2023 Summer Terms – LFS TA Application opens next week – 10 business days only!

The LFS TA Application will soon be open for students to apply to TA for all LFS 2023 Summer Term courses.

There are expected to be around 12-13 courses offered overall by LFS, counting all terms (S1, S2 & S1+2).

 

The LFS TA Application will be open for students to apply for ten business days only.

It will open by 10am on March 2^nd and close by 4:30pm on March 15, 2023.

(This ten-day limit is mandated by the agreement between CUPE 2278/UBC.)

 

Instructors determine how many TAs to assign to their course. TA hours assigned to each TA will also vary.

 

To log in to the LFS TA Application from off-campus, use the UBC VPN.

For help navigating the TA Application, email Virginia Frankian at lfs.ta@ubc.ca.

 

For all TA-related correspondence, please use lfs.ta@ubc.ca

Good afternoon,

 

I hope you had a wonderful long weekend! A few weeks ago, we requested the contact information of the individual who works with Indigenous students in your program so we are better able to communicate Indigenous-specific events and supports to students. As we have two Indigenous student events coming up over the next month, we hope that you can send these events to the Indigenous students in your program and others who can help with distribution. Please find the posters for these events attached.

 

Event Details:

 

UBC 23 24 Indigenous Student Community Time (Vancouver In-person Event)

UBC 23 24 Indigenous Student Virtual Lunch

Date: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Location: School of Population and Public Health, Room 424   The UBC 23 24 team is excited to invite Indigenous students from all Health Science programs to join us to sit in community, share some food and make Medicine bags! Indigenous students completing Q2 and Q3 of UBC 23 24 Indigenous Cultural Safety are also welcome to bring any thoughts, concerns or questions they may have to discuss during our crafting time. All Medicine bags and beading supplies will be provided for the event.   Please find the event registration link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_enVIlI45iH731lA

Date: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Online (Zoom)   The UBC 23 24 team is excited to extend an invitation to Indigenous students from all Health Professional programs to come together and share a virtual meal. During this time, we welcome any thoughts, concerns, or questions you may have about the ICS Q2 and Q3 online modules. A SkiptheDishes gift card will be sent to your email before the event.   Please find the event registration link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_enVIlI45iH731lA

 

You can also find information about these events and future events on our website: https://ubc2324.med.ubc.ca/events/

 

Thank you so much for your help in connecting us to Indigenous students to better support them while they engage with the UBC 23 24 curriculum. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

 

Warm regards,

 

UBC 23 24 Team
Faculty of Medicine | Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2206 East Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z3 Canada
23.24@ubc.ca
https://health.aboriginal.ubc.ca/programming/ubc23-24/

The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).

 

 

 

 

 

A couple of events to share (Karen and our comms team are sharing on our social too):

1. Desiree Nielsen, LFS Alumna, speaking at online event on Feb 28  When food becomes medicine – alumni UBC (Free event)
2. Abeera Irfan, LFS Student speaking on March 4 TEDxUBC (@tedx.ubc) • Instagram photos and videos (ticketed – but there are usually a recording, so I can share this when it comes out too)

Best,

Niki

Niki Glenning (Pronouns: She/Her/Hers)
Alumni Relations Manager

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory

Phone: Cell 604 561 0504 | Fax 604 822 6394

@ubclfs www.facebook.com/ubcLFS

Just a head’s up the registration for the 2023 Pacific Regional Society of Soil Scientists (PRSSS) Annual General Meeting and Spring Workshop is now live!

This year’s event, titled: New Horizons: The Future of Soil Health, will be an excellent time! The event will take place on March 4th from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST and will be held via Zoom.

‘Soil Health’ has become a major focus of soil science research, but it is both difficult to define and contentious. For this year’s AGM, we are interested in diving into the nitty gritty of soil health. We are interested in how the definition changes depending on the context (Agriculture, Forestry, Urban etc.), as well as potential critical perspectives on the term itself. Join us for a day to hear multiple perspectives about this topic from industry and academic experts and have the chance to interact with them during our panel discussion!

Registration cost is $15 for students and $50 for non-students/ professionals. The price includes registration and a PRSSS annual membership for 2023/2024. The 2023/2024 membership registration cycle lasts from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.

Link to registration HERE.

If you are a student or post-doc also check out the competition info below! A great way to get your research out there and win cash prizes!

We are happy to announce our Rapid Fire Thesis Competition in lieu of a student poster presentation during our 2023 AGM + Spring workshop. Students are encouraged to share their research related to soil science in a 3-min rapid presentation format. Presentations should follow the University of Queensland guidelines and be submitted prior to the AGM event. During the event presenters will participate in a Q&A period. The top three places of the competition will receive cash prizes and be announced in our social media pages.

• Interested participants must register to the AGM and select “YES” to the Rapid Fire Thesis question. You will be contacted with further information about the competition. If you are not contacted within a week, email kerseyj@mail.ubc.ca.
• Deadline to submit 3-min bite-sized blurbs recording: March 2nd, 2023
• Recording format: MP4 is preferable, but we can accommodate whatever format is available to you

Hope to see you all there!

Jordy

 

Jordy Kersey, MSc (she/her)

PhD Candidate | Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory

President – Pacific Regional Society of Soil Scientists