MLWS Seminar – First Nations & The Constitution (October 5)

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Master of Land and Water Systems Seminar: 

Topic: First Nations & The Constitution 

Speaker: Elizabeth Edinger, Allard School of Law

Date & Time: Friday, October 5, 2018, 2-3PM 

Venue: MCML 154 

About the Speaker:

Elizabeth Edinger joined the Allard School of Law in 1978 as Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1987. Professor Edinger served as Associate Dean from 1988-1992 and from 1997-2003. Her teaching areas include Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law and Creditors Remedies. She has published in each of these areas.  

All are welcome! 

Chloe Jung 
Program Advisor

Master of Land and Water Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
Rm. 112A – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 822 6360
chloe.jung@ubc.ca | mlws.landfood.ubc.ca

NEW BC Institute of Agrologists Scholarships

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NEW BC Institute of Agrologists Scholarships

Agrologists!  Do you know a student attending a BC post-secondary agrology-related program?

To support future agrologists in achieving their career in agrology, the BC Institute of Agrologists will award up to two $1500 scholarships annually.

Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship applicants must be:

  • enrolled in a degree program in a recognized British Columbia post-secondary institute
  • enrolled in 3rd or 4th undergraduate degree program or a post-graduate (Masters) program
  • full-time or part-time (no fewer than 2 courses)
  • enrolled in a program of study related to agrology
  • a student member or member of BCIA  (Complete student member application at https://www.bcia.com/members/student-membership )
  • Canadian or permanent resident of Canada
  • B+ average academic achievement in previous 2 years(minimum of 15 courses) of post-secondary degree studies

Applicants must provide a 300 to 500 word essay on the topic “What is Agrology in British Columbia?”  The essay should demonstrate an understanding of agrology in the province of BC and provide support for the ideas expressed.  All applicants must first be accepted as a member or student member of BCIA before submitting their application. Scholarship recipients may have their photo and essay published in BC Institute of Agrologists promotional materials.

The deadline for applications is October 15, 2018.  The BCIA Communications Committee will review eligible applications based on the essay submission.  The scholarships will be awarded by Dec. 1, 2018.  Questions may be sent to bcia-scholarships@email.bcia.com

NOTE: Scholarship applications must include official unopened transcripts and be mailed to BC Institute of Agrologists,  2777 Claude Road, Victoria, BC  V9B 3T7 and post-marked no later than Oct. 15, 2018.

Find scholarship application at: https://www.bcia.com/about-bcia/scholarships-and-awards/scholarships-and-awards-potential-agrologists

GPS Update: Webinar and workshop ‘Working effectively across difference in and outside the academy’

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Registration is now open for:

Soft Skills for Hard Times: Working effectively across difference in and outside the academy

Fri, Oct 12

In Person: | 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM @Thea Koerner House

Events and registration details: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17043-soft-skills-hard-times-working-effectively-across-difference-outside-academy

Webinar: 1:30 – 3 PM

Event and registration details: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17044-soft-skills-hard-times-working-effectively-across-difference-outside-academy

 

Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:

Employers on Campus events (Oct 1 & 2) Tesla, Hong Kong Economics and Trade Office. For date/time info see community.grad.ubc.ca/calendar

Getting started with NVivo , Oct 2 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5301

Citation Management using Endnote, Oct 3 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5167

Practical Prep for Networking and Interviews (for Grad Students), Oct 4 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5131

Citation Management Tools: Mendeley and Zotero, Oct 5 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5196

Google Lime Scholarship (funding & networking retreats for computer science/engineering students with disabilities) community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5330

Thank you,

Jacqui. 

Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director of Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | 
Musqueam Traditional Territory
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca | @ubcgradschool
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop WAITLIST REGISTRATION is now OPEN for November 19, 21 & 22 2018

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Waitlist registration is now open for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) November 19, 21 & 22 2018.  The ISW is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence.  It is appropriate for first time teachers or those with years of experience.  Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop. The ISW is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation. In addition, graduate students in STEM departments are eligible to become CIRTL associates upon completion of the workshop.    

IMPORTANT: The workshop runs from 8:15am-5:00pm. Please note you must attend all three days for the complete duration of the workshop, i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop.

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the November 19, 21 & 22 2018 ISW please go to the following link and sign-up: 

 https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-november-19-21-22-2018/

 Waitlist registration will close on Friday October 19 at 4:30pmBy clicking this link, you can register for the waitlist, however this does not register you for the workshop. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office after registration closes. 

If you have any questions, please contact Elisa Herman at elisa.herman@ubc.ca  

Veronica Grant 
Administrative Support
Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver
214-1961 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 827 0360
veronica.grant@ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT
http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca

Reminder: deadline September 30th

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The note below is very important and urgent, please read and follow the instructions. Some of you are up-to-date on the requirements, but most of you are not.

1)     FASmail

In response to privacy and security concerns as outlined in BC Provincial FIPPA legislation and UBC Policy #104, the Faculty of Land and Food Systems has assigned each of our graduate students a new UBC email account (FASMail).

This email account will remain active for the duration of your studies at LFS and must be used for all UBC-related correspondence. Starting in the spring of 2016, this email address will be the only one used by the LFS Grad Student Office to contact you.

Account Details

Your email address is: Your_CWL_ID@mail.ubc.ca

Web Interface:  www.mail.ubc.ca

Account Setup

To activate your email account, please login (without “.stu”) and change your CWL password .   (If you already have a FASMail account, you do not need to change your CWL password).

To test, log in. If your mail box is there, you don’t need to do anything else. If you need to create a FASMail mailbox, follow these instructions.

Update your email account in the SSC and notify Lia in the grad programs office. Deadline Sep 30th, 2018.

To ensure that emails are not sent inadvertently to a non UBC email, please update your preferred email address in your SSC profile to this new email account.  This is especially important when you are appointed as a TA, as Connect retrieves email addresses for TA’s from SSC.

Security Awareness Training

UBCIT offers free online training on security awareness.

Questions?

Contact the LFS Learning Centre via email, it@landfood.ubc.ca, or in person in MCM 264.

Edmund Seow
Computer Systems Manager
The Learning Centre
Faculty of Land and Food Systems

2)     Policy 85

For those of you who have already submitted it, thank you. For all the rest please fill out the form below, sign it (both you and your supervisor), scan it and send to me as pdf attachment IMMEDIATELY.

Policy 85 form (PDF)

3)     Supervisory Committee composition form – the new Policy from the Faculty of Graduate Studies requires that every student’s Supervisory Committee Composition to be recorded in SISC. 

For MSc students:

MSc Supervisory Committee Approval (PDF) – it is required within the first 6-8 months of the start-date
Committee Meeting Notes (PDF) – sent to me as pdf file after each of your committee meetings – at least ONE per year.

For PhD students 

Ph.D. Committee Meeting Report   PDF – sent to me as pdf file after each of your committee meetings – at least ONE per year.
PhD Supervisory Committee Composition   PDF – it is required within the first 6-8 months of the start-date

Please let me know if you have questions.

Kind regards,

Lia

Lia Maria Dragan

Graduate Programs Office

Faculty of Land and Food Systems The University of British Columbia

344-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Phone 604.822.8373 | Fax 604.822.4400

Lia.maria@ubc.ca / lfs.gradapp@ubc.ca www.landfood.ubc.ca