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A UBC professor was appointed to the Order of Canada on June 30, along with three other members of the UBC community. The Order of Canada is one of Canada’s highest civilian honours and recognizes a lifetime of achievement and contribution to society.
John Gilbert, principal and professor emeritus of the UBC College of Health Disciplines, was appointed Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to health care as a leader in inter-professional education and practice.
UBC alumna Patricia Carney was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for her public service as a journalist, politician and senator. Carney was an adjunct professor at UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning from 1990 to 1999 and is currently a member of the Advisory Councils of the School of Journalism and of the Dean of Science.
UBC alumnus Frederic Jackman, and former professor Pierre Maranda were also appointed Members of the Order of Canada.
The UBC culinary team took gold at Canadian College and University Food Services Association’s (CCUFSA)’s Chef Competition during their annual conference that brings together food service providers from across Canada.
Three teams competed for the coveted gold medal: the host school NAIT, Wilfred Laurier and UBC, all working with the theme, Canada Day on the Prairies. For two days, the teams prepared a three-course meal for the judges and for over 175 attendees.
The UBC team included executive chef Piyush Sahay, Point Grill chef Andy Chan, pastry chef Copin Sastrawidjaya and assistant Wescadia catering manager Lauren Dudeck
UBC has entered a team four times in the past 10 years and has been awarded the gold medal each time.
A “Toonies for Rumana Campaign” campaign has been launched by UBC students after learning about the recent brutal attack of domestic violence on UBC political science student and Bangladeshi scholar Rumana Monzur.
Thirty science and engineering students studying argumentative and academic writing in English 112 during this summer term were originally set to write a letter to their MP, MLA or the Mayor of Vancouver about the implications of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for Canadians and Vancouverites.
A newspaper clipping brought in by their instructor Gillian Jerome spurred the class to switch their assignment. Instead, the students have decided to press the Bangladesh government on issues of violence against women and justice.
Each student has purchased a large glass jar that will be placed at the reception desk of an adopted UBC department to collect money for Monzur’s medical, legal and travel expenses. The jars will remain until Sept. 16, 2011. The funds will then be turned over to the VP Students Office.
The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) is the new iSchool at UBC – a milestone that coincides with the School’s 50th anniversary in 2011.
UBC’s School of Librarianship opened its doors in 1961 to fewer than 30 students, offering Western Canada’s only post-baccalaureate Bachelor of Library Science. The School welcomed 90 new students every year, and grew steadily to become the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. Today, with nearly 275 students, SLAIS is the largest graduate school or department within the Faculty of Arts, offering master’s degrees in library and information studies, archival studies, and children’s literature and a growing Ph.D. program.
This year SLAIS also joined iSchools, an international consortium of institutions with a common interest in the relationship between information, people and technology. This acceptance recognizes SLAIS’s contribution to research and teaching, including substantial sponsored research, engagement with preparing future researchers, and commitment to the interests and progress of the information field.
For more information, visit www.slais.ubc.ca/about/slais-50.htm.
Twice-weekly, Asia Pacific Memo (APM) publishes short text memos or video interviews on current issues in Asia and across the Pacific.
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