanges with students from many countries and backgrounds.  This GAA is devoted to attending to the concerns and questions central to the experiences of doctoral and Masters’ students in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. The chosen applicant will benefit by gaining first hand knowledge of what goes into building and sustaining collegial relations amongst diverse participants in the Department, thus preparing for collaborative working arrangements in the future
 
Eligibility: full-time graduate students in EDCP.
 
Letters of application should include a:
  • statement articulating your experience, expertise and reasons for why you feel you are a strong candidate for this position
  • current resume or CV
 
Submit your application package by e-mail to Basia at edcp.grad@ubc.ca by 4:00 pm Wednesday, March 26, 2014.
 
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity.  We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
 
Dr, Samson Nashon, Graduate Advisor
c/o Basia Zurek Graduate Programs Assistant
University of British Columbia
Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
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Graduate Program Opportunities News from the Outside World

GSS Weekly Newsletter‏

Dear Graduate Students,

The hills are alive! Crocuses and snowdrops are out and about, and the leaf buds on the trees (and rose bushes!) are starting to show! We just have to get through the rest of the semester. Let’s do this!

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). You’re invited! Please click the link to download the AGM Agenda.

GSS Social & Recreational:
– Try out our Belly Dance Fitness class these next three 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 online, or in cash at our office during business hours! The class takes place on Mondays between 5.30-6.30pm at the GSS Ballroom.

– The GSS is looking to initiate a Persian Choral Music ensemble and introduce the fundamentals of Persian Music in theory and practice (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Base choir). The GSS will offer 7 workshops on Mondays starting March 31st. Register by March 27th. The class will only proceed if it generates sufficient interest. This opportunity is available to Graduate Students at: $35 and non-Grads at $50

GSS Sponsored Events:
– 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.

UBC Updates:
Student Housing and Hospitality Services (SHHS) has released two surveys to help UBC better understand the housing needs and preferences of all UBC students. Filling these out will help ensure that future decisions benefit UBC students better and that your needs, as graduate students, are heard!
Fill the form relevant to you depending on whether you live off-campus or on-campus.

In & Around The GSS:
– Help us spruce up our communications! The GSS is planning a photo shoot on the afternoon of 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! We won’t ask more than 2hrs of your time, and we will throw in a meal from Seedlings Cafe or Koerner’s Pub! Please drop us an email at: execassistant@gss.ubc.ca

– In partnership with Blank Vinyl Project, Koerner’s Pub has brought back Open Mic on Mondays!

– And the results are in: Following last week’s 3MT final round, Stephanie Harvard, PhD in Population and Public Health, will proceed to represent UBC in the 3Minute Thesis regional event in Calgary with her thesis topic, “Does Quality of Spondyloarthritis Care Affect Costs and Outcomes?” Her supervisors are  Dr. Aslam Anis and Dr. Bruno Fautrel. Go Stephanie!

Have a productive rest of the week! Watch a TED Talks Live Stream if you can.

Warmest,

Ngwatilo

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Speakers

Autism Community Training – April 4 & 5, 2014‏

Diagnosing and Treating Young Children with ASD: the Potential of Community-based Diagnosis and Treatment
 
April 4 & 5, 2014     SFU downtown campus Harbour Centre
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Employment

Climate Justice Project grad student job postings‏

These postings will also be available on our website at: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/offices/bc/current-employment-opportunities

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Graduate Program Opportunities

Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS)/Mitacs Workshop: Time Management‏

Registration is now open for :

Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS)/Mitacs Step* Workshop: Time Management

Monday, March 24th, 2014 – 9:00am to 5:00pm

Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road, Point Grey Campus

For more information on the session, please visit:  https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11295-gpsmitacs-step-workshop-time-management .

To register, see https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3159 .

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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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