Bike to Work Week 2018 participants log almost 1,900 km
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.
Essential Skills for Your Digital World
New public outreach program to launch in January
In recognition of the new BC primary and secondary school Applied Design, Skills and Technologies curriculum -- and the growing number of tech companies in the Okanagan -- faculty members and several community members with education and computational science backgrounds have developed a foundational digital skills program for adults.
Offered in partnership with the Okanagan Regional Library, this free, six-part program introduces participants with little or no technical background to core computational thinking concepts.
For details on the upcoming January offering, visit: yourdigitalworld.ok.ubc.ca
Nominate someone great
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
Nominate someone great
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.