2022 Symposium on Global Community Engagement: Call for Proposals

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2022 Symposium on Global Community Engagement: Call for Proposals

The Office of Regional and International Community Engagement (ORICE) is hosting a symposium on global community engagement this year with a focus on the theme: Contested Spaces, Contested Impact on March 10th. We are now accepting applications for concurrent session presentations, workshops, dialogues etc. that engage with the theme of this ORICE symposium: Contested Spaces, Contested Impact. A broad interpretation of the theme is welcomed, but in selecting it we have considered some of the many questions that arise in community-university collaborations including physical and psychological questions of belonging, safety and power. We have considered conflicting and differently understood standpoints, expectations, motivations and purposes of engagement and in turn consider how the question of meaningful impact is also contested. Impact for who? By who? In what ways?

We invite UBC students at all academic levels to present on their community engaged scholarship and encourage the inclusion of community partners and faculty partners to co-present when applicable. While any type of presentation is welcome, we encourage applicants to expand on what one might consider to be a symposium presentation—feel free to bring in storytelling, creativity and anything else that might feel authentic to your work! The deadline to submit your completed application is February 18th, 2022 at 11:59 PM PST.

 

Stay tuned for the symposium general registration which opens on the morning of February 28th, 2022.

 

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GradUpdate – Academic Job Search Faculty Panel, Creative Writing for Academics, Black History Month Trivia Night, Intro to Podcasting, Launch your Career in Canada, and more.

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GradUpdate

In this issue, Academic Job Search Faculty Panel, Creative Writing for Academics, Black History Month Trivia Night, Intro to Podcasting, Launch your Career in Canada, and more.

Registration now open

Academic Job Search Faculty Panel
Wednesday, Feb 23 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM

Register

Seats still available

Intro to Statistical Concepts V: Logistic and Poisson Regression
Thursday, Feb 17 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Register

3MT Open Heats
Present your Research, Win Prizes | Feb 24, 3:00 PM or Mar 2, 10:00 AM Register.
1-1 Coaching: Curious about the competition but want a little more information or keen to practice first? Register for a 20 min personal coaching session or check out one of the workshops below.

Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.  Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for our full events calendar.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

Creative Writing for Academics: Public Scholarship Panel
Thursday, Feb 17 | 3:15 – 4:45 PM Register

BIG22: 11th annual Bioinformatics/IOP/GSAT Research Day
Theme: Gene Editing & Gene Therapy | Poster abstracts due Feb 21
Event is Wednesday, Mar 23 @ UBC NEST Learn more

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Paid Leadership Positions-Graduate Student Society
Nomination period is Jan 21 – Feb 28 | 4 Paid Positions | May 2022 – Apr 2023
President, VP University and Academic Affairs, VP External Relations, and VP Students Learn more

Launch Your Career in Canada
Monday, Mar 7 – Friday, Mar 11 | Online | For international students
Meet alumni, attend workshops, learn about transitioning to the Canadian workplace Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

Black History Month Trivia Night
Friday, Feb 18 | 6:00 – 7:30 PM Learn more

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

UBC Tax Assistance Clinics for Students (TACS)
Online or in person appointments | Feb 28 to end of March
Priority registration for International students now open. General registration opens Feb 17 Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

Introduction to OSF
Tuesday, Feb 22 | All Day Register

NVivo part 1: getting started with NVivo
Wednesday, Feb 23 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

Call for Contributions: 2022 CTLT Spring Institute
Proposals that demonstrate purposeful innovation in teaching practices, educational research, student services, and learning technology to support student success and experiences are invited. Submit by Mar 1 Learn more

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Framing Your Project in a Masterful Presentation (Mitacs Training)
Asynchronous components to complete prior to synchronous session
Tuesday, Feb 22 | 9:30 – 11:30 AM Learn more

Introduction to Podcasting
Wednesday, Feb 23 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

UBC Farm 2022 Community Workshop Series: Open for Registration

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The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm is excited to announce that registration for the first half of our 2022 community workshop series is now open!

The UBC Farm hosts a wide range of workshops covering everything from gardening to fermenting, foraging, and much more. This year, we have added several new workshops and brought back many favourites.  All of our workshops are beginner friendly and open to everyone, so please share with your networks (poster attached)!

For more details and to register, visit http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/workshops/ or view our list of workshops below. Until further notice, all of workshops will be conducted online. Please sign up early, as popular workshops sell out. We hope to see you (virtually) at our workshops soon!

Sincerely,

Asha Wareham (She/Her/Hers)

Food Skills Education Work-Learn

Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm

The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory

3461 Ross Drive | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1W5

ubcfarm.workshops@ubc.cawww.ubcfarm.ubc.ca

Reminder March 7th deadline FW: Esri Canada GIS Scholarship 2022

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Please help us disseminate the Esri Canada GIS Scholarship opportunity to UBC students by email and by displaying the attached poster (11 x 17) in your departments.   Successful recipient will receive:

    1. one-time payment of $2,000
    2. three-year term license of ArcGIS for Student Use
    3. three-year Professional-level subscription to the ArcGIS Developer Program (ADP)
    4. digital copies of select Esri Press Publications
    5. two instructor-led training courses offered by Esri Canada
    6. registration for one of Esri Canada’s User Conferences
    7. a personal and editable profile in the Esri Canada GIS Scholarship Web Portal
    8. eligibility to apply for the Esri Canada Associate GIS Professional Program in year of graduation

2022EsriCanadaScholarship

Submission deadline is on Monday, March 7, 2022.

 

Thank you, and best regards,

Grace

Grace Ong

Licensing Coordinator

Faculty of Forestry | Dean’s Office
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
grace.ong@ubc.ca | forestry.ubc.ca

Student rep for BCIA Vancouver branch

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The BCIA Vancouver branch is looking for a new student representative to sit on the executive team. I know many of our students are interested in joining the BCIA and becoming a professional agrologist. This will be a great opportunity for students to get involved and familiarize with how BCIA operates not to mention the access to a great network of professionals.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please get in contact with Carson – see coordinates below:

Carson Yuchen Li  MSc. A.Ag
Research Lab Coordinator
Faculty of Land and Food System
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
202-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 822 2354
https://sal-lab.landfood.ubc.ca/