The Memo

A monthly review of campus events, academic reminders, and program updates for Media Studies students.

August 2021

In This Issue

Featured News

  • Welcome Back, BMS! Orientation Events. 
  • Alumni Profile: Katie Hoang

Featured Events

  • INTERIOR INFINITE Polygon Gallery - Until September 5

  • To Speak with a Golden Voice - Until September 6th

  • Immersion Week 2021 - September 27 - October 1

  • Sanctuary: The Dakota Bear Ancient Forest Experience - Now - September 27

Opportunities

  • The Nature Conservancy 2021 Photo Contest - Deadline: August 31

  • Job Posting – Communications & Story Producer - Deadline: September 17

  • Paid Student Internship Content Writing - Deadline: Ongoing

  • Art Assistant Opportunity - Deadline: Ongoing

Advising Corner

  • BMS Advising   
  • UBC Wellness Centre Virtual Services
  • UBC Student Assistance Program (SAP) 

Featured News

We are so excited to welcome you all to the new academic year!

To our returning students, we look forward to welcoming you back, and to our First-Year students, we look forward to having you in the program - you are all part of a unique, interdisciplinary program with peers that have diverse talents and interests in Media!

To welcome you all, we have organized two virtual orientation sessions “Welcome Back, BMS!” via Zoom where you will have the opportunity to:

  • Meet the BMS Program team.
  • Meet BMS student-led initiatives to learn how to be involved in the UBC BMS community.
  • We will have a “Q&A” segment where you can ask questions about the new school year.
    • You can ask questions during the segment and/or submit your questions anonymously beforehand by Friday, September. 3 via the form linked here.

RSVP
Welcome Back, BMS! Orientation for BMS Year 1 and Year 2 | Wednesday, Sept. 8 (3 - 4pm PST)
For BMS students in Year 1 and Year 2, please RSVP by clicking below for your orientation by Monday, September. 6 to retrieve your Zoom link to attend.

Year 1 & 2 RSVP

Welcome Back, BMS! Orientation for BMS Year 3, Year 4, Year 4+ | Monday, Sept. 13 (2pm-3pm PST)
For BMS students in Year 3, Year 4, and Year 4+, please RSVP by clicking below for your orientation by Monday, September. 6 to retrieve your Zoom link to attend.

Year 3, 4, 4+ RSVP

We look forward to seeing you all there! Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to kick off your bright year ahead with your fellow BMS peers by chatting with and learning more about the program, and how to maximize all the opportunities that you have as a BMS student. 😊

Alumni Profile: Katie Hoang

As a Class of 2021 graduate of the Bachelor of Media Studies, Katie reflects how the BMS shaped her academic interests and career path through the program’s unique project-based nature that allowed for the development of highly transferrable media creation skills.

Combined with the media theory and knowledge that was taught, and having the opportunity to collaborate with diverse people in the cohort-based program, Katie shares that her worldview also expanded – inspiring her to create personal and professional projects that would make an impact in the community.

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Featured Events

INTERIOR INFINITE Polygon Gallery
Until September 5, 2021

Interior Infinite brings together an international group of artists whose works span photography, video, performance, and sculpture. Predominantly featuring portraiture, with an emphasis on self-portraiture, the exhibition focuses on costume and masquerade as strategies for revealing, rather than concealing, identities.

Across these works, disguise functions as an unmasking, as artists construct their own images through adornment in order to visually represent embodied experience, memory, and understanding.

 

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To Speak with a Golden Voice
Until September 6th

Join artists Chrystal Sparrow and Holly Schmidt for an afternoon of drawing in Fireweed Fields. Chrystal and Holly will guide a series of drawing experiences to deeply engage with the clover, plantain, buttercup and grasses in the meadow. Using materials such as oil pastels and charcoal, we will explore memory, emotion and kinship relations with plants to create expressive and unique drawings. No previous drawing experience is required.

This workshop is intended for adults and families with children ages 7 and up. The workshop is free, and all necessary materials will be provided for attendees.

For more information on this event and how to RSVP, click the link below.

RSVP Here

Immersion Week 2021
September 27 - October 1

Join entrepreneurship@UBC for our 2nd entrepreneurship@UBC presents their 2nd annual Immersion Week! Look forward to an ever growing community gathering once again to engage, learn and network with a vibrant ecosystem of leaders, creators and doers at entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week 2021!

Entrepreneurs and innovators work to solve problems at many levels, but the most game-changing solutions come from the collisions of multi-disciplinary experts with a range of backgrounds, skills and knowledge.

Forge new ways of thinking, generate new combinations in our approaches to problem-solving, and adapt to different contexts or environments. Be the first to know when registration goes live by signing up for early bird notifications with the link below.

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Sanctuary: The Dakota Bear Ancient Forest Experience
Now Until September 27

Enter MOA’s Haida House this summer for a 360° experience that takes you to the heart of a forest that has existed since the last Ice Age. Sanctuary offers both an immersive adventure and an ecological awakening.

Sanctuary (by Damien Gillis, Cease Wyss, and Olivier Leroux) is an ecological adventure—a feast for the senses, and an implicit call to action. This 360° projection takes you deep into a forest that has existed since the last Ice Age

Free with museum admission; reservations required at admission desk

Very limited capacity, reservations available on a first-come, first-served basis

For more information and how to RSVP, click on the link below.

More Information

 

 

Opportunities 

 

The Nature Conservancy 2021 Photo Contest
Deadline: August 31st 2021

Through photography, you can be part of something big: helping save our planet.

Your photos can show the world the beauty of biodiversity, the value of ecosystems and the resilience of people. Join a community of photographers, get judged by the best in the industry and win great prizes.

All award winners will receive mention on The Conservancy’s digital presences. In addition, The Conservancy will award the winner with a $4,000 USD camera kit. 

Apply Here

Job Posting – Communications & Story Producer
Deadline: September 17th 2021

221A is seeking applications from eligible candidates for the role of Communications & Story Producer. 221A is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to work with Artists and Designers to research and develop cultural, social and ecological infrastructure.

The Communications & Story Producer works closely with programming staff to play a crucial role in developing and producing the organization’s communications and digital storytelling outputs

Workdays are 4 to 5 days a week, 6 to 8 hours per day, with a weekly commitment of 30-hours a week. To apply, Send your cover letter and CV by email to hiring@221a.ca until Friday, September 17, 2021.

Apply Here

Paid Student Internship (Content Writing)
Deadline: Ongoing

Ideal Siding is looking for a part-time 3 to 6 months intern with a possibility of a full-time position after that.

The role of content writer will be to create a content strategy for marketing assets, including websites, social media, brochures, lawn signs.

Content writer will be assisting the support team with content needs for the franchisee outreach and promotion. The opportunity for this internship is based out of Burnaby, but there is an option to work remotely.

Apply Here

Art Assistant Opportunity
Deadline: Ongoing

Canada Council of the Arts funded short film One of Those Good Lives looking for two UBC students with an interest in the art department for Art Assistant roles.

The roles are paid $150/day, our shoot dates are the nights of Aug 28/29. Locations are accessible by transit!

Any students interested should email Lee Patola with a CV by clicking below. 

Apply with Email

Advising Corner

 

Virtual BMS Advising

Do you have questions about your academics, program planning, or degree requirements?

You can email the BMS Advising team by clicking below or
set up a virtual advising appointment with BMS advising by emailing arts.mediastudies@ubc.ca

 

Contact BMS Advising  

UBC Wellness Centre Resources and Opportunities

The Wellness Centre has many offerings to support student learning about health & wellbeing for this current school year. The Centre is offering various virtual services to support you. To view the resources, please click the link below.
 

View Resources Here

UBC Student Assistance Program (SAP)

We are here to support you - offered by Aspiria, the UBC Student Assistance Program (SAP) is a free, 24/7 wellness resource for students. Services include personal counselling, life coaching, group programs and more based on your needs.

UBC SAP can help you with a wide range of concerns to support your mental, emotional, physical and financial health.

 

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