Staff Professional Development Session: Co-creating Effective Conversations | May 6 or 8, 2025
Workshop Do you want to have better, more successful conversations each and every day? Conversations that are productive, encourage creativity and engagement, generate solutions, improve relationships, and help attain goals? These are just a few of the benefits of co-creating effective conversations in the workplace. But what does it mean to be more curious, to […]
Fireside Chat with Prof. Emerita Verna J. Kirkness and Dean Jan Hare | March 26, 2025
Event Description Join us for a fireside chat with Prof. Emerita V. J. Kirkness, LLD’94 and Dean Jan Hare, PhD’01, hosted by Marny Point, BEd’02, MET’04! Prof. Emerita Verna J. Kirkness, also fondly known as Ni-Jing-Jada, the “Longhouse Lady”, was the first Indigenous director of the First Nations House of Learning at UBC, serving from 1987 to 1993. She […]
Breakfast with the Dean | Staff Social | March 18, 2025
All Faculty of Education staff are cordially invited to this year’s breakfast social with Dean Jan Hare. Join us for an hour of conversation over freshly brewed coffee, a selection of teas and a continental breakfast spread. Date Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Time 9:00 – 10:00 am Location Room 2414 (fourth floor lounge) Neville Scarfe […]
Advancing Anti-Racism and Resilience through Mentorship and Leadership: A BCBELA Black Leaders Symposium | February 15, 2025
Advancing Anti-Racism and Resilience through Mentorship and Leadership: A BCBELA Black Leaders Symposium This one-day symposium in partnership with UBC Connects and the BC Black Educational Leaders Association , will bring together racialized leaders, community advocates, and allies from diverse sectors and communities to engage in impactful conversations about equity and inclusion. Through keynote addresses, breakout […]
Writing Queer Utopias: Queer Thriving and Decolonial Futurity | January 17-19, 2025
Writing Queer Utopias: Queer Thriving and Decolonial Futurity is a three day immersive co-creating ‘retreat’. There will be writing, world building, a little lecturing, self-reflection, and even some drawing! Ultimately, this event is about building community and resilience by throwing everyone into a (fun) creative crucible. The free event is open to all queer UBC Vancouver […]
2024-25 Global Speaker Series on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Inclusion | February 13, 2025
The UBC Faculty of Education Global Speaker Series on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Inclusion is an annual event that addresses some of society’s most pressing priorities by sharing and learning from stories from around the world. Host Join Dean Hare, an advocate for inclusive education, as she hosts Dr. Dennis Francis, a scholar, […]
NITEP Alumni and Friends Reception and Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award Presentation | December 13, 2024
Photo: 2023 NITEP gathering Event Description Dr. Jan Hare, Dean, and Dustin Louie, Director of NITEP, welcome you to the 2024 NITEP Alumni and Friends Reception and Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award Presentation. Join us for a chance to re-connect with alumni and friends and to congratulate one of our Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award […]
TEC Expo 2024 | November 19–21
The Technology Enhanced Classroom (TEC) Expo is an annual event designed to showcase and celebrate interesting and innovative uses of technology in face-to-face, blended, and online classrooms at UBC. TEC Expo is open to all members of the UBC community, across disciplines and University locations. The eleventh TEC Expo will be a three-day long celebration, […]
