Agora is having their annual bulk inventory sale on April 7 & 8, from 9:30 until 2:00 (or until supplies last).
Please see the attached inventory list for available items. In particular, there is a large amount of Ethical Bean ground coffee and rolled oats for sale.
Sales are cash only.
MFRE is hosting the last speaker of the MFRE Food & Agribusiness Speaker Series and would like to invite you!
Friday, April 8: Norm Chan, Director, Greens Organic + Natural Market
Room MCML160, from 2 to 3:30pm.
Find out more about the guests & series here: http://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/mfre-speaker-series/.
Calling all LFS Students!
Have you ever wanted to experience what it’s like to organize an event for new students?
Do you have the skills that can bring out the best of this executive committee to make a memorable event for the incoming first years?
If YES, then we would love to invite you to apply to be a part of the LFS Firsts 2016 Executive Team.
Please fill in the application below with your résumé by May 11th! We look forward to meeting you.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BcJaMtH-UUxzk7fGgdW9LPNdYL3bHoZzSfRXEvdLeko/viewform
If you have any questions, please email the LFS Firsts Co-Chairs at lfsfirsts.cochairs@gmail.com.
Application Deadline – April 30, 2016.
The LFS 2016 Winter Session TA application is now OPEN! We will have approximately 200 positions available in 2016 Winter Session. Instructors will be selecting their TA’s from now until July 4th, 2016. That’s why you should submit your application sooner rather than later!
If you are having difficulties connecting to the application site:
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Are you interested in a volunteer opportunity this Summer? CEDAR is a two week science camp for Aboriginal Youth aged 8-12 run right here at UBC. CEDAR is a partnership between the Faculties of Science, the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and the First Nations House of Learning. The aim of CEDAR is to provide scientific learning and cultural experiences in a fun way, promoting passion and creativity in these young learners. If you are interested in this unique volunteer opportunity, and are available for the weeks of July 11-15th and/or 18-22nd, you can register online as a potential volunteer: www.cedar.ubc.ca
This is the last of the IdeasXChange events for the 2015-16 year! In return, we would be happy to help promote your events/causes through social media/our online magazine.
The March 30 Sustainability Forum will feature an amazing line of speakers, learning, and connecting with like-minded people. Food/beverages will also be provided. Those attending will also be entered into a prize draw since we are part of the Systems Thinking Sustainability Month. This is also an invitation for you to join us!
We would be most grateful if you could help spread the word through e-mail/social media.
Next Wednesday, March 30 | UBC ABDUL LADHA CENTRE
Our event is taking place at another time and location than our past events. It is taking place at the ABDUL LADHA SCIENCE CENTRE (2055 East Mall, Vancouver) at 5:00pm.
When: March 30, 5:00pm-8:00pm
Achieving sustainability will require bold leadership and innovation. From climate change to changing our consumption patterns, solutions will come from all fields and from all walks of life. Come out and learn from some of Vancouver’s most innovative minds.
These are some of our special guest speakers:
March 30 will feature the following:
The British Columbia Dairy Association’s Dairy Industry Research and Education Committee (DIREC) offers up to FOUR scholarship awards ($2,500/year each) to students studying agriculture or related subjects including animal or food science, sustainability, business management, marketing, animal health and welfare, et cetera, at any accredited post-secondary institution.
To facilitate, encourage, and financially support individuals whose educational studies, projects, and programs that have been identified by the BC Dairy Association (BCDA) to benefit the BC Dairy Industry.
DIREC’s Funding Priorities include BC dairy industry sustainability, productivity, profitability, animal health and welfare, technological innovation, youth and industry development.
DIREC invites applications from students who have successfully completed at least one year of post-secondary academic education and whose home address is in BC for a minimum of one year at the time of application (Gradschool programs also qualify). Eligible expenses include tuition, materials and supplies required for the applicant’s period of study.
The following criteria will be evaluated. The applicant is asked to provide:
Application deadline: March 31st, 2016
Application Procedure: Please review this website for more information on the scholarship as well as the application form. Submit a completed DIREC Scholarship Application to DIREC@bcdairy.ca
EMAIL: DIREC@bcdairy.ca FAX: 604.294.8199 MAIL:
Trevor Hargreaves, Director of Producer Relations and Communications
BC Dairy Association
3236 Beta Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5G-4K4
Tec de Monterrey – Internships in Sustainable Development – Mexico
Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec) is offering 8-week Summer Internship Program on Sustainable Development in Mexico during the summer of 2016. Students will work alongside Yale, M.I.T, Harvard, and Tec students on specific Sustainable Development projects in rural communities in southern and central Mexico. Internship opportunities vary by site, see below for details.
Students will be placed at their choice of the following community development project sites during the summer of 2016:
Participants will learn firsthand the culture of the region, understand the values and principles governing the working and living, enjoy some of the life, flavors, and music of Mexico, and be able to identify the basis for sustainable community development in a complex and culturally rich society.
Program Logistics
The 2016 program will run from May 28 to July 31. Upon arrival in Mexico, students will travel to their project sites where they will receive a cultural orientation. Each student will be paired with a Mexican student from the Tec, have a faculty supervisor from the Tec’s local campuses, and live in student dormitories on campus or with local families. A concluding session allow students to present about their projects.
Eligibility
Costs
Not included in this fee:
Eligible UBC participants will be eligible for a Go Global Internship Award of $2000.00.
Application process and materials
Applications are due by Monday April 11, 2016.
Required application materials include the following:
Please send applications by email to Mathew.lyle@ubc.ca and include your UBC ID number.
For more information, please contact Mathew Lyle, Go Global Advisor, Mathew.lyle@ubc.ca
Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) protect the quality of our air, water and food in BC and across Canada. Salary ranges are $51,000 to $74,000 in BC.
The BCIT Environmental Health program is a two-year program that allows you to earn a Bachelor of Technology in Environmental Health. Once you complete our program you will be eligible to sit a national certification exam. Upon certification, you’ll work to protect the public from health risks in important areas such as food safety, drinking water protection, air quality, pest control, noise control, housing and sanitation, land use and recreational water quality (swimming pools and beaches). Your role will involve health education and promotion and advocating for healthy communities.
For more information, visit our website:
http://www.bcit.ca/study/programs/8500dbtech
The following link provides a short video on the typical activities of an EHO:
http://vector.cfee.org/english/resources/video/65E.wmv
We are now accepting applications for Sept/16. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Martin Macleod, Program Head
BCIT Environmental Health Program
Phone: 604-432-8807 Fax: 604-432-1816
Toll Free: 1-800-663-6542, ext. 8807
Email: martin_macleod@bcit.ca
Program Information: www.bcit.ca/health/enviro
All of us in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems want to congratulate you on your graduation! Completing your undergraduate degree is an important and significant achievement and we are very proud of you.
We know not all of you are able to attend the ceremony, but for those of you planning to participate, we invite you to join us to mark this occasion with your family and friends, along with LFS staff and faculty, at a pre-ceremony reception on Friday, May 27th from 1:00 – 3:30pm (formal programming to start at 2pm).
The Jack Poole Hall is on the second floor of the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre in the heart of campus; and a fitting place for you to officially begin your new relationship with UBC as a member of the Alumni community.
So that we can prepare appropriately, we kindly ask that you RSVP here by 11:59pm on Tuesday, May 24th. We encourage you to upload photos to be shared in an exclusive reception slideshow reflecting your experiences at UBC and in LFS.
For those of you unable to attend, we wish you the best of luck with your future plans. For those of you we will see on May 27th, we look forward to celebrating with you!
