Mission ImPULSEible Student Food Product Development Competition – register by Feb 13

Posted on January 7, 2015 by nlim20

It’s that time of year again –  Pulse Canada is in full swing preparing for the Mission ImPULSEible Student Food Product Development Competition. Post-secondary students from all programs can participate. Attached are the criteria and overview in the PDF.

As a background to the competition, the United Nations has declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses. The world will be coming together to celebrate and recognize pulses for their contribution to global nutrition today and into the future. The 2015 mission for students, is to create an innovative food product (prototype) to help present pulses to the world and build awareness of the 2016 International Year . Products should be “chef inspired”, convenient to eat and must showcase one or more Canadian pulses (chickpeas, beans, dry peas, lentils.)
The preliminary timeline is below and we are flexible if the dates need to be adjusted to fit the semester. We are also reaching out to other schools across Canada, and we’ll be having regional competitions for each of the provinces involved.

Student registration: February 13th
Submission of work: March 2nd
Live presentation with product: March or April (depending on availability of space/best timing for schools)

Provincial/regional prizes:
1st place: $1,000
2nd place: $ 500
3rd place: $250

National prizes + travel to Calgary to present at the Pulse and Special Crops Convention in June 2015.
For more information:  contact  Dr Scaman – christine.scaman@ubc.ca

Stay connected to the Canadian pulse industry!

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Connect to Community Grants – deadline Jan 15

Posted on January 7, 2015 by elizabethyu

The Connect to Community grant funds small projects up to $1,500 that take place over a 2 week to 2 month period.

About the grant

The Centre for Community Engaged Learning grants funding so that you can address community priorities through projects that you design and execute. Build on your experience working with the community and get creative with what you can do to address community needs.

Advisors and staff are also on hand to help refine and guide you in developing your proposal. The Connect to Community grant projects can take place over 2 weeks or up to 2 months. $500 to  $1,500 can be awarded to projects. More information can be found here.

How to apply

Apply online »

Your application should include:

  • Information about applicant(s)
  • Information about community partner and main contact
  • A request for a brief description of the project and the resources needed
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Go Global Exchange Opportunities

Posted on January 7, 2015 by elizabethyu

Looking to study abroad? Go Global is accepting applications for Term 1, Term 2, full-year, split year and summer exchanges!

Click here for more information

Deadlines for Applications:

January 15th, 2015 for Term 1, Term 2, full-year and split year exchanges to:
Asia, Africa, Australia, Canada, Europe, Ireland, Latin America, New Zealand and United Kingdom

January 15th or February 12th, 2015 for summer programs at partner universities. For more details and how to apply, go to the Summer Abroad Page. Application deadlines are indicated on the program page.

Deadlines for Global Seminars:

Deadlines for each program differ but are generally between November and January. You can find more information about Group Study Program offerings and the various deadlines on the Group Study Programs current programs page.

 

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Dietetics Application Deadline: January 30th

Posted on January 7, 2015 by elizabethyu

For all students applying to Dietetics for September 2015, please note that January 31st falls on a Saturday this year, therefore, the Dietetics Application deadline will be at 4pm on FRIDAY, January 30th.

Please see the Dietetics website for details

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FREE Screening of the film “Home”, UBC Norm Theatre, Jan 20

Posted on January 7, 2015 by elizabethyu

The Rotaract Club of Vancouver would like to invite you to the FREE screening of the film “Home” in conjunction with panel on climate change and sustainability. The Rotaract Club of Vancouver is a network of young individuals that are passionate about community service and recognize the important of tackling climate change and promoting environmental sustainability.

The Film has won numerous awards for its spectacular cinematography that captures the beauty of planet Earth. It contains footage from fifty-four countries worldwide and depicts how Earth’s problems are all interlinked.
More information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014762/

The Panel:
1) Former Vancouver City Councillor and current director of the SFU City Program, Gordon Price: http://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/about/program-units/city-program/contact-city-programs/gordon-price.html
2) Associate Professor from the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), Maged Senbel: http://www.scarp.ubc.ca/people/maged-senbel
There will also be a special welcome message by Vancouver-Point Grey MLA, David Eby.

Location: UBC Normand Bouchard Theatre (6138 Student Union Blvd #130)
Cost: Free!
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 20th, 2015 at 6:00pm

If you would like to attend, please RSVP via Eventbrite by following their Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1583771418511354/

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Indonesia Trip Information Session: Summer LFS 302B – January 12th

Posted on January 6, 2015 by sarahmakepeace

An information session for LFS 302B: International Field Studies and Work in Indonesia – Project Monitoring & Evaluation for Timely Responses (METR) will take place January 12 4:00 – 5:00 pm in MCML 256. Course instructor, Chris Bennett, will be on hand to answer questions from prospective students.

The course runs May 1 – May 31, 2015.

Course Overview:

This undergraduate food and resource economics summer field course in Indonesia consists of instruction, planning and implementation of a performance assessment or monitoring and evaluation (M&E) methodology.  The specific methodology, Monitoring & Evaluation for Timely Responses (METR), uses experiential learning (real-world examples) to provide students with an effective tool for independent ex-post development project evaluation used by civil society private and public sector professionals.  After a week of instruction, three weeks are spent evaluating an actual development project in Indonesia by a team of students led by the instructor.  Students are assigned tasks to assess project finance & economics, institutional development & governance, or appropriateness of the project science and technology.

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Cuba Trip Information Session: Summer 2015 LFS 302A – January 8th

Posted on January 6, 2015 by sarahmakepeace

An info session for LFS 302A – International Studies on Sustainable Agriculture – Cuba (April 30 – May 23, 2015) will take place Thursday, January 8th 12:00 – 1:00 p.m in MCML 256.

Course instructor Wendy Holm will be on hand to answer questions from prospective students.

 

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Agora Volunteers – due January 7, 2015

Posted on January 6, 2015 by nlim20

Agora is now accepting applications for volunteers in Term 2! Be a General Volunteer or a Prep Shift Volunteer – check out the role descriptions here. Applications are due January 7, 2015 – there will be a manual orientation session on Jan 8 or 9. Please visit the Agora website to apply now! 

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UBC Faculty Cup – register by January 12, 2015!

Posted on January 2, 2015 by nlim20

Represent Land and Food Systems for UBC’s Faculty Cup by Monday, January 12th ($5) for a free shirt and to be a part of the largest one-day sports tournament on campus. You can register and find out more information about the event at www.facultycup.com! Be sure to like their facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/facultycup) to be kept up to date with everything that is Faculty Cup!

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Dual Degree Info Session – Jan 14, 2015

Posted on January 2, 2015 by nlim20

Interested in the Dual Degree program with B.Ed (Secondary, Home Economics) and B.Sc in Food, Nutrition and Health? Come to our info session to find out more! Meet with advisors from both faculties and get your questions answered. This new program is a great way to complete two degrees in 5 years with benefits of earlier graduation, tuition savings and earlier integration into the high school classroom!

WHEN: Wednesday, January 14, 2015

WHERE: SCRF 200 (Neville Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall)

TIME: 12 – 1pm – feel free to bring your lunch

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