UBC Pharmacy Undergraduate Society (PhUS)
2405 Wesbrook Mall V6T1Z3 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sliding into your feed this week with the FUR-macist winner is someone a little more slimy and a little less furry! Name: L. rubellus "Probably more ecologically important than your pet. One rainy morning, I brought one in from a puddle outside right before an 8am lecture and scared the compost out of Leena from her little nap. But I mean, who else is going to aerate the soil?"... Submitted by Kathleen (Year 4) Be sure to submit your pet for next week's draw by filling out the following form! https://forms.gle/7XsZ7USpRV9iPukE9

Do you have a pet? Several pets? Show them off, add a dash of cuteness to your fellow pharmily's day, and be entered to win a $10 Starbucks gift card! PhUS is looking to put the spotlight on your pet(s)! On each Wednesday during the academic year, we will randomly choose one pet/family of pets and showcase them on our social media. The randomly chosen winner from each week will also receive a $10 Starbucks gift card, and their pets will be featured in this year's Pharmacy yearbook! This initiative will run until the end of the academic year. To enter, fill out the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/zUaxA3e4JUanx1BK8. The first draw will be taking place on November 11th!

Hi everyone, I wanted to share the Pharmacy Pipeline's meeting minutes from our first meeting last week before year specific town halls. Take a look if you are interested. https://docs.google.com//1IfdURLrWQf9oKXj6FE2cEPzpHD/edit... Best Regards, Giordano Bua PhUS VP Academic

A discussion over the continued use of Proctorio with faculty, AMS academic, and the PhUS executive council was recently held over Zoom, the meeting minutes for this can be found here: https://ubcphus.org//FINAL-September-28-2020-Meeting-Agend. For further discussion points, please submit your comments and questions to your year-specific townhall surveys!

Hello students! Reminder that the Virtual Townhalls (hosted by the PharmSci Academic Portfolio and PhUS) are coming up! Please submit your questions/comments/concerns onto the following year-specific survey before Friday. Year 1: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aXaxmmdN9xLGgmx... Year 2: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5AnTZNBqjKHeWfH Year 3: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8xgn1cRywtdPG2V For your reference, the dates and times for the year-specific townhalls are listed below. The Zoom link for your year-level should have been sent via email. Year 1: October 14th from 12-1pm Year 2: October 19th from 12-1 Year 3: October 14th from 3-4pm Hope to see you all there!

PhUS would like to extend a huge congratulations to our newly-elected PhUS year-representatives and general councillors! PY1: Year-Representative: Isabella Woroshelo General Councillors: Aman Sara, Marcus Wong... PY2: Year-Representative: Sunny Singh General Councillors: Aamir Ladak, Christina Jeon Thank you to those of you who participated in this year's elections! ***Please note that PY3 year-representative and general councillor positions remain vacant. If you would like to learn more information about the role(s), please reach out to Parsa Amin or Vanessa Cheng ***

Voting for your 1st and 2nd year PhUS year representatives & general councillors is now OPEN! Go to https://amsvoting.as.it.ubc.ca/ and log-on using your CWL to cast your ballot.

Dear Pharmacy Students, PhUS hopes that everyone is doing well despite the ongoing challenges right now and wants to extend a reminder that if you experiencing any hardships please contact Office of Student Services at [email protected] . PhUS cares about all of you. if you have any questions feel free to message us. :) PhUS wants to remind everyone that our meetings are open to ALL our students. ... We are having notable guests this week: 1) AMS VP Academic Georgia and AMS AVP Shivani discussing the ethics behind Proctorio and discussing alternatives in Pharmacy. 2) JP Marchand (Pharmacy OETLD) discussing Proctorio in Pharmacy, Alternatives to Proctorio in pharmacy?, student emails, zoom accounts, calendars. We know that our students care passionately about these topics so we wanted to promote this open meeting. Below are some useful links to consider reading before coming to the meeting to be more informed: - https://www.ams.ubc.ca//open-letter-regarding-the-usage-o/ - https://hybridpedagogy.org/our-bodies-encoded-algorithmic-/ We ask those that attend our meeting to change their name to First, Last (Year Level) and politely remind all students to be Professional and Respectful during the meeting. There will be a question period after the discussion points. Robert's Rules of order are followed. A reminder that these and all meeting minutes are available on the PhUS website @ https://ubcphus.org/ Keep in mind the following dates: Dean's Town Hall - Mid Oct 2020 Student Pipeline Meeting - Early Oct 2020 The link for next week's Zoom meeting (and every Monday meeting from hereafter) is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7486324909 Meeting ID: 748 632 4909 https://docs.google.com//1XoF4mb6SzIg011CmwetXk5hqV9/edit Yours truly, Giordano Bua PhUS VP Academic 2020-2021

Hi everyone, PhUS is extremely excited to be organizing this year’s social events, which isn't possible without the help of amazing teams. We are recruiting members for our fabulous Social Committee and Finance/Sponsorship Committee from the class of 2022, 2023 and 2024. If you are interested in planning events, meeting great people, providing financial oversight, securing sponsors and making a lifetime's worth of memories, apply for SoCo and/or Fin/SponCom! The application ...form for SoCo will be open until 11:59pm on September 28, 2020. Sign up using this link: https://forms.gle/LJpbmnXrxjJS95TK8 To join Fin/SponCom, please send your resume to [email protected] and [email protected] (deadline is 11:59pm on September 28, 2020). We thank everyone for their interest but only shortlisted applicants will be notified. If you have any questions about the committee or your role please feel free to contact Radha Gupta or Felisha Teja for SoCo and Jessica Jiang or Grace Li for Fin/SponCom. Thank you so much and happy studying! :)

We have published a new section on our website to provide Coronavirus (COVID-19) information specific to UBC Pharm Sci students, staff, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members. https://pharmsci.ubc.ca/coronavirus-covid-19-information

Good morning everyone! We'd like to extend a huge congratulations to our newly elected PhUS Councillors: VP Social: Radha Gupta Senator: Nick Pang... Thank you to all voters for showing your support to our new councillors! We are excited to see what you will accomplish in the upcoming year!

Today is your LAST CHANCE to vote in the PhUS by-elections!! Polls close at 11:59pm tonight so don't miss out on your chance to have a say in our next Senator and VP Social! For more information please visit [email protected]. Voting link: https://amsvoting.as.it.ubc.ca/

Hey everyone! Due to the lack of applicants for the two positions of 2022 Grad Reps, we have decided to extend the nomination deadline to March 27th, Friday at 11:59PM. This is a great opportunity for anyone in the Class of 2022 that wants to get involved before going off to practicum. You would plan amazing grad fundraising events such as Cake and Champagne, Grad clothing sale, PCP and more! If you would like to make your final year memorable, please email [email protected] your candidate statement (<250 words), headshot, and a 1-minute voice-recorded speech (to replace in-class speeches which are canceled)! If you have any questions about the role, please message Gina Sangha or Dane Chapman, the current Grad Rep of Class of 2021 Thank you and take care of yourselves!

Voting is now open on AMS' Simply Voting platform for the positions of PhUS VP Social and Pharmacy Student Senator! The ballot will remain open until Friday, March 27th at 11:59pm. Please note that you may not abstain from the Senator vote. Please take a minute to vote for your preferred candidates at https://amsvoting.as.it.ubc.ca/. If you would like more information on our candidates, visit elections.ubcphus.org. Every vote counts!