KINformed | February 8, 2021 Monthly e-news for KIN students | The KUS BIPOC Committee Invites you to Celebrate Black History Month! (Undergraduate Students) Over the month of February, the KUS BIPOC Committee will be hosting guests on Instagram Live to honour and celebrate Blackness in our community. The month-long celebration will wind up with a final live event during KinWeek! Stay tuned for more details to come. The committee invites you to reflect on, and share, what Black History means to you, and how you celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Black individuals. The BIPOC Committee encourages you to reflect on the official theme 'The Future is Now', released by the Government of Canada for this year. Share any reflections you have with the committee at kus.bipoc@gmail.com to be posted anonymously on their website. Thank you for sharing in our celebration! | Important Academic & Tuition Deadlines! (Undergraduate Students) February 15: University closed for Family Day: some branches of the Library may be open February 15-19: Reading Break for most faculties: Library and some other facilities remain open February 26: Deadline to apply for May graduation Read More | Get your Class Pass!
(Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
Class Pass is an all-in-one membership that provides you with access to on-demand, live stream, and in-person classes to studios like HUSTLE, Jaybird, and more! Membership is valid across the world. As part of Move UBC month, UBC Recreation is offering 500 first-month-free Class Pass memberships! Use the code: MOVEUBC to sign up! Sign Up Here | | | | Shalom Howe Director and Founder of the KUS BIPOC Committee Shalom is a fourth-year Kinesiology student in the Interdisciplinary Stream who established the KUS BIPOC Committee last summer “in hopes of bringing Black students, Indigenous students, and students of colour in Kinesiology together.” Read More | | | | Suprita Anand Recipient of International Major Entrance Scholarship and International Student Award In this first-year student profile, Suprita reflects on her KIN achievements, "I owe it to my teachers who guided, moulded and encouraged me to take the opportunities that came my way and share my experiential learnings with others.” Read More | | | KIN Community Champions
(Undergraduate and Graduate Students) In a desire to recognize the goodness of the human spirit during these challenging Covidean times, the School introduced an initiative called the “KIN Community Champions.” The initiative was rolled out at the onset of the pandemic last March to highlight KIN community members who are championing and supporting the needs of others and modelling leadership in the community. If you have a story of a UBC Kinesiology member who is working to support others, initiating programs or research that have direct social impacts on the community, please let us know by emailing kin.communications@ubc.ca Meet two KIN Community Champions: | | | 2020 KIN Community Champion, Ava Katz reflects on life during Covid "Back in April when I began volunteering to help seniors get groceries and run essential errands, I had no idea, like everyone else, how long this pandemic would last and how serious it would become.
Hopefully down the road we can look back at all this craziness, and even though many memories will be tough there will be good ones too." Read More | | | | 2021 KIN Community Champion, Nilanga Aki Bandara advocates for self-care for healthcare workers "The pandemic has completely changed our ways of life. Evidence from healthcare professionals working on the frontlines shows that their mental health has been negatively impacted by the pandemic. Our work advocates for systems-level changes, so that healthcare professionals have the support they need to take care of themselves and the patients they treat." Read More | | | Decolonizing Physical Activity and Sport
(Undergraduate and Graduate Students) Friday, February 26, 2021 | 12:00pm-1:30pm PST As part of Move UBC, the School of Kinesiology, in partnership with the UBC Learning Circle, UBC Recreation and UBC Wellbeing, is sponsoring a discussion panel to bring awareness about how physical activity and sport can be decolonized. Join us on February 26th to learn how to promote sport and physical activity within Indigenous communities. Register Here | Move More, Move Well, Move Anywhere (Undergraduate and Graduate Students) This February, explore ways to fit physical activity into your day during Move UBC Month! Small changes can add up to big impacts—moving more can help improve mental health and resilience, boost your creativity and productivity, and even improve your sleep. Check out the Move UBC event calendar for lots of great ways to get moving. See some featured events below: Read More | 2020 KIN Student Awards Night Ceremony
(Undergraduate and Graduate Students) This annual event is as close as it gets to the Oscars in Kinesiology! On Thursday, January 21st, the virtual red carpet was rolled out for the Annual Kinesiology Student Awards Ceremony. This was the first time the event was held virtually and we can say that the celebration was a success! The 2020 Annual Student Awards Recipient List is available to download here. If you are an undergraduate or graduate student who is interested in applying for a scholarship, keep an eye on the KIN Scholarships, Awards & Prizes page for updates on the 2020-2021W application in the coming months. Read More | KUS Career Fair
(Undergraduate Students) On Thursday, January 28th, the KUS Career Fair took place online and was a great success! Students had the opportunity to have one-on-one and group conversations with 35 unique, multidisciplinary professionals. This included clinical, healthcare, education, charity, and student engagement organizations. Professional connections were built, career exploration took place, and volunteer, job, and research opportunities were gained. Altogether, 290 undergraduate students were in attendance! "I am interested in career prospects in physiotherapy, specifically with the PARC and Neuromotion clinics. I was able to speak with representatives from each clinic directly over zoom!" - Will Rioux, third-year Kinesiology student. "I spoke with a representative from PURE and they were able to explain the types of research they do. It's definitely something I want to look into now!" - Janice Chan, first-year Kinesiology student.
If you weren't able to make it this time, there's always next year! | KUS CASE Competition
(Undergraduate Students) The KUS, together with the Physio Collective, sponsored a CASE competition with presentations that took place on February 6, 2021. A CASE competition is a written description of a business challenge or opportunity typically involving a real business in need of a new strategic direction. The goal of this case study was to present a plan of action to increase clinical kinesiologist client numbers. Competing students presented 4-minute video formats. To learn more about the CASE Competition, view all the entries, including the winning teams, click the button below. Congratulations go out to the following top 3 prize winners: - Knightvision Consulting
- Team MunchKINs
- Team D.A.S.S.
Learn More | Call for Applications for the Sustainability
Ambassadors Program! (Undergraduate and Graduate Students) Apply by February 8, 2021 The Sustainability Ambassadors program is an immersive leadership experience for UBC students interested in personal, collaborative, and community-engaged learning. The program is designed to offer opportunities for critical and creative engagement, and experiences for students to practice their leadership skills and sustainability competencies through learning, planning and implementing their ideas. Apply Here | Student Tuition Contest (Undergraduate and Graduate Students) Contest closes on March 14th, 2021 Studying is hard work but entering this contest doesn’t have to be! Win $2,500 towards your UBC tuition to make your academic life a little easier. All currently registered UBC students are eligible to enter. Enter Here | Wellbeing During Covid-19 Feeling frustrated, unable to focus or plain old feeling down? Here are a few resources for well-being during Covid-19 below: | 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. | Webinar: LinkedIn Wednesday, February 17, 2021 | 4:00pm-5:00pm PST | | Missed out on the last issue? Browse the KINformed archive here!
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