Chris Guenard

Email: chris.guenard@ubc.ca


 

Dear colleagues,

As part of UBC’s standard practice under the Board of Governors Policy AP8 and the Senate Policy on Reviews of Administrative Units, we are arranging for an external review of the UBC Okanagan Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies.

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Dear colleagues,

This month, our campus will undergo its first Quality Assurance Process Audit (QAPA) external review. This process was developed by the Degree Quality Assessment Board’s (DQAB) Quality Assurance Audit Committee and seeks to ensure that public post-secondary institutions periodically conduct rigorous, ongoing program and institutional quality assessments. All public institutions in British Columbia participate in a QAPA external review once every seven years. UBC’s Vancouver campus participated in 2018.

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UBC Copanagan was made up of 19 cyclists on campus, ranging from student services staff, to FCCS faculty and IKBSAS grad students.

UBC Copanagan was made up of 19 cyclists on campus, ranging from student services staff, to FCCS faculty and IKBSAS grad students.

Congratulations to UBC Copanagan, who logged 1,896 km from during this year's Bike to Work Week (BTWW) from May 28 to June 3. They were one of six teams representing UBC Okanagan for BTWW.

A total of 44 faculty and staff participated from Student Services, the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, the UBC Okanagan Library, the Provost's Office, Okanagan Planning and Institutional Research, Student Housing & Hospitality Services, and Human Resources.

Team UBC Copanagan had 19 riders and its name is a combination of Okanagan and Copenhagen, the most urban-cycling friendly city in the world. It was organized by Equity Facilitator Jenica Frisque and Disability Resource Centre Exam Coordinator Stephen Atherton.

BTWW was a fantastic few days of exercise, bonding and community building for participants. UBC Copanagan collectively burned 56 870 calories -- the equivalent of 187 cheeseburgers or 10 cheeseburgers each. English Foundation Program Manager Kirsten Bennett commuted from West Kelowna each day, cycling an impressive 224.8 km over the week.

The team members are looking to continue the activity and bonds created during this year's BTWW, including group rides throughout the year. Anyone interested in joining in on group rides or simply trying out biking to campus with another cyclist can contact jenica.frisque@ubc.ca or stephen.atherton@ubc.ca.

Bike to Work Week 2018 metrics from each UBC Okanagan team.

Bike to Work Week 2018 metrics from each UBC Okanagan team.

 

Nominations for Teaching Excellence and Innovation award now open

Do you know an outstanding faculty member who excels at teaching? Nominate him or her for an Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation.

Every year the Teaching Excellence and Innovation award is given out to faculty members who have shown their capacity to impress and educate the next generation of UBC global citizens.

Two awards of $3,000 each are awarded -- one is given to a senior faculty member (ten or more years teaching experience), and one is given to a junior faculty member (less than ten years of teaching experience).

Nominations are due on Friday, Nov. 28, at the nominee's dean's office.

To find out more about award terms and criteria, visit: provost.ok.ubc.ca/awards/teaching-excellence-award

Nominations for Teaching Excellence and Innovation award now open

Do you know an outstanding teacher? Nominate him or her for an Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation.

Every year the Teaching Excellence and Innovation award is given out to faculty members who have shown their capacity to impress and educate the next generation of UBC global citizens.

Two awards of $3,000 each are awarded -- one is given to a senior faculty member (ten or more years teaching experience), and one is given to a junior faculty member (less than ten years of teaching experience).

Nominations are due on Friday, Nov. 29, at the nominee's dean's office.

To find out more about award terms and criteria, visit the Office of the Provost and Vice Principal website.