Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCVOctober 27, 2020 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffNew exhibit symbolizes the Chinese-Canadian struggle for a “seat at the table”
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UBCV & UBCOOctober 27, 2020 | UBC Broadcast | FacultyCanada Research Continuity Emergency Fund Stage 4 funding launched
A message from Gail Murphy, Vice-President, Research & Innovation
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UBCVOctober 27, 2020 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffNew Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal takes collaborative approach to Open Access
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UBCVOctober 27, 2020 | Announcement | Faculty & StaffRecognizing faculty and staff champions of the Arts Co-op Program on its 20th anniversary
2020 marks 20 years since the UBC Arts Co-op Program was started by Julie Walchli, Executive Director, Work Integrated Education and Career Initiatives. She reflects on the many people involved behind the scenes to pioneer the program, and the pilot co-op program in English that preceded it.
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UBCOOctober 26, 2020 | Announcement | Faculty & StaffApply for the Thrive Workplace Initiative Fund by Oct. 30
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UBCV & UBCOOctober 26, 2020 | Announcement | FacultyApply for the Wall Scholars Program by Nov. 6
Accomplished scholars and thinkers from UBC and other academic institutions worldwide are invited to apply to the 2021/22 Wall Scholars Program.
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UBCVOctober 26, 2020 | Media release | Faculty & StaffTrick or treat? How to safely celebrate Halloween during a pandemic
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UBCV & UBCOOctober 26, 2020 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff
One week to go until the launch of Workday
A message from Marcia Buchholz, Vice-President, Human Resources; Peter Smailes, Vice-President, Finance and Operations; Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver; Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan
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UBCVOctober 26, 2020 | Announcement | Faculty & StaffElizabeth Shaffer appointed Executive Director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
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UBCV & UBCOOctober 26, 2020 | Announcement | FacultyApply to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Seed Program by Dec. 4
The program provides graduate research assistants, collegial collaborations, and complementary project funding for faculty interested in exploring and understanding the impact of their pedagogical choices. All members of the UBC community are invited to apply by December 4, 2020. Priority is given to faculty members who teach at the undergraduate level, and who have not had an active Seed project in the last 12 months.
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UBCV & UBCOOctober 26, 2020 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffMarcia Buchholz
Marcia Buchholz was appointed UBC’s Vice-President, Human Resources in April 2020. Prior to that she was Managing Director, Human Resources Advisory Partnerships, Central Operational Services, and HR Professional Standards. Prior to joining UBC, Marcia held various senior administrative roles including Associate Vice-President, Human Resources at the University of Calgary; Senior Managing Consultant — HR Strategy and Transformation at IBM Canada; Vice-President, Human Resources at Jayman; Human Resources Outsourcing — CIBC Global Client Delivery Executive at EDS (Hewlett Packard); Executive Director, Lifeworks EFAP & Wellness Programs and concurrently National Director, Human Resources at Ceridian. In these roles, she provided strategic leadership for large companies and institutions, and led strategic planning processes, focused on increasing wellbeing initiatives, facilitating business transformation and process improvements.
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UBCV & UBCOOctober 23, 2020 | Announcement | Faculty & StaffSanta Ono’s video address to the community
Read the full message