Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 19, 24, October 1 & 2, 2022
Online/Virtual EventHealing Journey One Button at a Time, Red Path, and Now is the Time
Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) 1985 Learners' Walk, VancouverWellness Centre Drop-in for Indigenous Students
UBC Life Building (Old SUB) 6138 Student Union Boulevard, VancouverThe Black Male Initiative Kickoff
Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre 2205 Wesbrook Mall, VancouverEmployer On-Campus Info Session: Visier
Chemical and Biological Engineering Building (CHBE) 2360 East Mall, VancouverCommon Academic Expressions in English: Basic Functions
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, VancouverCHÉOS WiP Seminar: Closing the gap in cardiac arrest survival among people with mental illness
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverHealthy Aging Research Seminar: Dr. Michael Kobor and Dr. Kenneth Madden
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverPlanning a Campus for Everyone: Confronting the Affordability Crisis
Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre 6163 University Boulevard, VancouverWhat I Learned in Class Today: Film Screening
First Nations Longhouse 1985 West Mall, VancouverEmployer On-Campus Info Session: City of Vancouver
Hugh Dempster Pavilion 6245 Agronomy Road, VancouverUBC CPD: 16th Annual Pacific Psychopharmacology Conference
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverLiterature Reviews: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, VancouverSisters and Brothers, Meneath, and Stories are in our Bones
Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) 1985 Learners' Walk, VancouverUBC CPD: 16th Annual Pacific Psychopharmacology Conference
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverPython for ArcGIS – Working with ArcGIS Notebooks
Walter C. Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall, VancouverRecent tensions between productive opportunities and conservation risks: case studies on fish, fisheries and aquaculture in southern Patagonia
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) 2202 Main Mall, VancouverRacialization and settler complicity: The complicated interface of migration, colonization, and Indigeneity in Canada
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) 6331 Crescent Road, VancouverAutomation and scripting in bash for absolute beginners
Walter C. Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall, VancouverKeynote Lecture: Prof. Susan Andrews, “Co-creating Learning Experiences at the Peripheries”
AMS Nest 6133 University Boulevard, VancouverGraduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 19, 24, October 1 & 2, 2022
Online/Virtual EventEnvironment Festival
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, VancouverWeek of Events
Science Literacy Week
Science Literacy Week
Science Literacy Week (September 19-25, 2022) showcases the many ways people of all ages can explore and enjoy the diversity of Canadian science. This year’s theme is mathematics, the language in which science is written. In its oldest forms, mathematics studies trajectories in space, solves equations, calculates probabilities, generates statistics, and much, much more. UBC […]
UBC CPD: 16th Annual Pacific Psychopharmacology Conference
UBC CPD: 16th Annual Pacific Psychopharmacology Conference
We’re pleased to announce this year’s Pacific Psychopharmacology Conference will be returning to in-person learning at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront in Vancouver, BC on Friday, September 23. Can’t make it in person? Register for the virtual option to participate online with access to all of Friday’s plenary lectures and two workshops from each concurrent breakout […]
UBC CPD: 20th St. Paul’s Emergency Medicine Update
UBC CPD: 20th St. Paul’s Emergency Medicine Update
Join us in Whistler for our milestone 20th year and first in-person St. Paul's Emergency Medicine Conference in two years! We are excited to host you at the Whistler Conference Centre for four days of networking and emergency medicine education, hands-on workshops, plus plenty of time for mountain activities and fun.
Job Search Strategies – Access the Hidden Job Market
Job Search Strategies – Access the Hidden Job Market
Learn the best ways to go about looking for work both online and in-person, and learn different strategies to access the hidden job market.
Qualtrics Studio
Qualtrics Studio
UBC supports the Qualtrics survey tool. Qualtrics is a powerful tool that offers UBC faculty, and staff new functionality in survey creation, data analysis, and reporting. Join us for the monthly Qualtrics studio virtual workshop and drop-in session. The session is geared towards UBC faculty and staff using Qualtrics as a teaching and research tool. […]
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 19, 24, October 1 & 2, 2022
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 19, 24, October 1 & 2, 2022
Workshop Overview: This 4-day workshop (24-hour) consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons and receive feedback from your peers. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students). […]
Identity Matters: Connecting Power, Privilege and Bias to Anti-Racism Work
Identity Matters: Connecting Power, Privilege and Bias to Anti-Racism Work
This workshop has been designed for instructors who are interested in joining conversations about anti-racism and looking for an entry point to their learning journey. This session introduces fundamental concepts such as power, privilege, and positionality, and supports participants as they integrate these fundamental concepts into their teaching and learning practices. This session is a […]
Healing Journey One Button at a Time, Red Path, and Now is the Time
Healing Journey One Button at a Time, Red Path, and Now is the Time
This in-person event takes place at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC, 1985 Learners Walk. A brief discussion will follow the film screenings. Red Path (2015) Thérèse Ottawa This short documentary tells the story of Tony Chachai, a young Indigenous man in search of his identity. Moved by the desire to […]
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop into the UBC First Nations Longhouse to speak with an Enrolment Services Advisor and member of the Indigenous Student Support Team to chat about any questions around the various financial pathways at UBC.
Wellness Centre Drop-in for Indigenous Students
Wellness Centre Drop-in for Indigenous Students
Indigenous students are invited to drop-in and speak with Manager, Student Support Services Amy Vozel on Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30pm at the Wellness Centre. The Wellness Centre is located in Room 1400 in the Life Building. At the reception desk, ask for Amy. No appointments needed.
Hawaii Field Course Global Seminar Info Session
Hawaii Field Course Global Seminar Info Session
Travel to Hawaii during your reading week while getting credits towards your degree! This 9‐day 3‐credit intensive course offers students an opportunity to visit and experience Hawaiian land, ecosystems, and communities first hand. You'll hear perspectives from locals and local experts on contemporary and historic factors influencing the Hawaiian system. Meet the teaching team and […]
The Black Male Initiative Kickoff
The Black Male Initiative Kickoff
If you’re a Black male student, drop by the Global Lounge to learn about the Black Male Initiative, which offers a safe space to connect to other Black male students on campus, as well as resources and support. Register to attend and receive event updates: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0k8RtrYOY2q6cEC About the kickoff event: Meet fellow students who identify as […]
UBC Farm Farmers’ Market
UBC Farm Farmers’ Market
The UBC Farm Farmers' Market starts in June Join us on Saturday, June 4 for the beginning of the UBC Farm Farmers' Market season. Don't miss Vancouver's only multi-vendor farmers' market located on a working farm! In addition to certified organic and farm-fresh produce, fruits, herbs, and seeds from the UBC Farm, the Saturday multi-vendor […]
Employer On-Campus Info Session: Visier
Employer On-Campus Info Session: Visier
Event description Get to know what building a career at Visier is like — and what turning your co-op into a career means. Join Visier Info Night on Tuesday, September 20th to get the inside scoop on co-op and career opportunities at Visier. This event is targeted to UBC students majoring in STEM. […]
Inclusive Teaching: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
Inclusive Teaching: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
This session is for anyone who teaches at UBC who is looking for an introduction to inclusive teaching practices. Be introduced to the literature underpinning inclusive teaching and discuss why inclusive practices in the classroom are important. We will explore diversity amongst UBC’s student population. You will have an opportunity to learn, discuss and share […]
Resume & Cover Letter – Learn to Effectively Tailor Your Job Application
Resume & Cover Letter – Learn to Effectively Tailor Your Job Application
Get your resume ready and learn to effectively tailor your application to a particular job posting that highlights your achievements. If possible, bring a draft of your resume and/or cover letter. https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61146918099?pwd=WEZRRG9Da2ZEVFliZk5BQk8xaUZZQT09 Meeting ID: 611 4691 8099 Passcode: 12345 Find your local number: https://ubc.zoom.us/u/gy4npnHh2
Best Practices in Focus Groups and Interviews
Best Practices in Focus Groups and Interviews
Before gathering data for a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) project you need to decide on the best method for answering your inquiry. If focus groups or interviews are the best fit, it is important to design the sessions in a way that elicit useful and insightful data. In this workshop, we will discuss […]
Common Academic Expressions in English: Basic Functions
Common Academic Expressions in English: Basic Functions
Did you know that 40% of language production in English is formulaic, that is, made up of common expressions? However, producing effective writing in English can be challenging for many non-native writers of English. The good news is, these formulaic expressions can be learned. This workshop is designed for those who speak English as an […]
UBC Farm Campus Market
UBC Farm Campus Market
The UBC Farm Wednesday Campus Market features an assortment of fresh UBC Farm vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers. This mid-week market in front of the UBC Bookstore offers students, staff and faculty members a convenient opportunity to purchase UBC Farm produce.
CHÉOS WiP Seminar: Closing the gap in cardiac arrest survival among people with mental illness
CHÉOS WiP Seminar: Closing the gap in cardiac arrest survival among people with mental illness
The 2022–23 CHÉOS Work in Progress (WiP) Seminar Series launches with a presentation by CHÉOS Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Carlo Barcella. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a devastating medical condition burdened by very low survival at discharge (~10% in Western countries). Globally, around 800 million people live with a psychiatric disorder (~10% of the world population) […]
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop into the UBC First Nations Longhouse to speak with an Enrolment Services Advisor and member of the Indigenous Student Support Team to chat about any questions around the various financial pathways at UBC.
We Are Children of Indian Residential School Survivors: Awakening Our Spirits, Our Purpose & Our Confidence (Indigenous Initiatives Speakers Series)
We Are Children of Indian Residential School Survivors: Awakening Our Spirits, Our Purpose & Our Confidence (Indigenous Initiatives Speakers Series)
This event brings together a panel of Indigenous people who are children of Indian residential school survivors to acknowledge the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and to think about ways to heal, to figure it out, to come to terms with each other, and to give permission to indigenous children and grandchildren to also […]
You Matter: Co-creating Health Care Policy with People who are Incarcerated
You Matter: Co-creating Health Care Policy with People who are Incarcerated
Dr. Sofia Bartlett will explore the evidence for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection (STBBI) testing and linkage to care interventions in correctional centres, and discuss the need to provide person-centred, culturally safe, and trauma-informed care for STBBIs in these settings. She will present the framework developed at the BC Centre for Disease Control to co-design […]
Healthy Aging Research Seminar: Dr. Michael Kobor and Dr. Kenneth Madden
Healthy Aging Research Seminar: Dr. Michael Kobor and Dr. Kenneth Madden
Join the Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program for our first Healthy Aging Research Seminar. Dr. Michael Kobor, the Edwin S.H. Leong UBC Chair in Healthy Aging, will provide a welcome and introduction to the new Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program. Following this, Dr. Kenneth Madden, Professor in the Division of Geriatrics in the […]
Planning a Campus for Everyone: Confronting the Affordability Crisis
Planning a Campus for Everyone: Confronting the Affordability Crisis
How can UBC boldly confront the housing affordability crisis? Join Dr. Paul Kershaw, Associate Professor at the UBC School of Population and Public Health and Founder of Generation Squeeze, for a presentation and moderated Q&A session on a campus for everyone, in the context of living in one of the least affordable cities in the […]
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in TAing Workshop
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in TAing Workshop
As a Teaching Assistant, you are an important resource for both students and Instructors. You can help build a more equitable learning environment in how you set expectations, manage online and in-person classroom interactions, and in how you approach evaluating student work. Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is not just about the content that you […]
What I Learned in Class Today: Film Screening
What I Learned in Class Today: Film Screening
Please join us for the official launch of the Renewed What I Learned in Class Today Student Perspectives film. The renewed film is a continuation of the 2007 Original Student Perspectives 20-minute film, a student led project that sparked university wide movements and conversations on Indigenous student experiences in the classroom and overall classroom climate […]
Employer On-Campus Info Session: City of Vancouver
Employer On-Campus Info Session: City of Vancouver
Event Overview Similar event to the City of Vancouver's information session to 4th year Engineering Students back in 2019. We would like to provide a presentation on working with the City of Vancouver, and some additional information about our 2022-2023 EIT recruitment, followed by a networking opportunity for students to meet with Engineers and Recruiters. […]
Literature Reviews: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation
Literature Reviews: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation
Literature reviews accomplish several purposes for scholars. In the introduction to a research article, research paper, or thesis chapter, for example, writers review relevant research in order to establish a research gap, problem, or need that the current study addresses. But how do writers summarize the scholarly conversation already underway and, then, join that conversation? […]
Evaluating Open Educational Resources (OER) Projects
Evaluating Open Educational Resources (OER) Projects
Are you working on an OER Fund project or developing and incorporating open educational resources (OER) into your teaching and learning? Have you considered how you will evaluate if your OER project goals have been met? Join us for an OER Evaluation Workshop facilitated by members of CTLT’s Research and Evaluation Team. This workshop will […]
UBC Department of Medicine Strategic Plan Town Hall: Kelowna, BC/SMP
UBC Department of Medicine Strategic Plan Town Hall: Kelowna, BC/SMP
Kelowna/Southern Medical Program Town Hall: Creating our Strategic Plan Date: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 Time: 11:30am – 1:30pm Location: Kelowna General Hospital – Clinical Academic Campus 2312 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, BC Room: CAC 235 Zoom: Link to be provided upon registration Thank you for meeting with us and sharing your thoughts when we visited Kelowna […]
Sisters and Brothers, Meneath, and Stories are in our Bones
Sisters and Brothers, Meneath, and Stories are in our Bones
This in-person event takes place at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC, 1985 Learners Walk. A brief discussion will follow the film screenings. Sisters and Brothers (2015) Kent Monkman In a pounding critique of Canada’s colonial history, this short film draws parallels between the annihilation of the bison in the 1890s […]
TLEF-OER Fund Online Proposal Consultation Sessions
TLEF-OER Fund Online Proposal Consultation Sessions
Beginning in September, CTLT will host weekly online drop-in sessions for applicants who are planning on submitting Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) or Open Educational Resources (OER) Fund project proposals. Applicants can register to ‘drop in’ to any of these online sessions to discuss their project ideas and receive feedback and advice on topics […]
Drop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students
Drop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students
Irene Navarro, Career Educator, will be offering virtual drop-in advising for international undergraduate students from 1–3 PM Thursdays. International undergraduate students are encouraged to drop in – no appointment needed! – and ask any career questions they may have. Students will be seen individually for up to 10 minutes each (unless demand is low, in […]
WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)
WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)
The Drop-In Clinics are open for administrators of UBC weblogs or websites to get one-on-one support in WordPress and Wiki for Teaching and Learning or Administrative purposes. Participants should come prepared with a list of questions specific to their sites when attending this session. Specialists at the clinic will assist you in addressing and resolving […]
Designing Your Life & Career
Designing Your Life & Career
Each day is an opportunity to think like a designer - to be curious, try things out, collaborate with others, reflect, and be mindful when making choices. In this workshop, we challenge you to think about the multiple possible futures you can design for your life and career.
Python for ArcGIS – Working with ArcGIS Notebooks
Python for ArcGIS – Working with ArcGIS Notebooks
The Python programming language was first introduced to the ArcGIS community in 2004, with the release of ArcGIS version 9.0, as one of the scripting languages that provides access to the ArcGIS geoprocessing framework. Since then, Python has become the language of choice for scripting and automation among ArcGIS users, and indeed many other applications. […]
Recent tensions between productive opportunities and conservation risks: case studies on fish, fisheries and aquaculture in southern Patagonia
Recent tensions between productive opportunities and conservation risks: case studies on fish, fisheries and aquaculture in southern Patagonia
Speaker: Dr. Facundo Llompart Researcher, Austral Center for Scientific Research (CADIC) Argentina is experiencing a growing footprint of human activities on natural ecosystems. Pressure for economic growth, energy supply, and urban development has recently extended to isolated and almost pristine habitats in southern Patagonia. The main focus of this seminar is to present two study […]
Virtual Go Global 101 Sessions
Virtual Go Global 101 Sessions
Thinking about adding a global learning program to your UBC experience? Check out this introduction to Go Global designed to help you decide if a Go Global program is right for you. During Go Global 101 students will: • Learn about the types of programs available like Exchange, Summer Abroad, Global Seminars and Research Abroad […]
Racialization and settler complicity: The complicated interface of migration, colonization, and Indigeneity in Canada
Racialization and settler complicity: The complicated interface of migration, colonization, and Indigeneity in Canada
This fall, we are excited to partner with the David Lam Chair and the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous People’s Well-being to hold a series of three connected workshops focused on articulating the tensions, paradoxes, and multiple and moving layers of complexity that exist at the interface of Indigeneity and migration in what is known […]
Automation and scripting in bash for absolute beginners
Automation and scripting in bash for absolute beginners
This in-person workshop will demystify the command line and get you started using Bash and Bash scripting. Warning: You might find that working in the command line is actually really fun and addictive! Prerequisites: None Location: Walter C. Koerner Library, Research Commons' Presentation Room (548/552) Software installation: If your laptop runs Mac or Linux, you […]
UBC Homecoming 2022
UBC Homecoming 2022
On Friday, September 23 join thousands of screaming fans as generations of Thunderbirds come together to celebrate at UBC’s largest school spirit event of the year, the annual Homecoming Football Game Presented by RBC. Our goal is to host the biggest Homecoming celebration in UBC history as our UBC Thunderbirds take on Regina, kicking off at […]
Keynote Lecture: Prof. Susan Andrews, “Co-creating Learning Experiences at the Peripheries”
Keynote Lecture: Prof. Susan Andrews, “Co-creating Learning Experiences at the Peripheries”
We are delighted to welcome Professor Susan Andrews (Mount Allison University), who will give a public lecture entitled: Fizzing and Popping with Possibility: Co-creating Learning Experiences at the Peripheries About this Event Teaching Buddhism with and through the body offers exciting possibilities. From community engaged and work integrated learning to role play, field schools, and […]
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 19, 24, October 1 & 2, 2022
Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop – September 19, 24, October 1 & 2, 2022
Workshop Overview: This 4-day workshop (24-hour) consists of teaching practice, theory application, and topical sessions specifically relevant to Teaching Assistants and Graduate Students at UBC. During the workshop you will teach 3 short lessons and receive feedback from your peers. You will work closely with peers and trained facilitators (who are themselves UBC graduate students). […]
UBC Farm Farmers’ Market
UBC Farm Farmers’ Market
The UBC Farm Farmers' Market starts in June Join us on Saturday, June 4 for the beginning of the UBC Farm Farmers' Market season. Don't miss Vancouver's only multi-vendor farmers' market located on a working farm! In addition to certified organic and farm-fresh produce, fruits, herbs, and seeds from the UBC Farm, the Saturday multi-vendor […]
Environment Festival
Environment Festival
UNA-Canada is pleased to announce the upcoming Environment Festival at the University of British Columbia on 24 September 2022. It is a unique opportunity to celebrate and inspire action for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Environment Programme. The programme will feature exciting speakers, networking opportunities, local youth-led environmental initiatives, community environmental organizations, and […]
THINK FORWARD@UBC Homecoming
THINK FORWARD@UBC Homecoming
On Saturday, September 24, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT, please join us for THINK FORWARD@UBC Homecoming live or virtually at both campuses for our first-ever live simulcast event featuring some of UBC's most forward-thinking minds. Everyone is welcome, so RSVP now!