Science outreach volunteer opportunities with Let’s Talk Science

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Let’s Talk Science is a national science outreach organization, focused on getting primary and secondary school students excited about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). The UBC chapter, run by UBC graduate students, has a variety of volunteer programs. These programs reach different age groups, cover different topics, and require different levels of commitment. There’s really something for everyone!
See the attached poster for details on information sessions, where interested potential volunteers can learn more about what we do, and how to get involved.
Thank you for passing along this information,

Deborah Good

Executive Coordinator for Volunteer and Internal Relations
UBC Let’s Talk Science

Orientation – LFS

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Please mark your calendars: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 

You are invited!

Please join us for the …

 

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

New Graduate Student Orientation

 

WHO:   All new LFS graduate students (Jan, May and Sep 2019)

WHEN:   Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Time: 11:30 to 1:45pm

WHERE:   AGORA – MacMillan Building Lower Level

 

Please RSVP by clicking on checkboxes next to options below and returning this email to: lia.maria@ubc.ca

 by noon, Thursday, September 12th, 2019.  Unfortunately, we will not be able to make catering changes after this deadline.

Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Program

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The Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Program

“supporting graduate student mental health, wellbeing, and community”

Graduate school can be an exciting and challenging time. Some students may experience wellbeing challenges, including managing stress, navigating support, finding time for self-care (sleep, exercise, nutrition), and balancing personal and academic responsibilities.

Research shows that peer support can be an important tool in helping students thrive academically, socially and emotionally—that’s where the Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Program comes in!

Why Join?

Many graduate students participate in formal and informal peer support roles; however, they do not always have the benefit of training and connection to a larger community. The Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Program aims to build capacity and knowledge for UBC Vancouver graduate students in peer roles, by helping them:

  • Gain the confidence and skills to support their fellow graduate students who are experiencing wellbeing challenges;
  • Engage students in conversations about wellbeing and respond to questions;
  • Share information about appropriate resources both on and off-campus;
  • Connect with one another through a supportive Community of Practice and a network of fellow Ambassadors;
  • Create a supportive campus environment for fellow grad students. Members of the Ambassador program will be eligible for designated funding to support graduate student wellness events.

Ambassadors will have access to a Canvas toolkit with a host of resources to help them in their role, as well as extensive training through workshops facilitated by Health Promotion and Education staff. Our team of health promotion experts is committed to helping you succeed in your role and to ensuring that you feel supported and prepared.

Who Can Join?
To participate in the program, interested graduate students must be:

  • In good academic standing in their program;
  • Registered as either a part-time or full-time graduate student;
  • Have completed 12 months of their graduate studies;
  • In a peer role of some type that warrants additional training and support (for example on a departmental grad council, or a Graduate Wellbeing Network member);
  • Available to attend the one-day training on October 4th, 2019 with their peers on the UBC Vancouver campus (Point Grey);
  • Passionate about health and wellbeing.

How Can I Join? 
Interested in joining the Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Program? Here’s how:

  • Complete the application form by Monday, September 23rd, 2019.
  • Provide a reference who can speak to your commitment to wellbeing (fellow student, or a UBC staff or faculty member);

Attend the one-day training on Friday, October 4th from 9 am- 5 pm;

The Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Program is coordinated through the Health Promotion and Education unit at UBC’s Vancouver Campus. For more information, contact Levonne Abshire at levonne.abshire@ubc.ca.

 

Graduate Seminar “Humans & Animals”

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Please let your graduate students know about a graduate seminar in Anthropology in Winter II on “Humans and Animals.” This course will examine human-animal relationships from the perspective of various anthropological subdisciplines, beginning with co-evolution and early domestication to the development of animal welfare and animal rights movements in the 19th and 20th centuries.  Graduate students from all disciplines are welcome!

Please see attached flyer for additional info — feel free to circulate and post.

Humans & Animals Flyer 2019_20

Thank you,

 

Sabina Magliocco
Professor, Department of Anthropology

Chair, Program in Religion, Literature and the Arts

6303 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z1, Canada
sabina.magliocco@ubc.ca