Honouring Canada's Indigenous People and History The month of June marks National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time when we celebrate and reflect on the history, heritage, and culture of Indigenous peoples. Our campus was founded in partnership with the Musqueum Chiefs in whose territory the campus is situated. This year, the terrible discovery of the unmarked graves of 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School is a reminder of the historic and ongoing systemic violence and injustices directed against Indigenous peoples. We all mourn over the innocent lives that were stolen. The School of Kinesiology stands with Indigenous communities seeking the truth about their missing children and calls upon all Canadians to take personal responsibility to learn about these truths.
The final week of June is dedicated to National Indigenous Physical Activity Awareness week (NIPAAW), June 21st to June 27th. The intent of this annual week-long event is to promote physical activity within our urban and rural Indigenous communities through organizing several simple and fun initiatives. The School's Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology partnered with the First Peoples' Cultural Council, Indigenous Physical Activity & Cultural Circle (IPACC) to create four Nlaka’pamuxcin Physical Activity videos featuring Elders in the Nlaka’pamuxcin First Nations community. We are honoured to present these to you below and we hope you enjoy and learn from these elders. | September 2021 Return to Campus News As has been communicated to the UBC community, Step 4 of the BC Restart plan entails a full return to campus and is scheduled to begin September 7, 2021. We appreciate your tremendous resiliency and patience throughout the challenges of the last 15 months. We very much look forward to announcing new guidelines for access and activities within the School and on campus for the summer period. Until then, thank you for your continued patience.
While we anticipate courses to be primarily delivered in-person, with the expectation that students will be on campus in September, there will be a limited selection of courses available with online delivery. To view which KIN courses will be available in-person and online, and to use the Course Schedule search tool, please see the Return to Campus webpage here. | Welcome, Dr. Jasmin Ma, Assistant Professor of Teaching in Exercise, Prescription, and Program Design We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jasmin Ma as Assistant Professor of Teaching. Dr. Ma's areas of teaching and research focus on strength-training behaviour change science and integrated knowledge translation. Combining her roles as researcher, practicing kinesiologist, and inclusive fitness trainer, she works with clinicians and community members living with chronic disease and disability to co-develop interventions to start and stay active. Please join the School of Kinesiology in welcoming Dr. Ma to her new role, effective July 1, 2021. | | KIN Alumni, Students, and Faculty Represented at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics! With the Tokyo Olympics slated to take place on July 23 – August 8 and the Paralympics on August 24 - September 5 in Japan, the School of Kinesiology is excited to have significant on-site representation in the Summer Games. KIN Alumni, students, and faculty members will both compete and work there. We are pleased to highlight a few of the shining KIN alumni athletes who have met or surpassed the Olympic standards. | | | Natalia Hawthorn, BKin '18, hits Olympic standard for 1500m KIN alumna, Natalia hit the Olympic Standard for the women’s 1,500 metres at the Stumptown Twilight Meet in Portland, breaking the tape in a time of 4:04.20. Hawthorn’s run makes her the second Canadian woman to run Olympic standard in the 1,500 metres. To read more, click the button below. Read More | | | | Evan Dunfee, BKin '14, sets Canadian record in 10,000-metre Race Walk KIN alumnus, Evan set a Canadian record at the Harry Jerome Track Classic on Saturday, June 12th in Burnaby, B.C., eclipsing a mark he set two years ago. To read more and to watch a Q&A video with Evan, click the button below. Read More | | | | | Nikola Girke, BHK '99, 5-time Canadian Olympic athlete in RS:X Windsurfing As Canada’s top female windsurfer, Nikola recorded the country’s best-ever Olympic result in the event at the 2012 Olympics. In January 2020, she surfaced from retirement to race RS:X and placed 4th at the World Cup in Miami. This secured her a 2020 Olympic spot in Tokyo, where she will compete against Olympians from 26 other countries. Read More | | | | Elizabeth Gleadle, BKin '14, qualifies for Olympics as Javelin thrower KIN Alumna, Elizabeth who became the first Canadian woman to qualify for an Olympic javelin final since 1968 in the 2012 Olympics, qualifies for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo as a javelin thrower. Read More | | | AlumNIGHTS: Life of an International Athlete July 15, 2021 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm PST Join host, Emily Cordonier, BA ’06 for a lively conversation with former UBC varsity student-athletes as they share their personal stories of a world most will never have the opportunity to experience. From behind the scenes at the opening ceremonies, to the life in the Athletes Village, and what it’s like competing at the Olympic Games, our alumni will share their favourite moments and biggest surprises. This is also a great opportunity to get the inside scoop on who to watch for this summer and on how to support our UBC community heading into Tokyo! Please contact alumni.events@ubc.ca with any questions. To read more and register for free online, click the button below. Click Here | | | Dr. Negin Riazi, PhD 2021 | | | Spring 2021 Graduation Ceremonies On June 2nd, 2021, the School of Kinesiology celebrated the graduation of 280 undergraduate and 20 graduate students who completed their degrees under the unprecedented circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. BKin graduate Delon Chan was the undergraduate speaker at the graduation ceremony, and Dr. Negin Riazi was the graduate speaker at the KIN graduation reception. To view a recording of the virtual celebratory reception, click here and scroll to the bottom of the page. To see a photo and the roster of graduates from the Class of 2021, click here. | Indigenous Physical Activity Awareness Week UBC Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology partnered with the First People's Cultural Council Indigenous Physical Activity & Cultural Circle (IPACC) to create four Nlaka’pamuxcin Physical Activity videos featuring Elders in the Nlaka’pamuxcin First Nations community.
These videos showcase the four Elders, Charon Spinks, Judy Hanna, Buster Adams, and Maurice Michell, who each share a story in Nlaka’pamuxcin on being physically active on the land. These videos create vital connections of Indigenous traditional language that can be passed onto younger and future generations. They also share ways community members can connect to the land, as a way to continue overall healthy wellbeing. The videos are in both Nlaka’pamuxcin and English. Many thanks go out to Harvey Dunstan for sharing his singing voice in the introductions, and thanks to Stein Valley Nlakapamux School and piyeʔwiʔx kt / Beeya.wEE.hh kt Language Foundation Society for their support. | | Nlaka’pamuxcin Physical Activity Videos
Elder Charon Spinks Elder Charon Spinks shares her story in the video above, about being physically active on the land. Her story is one of 3 others shared by Elders, Judy Hanna, Buster Adams, and Maurice Michell, To view these invaluable videos click on the button below. View Videos | | National Indigenous Physical Activity & Wellness Conference On May 1st and 2nd, the Indigenous Physical Activity & Cultural Circle (IPACC) hosted the National Indigenous Physical Activity & Wellness Conference, which is the nation’s largest conference on Physical Activity & Wellness for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples and was created for all individuals interested in the promotion of health and wellness through physical activity. The event was organized by Dr. Rosalin Miles, a research associate with the UBC Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology, and Shawn Hanna, who is the research coordinator with IPACC. To read more about the conference, click on the button below. Read More | Welcome Rachel Dickens, PhD student A warm welcome to Rachel Dickens who recently joined the School to pursue her PhD focussing on the role of traditional food and land-based physical activity in diabetes treatment and prevention in Indigenous communities. Rachel is from Prince Rupert, BC, and is of mixed ancestry, including East Asian and Tsimishian, a member of the Lax Kwa'alaams Band. She holds a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics and currently works as a registered dietician (RD and Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) for the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Trible Council. Rachel works with Dr. Robert Boushel and Dr. Jeff Reading (Affiliate Professor) and is based out of the unceded ancestral homelands of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, colonially known as Tofino. Her passion lies in supporting community members in their diabetes journey through empowerment while using a trauma-informed lens. Kleco, Kleco (thank you in Nuu-chah-nulth) T'ovaxsut 'nün (Tsimishian) | UBC Intramurals Volunteer Program is Hiring! Applications open until July 16, 2021 The UBC Intramurals student-staff volunteer program is back for the upcoming school year of 2021-2022. Apply now to become part of a community of students that passionately volunteer their time to deliver some of UBC’s most iconic events, leagues and marketing initiatives. To learn more and apply, click the button below. Learn More | Kinesiology Graduate Student Initiative Fund Applications open until July 19, 2021 (Graduate Students) In celebration of the School of Kinesiology’s 75th anniversary, the School is thrilled to announce the Kinesiology Graduate Student Initiative Fund. Graduate students who wish to showcase their work in the field of kinesiology are welcome to submit their projects in the forms of events, posters, videos, interviews or live demos of equipment/technologies used in their research, and more! Successful applicants will be asked to showcase their project at the 75th Anniversary celebration scheduled for November 2021. To read more about the initiative fund and to download the application form, click the button below or contact kin-gradreps@lists.ubc.ca. Read More | Calling all KIN students working in labs! Take the Green Labs Waste Survey and enter a prize draw. Green Labs is looking for students to take a short waste survey to help identify barriers and opportunities around recycling laboratory waste at UBC. The responses to this survey will be used to inform the expansion of existing and new waste recycling programs and user engagement efforts at UBC. Take the survey by Wednesday, June 30th to be entered into a prize draw for 1 of 2 TerraCycle PPE recycling boxes! To take the survey, click the button below. Click Here | | | | UBC Grants for Community Projects (Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
The Centre for Community Engaged Learning funds student-led projects who partner with BC-based community organizations. Grants are made available so you can address community priorities through projects that you design and execute. Build on your experience working with the community and get creative with what you can do to address community needs. To learn more, click the button below. Learn More | | | | | Get Involved in the Celebration! We want to get to know you! If you are a KIN undergraduate or graduate student, we invite you to share your student profile, in celebration of the School's 75th anniversary. Click the button below to fill out a form and upload your photo! Submit Your Profile | | | | The Evolution of KIN Across 75 Years! Check out the interactive Historical Timeline of the School. Click the button below to learn about our history so that you are ready to win the 75th anniversary contest in September! See the Timeline | | | Career events & workshops Connect with alumni and employers and take steps toward your career goals by participating in virtual career events and workshops. Explore the calendar of more upcoming events here. | Missed out on the last issue? Browse the KINformed archive here!
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