KINformed | September 17, 2020 Biweekly e-news for KIN students | UBC Homecoming September 25th, 2020 | 7PM PST UBC's Homecoming is a celebrated tradition to kick off the start of the school year, have fun with your UBC community and cheer on the UBC Thunderbirds. This year's event will be a little different. As we can't all be together, UBC's biggest school spirit event will be a fully virtual celebration, happening on September 25th at 7 pm PST, presented by RBC Royal Bank. Whether you're a first-year or returning student, staff or faculty member, or part of our global alumni community, you'll want to attend. Musical performers and special guests include: - Headliner Canadian singer-songwriter, Scott Helman
- UBC's own Hip-hop/rap and soul singer, Missy D
- Multi-platinum, Juno award-winning vocal group, The Tenors (featuring UBC alum Fraser Walters)
- Raptors 905 head coach and UBC KIN alum, Jama Mahlalela
- Music journalist and musician, Nardwuar
- President Santa J. Ono, Chancellor Steven Point and VP Students, Ainsley Carry
- Other notable UBC alumni and UBC athletes
UBC has also put together a weekend of fun activities for you to take part in. See the full weekend schedule here and be sure to pre-register for the Virtual Celebration! KIN students can show their spirit by downloading and posting the KIN "Amazing" emoji on social media, by clicking here. Click here to enjoy Homecoming at home and be sure to share your personal Homecoming celebrations via #UBChomecoming and #UBCKin! | Career Crossroads Podcast: Episode #3 September 24th, 2020 In this monthly podcast series, Young Alumni leads, Yingying Zhao (BKin 2019, MM20) and Nikol Grishin (BKin 2020) interview KIN alumni to bring their stories about navigating the changing economy and finding work in a virtual world after graduation. To learn more about the podcast, click here. This month, Young Alumni lead, Nikol Grishin, interviews Hannah Haughn (BKin 2017), a former member of the women's varsity field hockey team at UBC. The interview will delve into why Hannah has chosen to pursue a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and whether playing a sport a professional level played a role in making this decision. Most importantly, Hannah will share the tools and skills she gained while attaining both her athletic and academic goals. Stay tuned for the release of this episode on Soundcloud and Spotify on September 24th! | Virtual Imagine UBC Day Recap On September 8th, the School embraced 400 new-to-BKin students, while welcoming back returning students from around the globe to join in on Virtual Imagine UBC Day. You could feel the KIN spirit and energy shining through! The complex array of programming this year offered an AM and a PM schedule to accommodate time-zone differences and accessibility and featured pre-recorded events, live lectures, live facilitated peer meetups and a live and interactive involvement fair. Thank you to all of our new students who joined us on Imagine Day. We look forward to connecting with all of you this year! The School would also like to acknowledge and thank all 75 of our 'amazing, amazing' student leaders, faculty and staff for making our transition back a welcoming and memorable one. To read a full recap on Imagine Day and to download the Kinesiology cellphone wallpaper, click here. | | Add/Drop Deadline Dates September 21st and September 28th September 21st - Last day to drop Term 1 courses without a W standing
- Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible Term 1 courses
September 28th - Last day to drop full-year courses without a W standing
- Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible full-year courses
| Non-medical Masks Now Required on UBC Campus Effective Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 Effective Wednesday, September 16th, 2020, UBC students, faculty, staff and visitors are required to wear non-medical masks when indoors on our campus. This amends the previous policy which strongly recommended the use of non-medical masks in these settings. The requirement for the use of non-medical masks applies to shared indoor spaces within UBC buildings; such as hallways, stairways, building entryways, washrooms, study spaces, classrooms, common areas in residences and other high-traffic areas. You can read more about safety and risk services here. COVID-19 Updates: Students should continue to monitor COVID-19 updates from UBC at https://covid19.ubc.ca/ and the School of Kinesiology at https://kin.educ.ubc.ca/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates/ | Kinesiology Co-op program Applications Closing Soon! Accepting Applications until September 24th, 4:30 PM PST The UBC Kinesiology Co-op Program is an opportunity to build upon your current successes in academics and prepare you for the transition into the workplace through an environment focused on learning and support. Extensive training in crafting resumes and cover letters and building interview skills are the foundation of the program. Each work term is a full-time paid position that will provide you with experience and skills to help bridge the gap between school and work. The application period for 2020 is now open and will close on September 24th, 2020 at 4:30 pm! If you are interested in learning more about applying to the Co-op Program, please enroll in the Kinesiology Co-op Intake Information and Application Canvas course at https://canvas.ubc.ca/enroll/EY3AGW. | Apply to the Kinesiology Mentorship program and Build your Skills! Applications will close on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 @ 11:59 PM PST As a part of a small, cohort-based program, you will: - be paired with a KIN alumnus in a 1:1 mentoring partnership
- expand your peer and professional networks
- engage in career-related conversations
- gain key industry knowledge and;
- develop essential workplace skills that will set you up for success beyond graduation.
Deadline: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 @ 11:59 pm PST Not sure about taking the leap and want to know more?
Register for the Information Session on Monday, September 21st, 2020 @ 6:30 pm PST here. To learn more or to apply, visit kin.ubc.ca/mentorship. | Learn a Language, Teach a Language! The UBC Tandem Language Learning Program is a free initiative, in which participants that wish to improve their conversational fluency in a language are matched with a partner who speaks this language fluently, and at the same time wants to improve in the language the first person speaks. In other words, you help each other. No teaching experience required! Just enthusiasm! Activities and support are provided by a facilitator. This is a FREE 9-week program and matched partners meet once weekly (virtually) for the duration of the program. The Program is designed to build community, foster intercultural communication and enhance cross-cultural understanding on campus. Click here to learn more information or to register. | | Move More, Learn More Program Beginning October 5th, 2020 Move More, Learn More is an 8-week program by UBC Recreation that is designed for Asian Women students who want to improve their health and fitness. This 8-week program includes two scheduled weekly sessions with a different health- learning topic each session. For information and registration: click here. | | New Learning Resources Across UBC, staff, faculty and administrators have been working to identify and remove obstacles to your learning and pursuit of a degree in this online setting. Two highlights include: - The new keeplearning.ubc.ca website to support your continued adjustment to online learning.
- Free access to Microsoft Teams. You can use this to connect and collaborate with your classmates for group projects or to create study groups and host club meetings. It also comes with your own new @student.ubc.ca email address!
We know that recent months have been challenging for our entire community of students. We're committed to navigating these next challenges with you and we look forward to the day that we can reconvene together in person. We hope that you and those you love continue to be safe and healthy. As always, UBC KIN is dedicated to offering the world-class education that we're known for, including integrating research-based approaches for student learning into our digital classrooms to support your learning in our online environment. | Want to Learn about Essential Skills to Succeed in Online Learning? The Chapman Learning Commons is here to help! The UBC Chapman Learning Commons offers academic workshops and student toolkits. Learning Skills Workshops:
Chapman Learning Commons will be offering a number of student-created, student-led workshops about essential skills for success in the online learning environment - from balancing work and home life to fostering communication skills in the online learning environment. To view all upcoming workshop offerings and to sign up, click here. Profs-in-Commons Online This term, the Chapman Learning Commons is piloting virtual coffee chats with UBC faculty members! The first upcoming coffee chat is at the end of September and features a conversation with Dr. Robyn Pitman about reaching out to professors. Students can sign up for virtual coffee chats here. To stay updated on additional online workshops and coffee chats, click here. | Attention Both New & Returning Students! Get Important Information & Tips to Help You Succeed in your Academic and Personal Journeys. Check out the UBC Life blogs below! | How to Take Good Notes - when learning online [more] What is acadmic integrity? Learn about academic integrity and how to keep it in your work. [more] Getting a UBC Card. Even while we're online, you'll need a UBC Card - get your physical or digital UBC Card now. [more]
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