KINformed | April 28th 2020 Biweekly e-news for KIN students | KIN Community Champions is a new campaign that recognizes the spirit of altruism. We are highlighting acts of kindness, leadership, resiliency and ingenuity amongst our students and alumni during COVID-19. Let’s share tales of good news and make it go viral! If you have a similar story, please contact us at kin.communications@ubc.ca or tag us on social media with @ubckin. | Sunwon Jessica Kim Fourth year, Interdisciplinary stream. | Paniz Shirkhanlou Third year, Interdisciplinary stream. | Cierrah DiCesare Fourth year, Interdisciplinary stream. | | In response to COVID19, graduating Kinesiology students, Sunwon Jessica Kim, Paniz Shirkhanlou, and Cierrah DiCesare are demonstrating the KIN spirit of service to others. They are true Kin Community Champions who are walking the talk by rolling up their sleeves and assisting a particularly vulnerable, and often invisible community – that of women and children who are victims of domestic violence. The three KIN students began a volunteer donation drive under the name, Share to Care, to gather Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for non-profit shelters for women and children. The women’s shelters they are supporting include the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, the Nova Transition House, and BC Women’s Health Foundation. [more] | Call for KIN Community Champions! Are you making waves in your community? Do you know an inspiring Kinner that your peers might want to hear about? Contact us at kin.communications@ubc.ca, or tag us on social media (@ubckin)! | | KIN Co-op: Finishing a work term during COVID-19 Fourth year KIN Co-op student Matthew Jang speaks on how his work term with New Roots is finding innovative new ways to work around social-distancing methods, maintaining connections with seniors in our community. [more] | | Webinar: Protecting the health of our seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, April 30th 2020 | 11:00am-12:00pm Join alumni UBC in their fourth installment in their COVID-19 webinar series, where UBC experts will be discussing the physical, mental and social impacts of the pandemic on the senior community, as well as the measures that are being taken for their personal wellbeing. Speakers include: Dr. Joanie Sims-Gould, PhD’06
Associate Professor, Department of Family Practice, UBC Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Active Aging Research Team Dr. Roger Wong
Executive Associate Dean of Education and Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, UBC Faculty of Medicine Dr. Chris Wyatt, BSc’81, DMD’86
Professor and Head, Department of Oral Health Sciences; Director, UBC Geriatric Dentistry Program Register for free below! Information | Register | School of Kinesiology Holds Virtual Student Service and Leadership Recognition Awards Each year, the School of Kinesiology holds an annual event that celebrates the service and leadership contributions of KIN students to their community. Qualifying students must have held a volunteer or paid role within the School’s services or programs, with a minimum service criterion over the past academic year. Due to unprecedented circumstances presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the evening of recognition planned for March 24th, 2020 was cancelled. However, this didn’t stop us from recognizing the commitment and service of our student leaders! In a desire to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of our KIN student community, the School created a virtual presentation highlighting the 2019-2020 award winners, as well as the Graduating Student Leadership Award recipients. [more] | Event Recap: KIN Mentorship Program Virtual Wrap-up We’re happy to say that the School of Kinesiology was able to transform its annual Mentorship Program Wrap-up event into a safe virtual meet-up in spite of the COVID-19 outbreak. Mentors and mentees celebrated the completion of this year’s program on March 31st, by discussing changes– the different ways in which students and alumni have pivoted in their work, academic, and personal lives, and how these changes generated new ideas and methods for their day-to-day living. Participants reflected on their learning in the program and identified exciting next steps in their personal career journeys. [more] | | Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology: Events Postponed Due to the pandemic, Indigenous Physical Activity and Cultural Circle (IPACC) has made the difficult decision to postpone the annual Active Spirit 2km and 5km walk and run. This event is normally hosted with the Musqueam community and to which all UBC students, faculty and staff are invited. However, IPACC plans to host the event 4 weeks after the pandemic is over. We are also sorry to announce that the National Indigenous Physical Activity & Wellness Conference scheduled for May 2 & 3, 2020 has also been postponed and is now scheduled to take place on May 1 & 2, 2021. Dr. Miles is extremely thankful to all involved community members who have been supportive and understanding throughout these difficult decisions. [more] | | Nervous about finals? Need help managing exam stress? Check out the articles below! | Quick ways to de-stress this exam season [more] 3 ways to re-frame time management [more] Emotional intelligence 101: Resolving concerns [more] | | Competition for 2019-2020 KIN Scholarships, Awards & Prizes is now open! Information regarding eligibility criteria, application process and available scholarships, awards and prizes is now available here. Additional questions may be emailed to kin.scholarships.awards@ubc.ca. The deadline date for application online is Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 at 11:59pm. Get started on your application and reference letters today, and good luck to all applicants! | New elective course option available: EPSE 301, Educational Psychology Are you interested in pursuing teaching? In the second semester of next year, the Faculty of Education will be offering a brand-new course in Educational Psychology (EPSE 301) to KIN students as an elective course option. Educational psychology integrates both the theory of psychology and the practice of education. This course will focus on understanding how people learn and grow, while considering items such as motivation, environmental influences and more. As we explore the different ways that people learn we will also consider what it means to learn and how to improve learning, both for ourselves and for others. EPSE 301 will be published on the Student Services website on April 30th 2020. There are 100 seats available for enrollment. For more information, please contact Dr. Shawna Faber at shawna.faber@ubc.ca. | Missed out on the last issue? Browse the KINformed archive here! | | Copyright © 2019 UBC School of Kinesiology, All rights reserved.
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