OER Funding for Educators
Grants of $1,800 each will be available to UBC faculty members interested in creating or adopting open resources to replace commercial materials. Deadline: April 12, 2018.
Graduate Defense – Kalbir Heer
Kalbir Heer, Doctor of Philosophy (Educational Studies) Becoming Sikh: Sikh Youth Identities and the Multicultural Imaginary Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | 12:30 p.m. | Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road, Room 203 ABSTRACT This dissertation explores the lives of second and third generation Sikh youth in the Greater Vancouver area in relation to the ways they think about their identities. As racialized youth growing up in a major Canadian urban center, being situated within an array of various ethnic, racial, religious, and gender differences plays an important role in how participants recognize what it means to be […]
Congratulations Small TLEF Award Winners
Congratulations to the successful candidates of this year’s Small TLEF Awards.
Reminder: IT Security Training
Why is training on privacy & information security so important? Nearly every UBC faculty and staff member has access to confidential information, including personal and financial information. As the disclosure or loss of this information could be very harmful, it’s important for you to know how to protect it. Who should take the training? Faculty, staff, researchers, teaching assistants and other members of the UBC community who deal with sensitive, confidential or personal information should take this training to understand the information security measures needed to protect private and personal information. How do I get started? The online course is very […]
Redesign of Scarfe Computer Labs 1006 & 1007
The Faculty of Education was successful in its UBC Learning Space Improvement Project bid to refurbish Scarfe computer labs.
2018 Mobility Funding for Researchers
Funds to support mobility of researchers between Canada and France. Deadline: March 15, 2018.
Aboriginal Student Awards
The BC Aboriginal Award is offered by the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society aimed at reducing barriers to post-secondary education for Aboriginal learners. Deadline: March 31, 2018.
Triumphant trajectory: For UBC’s Jessica Hanson, the arc of success goes beyond three-point buckets
The basketball career of School of Kinesiology student and UBC Thunderbird Jessica Hanson was featured in Varsity Letters.
Enhancing student experience and housing in the University Boulevard area
UBC is seeking input on proposed sites near Brock Hall, Gage Towers, and Peter A. Allard School of Law. The University Boulevard area is in the midst of significant growth to meet needs of the university. To meet the demand for more student residences and address affordability, UBC is looking to add additional student and University housing into this central area of campus. A key focus of this process will be on proposed student housing sites in and around the Gage Towers. Share your ideas online or in person Two phases of public consultation are planned. Phase 1 of the consultation will run from February […]
Full NITEP BEd Degree Program in the Cariboo
Students can now become a certified teacher through UBC while staying in the Cariboo area. All 4 years of NITEP now offered at Cariboo field centre.
