LFS Graduate Students,

We are looking for an additional coordinator for the LFS TA Training Program to join our team.

Please, see attached job description for details.

2015-2016 TA Coordinator Job Posting

Best,
Theresa

Theresa Schroder Dipl. LM-Chem.

TA Training Coordinator | Land and Food Systems PhD Candidate | Food, Nutrition and Health | Land and Food Systems The University of British Columbia FNH 312 – 2205 East Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604 822 1250 | Cell 604 700 3309 schrod10@mail.ubc.ca<mailto:first.last@ubc.ca>

 

A Warm Welcome to Your New GSS Student Executive

GSS Student Executive 2015-2016 Please welcome the new Student Executive of your UBC Graduate Student Society:

• President – Tobias Friedel
• VP University and Academic Affairs – Enav Zusman
• VP External Relations – Bingyu (Gloria) Liu
• VP Students – Kevin Mehr
• Finance and Executive Oversight Officer – Charlie Deng
• Graduate + Post Doctoral Studies Student Senators – Sarah Simon and Nicholas Dawson

A big thank you to our GSS Student Executive 2014-2015 for all their hard work in supporting fellow graduate students and making an impact on graduate student lives. We look forward to another exciting year with the new team!

GSS Social and Recreational

GSS Summer Sports League (Soccer / Softball) Begins on May 29, 5-8pm, UBC: Gather your teammates and dig out your cleats or gloves because it is time to soak up the sun! Registration deadline: May 6.

Watch this space for upcoming summer classes hosted by your GSS!

GSS Catchup

Off-Campus World Cafe: Now May 5 Light dinner provided! Because the venue is unable to provide a room for April 28, the last brainstorming session is postponed to the following Tuesday, May 5, at the same time and location:

Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 5:45pm
Holiday Inn (711 W. Broadway, Vancouver)

Come and tell us what else we can do to enrich your graduate student life and shape the future of your UBC Graduate Student Society and on the last topic of this series.

Student Survey Lucky Draw Winner: Alison James Congratulations, Alison James! You are the winner of the GSS Campus Prize Package ($500 value). Thank you to everyone who filled out the annual GSS Graduate Student Survey!

Become a member on one of your GSS Committees and grow your leadership, teamwork, and communication skills with your UBC Graduate Student Society.

Your Voice Matters! #wesayyes #cutcongestion
Tired of being passed up or cramped on buses? Until May 29, your vote in the Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Referendum can mean improvements in our transit system to UBC. Sign up to vote or volunteer.

“I am going to try to pay attention to the spring. I am going to look around at all the flowers, and look up at the hectic trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen.” 
― Anne Lamott 

– Karen, for your GSS

The 2015 Winter Session TA application is now OPEN!  As we were late getting the new application posted, we’ve been granted an extension by CUPE 2278 to keep it open until May 15.

Apply here

A great opportunity to expand your career and employment skills!

The Faculty of Land & Food Systems has approximately 200 Teaching Assistant positions available during 2015 Winter Session (September 2015 to April 2016).   East listed course will be assigned a set number of TA support hours.  Instructors are responsible for determining the assigned number of hours for each TA.  TA’s are appointed based on their classification (see SCHEDULE A – WAGES AND CLASSIFICATIONS of the CUPE 2278 Collective Agreement).

Please note this is a NEW online application that we started using for 2015 Summer Session TA’s.  Carefully read all instructions and provide all requested information.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

One last note – over the last 10 months, there have been several changes to the SIN application process for international students that have resulted in delays in obtaining new or renewed SIN’s.  International students must be able to provide an SIN and a valid study permit that covers the terms of their assigned TA appointment to secure a TAship offer, otherwise the offer will be rescinded.  Offers for 2015 Winter Session are expected to be made between June – end of July 2015 so please make sure you have the required documentation.

Shelley Small
Manager, Graduate Programs
The University of British Columbia
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Room 344 MacMillan Building
2357 Main Mall
Vancouver BC  V6T 1Z4 
Phone:  604-822-4593       Fax:  604-822-4400
lfs.gradmgr@ubc.ca          www.landfood.ubc.ca
For all TA-related correspondence, please use lfs.ta@ubc.ca

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology is excited to announce a new Certificate Program for graduate students.

The Graduate Certificate Program in Higher Education is a 1.5 year long program open to all graduate students who have completed an Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) and will remain graduate students until the end of the year 2016. It supports the development of graduate students’ expertise in teaching and learning, and allows practice based teaching development within and beyond disciplines.

Please apply online by June 15, 2015: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/programs/all-our-programs/graduate-student-certificate-program/

Sincerely,
Jane

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Jane Young
Events Assistant | Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
214 – 1961 East Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1
Phone 604.827.4871
jane.m.young@ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT
www.ctlt.ubc.ca | UBC.CTLT