The Memo

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

September 2020

In This Issue

Featured News

  • BMS Peer and Academic Mentorship: First Virtual Mentorship Session - Oct. 1  

Opportunities

  • Outreach and Engagement Coordinator with CiTR Radio - Oct. 2 
  • MURC 2021 Planning Committee - Oct. 12 
  • Collective Member Volunteer at CiTR Radio  - Ongoing 

Featured Events

  • Art and the Conception of Reality: A lecture by Amanda Beech - Sept. 30 
  • Career Day - Oct. 1 
  • enterpreneurship@UBC presents Immersion Week 2020 - Ends Oct. 2 
  • Curating Continuity in Sq'ewlets: A Stó:lō-Coast Salish Community in the Fraser River Valley - Oct. 16 
  • Black Artistic Expressions in BC: Tonye Aganaba - Oct. 21 
  • MOA Visual and Material Culture Research Seminar Series - Oct.1 - Nov. 26 

Advising Corner

  • BMS Advising   
  • UBC Wellness Centre Virtual Services
  • UBC Keep Learning Resource 

Featured News

BMS Peer Mentorship Program: First Virtual Session! 

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 | 8:30am - 9:30am (PST) 

Hey first-year BMS Students, we're super excited to announce that the newly-launched BMS Peer & Academic Mentorship program established to support you in your first-year, will be having its first monthly virtual BMS Peer Mentorship session on Thursday, October 1, 8:30am-9:30am (PST)! 

Having completed your first two weeks of online classes, you may have questions about your courses as you adjust to your first-year at university, or are just generally curious about the opportunities you have as a UBC BMS student. 

This is why the topic of the first session is “Meet your mentors! #AMA (Ask Mentor Anything)" where your six mentors will be sharing valuable academic and extra-curricular tips and also answer any questions you may have about your academics, passion projects, and opportunities. Questions that were submitted beforehand will also be answered.

Attending your peer mentorship sessions also provides a great opportunity to connect with your peers and BMS students in different years of the program.⁣⁣ Your 6 Peer Mentors - Vidushy, Katherine, Ky, Claire, Jueun, and Hui, are passionate about supporting your success - they are from all years of the program, and have diverse interests within media studies, skills, and hobbies. They look forward to seeing you all there! 
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📍 Location: On Zoom.
(Zoom details have been sent to your email, please email arts.mediastudies@ubc.ca to retrieve the link to join the session if you didn't receive it.) 

Meet Your BMS Peer Peer Mentors

Opportunities 

 

Outreach and Engagement Coordinator with UBC CiTR 
Deadline: Oct. 2, 2020 

The Outreach and Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for the recruitment, onboarding, and support of new volunteers from the lower mainland and management of CiTR's new satellite location.

To learn more about the position, or learn how to apply, please click below. 

More Information

MURC 2021 Planning Committee
Deadline: Oct. 12, 2020  

The Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) is a conference for UBC undergraduate students to showcase their research. MURC will take place virtually in March 2021. Be part of the MURC 2021 Planning Committee by applying below. 
 

More Information 

Collective Member Volunteer at CiTR Radio ​​​​​​
Deadline: Ongoing 

The Accessibility Collective Coordinator CiTR 101.9 FM is recruiting volunteers to help create radio content for the Accessibility Collective - a show that aims to explore issues of inclusion, equity, and accessibility for people with diverse cognitive and physical abilities in Canada and beyond. If you're interested, please email Deepi by clicking below.  


Coordinator Email

Featured Events

Art and the Conception of Reality: A lecture by Amanda Beech
Sept. 30, 2020, 5:30pm-7pm 

In a world of politics today that predominantly naturalizes massive social inequalities as “the way things are and should be”, Beech’s talk will ask: What role can art have in actualizing futures that are progressively and even radically different from the one we experience today? Please click below to register. 

Event Page


Career Day
Oct. 1, 2020, 11am-4pm 

Career Day is a one-day virtual event that features 45 and more employers from various industries, eager to engage with students and alumni to share career opportunities and insights. This year’s fair will be virtual and hosted on CareersOnline. Please click the button below to attend. 
 

Attend Event


enterpreneurship@UBC presents Immersion Week 2020
Ends Oct.2, 2020 

Join online for entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week to demystify entrepreneurship in the innovation economy! Hear from distinguished speakers in AMA, fireside and panel style events, while you network and engage with the entrepreneurship@UBC community.

Register Here


Curating Continuity in Sq'ewlets: A Stó:lō-Coast Salish Community in the Fraser River Valley
Oct. 16, 2020, 3pm-4:30pm 

An online virtual exhibit that's based on several decades of community archaeology and oral history work, and the recent production of video mini-documentaries, this exhibit presents a longterm perspective of what it means to be a Sq’éwlets person and community member today.  In this presentation, you will explore how this project came into being. 

Event Page

Black Artistic Expressions in BC: Tonye Aganaba
Oct. 21, 2020, 4:30pm-5:30pm 

Tonye Aganaba is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and arts facilitator. ​Their new album ‘Something Comfortable’ is an intentional and devotional endeavour inspired by their battle with Multiple Sclerosis. The album serves as the score to ​‘AfroScience’​ an immersive performance and workshop series fusing live music, dance, visual art/digital media and storytelling. 

Event Page

MOA Visual and Material Culture Research Seminar Series
Oct.1, 2020 - Nov. 26, 2020 

This interdisciplinary seminar series is for anyone with interests in visual and material culture across different departments at UBC and beyond. The virtual  seminar provides an opportunity to share research and exchange ideas. Please register for the events at the link below. 
 

Event Page

Advising Corner

 

Virtual BMS Advising

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

If you would like to speak with the BMS advising team, please email the advising team by clicking the link below, or ask to set up a phone or virtual advising appointment.

 

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 Keep Learning Resource

Education at UBC is undergoing unprecedented change. You, your instructors, and peers are all figuring out how to teach and learn in a fully online environment. Know that you are not alone in navigating these changes. The Keep Learning website compiles resources to help you learn effectively online. Check it out by clicking link below.

View Keep Learning

 

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