Tri-Mentoring Applications – September 21st at noon

Posted on September 18, 2015 by karcarr

The deadline to submit your application for the LFS Tri-Mentoring Program is fast approaching!

This is an excellent program to be a part of whether you have just started your studies at UBC, or you plan to graduate in the spring!

The Faculty’s Tri-Mentoring program creates networking and learning opportunities through “clusters” or “triads,” pairing a junior student (first or second year), a senior student (third/fourth year or graduate student) in the same program, and an industry-related professional in order to exchange ideas and expertise.

To find out more information and to apply, please visit the LFS Tri-Mentoring website: trimentoring.landfood.ubc.ca

Applications close at noon on Monday, September 21.

Posted in Career, Mark Your Calendars, News & Events, Opportunities to Get Involved | Leave a comment

2015 Trek Info Session: Sept 21. Applications due Sept 30.

Posted on September 18, 2015 by nlim20

Get Out There! Community placements for Land and Food Systems students

Looking to get involved this year? A weekly Trek placement with a non-profit organization can enable you to learn more about community issues, apply your academics in the real world, build lasting connections, and make a difference. There’s a placement to match your interests, schedule, and career goals.

Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House provides programming, and educational, leadership, social and recreational opportunities to residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. We embrace people of all ancestries, genders, ages and descriptions; annually welcoming almost 9,000 residents in a community where 70% of our neighbours have low‐incomes, 700 are homeless and 5,000 are under-housed.

The Strathcona Community Centre is located in one of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods and has been serving the community for over 40 years. Strathcona Community Centre provides a variety of services ranging from a licensed childcare to a fitness centre and a wide variety of programming for people of all ages. It also provides a unique Breakfast and Food Security program for children.

Learn about our other placements on our website or by attending the next information session on September 21st from 4-6 pm at CHEM D300 where you’ll meet with community partners. Apply online by September 30, 2015 at students.ubc.ca/trek

Posted in Opportunities to Get Involved | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

LFS Community Meeting – Sept 24, 2015

Posted on September 17, 2015 by nlim20

LFS Community Meeting, September 24

The next Community Meeting for LFS faculty, staff, and students will take place on Thursday, September 24 from 12:30-1:30 (note start time), in MCML 158.

Please mark your calendars.

Agenda

  • 12:30-1:00 Reporting Results: LFS Instructors’ Perspectives on Learning Technologies and Spaces – Cyprien Lomas/Julie Wilson
  • 1:00-1:05 the Exam database – Hussam Ebeeb, LFS AVP Academic
  • 1:05-1:30 Dean’s message
Posted in Mark Your Calendars | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Centennial Harvest Feast – Sept 24, 2015

Posted on September 15, 2015 by nlim20

Centennial Harvest Feast: share a meal, share a story. 
On September 24th, Centennial Harvest Feast will invite 1,000 members of the UBC community
including students, faculty, staff, residents, alumni and members of the public for a family style
dinner on Main Mall to celebrate 100 years of UBC.  We hope you’ll join us!

UBC Food Services and AMS Conferences and Catering will be preparing a three-course meal that
is inspired by everything UBC including fresh, local produce from the UBC Farm. Tables will be set
up in groups of 20 so guests can mingle and make new acquaintances. Our MC AMS President
Aaron Bailey, and music from our DJ will round off the festive atmosphere of this celebration
dinner.

Last year’s sell-out event was a huge success with our guests, however, they told us that there
was one thing they would change: they wanted the fun and company to continue after dinner.
This year, we’re very pleased to let you know we are partnering with the incredible Arts and Culture
District to bring our guests Arts Night Out— venues including the Museum of Anthropology, Chan Centre,
Belkin Art Gallery and more will be opening their doors to Centennial Harvest Feast guests with free
shows and exhibits.

All of this is included in one ticket price (ranging from $20-$30) designed to be accessible to all
members of our community. Tables of 20 are also available. You’ll find more information on the event and a link to our ticket site here:  planning.ubc.ca/ harvestfeast. 

We welcome everyone to share a meal and share a story at this celebration of friends, community and
culture at UBC and hope that you’ll invite your friends and colleagues and help us promote this event
through your networks and newsletters. If you require any more information about the event, please
contact Shiloh Bouvette, Manager Community Programs and Outreach at 604-822-9318 or at
Shiloh.bouvette@ubc.ca.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Best wishes,

Campus + Community Planning

Posted in Mark Your Calendars | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Campus Recruitment Events – Sept 14 – 29, 2015

Posted on September 14, 2015 by nlim20

Here’s a teaser of the great organizations holding sessions on campus for the rest of September:

Today: Lululemon Recruitment Fair (check them out in the Brock Hall Concourse!), Deloitte, Fluor

September 15: Google, KPMG, Labatt, Joey’s Restaurant Group Recruitment Fair (Brock Hall Concourse)

September 16: Imperial Oil, Pepsi

September 17: Shell, Meltwater

September 21: Chevron

September 22: Electronic Arts (EA)

September 23: Morneau Shepell, Queen’s School of Business

September 24: Bank of Canada

September 28: Facebook

September 29: Gold Corp, Trane Canada

September 30: Career Days, Kiewit, Statistics Canada

October 1st: Career Days, Teck Resources

For more information, visit the CSI&C’s website at http://students.ubc.ca/career/events.

Posted in Mark Your Calendars, News & Events | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

2015 UBC Career Days: Sept 30 – Oct 1

Posted on September 14, 2015 by nlim20

Hosted by your Centre for Student Involvement & Careers (CSI&C), meet professionals and network with companies and organizations to explore your career options at UBC Career Days.

  • Sept 30 & Oct 1
  • 10am – 3pm
  • AMS Nest (6133 University Blvd)

The schedule for Career Days is already up – check out in advance which companies will be available, when and where. For more information about this event, please visit their website: http://students.ubc.ca/career/events/careerdays

Posted in Mark Your Calendars | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Joy of Feeding @ the UBC Farm – Sept 19, 2015

Posted on September 14, 2015 by nlim20

Join us for a foodie’s delight—an outdoor celebration of international dishes prepared by sixteen inter-generational cooks from around the world. Led by Meeru Dhalwala, cookbook author & chef/co-owner, Vij’s and Rangoli restaurants, the evening affair will feature fabulous home cooks as they offer tastes of their favourite family meals at UBC Farm. Enjoy delicious international food and refreshment choices, learn about sustainable food options, listen to live music, take a tour of the UBC Farm and have fun at this lively, family friendly event. All proceeds of this annual fundraiser go to the UBC Farm.

DATE/TIME

Saturday, September 19, 2015
5pm to 8pm – Rain or Shine

COST

$50 for guests 13 and over, children 12 and under are complimentary but must be registered.

Beer and wine will also be available for purchase.

PURCHASE TICKETS

LOCATION

Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm
3461 Ross Drive
Vancouver, BC (See Map)

Questions? Contact Alumni Relations Manager Caely-Ann McNabb at 604–827–0711 or caely-ann.mcnabb@ubc.ca

Presented in partnership with the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems, alumni UBC, Choices, Vij’s, Terra Breads, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and UBC Food Services.

Posted in Mark Your Calendars | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – begins Sept 29, 2015

Posted on September 14, 2015 by nlim20

UBC Faculty of Education delivering a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled ³Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education. This is a free 6-week online course that begins on September 29, 2015.

Participants will learn about Indigenous Education through the lens of reconciliation, and will engage with educational leaders and resources that provide direction for how education programs and teaching practices can be modified in order to meaningfully integrate Indigenous knowledge worldviews and pedagogies in classrooms, schools and communities.

Faculty, staff and students of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems to participate in this free professional development opportunity and to engage with Communities of Practice in  this subject area.

Details about this opportunity can be found online at http://ow.ly/OuX4A.

Posted in New Courses and Topics | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

2015 AMS Clubs Day – Sept 23-25

Posted on September 14, 2015 by nlim20

Updated information can be found on the AMS website at: http://www.ams.ubc.ca/clubs/club-days/

 

Held annually, Club Days is your chance to check out all the clubs we have on campus and even sign up if you’re so inclined!

2015 Club Days

  • September 23-25
  • 10am – 3pm
  • Agora, AMS Student Nest (6133 University Blvd)

More information to come soon!

Are you a club member with a question about Club Day? You can email Carol at sacvc@ams.ubc.ca

Posted in Mark Your Calendars | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Physician in the Kitchen Workshops – Nov 14 & 25, 2015

Posted on September 11, 2015 by nlim20

Welcome to the world of culinary medicine. Our 3.5-hour evening introductory workshops are dedicated to educating physicians, nurses, dietitians, and students in health disciplines in an innovative and engaging way by integrating evidence-based nutritional information, chef-led demonstrations, and hands-on kitchen work in a communal and interactive learning environment. The teaching venue is the Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver, a state-of-the-art culinary school with a classroom/demonstration/eating area and multiple island-configured kitchens. These physician/chef/dietitian-led workshops are associated with specific clinical nutrition learning objectives, such as those directed to helping patients with cardiac disease, hypertension, GI difficulties, food allergies and intolerances and weight control issues. Participants will also learn culinary skill s ranging from basic knife cutting to expert food product knowledge. The overall educational goal is to promote measurable positive changes in personal and professional nutrition-related behaviors among the participating physicians.

This program has been accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the BC Chapter for up to 2.25 Mainpro-M1 credits.

Please note: This is a not a volunteering or paid job posting. It is an evening workshop that you can pay and sign up for and attend as a student on November 14th and 25th, 2015.

Please visit http://thephysicianinthekitchen.com for more information and to register online.

Posted in Mark Your Calendars | Leave a comment