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Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC

January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC.  We invite and encourage everyone in the UBC community to attend a Sexual Assault Awareness event this month, and engage in dialogue about sexual assault.  By talking about sexual assault openly, we will help reduce myths that surround sexual assault.  We hope that you will take advantage of the […]

CIHR Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement – Third round of competition

In order to allocate their full funding for the 2013/2014 fiscal year, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is holding an additional competition for the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement. Applicants will be adjudicated directly by CIHR on a first come, first served basis and are thus encouraged to submit their applications as soon […]

REGISTRATION is now CLOSED – The 4th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium

Friday, March 7, 2014 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. First Nations House of Learning 1985 West Mall Math, Weaving, Storytelling and Drawing The 4th annual Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members, and academics to connect, explore, imagine and share new ideas, resources and research on Aboriginal mathematics […]

TEST The 4th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium

Friday March 7, 2014 UBC First Nations House of Learning (1985 West Mall) 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

FIREtalk: Creativity and Innovation

Wednesday January 29th 4-6 pm. Submit your proposal for a 5 minute presentation by January 15th. http://bit.ly/CreateandInnovate Where do creative and novel ideas come from? Can tools or techniques stimulate creativity and innovation? Are creative processes the same across disciplines? Submit to present and share your approach towards creativity and innovation. To sign up as […]

Public Talk: Faculty Instruction and Indigenous Knowledge Perspectives

Removing the Invisibility Cloak: The Impact of Professional Schools of Education and Social Work on the Lives of Aboriginal Children and Youth Through Their Instructional and Curricular Choices    With Drs. Maggie Kovach, Jeannine Carrier, and Harpell Montgomery Noon to 2 p.m., Monday January 27th Sty-Wet-tan Hall, First Nations House of Learning Lunch Provided RSVP  for catering […]

Registration Now Open for the Instructional Skills Workshop

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop January 25, 26, and February 1, 2014.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop.  Please find attached the new policy for registration in the ISW. The Instructional Skills Workshop is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation.  It is […]

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2013-2014 Graduate Student Research Grant

Graduate Student Research Grant Applications are now being accepted. Deadline is 4:00pm, Monday, February 17, 2014

Higher Education Data Sharing and Benchmarking in MENA: Call for Abstracts

United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain, UAE February 26-28, 2014 The Middle East and North Africa Association for Institutional Research (MENA-AIR) will hold its fifth annual conference February 26-28, 2014, at the United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain, UAE titled “Higher Education Data Sharing and Benchmarking in MENA.” Scholars and practitioners in the field of Institutional Research, […]

“Really?” Campaign leadership opportunities

The “Really?” Campaign has some exciting upcoming leadership opportunities. The “Really?” Campaign is  looking for a team of Anti-Discrimination Response Training (ART) Workshop Facilitators to help build an inclusive living and learning environment at UBC. The role of the ART Workshop Facilitators is to increase student awareness and understanding of issues surrounding intercultural competency. They will do […]