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STEM Career Panel – April 8, 2021

We are excited to be hosting a STEM Career Panel event via Zoom on Thursday, April 8th! We will be hearing from folks with diverse backgrounds in STEM and focusing on Why Science Communication is Important in their careers. Folks will have the chance to pose questions in the chat for the panelists!

Topic: UVIC Science in Society Club – STEM Career Panel
Time: Apr 8, 2021 05:00 PM Vancouver

Join Zoom Meeting
https://uvic.zoom.us/j/83571768331?pwd=M0Y3cWJ3UUdvalc0K09LRjJHMHNoUT09
Meeting ID: 835 7176 8331
Password: 409119

 

Indigenous Cultural Acumen Training

Chem EDI is organizing an Indigenous Cultural Acumen Training for all members of the department of chemistry, which includes undergrad students. This training session is to provide information about the colonial context (historical and current) of Indigenous people in Canada and will be held on Monday, May 3 2021, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (mark your calendar).

More information to be available in the coming weeks.

Looking for Global Community Volunteers for Fall 2021

Volunteer with the UVic Global Community! The UVic Global Community is looking for Undergraduate and Graduate Conversation Partners and Mentors for the 2021-2022 Academic Year (September 2021 – April 2022) who want to help build an inclusive, globally-minded campus and support international students with their social and academic transition to UVic. Global Community Volunteers are matched with up to three students and meet with their student(s) for a minimum of 1 hour every week throughout the term to encourage students to get involved in our community and build confidence in conversational English, all while making connections with people from around the world. Our Spring Application Deadline is March 12th, 2021.

For more information and to apply click here!

Jobs & Volunteer Expo

Introducing: Jobs & Volunteer Expo

Tue 2nd & Wed 3rd March, 2021

11:00am – 4:00pm PST

We are happy to announce that the West Coast Virtual Fairs partnership will be back Spring 2021 for our Jobs & Volunteer Expo! Registration is now open.

Register

Connect with thousands of SFU, UBC, and UVic students and alumni at our virtual fair.

Our students and alumni can make an ideal addition to your workplace—they’re bright, highly motivated and trained in the newest theories and technologies.

Why should you attend the West Coast Virtual Fairs?

  • Promote opportunities at your organization to a wide range of students and alumni

  • Build and showcase your brand profile to SFU, UBC and UVic students

  • Reduce your costs and save your recruiter’s time by attending one event and reaching students across three institutions

Prepare for the fair

  • View our Event Timeline to help you properly plan for the fair

  • Check out our Resources section which has our Exhibitor’s Guide, FAQ and Toolkit

  • Interested in who has registered so far? Check out our Exhibitors’ List

2021 Climate Solutions Challenge

Wondering how to do your part in helping fight climate change?  Do you have innovative ideas that could drive meaningful change on and off campus? If so, we want to hear from you!

Enter the 2021 Climate Solutions Challenge and have a chance to win cash prizes and the opportunity to pitch your idea to UVic leadership.

Registration deadline: March 12, 2021

Full proposal submission deadline: May 3, 2021

What is the Challenge?

The 2021 Climate Solutions Challenge is a campus-wide contest for actionable climate ideas by and for the UVic community and beyond. The purpose of the challenge is to inspire dialogue and build concrete plans of action that will change our community for the better.

In 2021 the Challenge will invite, help develop and award promising proposals in two main categories:

  1. Looking Past COVID to Climate
  2. Measuring and Managing for Climate

For more information visit https://www.uvic.ca/event/climate-challenge/index.php

 

2021 Spring Workshop and AGM – Biodiversity in Soils: Environmental, Social, and Economic Effects

DATE: Saturday, March 6, 2021

Thank you for your interest in the 2021 Spring Workshop and AGM! We will be featuring soil scientists and experts from many disciplines discussing key issues related to Diversity in Soils: Environmental, Social, and Economic benefits in a changing world.

Registration

Registration cost will be $15 for students and $50 for non-students. The price includes registration and a PRSSS annual membership for 2021/2022. The 2022/2022 membership registration cycle lasts from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

PLEASE ENSURE TO COMPLETE PART 1 AND 2:

  1. To Register CLICK HERE
  2. To Process Payment CLICK HERE

Registration will close Friday March 5, 2021.

Student Poster Competition

The PRSSS is accepting submissions for its annual Student Poster Competition with cash prizes. The competition is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Posters presentations will be held using zoom breakout rooms and will be viewed during the lunch break.

Art Bomke Undergraduate Student Award in Soil Science

The Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science in partnership with the Y.P. Heung Foundation awards an undergraduate student on the merits of:

  • Academic achievement
  • Leadership and community service
  • Communication skills
  • Letters of recommendation

The Art Bomke Undergraduate Student Award in Soil Science. One award of $3000. Please follow the application guidelines HERE .

UVSS Semi-Annual General Meeting

Want AirPods ?, an iPad, or even a new bike ?? There are many amazing prizes for attending the UVic Students’ Society’s Semi- Annual General Meeting THIS THURSDAY, February 25 at 2:30pm. And since it will be online, you can participate from the comfort of your own home! All undergraduate students welcomed! ??? Learn more: https://uvss.ca/sagm/

STEM Research Symposium

Women in Science Symposium, March 8-12, 2021

Students and post-docs are encouraged to present their research in either poster, short video, or oral form.  There will also be a science communication workshop on Thursday March 11.  For more information and to register or attend the workshop, follow this link:  https://www.uvicwomeninscience.com/2020-2021-stem-research-symposium

Attendance is FREE and open to everyone!