Core Area
People and Place
Strategic Area
Active support for wellbeing, collaboration, and professional development
Goal Status
In Progress
Achieved Goals
- Implemented annual staff recognition lunch (May 2023).
- Implemented retreats in various areas of the Faculty (e.g., research themes, Underserved Communities) (ongoing).
- Maintained monthly coffee breaks, welcome lunches (ongoing).
- Implemented monthly research social networking events (March 2023).
- Maintained PharmCraft MS Teams channel to promote creative and social community within the Faculty (ongoing).
- Implemented first multicultural day celebration organized by the EDI Forum (June 2023).
- Implemented first EDI Forum Book Club (summer 2023) and related event (Sep 2023); continued beyond. Book club collaborated with Indigenous author, Eden Robinson, to facilitate on campus events (spring 2024).
- Held Clinical Connections event as part of the Pharmacists in PCN Program (June 2023).
- Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies held their annual Research Symposiums (May 2023, 2024), and Career Pathways in Pharmaceutical Sciences (June 2023).
- Retirement event/announcements held for Dr. Simon Albon (July 2023), Robert Sindelar and Urs Häfeli (2024).
- Maintained social committee, e.g., Glow Mini Golf, Paint Night, Halloween Night (May, Aug and Oct 2023), Flyover Canada, Dog Meetup (Feb 2024, Sep 2024).
- Launched Celebration of Research event (inaugural event Nov 2022 and second event Feb 2023).
- Continued popular events like Alumni Agent of Change (March 2023), Dean's graduation reception (June 2023, 2024), Research (May 2023, June 2024) and Academic portfolio (June 2023, June 2024) retreats.
- Supported by Tristan Lai and Tim Lim, the event 'Category is Vogue' offered voguing lessons for beginners—teaching about ballroom culture and its significance to BIPOC and 2SLGBTQ+ communities (Feb 2023).
- Established UBC Pharm Sci Postdoctoral Society (PSPS) with the support of the ADGPS Office, with a goal to foster a community for Faculty’s postdoctoral fellows through organized social and professional development activities (summer 2023); president elected (fall 2023).
- Continued annual holiday EdForum engagement with faculty and staff (2023 and ongoing).
- Office of ADS initiated its portfolio's role as Faculty Advisor to PhUS Council and to the BPSc Student Association (BSA); supported the AMS club renewal process for the BSA (fall 2023 and ongoing).
- SPIIF fund approved "Fostering Student Connection and Engagement through the production of Instructor and Staff Videos" by Jocelyn Micallef—awarded $4,000. This project aims to foster the instructor-student relationship through embedding wellbeing in teaching practices by producing instructor and key program support staff welcome videos (April 2024).
- Awarded approximately $430 through the UBC Inspiring Community grant for the Faculty's grassroots PharmCraft group to hold 3 workshops; initiated events with Learn to Crochet (Oct 2024).
- Re-established the Faculty-Student mentorship program for E2P PharmD students, and extended to BPSc students (Sep 2024).