The waitlist registration for the Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) for October 27, Nov 2 & 3, 2019 OPENS SEPTEMBER 9, 2019. 

The Grad ISW is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence.  It is appropriate for individuals new to teaching as well as those who wish to refresh and enhance their skills.  Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop. The ISW is an internationally recognized program and participants receive transcript notation and are awarded a Certificate of Completion. In addition, upon successful completion of the workshop, graduate students are eligible to become CIRTL associates.

IMPORTANT: The workshop runs from 8:15am-5:00pm. Please note you must attend all three days for the complete duration of the workshop, i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop.

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the October 27, Nov 2 & 3, 2019 ISW WAITLIST please go to the following link and sign-up for the waitlist:  https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-october-27-november-2-3-2019/

Waitlist registration will close on October 23, 2019 at 4:30 pm. By clicking this link, you are signing up for the WAITLIST only,  this DOES NOT register you for the workshop. Due to high demand, participants are randomly selected from the waitlist. If you have registered for more than one ISW waitlist, your name will appear more frequently when generating the participant list and you will have a higher chance of being selected for an ISW. IF you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office to confirm your registration. For more info or a list of all upcoming sessions visit: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/gradisw

Elisa Herman
Events Assistant
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
214-1961 East Mall  | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 827 4871
elisa.herman@ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca

The LFS Graduate & Postdoctoral Office is pleased to announce the following Graduate Program Advisor appointments:

 

Applied Animal Biology (AABI)	Ronaldo Cerri ronaldo.cerri@ubc.ca
Food Science (FOOD)	Siyun Wang siyun.wang@ubc.ca
Human Nutrition (HUNU)	Angela Devlin adevlin@mail.ubc.ca
Integrated Studies in Land & Food Systems (ISLFS)	James Vercammen james.vercammen@ubc.ca
Plant Science (PLNT)	Simone Castellarin simone.castellarin@ubc.ca
Soil Science (SOIL)	Sean Smukler sean.smukler@ubc.ca

 

The LFS Graduate & Postdoctoral Office is pleased to announce the following Graduate Program Advisor appointments:

Applied Animal Biology (AABI)	Ronaldo Cerri ronaldo.cerri@ubc.ca
Food Science (FOOD)	Siyun Wang siyun.wang@ubc.ca
Human Nutrition (HUNU)	Angela Devlin adevlin@mail.ubc.ca
Integrated Studies in Land & Food Systems (ISLFS)	James Vercammen james.vercammen@ubc.ca
Plant Science (PLNT)	Simone Castellarin simone.castellarin@ubc.ca
Soil Science (SOIL)	Sean Smukler sean.smukler@ubc.ca

 

UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

(Applied Animal Biology)

Jane Stojkov 

Management of Vulnerable Dairy Cows 

Friday, September 13, 2019 at 9:00am
Room 350 – MacMillan Building 

Chair:
Dr. Yvonne Katja Lamers 

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. David G Fraser – Research Supervisor
Dr. Marina Von Keyserlingk – Committee member
Dr. Todd Duffield – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Research Supervisor: Dr. David G Fraser
Committee Member: Dr. Marina Von Keyserlingk
University Examiner: Dr. James A Vercammen
University Examiner: Dr. Ronaldo Cerri

Attention: CIHR CGS-D applicants

Signatures are not required before UBC’s application deadline of 17 September 2019.

• Not required: Signatures (include supervisor’s signature*, signature of institution paid, and signature of research institution) are not required for the Signature Page (or Routing Slip).
  • Instructions to applicants: Upload an unsigned copy of the Signature Page (or Routing Slip) to complete the “Print/Upload Signature Page” task on ResearchNet.
• Not required: Supervisor’s signature* is not required for the Confirmation of Scientific Area Form.
  • Instructions to applicants: Upload a blank copy of the Confirmation of Scientific Area Form to complete the “other” document type of the “Attach Other Application Materials” task on ResearchNet.
• *If an applicant already obtained signature from their supervisor, the signed form will be accepted.
• Not required: Research Project Information Form (RPIF)
  • Instructions to applicants:
    • No need to complete and submit the RPIF to the Office of Research Services (ORS)
    • No need to contact the Office of Research Services for signatures

Updated instructions are also available on our webpage.

Please note:

• Supervisor’s CIHR PIN is required. It is required to complete the “primary supervisor” participant details of the “Identify Participant” task on ResearchNet.
• Supervisor’s Canadian Common CV is not required. Starting with the Fall 2019 cycle, only applicants are required to submit an Academic CV (validated for CIHR) using the Canadian Common CV (CCV) website.
• Indigenous applicants: Applicants who wish to self-declare themselves as an Indigenous applicant should be directed to email cheung@ubc.ca.

Next steps:

• After the 17 Sep deadline, CIHR CGS-D applications will be reviewed first by their graduate programs, followed by the university-wide adjudication committee. The highest-ranked applicants will be forwarded to the national competition.
• In November, the highest-ranked applicants (i.e., UBC’s nominees) will be contacted to submit the forms required to complete their CIHR CGS-D application.

Please email junnie.cheung@ubc.ca if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you.