NutriSocial will be having an event on Tuesday, March 18th from 4-5 in FNH 320. It will be St. Patrick’s day themed with games and the Shamrock Smoothie (a green veggie and fruit smoothie). It will be a free event with an opportunity for prospective execs for September 2014 to be nominated and elected. More information will be available on our Facebook page.
International Day of Forests Open House Event – Mar 21, 2014
Our friends in the Faculty of Forestry will celebrate next Friday, the International Day of Forests (March 21) with an open house event – a movie marathon, tree planting, etc. All students, staff, faculty members, researchers and anyone interested in forests is invited to join, if your schedule allows!
The highlight of the event – the documentary “MusicWood” (screening at 11:30 AM) – we’ve been promised some amazing acoustic guitar performances.
You can find a brief Event Schedule below, but for details on each, check out their International Day of Forests poster:
Event Schedule
| Time | What | Where |
| 9:00 am | Rainforest: The Secret of Life/Australia (52 min) | FSC 1220 |
| 10:00 am | 52 weeks/Colombia (28 min) | FSC 1220 |
| 10:30 am | Continuing Legacy: Tree planting ceremony (30 min) | Main Mall Commons and FSC Atrium |
| 11:00 am | Cake & coffee
Winners of the photo competition |
FSC Atrium |
| 11:30 am | Musicwood (82 min)/USA
View trailer >> |
FSC 1001 |
| 1:00 pm | Song of the Forest/Taiwan (57 min) | FSC 1222 |
| 2:00 pm | Last Stand of the Great Bear/Canada (57 min) | FSC 1220 |
| 3:00 pm | Rhythms in the Clouds/Costa Rica (60 min) | FSC 1220 |
| 4:00 pm | A Working Forest: Its Future with Fire, People and Wildlife/USA (64 min) | FSC 1220 |
| 5:00 pm | The Queen of trees/Africa (52 min) | Old Barn Community Centre, 6308 Thunderbird Blvd. |
| 6:00 pm | Kingdom of the Forest/Europe (50 min) | |
| 7:00 pm | Climbing Redwood Giants/USA (52 min) | |
| 8:00 pm | Amazon Alive: Jungle of the Mind (43 min) | |
Wednesday Night Dinner – Mar 12, 2014
This week’s WND theme is…Indian! Check out this week’s menu:
Main: Butter chicken with Naan bread
Sides: Sauteed curry vegetable salad tossed with brown rice; Tomato spice roasted cauliflower
Dessert: Traditional Sioux Indian pudding
5pm at Agora Cafe for only $5! Remember to bring your own tupperware/cutlery. See you at Agora tomorrow!
BC SPCA Wild ARC Internship Program 2014 – application deadline extended to March 17!
Looking to gain hands-on experience with wildlife? Interested in exploring a career in wild animal rehabilitation? Become a Wild ARC summer intern!
The BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Center (Wild ARC) just outside of Victoria BC is currently recruiting for its Summer Internship Program. These two-month voluntary positions allow interns to gain hands-on rehabilitation experience with Vancouver Island’s diverse wildlife species including fawns, raccoons, squirrels, songbirds and raptors. This position is a great opportunity for anyone pursuing a career in veterinary medicine, veterinary technology, environmental, natural resource, or animal welfare studies.
Interested applicants can find further information regarding our center at www.wildarc.com, and view the BCSPCA Wild ARC pdf attachment for internship details.
Applications are due March 1st (March 17 – deadline extended!). Do not miss out on this once-a-year hands-on opportunity!
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Mar 17: 2014 LFS FROSH Planning Committee Positions – Apply now!
The LFS|US is looking for the help of LFS students with the planning process of the third annual LFS Frosh. The event is an opportunity to welcome incoming first year students to the faculty in this social, daylong event. The day will consist of various activities to allow first years to gain a sense of belonging within the faculty, to provide an opportunity to learn and grow as a student, and to network and bond with both first year and upper year level students within LFS.
The following Frosh Planning Committee positions are available:
• 2 Sponsorship coordinators
• 2 Human Resources Managers
• 2 Events Coordinators
• 2 Logistics Coordinators
• 1 Webmaster
• 1 Marketing Coordinator
The specifics of each position can be found here
Applications are now available: http://tinyurl.com/lf4cyng
Please apply from March 6 to March 17
and interviews will take place from March 17- March 21.
If you have any further questions about any of the positions, please email Katie and Stephanie at lfsfrosh.cochairs@gmail.com
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50 Questions Recruiters Ask Students
Preparing for a job interview? These are the top 50 most popular questions asked by recruiters. Spend some time crafting strong, meaningful responses to these questions, and you will have an arsenal of great answers to pull from during your interview!
- What are your long range and short range goals and objectives?
- What specific goals, other than those related to your occupation, have you established for yourself for the next ten years? What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
- What do you really want to do in life?
- What are your long range career objectives?
- How do you plan to achieve your career goals?
- What are the most important rewards you expect in your business career?
- What do you expect to be earning in five years?
- Why did you choose the career for which you are preparing?
- Which is more important to you, the money or the type of job?
- What do you consider to be your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
- How would you describe yourself?
- How do you think a friend or professor who knows you well would describe you?
- What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort?
- How has your UBC experience prepared you for a business career?
- Why should I hire you?
- What qualifications do you have that you think will make you successful in business?
- How do you determine success?
- What do you think it takes to be successful in a company like ours?
- In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our company?
- What qualities should a successful manager possess?
- Describe the relationship that should exist between a supervisor and subordinates.
- What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
- Describe your most rewarding university experience.
- If you were hiring a graduate for this position, what qualities would you look for?
- Why did you select UBC?
- What led you to choose your field or major study?
- What university subjects did you like best? Why?
- What university subjects did you like least? Why?
- If you could do so, how would you plan your academic study differently? Why?
- Do you have plans for continued study? An advanced degree?
- Do you think that your grades are a good indication of your academic achievement?
- In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?
- How would you describe the ideal job for you?
- What do you know about our company?
- What two or three things are most important to you in your job?
- Are you seeking employment in a company of a certain size? Why?
- Why did you decide to seek a position with this company?
- What changes would you make in your university?
- What have you learned from your extracurricular activities at university?
- Would you work part-time?
- What criteria are you using to evaluate the company for which you hope to work?
- Do you have a geographical preference? Why?
- Will you relocate? Does relocation bother you?
- Are you willing to travel?
- Are you willing to spend at least six months as a trainee?
- Why do you think you might like to live in the community in which our company is located?
- What major problems have you encountered and how did you deal with them?
- What have you learned from your mistakes?
AMS Community Kitchen – Open House Meeting, Mar 12, 2014
Want to learn more about the AMS Community Kitchen? We are hosting a drop-in, open house style meeting about the Community Kitchen in the New SUB. A student group from LFS 450 and AMS staff members will be there to discuss the management and programming for the new Community Kitchen. We are inviting people, clubs, or organizations who are interested in being a part of this project to join us during this time. The meeting is in the SUB, room 205, from 1pm to 4pm on Wednesday March 12th. People are welcome to stop by anytime during this window.
United Nations Academic Impact Essay Contest – deadline Mar 15
Many Languages, One World: United Nations Academic Impact Student Essay Contest
June 25-29, 2014
Winners participate in a 5 day International Youth Forum in New York and present their work at the United Nations Headquarters on June 27th
Airfare, room and board provided in New York.
Write an essay (2000 words or less) discussing the ideas of global citizenship and understanding and the role that multilingual ability can play in fostering these. Your essay should reflect your academic, cultural and national context.
Entries must be in an official language of the United Nations that is not the entrant’s first language or primary language of instruction in his or her primary or secondary education. Students must be full-time university students, sponsored by a Faculty Member or University Representative, and must be 18 years of age or older.
This is the website: http://www.els.edu/en/ManyLanguagesOneWorld
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2014 Summer Session TA positions – application deadline Mar 21, 2014
There are a limited (approximately 15) number of TA positions available for 2014 Summer Session within LFS. In order to be considered, you must complete an online application. Please note that the application deadline is midnight, Friday, March 21st. The job descriptions for the courses requiring TA support can be found here: http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/graduate/ta – Please filter by Term (Summer – Term 1 and Summer – Term 2).
If you are selected for a position, you will be contacted by the course instructor to discuss details of the position. You will then receive a follow-up email which will include a contract and additional information.
Further details about Being a TA can be found on our faculty website at http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/graduate/financial-aid/tas-markers-tutors.
Please note, 2014 Winter Session TA positions will be posted by March 31st with the application deadline set at April 30th.
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