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September 17, 2019 

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News & Announcements

Enhanced CWL Coming Soon!

The Enhanced CWL is being implemented across the UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan campuses. All members of the Faculty of Education are encouraged to register before the October 1st deadline.

Read more here.

LLED Scholarship Stories: Dr. George Belliveau and Dr. Ryuko Kubota

We are excited to share with you the first two installments of LLED’s Scholarship Stories, featuring Dr. George Belliveau, Professor and Department Head of LLED and Dr. Ryuko Kubota.

Scholarship Stories is a video series that highlights the distinctive and diverse scholarly work taking place within our faculty.


Watch the first episode here.

Dr. Vanessa Andreotti elected to Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to Dr. Vanessa Andreotti, Professor in the Department of Educational Studies (EDST) and Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and Global Change, who was recently elected to Royal Society of Canada as a member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Founded in 2014, the College is a handpicked selection of top mid-career scholars and artists in Canada. College Members have already received recognition in their fields for excellence and serve as ambassadors of their fields.


Read more here.

Monica Shank, Rachel Horst and Simangele Mabena receive the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral Award

Congratulations to Monica Shank, Rachel Horst and Simangele Mabena, three Faculty of Education PhD students in LLED, on receiving Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral (CGS D). These scholarships are awarded to high-caliber doctoral students whom exemplify excellence within and beyond research.

Monica Shank – PhD in LLED, Supervisors: Dr. Marlene Asselin & Dr. Bonny Norton
Rachel Sarah Horst – PhD in LLED, Supervisors: Dr. Anthony Paré & Dr. Leah Macfadyen
Simangele Mabena – PhD in LLED, Supervisors: Dr. George Belliveau and Dr. Maureen Kendrick


Well done Monica, Rachel and Simangele!

Read more here.

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Awards & Funding Opportunities

UBC 2019 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters

Deadlines: 
September 23, 2019: Submit the requisite online Notice of Intent.
November 12, 2019 5:00 pm: Submit full application.

More details here.

2019 Murray Elliott Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Teacher Education Program

Deadline: September 27, 2019
More details here.

UBC Partnership Recognition Fund

Upcoming deadlines:
September 27, 2019
November 8, 2019


More details here.

Wall Scholars Research Award

Deadline: September 30, 2019 (for 2020 – 2021 academic year-in-residence)
More details here.

SPARC’s SSHRC Partnership Development Grants Internal Peer Review Service

Deadlines:
Late September 2019: Email a full draft of your proposal to Erica Machulak.
October 2019: Receive feedback.

November 1, 2019: Submit the full proposal to Erica Machulak for review by SPARC staff.

More details here.

UBC Faculty Research Awards (Various)

Deadlines:
October 1, 2019:
UBC Killam Faculty Research Prizes
October 15, 2019:
Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize
Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research
The Sam Black Award for Education and Development in the Visual and Performing Arts


More details here.

CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chairs

Deadline: October 8, 2019
More details here.

UBC Scholarly Publication Fund

Deadlines:
October 15, 2019, December 15, 2019, March 15, 2020, and June 15, 2020

More details here.

UBC Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) Fund

Deadline: October 18, 2019: Submit the full application.
More details here.

Innovate BC’s Ignite Program

Deadline: October 21, 2019: Invited applicants to submit full proposal.
More details here.

SSHRC Connection Grants

Deadlines:
October 28, 2019, 10:00 AM: Office of Research in Education deadline for faculty-level signatures on requisite Research Project Information Form (RPIF).
October 28, 2019, 4:00 PM: Email completed application and completed RPIF to Robert Olaj in the ORE.
November 1, 2019: SSHRC application deadline. 


More details here.

Healthy Cities Research Training Platform

Deadlines:
December 3, 2019: Submit RPIF and application to UBC Office of Research Services.
December 10, 2019: Submit application through ResearchNet.


More details here.

New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration Grants

Full Application Deadlines
December 4, 2019, 8:30am: UBC e-submission 
December 10, 2019; 4:30pm: NFRF Full Application

More details here.

Peter Wall Theme Development Workshop

Deadline: Minimum one month prior to your proposed workshop date
More details here.
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Upcoming Events & Conferences

Event Update: 
 "Jonny Appleseed: Redefining Queer Indigenous Pedagogy” 
A thought-provoking conversation with Joshua Whitehead - Cancelled

Scarfe Sandbox Support: Developing digital & teaching competencies

Every Wednesday, September 11 – December 11, 2019 | 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Neville Scarfe Building, Room 1007
More details here.

Create, Make, Innovate: Get hands on with learning design!

Every Tuesday, September 10 - December 10, 2019 | 12:00 am – 1:30 pm
Neville Scarfe Building, Main Foyer
More details here.

Séjour UBC Winter 2019

September 18 – 19, 2019 | 5:00 pm
Ponderosa Commons, Room 2012, 6445 University Boulevard
More details here.

Research Seminar by Dr. Svetlana Chachashvili-Bolotin

Friday, September 20, 2019 | 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Neville Scarfe Building, Room 1209
More details here.

September HELP Talks

Thursday, September 26, 2019 | 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Michael Smith Laboratories Lecture Theatre, Room 102, UBC 2185 E Mall, Vancouver, BC
More details here.

IRP/ Workday Demo

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Great Hall in The Nest (2nd Floor) or online
More details here.

Conversations with the Dean

Thursday, October 3, 2019 | 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Ponderosa Kitchen, Ponderosa Commons Oak House
More details here.

Tea with the Dean

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Ponderosa Multipurpose Room 2012, Ponderosa Commons Oak House
More details here.

Faculty Recognition Celebration

Thursday, October 29, 2019 | 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Ponderosa Ballroom, Ponderosa Commons Oak House
More details here.

Screening of “Sgaawaay K’uuna – Edge of the Knife”

Thursday, November 7, 2019 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall, UBC Longhouse, 1985 West Mall, UBC Vancouver Campus
More details here.

Faculty of Education & UBC Studios Video Premiere

Thursday, November 7, 2019 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Ponderosa Ballroom, Ponderosa Commons Oak House, 6445 University Boulevard
More details here.

Dean’s Distinguished Lecture - Senator Murray Sinclair

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, Jack Poole Hall
More details here.

Dissertation Writing Retreats – Reading Week 2020

February 17 – February 21, 2020
Loon Lake Lodge and Retreat Centre 14500 Silver Valley Road Maple Ridge, British Columbia
On-campus non-residential retreat option also available

More details here.

Calls for Proposals:

Technology Enhanced Classroom (TEC) Expo – Call for Presenters

October 22 23, 2019
Submission Deadline: September 22, 2019

Neville Scarfe Foyer
More details here.

2019 Teacher Candidate Professional Development Conference

December 3, 2019 and Thursday, December 5, 2019
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2019

UBC
More details here.

Upcoming Conferences:

Food Technology Conferences

October 7, 2019
Dublin, Ireland

To register and learn more here.

National Forum on Wellness in Post-Secondary Education 2019

October 17 October 18, 2019
University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus

To register and learn more here.

Heart-Mind 2019 Conference: The Art + Science of Calm

October 25, 2019
Magee Secondary School, Vancouver

To register and learn more here.

Qualitative Health Research Conference

October 25 29, 2019
Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown Hotel
More details here.

Association for Moral Education (AME) Annual Conference

November 7  9, 2019 | 5:00 pm
Seattle, Washington, USA
More details here.

2nd International Conference on Well-being in Education Systems

November 12  14, 2019 | 5:00 pm
Locarno, Switzerland
More details here.
The Dean This Week

Recent community engagement updates from Dr. Blye Frank, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Education, UBC. View the Dean's latest activities >

Faculty Orientation with Keynote Dr. Robin DiAngelo

August 28, 2019

Dr. Frank provided welcome remarks during the annual Faculty Orientation and attended the keynote: “Seeing the Racial Water,” by Dr. Robin DiAngelo. Dr. DiAngelo is an Affiliate Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Washington, and a two-time winner of the Student’s Choice Award for Education of the Year at the University of Washington’s School of Social Work. Her keynote described the way race shapes the lives of White people and identifies common White racial patterns that prevent us from moving towards greater racial equity. The Faculty of Education was honoured to have such an acclaimed speaker at our Orientation to kick start the academic year.
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