October 9, 2024
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Clarissa Wallace as interim Associate Dean, Fraser, effective to March 31, 2025.
Dr. Wallace is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Medicine, and a community endocrinologist based at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. She is also a project lead with the Office of Faculty Development and a course director in year one of the MD Undergraduate Program. Dr. Wallace previously served as Assistant Dean, Vancouver Fraser, where she provided operational leadership for MD undergraduate education in the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality educational experience across all four years of the curriculum.
As interim Associate Dean, Fraser, Dr. Wallace will provide strategic leadership to ensure a high-quality educational and inclusive experience for all learners and trainees in the Fraser region. She will work closely with associate and assistant deans, department heads and school directors and other senior leaders to ensure regional academic activities and research initiatives align with the strategic priorities and plans of the Faculty and UBC.
Dr. Wallace’s appointment follows the leadership of Dr. Dean Jones, who recently assumed the role of Vice Dean, Health Engagement. I would like to thank Dr. Jones for his outstanding leadership in the Faculty and congratulate him on his new role.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Wallace on her interim appointment.
October 8, 2024
On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:17 am, practice how to drop, cover and hold on during the annual province-wide Great B.C. ShakeOut.
As part of ShakeOut, UBC will be testing its emergency notification system, UBC Alert. Students, faculty and staff will receive a test notification by text and voice message during this drill.
October 7, 2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award.
Offered by UBC Health, the award recognizes outstanding mentorship by faculty members at any stage in their academic career in any of UBC’s health-related disciplines, and who have served a minimum of two continuous years at UBC’s Vancouver Campus.
We invite you to consider colleagues who could be eligible for this distinction. Completed packages should be forwarded to fom.recognition@ubc.ca by the end of day on October 18, 2024 for review and internal adjudication where applicable.
If you have questions, please contact fom.recognition@ubc.ca.
October 7, 2024
The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTLT) Winter Institute is a platform for the teaching and learning community to create and optimize learning environments. The 2024 CTLT Winter Institute will be hosted online and in-person December 9–11, 2024.
Faculty and staff from a broad range of backgrounds and expertise are invited to share best practices and research around teaching, learning and technology. This year, the Winter Institute has been reimagined as a “wellbeing potluck,” co-created by the UBC teaching and learning community. Rather than formal proposals, we invite you to share your “secret ingredients” — ideas and strategies for fostering and enhancing learning environments.
Submit your proposal by October 11.
