Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCO28 October, 2020 | Okanagan Admin News | Faculty & StaffFlags lowered Nov. 2 in memory of Debra Harding
Flags at UBC Okanagan will be lowered on November 2, 2020, in memory of staff member Debra Harding, who passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020. Debra joined UBC Okanagan in 2010, and worked in Student Housing and Hospitality Services, and since 2018 worked in the Human Resources Department as the Workplace Learning and Engagement Associate.
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UBCV27 October, 2020 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffNew exhibit symbolizes the Chinese-Canadian struggle for a “seat at the table”
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UBCV & UBCO27 October, 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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UBCV27 October, 2020 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffNew Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal takes collaborative approach to Open Access
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UBCV27 October, 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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UBCO26 October, 2020 | Announcement | Faculty & StaffApply for the Thrive Workplace Initiative Fund by Oct. 30
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UBCV & UBCO26 October, 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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UBCV26 October, 2020 | Media release | Faculty & StaffTrick or treat? How to safely celebrate Halloween during a pandemic
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UBCV & UBCO26 October, 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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UBCV26 October, 2020 | Announcement | Faculty & StaffElizabeth Shaffer appointed Executive Director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
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UBCV & UBCO26 October, 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 & UBCO26 October, 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.