Deadlines & important upcoming dates

FOR EVERYONE

2025 BRC save the dates! 

• September 8, 9:00 – 11:30 am: Ribbon Cutting ceremony for expansion
• September 17, 2:00 – 4:00 pm: BRC Symposium and Open House in multipurpose room. 
• September 23-25: Introductory Workshop on the Basics of Molecular Biology  - - free for BRC members and affiliates. Offered by the BRC Molecular Biology & Ecology Lab
• October 16, all day: IBioS Symposium - “GCRC Symposium: Human Wildlife Coexistence in Agricultural Landscapes”
• November 10-12: Eco-Evo Retreat -  Loon Lake in Maple Ridge BC
• November 20: Biodiversity Public Lecture. Justina Ray, President and Senior Scientist of the Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada, will be delivering this year’s public lecture

BRC events calendar

⏰ 2025-Zoology Department Meetings🗓️
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm, unless indicated*

• *September 15: 11:30 am  to 12:15 pm - lunch in MSL 101
                            12:15 pm to   2:00 pm  - meeting in MSL 102
• October 28: location TBD
• November 17: location TBD
• December 9: location TBD

    Staff Highlight

    Faculty - awards

🖥️  ZCU TIP 💽

1. Please refer to our ONBOARDING webpage to get you set up for the start of the term
    
2. The Privacy and Security webpage has been updated (still a work in progress)

Committees and other units - updates

ZOOLOGY GRAD Program:

1. Understanding your Zoology stipend workshop - Tuesday, September 16 at 12pm in Biosciences 4223 (West Wing)
   
   Lunch will be provided! RSVP here
   
   Mimi will be hosting an info session for Zoology grad students to give an overview on how student stipends are organized and set up for each academic year, the difference between your different funding sources, common problems we may run into with different funding sources, and what you should do if your pay is incorrect (hint: contact Mimi).
    
2. Course Registration Reminders!
   
   - The add/drop deadline is Sept 15 for Term 1 courses, Sept 22 for year-long winter session courses.
   
   - If you want to take Directed Studies (ZOOL 500), complete the form and send it to zool.gradprgm@ubc.ca by Sept 8
   
   If you want to audit a course, please complete the G+PS registration add/drop form

BIOLOGY Program: BIO NEWS - Connecting you to what's happening in the UBC Biology Program

• Subscribe to Bio News newsletter (instructions here)
   
• Biology TA orientation on September 3rd (Wednesday) in Michael Smith Laboratories Rm 102:
  - First hour of TA onboarding is mandatory for all Term 1 Biology TAs (9AM).
  - This will be followed by a new workshop on Supporting Student Wellness hosted by our Science Embedded Counsellor, Stephanie Seo (10AM) and an experienced TA & faculty panel (11:20AM). Feel free to drop into these sessions even if you're not TAing this term.
   
• Remind everyone about the SESs:
  "The Biology Program Science Education Specialists (SESs) are here to support you in developing and implementing your ideas for teaching. Feel free to reach out to Erica Jeffery (erica.jeffery@ubc.ca) and/or Christine Goedhart (christine.goedhart@botany.ubc.ca) to chat about how we can help you!"

Sex and Gender Inclusivity Canvas site

Are you interested in learning how to create an inclusive learning environment for sex and gender diverse students in your course, but not sure how or where to start? If so, then check out the Sex and Gender Inclusivity Canvas site.

This self-enrol Canvas site was co-created by students, faculty, and staff within the UBC Faculty of Science and includes key definitions/concepts, frequently asked questions, teaching materials, resources, relevant articles, and more!

Reminders

Check www.zoology.ubc.ca
for news, events, resources & more

Zoology event calendar