Events

Positive Space Workshop

    The Equity and Inclusion office invites you to take part in the Positive Space Campaign – an initiative intended to help make UBC more receptive to and welcoming of its lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* (transgender, transsexual, trans-identified), two-spirit, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (LGBT*TQIA+) communities, individuals and issues of sexual and gender diversity on campus. […]

    Annual Safety Forum

      This event is a forum regarding UBC Campus Safety. It will bring together members of the public, and campus stakeholders to discuss steps that have taken place since the campus safety report was issued and to issue feedback from the group on what other concerns they see.

      Asian Canadian Elder Care Summit

        Canada is multicultural and ethnically diverse. Cultural identity is integral to all aspects of life and is a constitutive facet of self-identity. In 1971, the Canadian government introduced an official multiculturalism policy, and in 1982 the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms formally recognized the equality of all Canadians, on grounds including, race, ethnicity, language, […]

        Basil Stuart Stubbs Book Prize

          The annual Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia recognizes the best scholarly book published on a British Columbia subject by a Canadian author. This prize was established in 2012 to honour the memory of Basil Stuart-Stubbs, whose many accomplishments included serving as the University Librarian at UBC Library and the Director […]

          Positive Space Workshop

            All UBC students, staff and faculty are welcome to sign up for a Positive Space workshop. Workshops are 3.5 hours in length and are informative, interactive and a lot of fun. They attract a diverse mix of people from across the campus, including those with a lot of experience and those to whom these issues […]

            Positive Space Workshop

              All UBC students, staff and faculty are welcome to sign up for a Positive Space workshop. Workshops are 3.5 hours in length and are informative, interactive and a lot of fun. They attract a diverse mix of people from across the campus, including those with a lot of experience and those to whom these issues […]

              Housing the knowledge of Tangata Whenua (Indigenous people)

                UBC Library is pleased to announce an upcoming presentation by a Māori Librarian, Anahera Morehu, on indigenous people and collections. “Housing the knowledge of tangata whenua (indigenous people)” will focus on how information professionals can build respectful collections. Cultural organisations house most of the written historical information of tangata whenua (Indigenous people), however, not many organizations […]

                Assignment and Assessment Design

                  The workshop will introduce best practices in assignment and assessment design, with a focus on using writing as a learning tool in science courses. The workshop is intended to help participants further understand context, active thinking and learning, and assessment (e.g. rubrics) in designing more effective writing assignments and is suitable for all levels of […]

                  Rhodes scholarship information session

                    The Rhodes Scholarships, established in 1902, were designed to bring outstanding students from across the world to study at Oxford University in the interests of promoting international understanding and public service. Eleven Canadians are selected each year to join a class of 84 Scholars from across the world. The Scholarships cover all approved fees for […]

                    Offering Effective Feedback

                      This workshop will cover best practices and current research on offering effective, timely feedback on student writing.