MFRE Speaker Series: Oppy and the International Produce Sector

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The International Produce Sector: Oppenheimer’s View

 

Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Jason was promoted to lead the complex and expanding berries and greenhouse categories in early 2019. Having strategized and executed Oppy’s full-fledged entry to the berry category over the last half decade in his capacity as category development director, he also applies similar disciplines toward the growth of our vibrant greenhouse business. Jason joined Oppy in 2009 as a category analyst and was quickly promoted to the role of business analysis team manager. In 2011, Jason was named marketing manager, overseeing the analytical and creative ingredients of the Oppy go-to-market strategy. Two years later, he was promoted to manager, category development, and then director, category development in 2014. He was honored as one of Produce Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40 in 2016. He is a graduate of the Produce Marketing Association’s 2010 Emerging Leaders program, where he was elected by his classmates to represent them on the board of a major agricultural organization and also attended its High Performance Management Conference.

Jason holds a diploma in marketing from the British Columbia Institute of Technology, a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Victoria and a master’s in economics from the University of British Columbia.

 

Event Linkhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/63198895621?pwd=TzlhTUdLMVlhR29WcVZSVFZjK0pKdz09

Meeting ID: 631 9889 5621
Passcode: 521521

 

Thank you!

 

Best,

 

 

Paulina Gonzalez Miranda  MFRE
Educational Researcher
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus| Musqueam Traditional Territory

paulina.gonzalez@ubc.ca
https://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/

GradUpdate – Submitting your Thesis, Honouring Indigenous Writers, Launch a Career in Canada, Consulting and Freelancing, Annotated Bibliographies, Graduate Supervision and Wellbeing, and more

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GradUpdate

In this issue, Submitting your Thesis, Honouring Indigenous Writers, Launch a Career in Canada, Consulting and Freelancing, Annotated Bibliographies, Graduate Supervision and Wellbeing, and more.

Registration now open

Submitting your Thesis
Thursday, Mar 11 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM

Register

Seats still available

Doctoral Defence: Doctoral examination & Virtual defence procedure
Tuesday, Mar 2 | 2:00 – 3:15 PM Register

Additional Events and Opportunities

The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

Rock the Boat- Virtual Workshops on Graduate Supervision and Wellbeing
Register by March 8th | various dates and times Learn more

Using Mendeley for Citation Management
Thursday, Mar 11 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

Consulting and Freelancing: How to Apply your Expertise to a Different Career Path
Tuesday, Mar 9 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM Learn more

Employer Virtual Information Session: L’OREAL FRANCE – Research & Innovation
Wednesday, Mar 10 | 8:30 – 10:00 AM Learn more

Launch a Career in Canada

  • Alumni Office Hour: Post-Covid Career Opportunities with Viet Vu – Economist at The Brookfield Institute for Innovation | Monday, Mar 8 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM Learn more
  • How to Find Work & Research Opportunities at UBC | Tuesday, Mar 9 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM Learn more
  • Virtual Networking Event: Meet Alumni Who Successfully Transitioned into The Canadian Labour Market | Tuesday, Mar 9 | 4:30 – 6:00 PM Learn more
  • Networking in a Digital Environment | Wednesday, Mar 10 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM Learn more
  • My Career Story: My Non-Linear Career Path as an International Student | Wednesday, Mar 10 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM Learn more
  • Virtual Networking Event: Meet Alumni who are currently working in the Americas, Europe, Africa | Thursday, Mar 11 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM Learn more
  • Virtual Networking Event: Meet Alumni who are currently working in Asia | Thursday, Mar 11 | 7:00 – 8:00 PM Learn more
  • Resumes and Cover Letters: How To Leverage Your Experience To Get A Job | Friday, Mar 12 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more
  • Diversity & Inclusion in Careers with Cicely Blain | Saturday, Mar 13 | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Learn more

Visit the LCIC page for all event details.

Non-academic Career options for STEM PhDs
A Beyond Prof event | Friday, March 12 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

Honouring Indigenous Writers on Wikipedia – Wikipedia as Public Scholarship
Friday, Mar 12 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Learn more

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

UBC Black Caucus Mental Wellness Pilot Project
Limited free virtual counselling in March Learn more

Summer finances and job planning for international students
Tuesday, Mar 9 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

Financial Wellness Peers: How-to Housing Costs and Considerations
Thursday, Mar 11 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

Introduction to Markdown digital workflows
Monday, Mar 8 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Learn more

Data dashboards with R and Python: an overview of options
Tuesday, Mar 9 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Learn more

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshops
Mar 15, 20, 27 & 28 | Register by Mar 10
Visit CTLT’s website for additional sessions

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Writing in the STEM Disciplines
Monday, Mar 8 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

Annotated Bibliographies: Writing
Tuesday, Mar 9 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

PRSSS AGM 2021

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AGM DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
STUDENT POSTER SUBMISSION
SCHEDULE
SPEAKERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITEE POSITIONS

PRSSS AGM 2021 (mailchi.mp)

2021 AGM
Editors: Lewis Fausak and Hannah Friesen

The PRSSS will be hosting the annual Spring Workshop and AGM online this year. We will be featuring soil scientists and experts from many disciplines discussing key issues related to Biodiversity in Soils: Environmental, Social, and Economic benefits in a changing world.

Registration cost will be $15 for students and $50 for non-students*. The price includes registration and a PRSSS annual membership for 2021/2022. The 2022/2022 membership registration cycle lasts from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

For more details, and to register, CLICK HERE!

*If you, or someone you know, are unable to pay the registration fee at this time, please email us at prsssemail@gmail.com and we can make other arrangements. Soil science is for everyone, and cost should not be a barrier to education. If you identify as Indigenous and would like to attend the event, we will waive the registration fee to reflect the fact that the soils we study are on stolen land, therefore all soil science research should be openly available to Indigenous peoples.

McRorie Scholarship Application Deadline is March 5!

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Douglas McRorie Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadline is March 5, 2021

McRorie Scholarship Application Deadline is March 5!

The 2021, Douglas McRorie Memorial Scholarship is a $4500 scholarship

The 2021, Douglas McRorie Memorial Scholarship is a $4500 scholarship offered to a Masters or PhD student specializing in agricultural business, economics, finance or trade.

The scholarship is for full-time study in the 2020-21 academic year at any Canadian university with an agricultural degree program.

Application Guidelines and Forms available at www.CFFAE.ca

Student job position

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STUDENT JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION IDENTIFICATION Position Title: Student Community Developer

Classification Title: Graduate/Undergraduate Academic Assistant (GAA/UAA)

VP/Faculty: Medicine Department: School of Population and Public Health

Pay/hours: $25/hour, approximately 10 hours per week

Duration: 6 months (desired start date: March 16, 2021 – September 15, 2021)

Positions Available: 3

 

Direct link to JD: https://med-fom-spph.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2021/02/Student-Community-Developer-JD-NM-Feb25.pdf

Link to job page: https://www.spph.ubc.ca/career-paths-and-alumni/career-opportunities/

 

Thank you,

Rachel

Rachel Murphy PhD
Scientist, Cancer Control Research | BC Cancer
Assistant Professor | School of Population & Public Health | Faculty of Medicine
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
Room 167 – 2206 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z3 Canada
Phone 604 822 1397 | Fax 604 822 4994
rachel.murphy@ubc.ca