Profs-in-Commons is part of the Profs-in-Spaces network, a UBC wide project that seeks to increase meaningful engagement between students and professors outside of the classroom. Since fall 2016, the Chapman Learning Commons has been part of the Profs in Spaces community, embedding professors’ office hours in the pavilion spaces (the Learning Lounge and the Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication) on level 3 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
The office hours take place alongside other Peer Academic Coaching support programs and the Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication. The intention is that multiple academic supports delivered by a combination of professors, TAs, and student leaders, will lead to innovation in holistic approaches, learning support, and interdisciplinary dialogue.
Regardless of the classes they are teaching, our Profs-in-Commons welcome students from any discipline to stop by.
Additional Online Support
Questions about Medical Sciences, Biostatistics, and STAT 200? Contact Dr. Behzad Azarmju (behzad.azarmju@ubc.ca)!
For questions about the Profs-in-Commons program, please contact Lisa Popplewell, Learning Commons Coordinator at lisa.popplewell@ubc.ca.
Office Hours
Learning Lounge | Level 3 | IKBLC
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- 11:00
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- 12:00
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- 13:00
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Monday
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SPAC Science Peer Academic Coaches
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KPAC Kinesiology Peer Academic CoachesTuesday
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KPAC Kinesiology Peer Academic CoachesWednesday
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Dr. Kathy Greaves FMST 210 & 316
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SPAC Science Peer Academic CoachesThursday
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Dr. Neil Armitage SOCI 102
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Dr. Kathy Greaves FMST 210 & 316
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SPAC Science Peer Academic CoachesFriday
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SPAC Science Peer Academic Coaches
Current Profs-in-Commons
Dr. Neil Armitage
Neil did all his studies in Europe, attaining a Bachelors and Masters degree from Uppsala University, and a PhD from Manchester University in the field of cultural cosmopolitanism. Neil is a Lecturer in Sociology at UBC, and this will be his third year as a Prof-in-Commons. In the space, along with TAs, he holds his office hours for SOCI 102 and SOCI 200. When the weather permits, Neil can be found wandering campus with students and fellow profs on a #profwalk, and when not, instructing students how to knit a waterproof toque during ‘Knit n Knatter’. He enjoys going for runs, swimming, and walking his puppy, Polly.
Dr. Kathy Greaves
I am a Lecturer in the Family Studies minor which is part of the Department of Sociology. This year, I am teaching FMST 210: Family Context of Human Development and FMST 316: Human Sexuality. I received my PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from Oregon State University (OSU) where I remained as an Instructor for 18 years. While at OSU, I typically taught introduction to families and human sexuality courses with enrollments from 400-600, resulting in an estimated 45,000 students who took my courses. Cultivating personal growth in students is the central tenet to my teaching. I hope that their experiences in my courses help them to have a better understanding of themselves as individuals as well as facilitate successful and satisfying intimate and familial relationships.
Profs-in-Commons’ University Experiences
Interviews by CLC Assistants, 2019.
#ProfWalks
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