Attention: Doctoral students!

Happy June!

I know there are some special circumstances for applying for Fall Graduation, please encourage your students to apply now!

The following deadlines will still apply for PhD candidates who aim to defend later in August or in September, heading for completion in time for Fall Graduation.

The deadline for submission of Nominations for External Examiner for PhD candidates wanting to complete on the timeline for Fall Graduation was Friday, May 31. While this is a slightly flexible deadline, forms should really be in by Monday June 10, to avoid potential delays.

Please note, these are the deadlines for candidates who want to complete their program by the deadline for Fall graduation.

As a reminder, the other dates candidates need to meet are as follows:

FRIDAY, 26 JULY 2024 – Doctoral dissertation (and supporting documentation) submitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for external examination.

FRIDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2024 – Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examination.

FRIDAY, 18  OCTOBER 2024 – Acceptance of final, approved doctoral dissertation by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Students will be able to choose to defend either in person or on Zoom. We will work with students to select the most appropriate mode for their defence.

Student contact information – important update

The Doctoral Exams internal system was connected to Workday student last week. Doctoral exams student name and contact information is now synced to Workday. As a result, we have noticed a lot of discrepancies between students’ “HOME” email listed in Workday and the emails they are more frequently using to communicate. Please ask all your doctoral students to check their name details and email contacts in Workday, and change them to preferred addresses if they have not done so. Doctoral Exams team is working on reaching out to students where we see a discrepancy, but they will need to update the email address themselves.

Please distribute this email to any faculty or students you think may be interested.

Best,

Robyn

Robyn Starkey (Pronouns: No Preference)
Doctoral Exams Coordinator
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
The University of British Columbia 170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 3989
robyn.starkey@ubc.ca | grad.ubc.ca

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

UBC -LFS Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science
(SOIL)

Morgan Hamilton

“Effects of a Low Soil Biochar Application Rate on Nutrient Dynamics in a Coarse Textured Agricultural Soil”

Friday, June 7th, 2024 – 9:30 AM

Exam Location: MCML 350

 

 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. L. Lavkulich

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. J. Cornelis – Co-Supervisor
Dr. M Krzic – Co-Supervisor
Dr. M Johnson – Committee Member                                                                                                      Dr. S. Bittman – Committee Member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. J. Cornelis – Co-Supervisor
Dr. M. Krzic – Co-Supervisor                                                                                                                    Dr. M. Johnson – Committee Member                                                                                                    Dr. S. Day – External Examiner

Hello LFS TAs!

We wanted to let you know about some upcoming workshops that can be applied to your LFS Advance TA Skills Certificate. Haven’t heard of the Certificate? Scroll to the end of the email for a brief description or see the full requirements in the LFS TA Portal: https://blogs.ubc.ca/lfsta/resources/#training

The CTLT Spring Institute (June 3 – 6) has a number of workshops that are relevant to the Certificate. Some examples:

Teaching Fundamentals:

Adopting a Wholistic Approach to Teaching and Learning in Laboratory Courses

Data Informed Teaching Practices with Learning Analytics

Designing Safer, More Effective Teamwork Activities in the Classroom

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:

Cultivating the Wellbeing of Students and Teachers Through Simple but Effective Wellbeing Pedagogies and Practices

Reducing Ableism One PowerPoint at a Time

Sharing Back Our Knowledge: Development of the Indigenous Learning Pathways Training Program

A Tabletop Role-Playing Game for Building Interpersonal Skills: Demonstration and Feedback

Learning Activity Development Through an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Lens

Is there a workshop you’re interested applying toward the Certificate in that isn’t on this list? Email us
(Lexis lexis.ly@ubc.ca and Steven sbristow@student.ubc.ca) and we’ll let you know which category it falls under!

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In order to receive the LFS Advanced TA Skills Certificate,  you must:

Be a (graduate/undergraduate) student in LFS.

Complete at least 5 professional development trainings (workshops, etc.) offered by the LFS TA Training Program or CTLT. The five trainings must fall under the following categories:

– Teaching Fundamentals (3 trainings)

– Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (1 training)

– Teaching Theory and Pedagogy (1 training)

Three out of the five trainings must be completed within the LFS TA Training Program. At least one of which must have occurred after the approval of the Certificate Program (i.e., later than September 1st, 2023).

Applications for the Certificate will be open at the end of each term (November and April) For more information about applying, see the LFS TA Portal: https://blogs.ubc.ca/lfsta/resources/#training

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Questions? Let us know!

LFS TA Coordinators

Lexis (lexis.ly@ubc.ca) and Steven (sbristow@student.ubc.ca)

Dear LFS graduate students,

The Applied Biology Program will be interviewing 3 candidates for an Assistant Professor in Plant Science position (see Ad). We would like to invite all graduate students to lunch with the candidates. The second candidate lunch will be with Dr. Zayda Morales Moreira on Wednesday, June 5, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, McM 350.

Please RSVP to Harini Aiyer (harini.aiyer@ubc.ca) and include any dietary restrictions by 12pm on Monday, June 3.

We’d also welcome your feedback following the lunch, using the Feedback Form: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aahxEeDoK1Lw9VA

 

You are also invited to attend her research and teaching seminars, as below.

Dr. Zayda Morales Moreira (June 5-6)

Zayda Morales Moreira is currently a Research Associate in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at UBC. She completed her PhD in Applied Microbiology at University of Saskatchewan, her Master of Science in Agricultural Microbiology at Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia in Brazil and her Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology at Army Polytechnic School in Ecuador. During her PhD, Zayda was the recipient of the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission Award and the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Award for her contribution to canola and lentil research. Zayda’s research focus on sustainable agriculture, plant-microbe interactions, and plant microbiome function.

Research Seminar: Harnessing plant-associated microbes for sustainable agriculture

June 5, 9:30am, MacMillan 160

Registration Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5UrdeCtpj0sGdMaPiyZSxqoZV_fhpfrlGhM

 

Teaching Seminar: The plant microbiome: structure and function
June 6, 11:00am, MacMillan 160

Registration Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5code-rpzgtE9Q6xDkmeAEpmq3q08T70thc

 Thank you and best regards,

Melanie

 

Melanie Train

Human Resources Manager (Faculty) | Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus

248-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Phone 604-822-3105 | Fax 604-822-6394

Email:  melanie.train@ubc.ca

Office: M/W/F: Remote: T/Th