Welcome to the new “Student Engagement” section of the LFS Undergrad Blog, previously “Volunteer/Internship Opoprtunities”!

Posted on October 2, 2014 by nlim20

With the re-design of the Faculty website, LFS Student Services has decided to keep all employment/volunteer opportunities together in one spot. As of October 2014, all student job postings, volunteer and internship opportunities can now be found in one spot on the Faculty of Land and Food Systems website:

Student Job & Volunteer Board

This section, previously known as the “Volunteer/Internship Opportunities” section of the LFS Undergrad Blog, will now post any student engagement opportunities for students to get involved on- and off-campus.

We hope this update will make it easier for you to access the information you are looking for in one convenient spot. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Your LFS Advising Team

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LFS Food Fest – Dean Rickey Yada Welcome! Oct 8th, now SOLD OUT!

Posted on October 2, 2014 by nlim20

*Updated on Oct 2, 2014: please note that this event is now SOLD OUT!*

Friends, food, music.

Join LFS colleagues and students at LFS Food Fest on Wednesday, October 8th and help officially welcome incoming Dean Rickey Yada to our Faculty. Your ticket to this special celebration includes samples from some of Vancouver’s tastiest food trucks – Vij’s Railway, Reel Mac and Cheese and Hungry Nomad – as well as appetizers by Agora Café and desserts by LFSUS. The event will also feature UBC Farm tours and a Farm mini-market.

LFS Food Fest
Wednesday, October 8
2pm-5pm
The UBC Farm

Tickets – $5. Limited number available for purchase starting today. Tickets will be sold at Agora, MCML Finance and FNH reception (cash only; while supplies last). Credit/debit purchases can be made using our secure e-payment form.

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CSI&C Annual Career Fair: October 1, 10am – 3pm

Posted on October 1, 2014 by elizabethyu

The Centre for Student Involvement and Careers is hosting a career fair today, Wednesday October 1 in the Student Union Building – 2nd floor, from 10am to 3 pm. This career fair will feature 70 private and public sector employers from a wide range of industries. This will provide a venue for students, and employers to connect, share information and explore opportunities for employment.

Students from all disciplines and year levels are encouraged to attend and take advantage of the opportunity to:

  • Practice networking skills and gain confidence in speaking with employers
  • Ask employment and career related questions to experienced and working professionals in their field of interest
  • Discover vital information regarding qualifications, career paths and employment and internship opportunities

To help students get the most out of Career Days, we will be offering a variety of on-site workshops and services including:

  • Drop in resume reviews
  • LinkedIn profile reviews and professional LinkedIn photos
  • Job search workshops

More information can be found on the Career Days website

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Zoobiquity 2014 Student Poster Competition – deadline Oct 10

Posted on October 1, 2014 by elizabethyu

Zoobiquity 2014: Saturday, November 1, 2014. 7:30 am – 7:00 pm

University of Washington Campus and Woodland Park Zoo

STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION:

Medical, Veterinary and other health science students who plan to attend Zoobiquity 2014 in Seattle are invited to submit a poster for consideration for presentation at the conference. A prize (to be determined) for the best submission will be conferred at the end of the meeting. Interested students should prepare and submit abstracts of their posters as follows:

Poster Criteria: The theme of the poster must

  • focus on environment and health
  • include human AND animal impacts
  • preferably be global or international in scope
  • fall within the zoobiquity concept (Find more information here)

The subject may involve a student’s individual research or comprise a topical review of an appropriate theme.

Formatting: Printed posters should be no larger than 3′ x 4′ (36″ x 48″) in size. Posters should include:

  • Title
  • Student author name(s) and affiliation
  • Abstract/summary no more than 250 words
  • Appropriate illustrations, narrative, and short list of references

Poster abstracts should be submitted for review by the deadline below. Authors will be notified within 2 weeks if their poster has been accepted.

Deadline for submission: October 10, 2014

Where to Submit: Email completed PDF document to gretchen.kaufman@wsu.edu

 

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External review of UBC-Vancouver Library

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Winnie Ng

MEMORANDUM

To:        All faculty, librarians, staff, and students – UBC Vancouver Campus

From:    David H. Farrar, Provost and Vice President Academic

Copy:    Cynthia Mathieson, Provost and Vice-Principal, UBC Okanagan Campus (for distribution at UBC Okanagan Campus

Re:         External Review of the UBC Vancouver Library

Date:     September 22, 2014

I am arranging for an external review of the UBC Vancouver Library. As is standard practice for reviews of academic units, the Library External Review is being carried out to also assist the University as it considers the reappointment of Ingrid Parent as University Librarian.  The terms of reference for the review can be found at http://vpacademic.ubc.ca/.

The members of the review team are:

  • Larry P. Alford, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries
  • C. Colleen Cook, Trenholme  Dean of Libraries, McGill University
  • Thomas Leonard, Kenneth and Dorothy Hill University Librarian, UC Berkeley

The review team will visit UBC on November 17, 18, and 19, 2014.  Meetings will be held with librarians, faculty members, staff, students, senior administrators, and other individuals and groups that may interact with the Library.  Dr. Herbert Rosengarten, the Review Coordinator, will organize the onsite meetings of the review team.  Before the reviewers’ arrival on campus, they will receive documentation on all aspects of the Library’s operation, including its facilities and resources for learning and research, administrative structure and organization, and internal and external linkages.  Their findings, in the form of a report to the Provost and Vice-President Academic, will be of value to the senior administration, the University Librarian and her colleagues, and the University community as a whole.

I invite and encourage all members of the University to provide written comments relevant to the matters under review. Please forward your comments to the review coordinator, Dr. Herbert Rosengarten, at hjr@exchange.ubc.ca.  Your comments will be held in strict confidence, and Dr. Rosengarten will arrange for them to be forwarded to the members of the review team.  The deadline for receipt of comments is Thursday, November 13, 2014.  Please ensure your comments are identified by name and affiliation.

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Invitation to third UBC Emeriti Research Day – October 7, from 10am to 12:30pm

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Winnie Ng

STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY AND UBC COMMUNITY ARE INVITED TO THE THIRD  RESEARCH DAY

UBC ASSOCIATION of PROFESSORS EMERITI

Tuesday, October 7, 2014
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
6331 Crescent Road, Conference Room 207

Geoff Scudder, Zoology, UBC ”Land-based biodiversity conservation in British Columbia”

Marion Porath, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, UBC ”Contemporary roles, contemporary language: Redefining retirement”

Peter Suedfeld, Psychology, UBC ”Resilience and growth in stressful environments: From the inferno to the starry sky”

Join us for a terrific session!

More info at: http://www.emeriti.ubc.ca

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Peer-Assisted Study Programs (PASS) for CHEM 111/113, ECON 101 sec 003 and MATH 110!

Posted on September 29, 2014 by sarahmakepeace

Peer-Assisted Study Sessions are informal study sessions led by a senior student who specializes in your area of study. Multiple sessions are held every week, and the content is directly related to what you’re learning in your course at the time. You will learn techniques on how to effectively learn your course content and will also receive targeted support on areas you find particularly challenging. You are invited to drop into as many of these sessions as you would find helpful.

Schedule

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Global Experience Fair – October 8, 2014

Posted on September 25, 2014 by nlim20

Global Experience Fair Oct 8 at IKB 11am – 5pm

Everything you need and want to know about Go Global. Connect with students and staff to learn about student life abroad and the programs offered this year. From exchange, global seminars and internships to summer programs abroad, find the international experience to fit your needs. Read more about the event.

One of our very own, Saki Serizawa, is a Go Global Blogger who is chronicling her adventures as a UBC student in Mexico this year. Check out her Blog and see first-hand!

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UBC Orchard Garden Harvest Celebration – Oct 2, 2014

Posted on September 25, 2014 by nlim20

orchard garden harvest celebration Oct 2014

Join us for food and engaging learning activities on October 2 from 11am-2pm! Location: Totem Field, 2613 West Mall (see map). The UBC Orchard Garden team looks forward to sharing this event with you.

The Orchard Garden (an outdoor space for teaching, learning and growing) can be easily reached on foot or via bicycle. There is also parking across from the UBC Forestry building (map).

To join us, please e-mail Antonia at theorchardgarden.educ@gmail.com to RSVP.

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Centennial Dialogues on Critical Issues in Land and Food Systems: First Nation’s perspective on history, food, and health – Oct 17, 2014

Posted on September 25, 2014 by nlim20

In collaboration with the UBC First Nations House of Learning and the Department of History

Friday, October 17th 2014
12:30pm to 2:30pm (Program 12:30-2:00pm; Reception 2:00-2:30pm)
RSVP online

UBC First Nations Longhouse, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall
1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC

Shortly after WWII, when knowledge about nutrition was still sparse, scientists in Canada took advantage of Aboriginal children in Indian Residential Schools (IRS) by using them as unknowing research subjects to investigate the effects of different diets and withholding dietary supplements. Evidence of these government-sanctioned experiments was recently published by food historian and UBC History alumnus Ian Mosby, and received widespread media attention across Canada. Now under the spotlight, attempts have been made to reconcile these past actions, provide support to survivors who were subjects in the experiments, and find ways to move toward a more civilized society for everyone in Canada.

The aftermath of these experiments still has an effect today in the lives of IRS survivors and inter-generational IRS survivors. Join us for a panel discussion about this dark era in Canadian history. Find out how UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems is working to address issues such as access to healthy food, food sovereignty, traditional food, food security for all and land stewardship.

Moderator: Prof. Rickey Yada

Panelists:

  • Ian Mosby — Postdoctoral Fellow, L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History, McMaster University
  • Eduardo Jovel — Director, Indigenous Research Partnerships; Associate Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
  • Dawn Morrison — Research Associate, Indigenous Community Engagement
  • Jessie Newman — B.Sc. Student, UBC Dietetics Major, Food, Nutrition and Health Program

RSVP online

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