During a recent trip to New Zealand, Jessica Woolman from Library Communications & Marketing, had a chance to look at public, school, academic and special libraries. She will be offering a quick photo presentation featuring: samples of programming space layouts (including an information commons) collections promotions unique issues with bi-lingual collections other observations Library staff […]

This annual career event provides Arts students with an opportunity to kick-start their job search through featured sessions with employers, alumni, and resumes experts. Attendees will be mainly Faculty of Arts undergraduate students who are close to graduation and in various stages of career certainty and exploration. This event should give them tangible next steps on […]

The Positive Space Campaign is a UBC Vancouver campus-wide initiative to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, transgender, transsexual, gender variant, two-spirit and intersex (LGBQTTI) communities, individuals and issues on campus. Workshops aim to foster a welcoming atmosphere and inclusive, respectful dialogue on campus for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities by […]

The Positive Space Campaign is a UBC Vancouver campus-wide initiative to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, transgender, transsexual, gender variant, two-spirit and intersex (LGBQTTI) communities, individuals and issues on campus. Workshops aim to foster a welcoming atmosphere and inclusive, respectful dialogue on campus for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities by […]

Saturday May 24th, 2014 – 11:30am-1:00pm Chilcotin Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre As part of the programming planned for the exhibition, a moderated presentation will be hosted for collaborated garden conversations with the UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Japanese Garden. Join us on UBC Alumni Weekend to listen to speakers in lively talks about […]

Join author James McCann for a one-hour, all-ages workshop that will help you tell your fantasy story.  One of the most important parts of planning and writing fantasy or science fiction is the setting – what are the rules of your world and what does it look like? This workshop guides you as you create […]

Advising students with a mental health concern or students who are exhibiting disruptive behaviors can be both challenging and rewarding. As advisors, we continue to draw on our core skills of listening, acknowledging, supporting, and referring, but we may find it more difficult to help these students progress and succeed. We may also experience worry […]

So often when we are working with students we are deeply engaged in the moment, the interaction, and most centrally, the issue. Whether or not we fully acknowledge it, advisors often hold a personal set of beliefs, values, and experiences that colour the way we interpret our interactions with students. When we take the time […]

This workshop is for current and winter Arts Internship Program students and is designed to help students understand and make use of the results of their personal Strengths Finder assessment. The Arts Internship Program enables undergraduate Faculty of Arts students to develop their skills and expand their resume with part-time, unpaid positions that offer meaningful, […]

This workshop is for current and winter Arts Internship Program students and is designed to help students understand and make use of the results of their personal Strengths Finder assessment. The Arts Internship Program enables undergraduate Faculty of Arts students to develop their skills and expand their resume with part-time, unpaid positions that offer meaningful, career-related experience within their […]