It’s back! Every year, the LFS|US and 4th year Dietetics students host an unforgettable event called the annual COMMUNITY DINNER!
Tickets are $35 for students and $45 for non-students. 2 alcoholic drinks included, additional drinks are $2 each. Non-alcoholic drinks will be available.
When: November 16, 6 – 11pm
Where: Agora Cafe Seating Area (in MacMillan)
For detailed information about this event, including a menu, check out their Facebook page. Questions? Contact Bridget!
This week’s Wednesday Night dinner theme is Japanese. On the menu…
Main: Yakisoba
Sides: Tofu Salad, California Rolls
Dessert: Banana Tempura
Come down to Agora Cafe at 5pm with $5 to get this full meal!
GIVE (Global Initiative for Village Empowerment), a group formed by UBC students in 2005, is recruiting for a trip to Kenya in Summer 2014. Interested? Here is how to apply:
Please email the following to nutrition.givesociety@gmail.com:
You can find out more information about GIVE and this year’s plans on their website at http://www.givesociety.org/Food-Security-Nutrition.
Meet the Dietitian Night is back again this year!
Meet the Dietitian Night provides students the opportunity to meet and network with dietitians from a wide variety of practice areas. Through small-group discussions, students will be able to learn about the diversity of the profession and gain insight into the types of jobs a dietitian can hold. Students can choose to meet with 3 dietitians working in vastly different sectors.
To RSVP, please check out the Info PDF for complete details.
Those who are interested in applying to the dietetics program will be able to network with both dietitians, as well as current dietetics students. Attending the event will allow students to develop a deeper understanding of the profession, which will be useful as they prepare for their application or interview.
We hope to see you there!
Developing World Connections, a non-profit Canadian charity based out of Kamloops, BC, is a grassroots, registered non-profit, and Canadian Charitable Organization with no professional, political, or religious affiliation. Developing World Connections runs 2-4 week long trips to nine different developing countries where they partner with local host charities who work for the well-being of their own communities in a variety of ways.
They are looking for UBC undergraduate students for an international volunteer trip to Udaipur, India from May 3-31 to work on a project that supports sustainable farming and livelihoods through an Indian charitable organization called Sahyog Sansthan.
For more information about this organization and volunteer opportunity, please check out their website.
Feel like dancing to de-stress after midterms? Come to the “Last One Stands” dance competition! 200 UBC students are invited to come to the event for free, by a first come first serve basis. Renowned pioneers of the dance styles, including Popping, Locking, and Hip Hop, and champions from world-class battles will be performing at the event on November 9 from 3-9pm. For more information about this event, check out their Facebook Event page.
Essential Cheese needs volunteers to promote their skimmed milk dairy cheddar cheese with a healthy profile of reduced fat and sodium. Volunteers are required to communicate simple health messages in a grocery store while distributing cheese samples. Your interest in nutritional health can also be carried through in conversations related to cooking ideas, meal planning, grocery shopping, etc.
For more information or to sign up, please contact Ali Chernoff (Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Consultant) at ali@nutritionatitsbest.com.
Job – Public Education and Outreach Coordinator @ Stanley Park Ecology Society
Info here: http://stanleyparkecology.ca/job/public-education-and-outreach-manager/
Hours: Fulltime, Regular 37.5 hours per week
Application closing date: November 1, 2013
Start date: November 18, 2013
MED IN LITERACY EDUCATION with an emphasis on Indigenous Knowledges & Pedagogies (IKP2)
Begins July 2014 | Burnaby
> THE PROGRAM
This Master of Education in Literacy Education with an emphasis on Indigenous Knowledges & Pedagogies will focus on school and classroom processes and practices that support Aboriginal learners using educational frameworks, theory and approaches that focus on Indigenous knowledge. The goals of this program include:
>> to build educators’ knowledge, understanding and pedagogic skills about Indigenous education and Indigenous knowledge;
>> to challenge existing curriculum frameworks and structures so that educators may experience an Indigenous worldview and Indigenous knowledge and pedagogies; and
>> to provide new professional development opportunities for all educators to engage in learning about and practicing Indigenous pedagogies and ways of knowing and the thoughtful and strategic ways to implement these in education curricula and programming.
Visit our website to read about Roxanne Letterbough’s experience in the program.
> INFORMATION SESSIONS
>> BURNABY
Tuesday, October 29 | 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Burnaby Central Secondary | Room A206
6011 Deer Lake Parkway
>> VANCOUVER
Monday, November 4 | 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Education Services Centre | Room 111
1589 West Broadway (at Fir)
> APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 31, 2014
> LEARN MORE
>> Web: pdce.educ.ubc.ca/IKP2
>> Contact: fiona.czeschel@ubc.ca
Learn from 5 students who took their community engagement to the next level by:
WHEN: 9:30 – 11am, Tuesday October 22, 2013
WHERE: Brock Hall Concourse, 1874 East Mall
RSVP: Maria Trujillo at: cli.assistant@ubc.ca
BACKGROUND
The brunch-time event is aimed to inspire students into re-imagining how they can take their involvement in local community organizations to the next level by taking advantage of the grants and funding available.
Often, all a community needs to kick off a worth-while program and event is a little extra resource and a committed individual with some vision. The UBC-CLI has grants for up to $1500 set aside for exactly this purpose. Through workshops and one-on-one sessions, the UBC-CLI has resources to help students:
Please contact Maria Trujillo (cli.assistant@ubc.ca) to RSVP as space (and brunch!) is limited.
