In April 2022, the Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force (ARIE TF) released 54 recommendations aimed at addressing the many forms of systemic racism at UBC.

Now, as we enter 2023, please join the Equity & Inclusion Office in a UBC-wide forum to learn next steps for implementing those recommendations. Your participation in this forum is invaluable to not only raise widespread awareness of equity and anti-racism plans but also to take the opportunity to reflect on how each of us can contribute to building an equitable and anti-racist community over the next 3 – 5 years.

We invite you to attend (registration below) and extend this invitation to students, faculty and staff in your Faculties and portfolios. Included below are communication toolkits to help you raise awareness of this event.

Roadmap for Change: Implementing anti-racism commitments at UBC
January 25 from 2:00 – 3:15pm, Zoom webinar | Audience: Students, faculty, staff
Join this UBC-wide forum to learn about next steps for implementing the recommendations from the Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force Final Report, and how you can build a more equitable and anti-racist UBC.
Register Now

UBC Okanagan communications toolkit

UBC Vancouver communications toolkit

If you need additional materials or further details, please let us know. Thank you for your support.

Best,

Vanessa

Vanessa Kim (She, her, hers)
Events and Communications Coordinator
Equity & Inclusion Office
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
1874 East Mall #2306 | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada

vanessa.kim@ubc.ca
https://equity.ubc.ca/
Vanessa’s virtual office

My name is Krista Grant, and I am a Program Manager for the Biodiversity Conservation Programs at the Quebec-Labrador Foundation (QLF). QLF is a registered charity based in Montreal, QC working in biodiversity conservation and youth leadership in Canada’s Eastern provinces.

For the spring/summer of 2023, QLF is seeking university students to support the activities of two field programs in the Maritimes provinces, and in Newfoundland and Labrador. We are seeking students with strong interest and experience in one or more of the following areas: ornithology, conservation biology, wildlife conservation, environmental studies, education, or geography.

If you find this opportunity relevant, we would greatly appreciate it if you could share the attached posting with your students.

More information on QLF’s Internship Programs can be found at: https://www.qlf.org/programs/leadership/interns-volunteers/

QLF_Internship_Maritimes_2023

QLF_Internship_NL_2023

Thank you in advance for your support.

Kind regards,

Krista Grant

 

Krista Grant (she/her)
Manager, Conservation & Stewardship, Maritimes
Manager, Biodiversity Conservation Internships
kgrant@qlf.org

The Quebec-Labrador Foundation 
https://www.qlf.org/
Telephone (US): 978.356.0038
Telephone (Canada): 514.395.6020

Salmon-Safe BC would like to invite students and staff from LFS to our upcoming webinar Resilient Agriculture: Salmon-Safe Farms, being held on January 26, 2023, from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm via Zoom. Please see a graphic attached which has information for participants to register for this webinar. We are having speakers from Persephone Brewing Company, Glorious Organics, and Cedar Isle Farms join us to share some of their wisdom!

 

The webinar offers a chance to hear from Salmon-Safe certified producers on how the program has helped their farms become more sustainable, protect salmon, promote healthy watersheds, and become more resilient in a changing climate. There will be an opportunity to learn more about some of tips and tricks these producers have used to be Salmon-Safe and enhance their sustainable practices. Please share this invitation to anyone in your network who would be interested in attending as is open to everyone. Registration can be done through the Eventbrite.

 

Please let us know if you have any questions and we look forward to seeing you and some of your members there!

 

Andrea McDonald

Program Lead, Greater Vancouver Sea-to-Sky Region

Focus: Realizing UNDRIP Initiative and Salmon-Safe BC

Fraser Basin Council

E-mail: amcdonald@fraserbasin.ca

FBC Web | Salmon Safe BC Web |

Subject: Food Science Careers in Academia – Panel Discussion

IFT’s Education, Extension and Outreach Division will be hosting a panel discussion on January 24^th from 2 – 3 pm CT that will discuss careers in academia including teaching, research, and extension-focused faculty positions. Come to learn more about these career paths in food science and bring questions for an open Q&A session following the panel discussion.

Learning Objectives:

• To gain a better understanding academic career: including different balances of teaching, research, and extension, challenges, and tips for success
• To provide practical insights for undergrad, graduate and post-graduates interested in these careers

Panelist Information:

In this session, you’ll hear from panelists Dr. Dawn Bohn (Teaching Associate Professor; University of Illinois), Dr. Abby Snyder (Associate Professor; Cornell University), and Dr. Darryl Holliday (Associate Professor; University of Holy Cross)

Register here! https://www6.ift.org/Ecommerce/Meetings/MeetingDetail?productId=58988409

Patricia Hingston, PhD
Assistant Professor of Teaching

Food Science | Food, Nutrition and Health Program | Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Room 223 – MacMillan Building – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Office: (604) 827-1604 | Cell: (604) 363-2110

INTERNAL DEADLINE – Feb 3, 2023

The Indigenous Graduate Fellowship (previously Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship) competition has been launched.
Multi-year fellowships are provided to Master’s and doctoral students in all disciplines.

Indigenous Graduate Fellowships – Forms now available

As you may know, the Indigenous Graduate Fellowships (IGF) award competition was launched in late December. The updated forms are now available on the IGF webpage.

Summary of forms/documents posted on the IGF webpage:

• For applicants: Application Form, Application Instructions, Reference Form, CV Form

In the meantime, applicants can begin preparing as follows:

• Draft an outline of proposed research (research-based Master’s and doctoral applicants) or a statement of professional aspirations (professional Master’s applicants)
• Gather transcripts for all university-level studies (including studies undertaken but not completed) up to December 31, 2022
• Identify and contact references (two references required)
• Complete relevant entries in the Canadian Common CV (research Master’s and doctoral applicants)

Eligibility:

All Indigenous students are eligible to apply, but priority is given to Indigenous students whose traditional territory falls, at least in part, within Canada. This includes Canadian First Nations, Métis or Inuit students and may include Indigenous students from Alaska and other states of the USA. The university may request further information to confirm Indigenous eligibility.

Applicants may or may not be UBC graduate students at the time of application – the competition is open to both incoming and continuing graduate students. However, awardees must be enrolled as full-time status graduate students at the UBC-Vancouver campus for the 2023-2024 academic year in order to receive an Indigenous Graduate Fellowship through this competition.

For more details please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/indigenous-graduate-fellowships 

Please note the following important changes to the IGF program:

• Eligibility for the IGF is extended to students in professional and coursework-only Master’s programs
• Opportunities for (i) Indigenous PhD students in their fourth year to apply for a fifth year of funding and (ii) for research Master’s and PhD students to apply for research funding will be incorporated into the IGF program. Details will be provided in January 2023.
• On the IGF Nomination Form, graduate program will be asked if their doctoral nominees are also being recommended for funding from the 4YF program. If so, and the nominee is subsequently ranked high enough to be offered IGF funding, the student will receive the 4YF and an IGF top up of $5,000 per year for the duration of their 4YF, and the graduate program will be allocated an additional 4YF to replace the 4YF awarded to their Indigenous student. (Note: if the nominee is not ranked high enough to be offered IGF funding, the graduate program will be responsible for providing 4YF funding from their existing 4YF allocation.)

Applicant deadline: Feb 3, 2023

Graduate Program nomination deadline: 4:00 pm PT on Friday 17 February 2023

For details about this competition, please see: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/indigenous-graduate-fellowships