Reconnect and reminisce with your psychology faculty, peers and alumni during UBC Homecoming.
Coming Home to Psychology is an opportunity to hear from an alumnus, interact at a research area showcase, enjoy some great food, and mingle with our new department head. Plus, we’ll be fundraising to support our students!
This year we’re excited to collaborate with our Graduate Student Council for the Welcome Back Food & Refreshments.
Schedule
Colloquium with Psychology Alumnus | View presentation
1:30-3:00 pm | Kenny Room 4001
Featuring Dr. Catherine Rawn, Professor of Teaching and Associate Head, Undergraduate Affairs, UBC Psychology.
Perceptions of Psychology’s Grading Policy and its Impact on Teaching and Learning
Grading student work is required at most universities. How to grade is largely left up to individual instructors and departments. In 2001, a standardized grading policy was implemented in our psychology department to promote fairness for students taking courses with different instructors, and to prevent grade inflation. The current research was conducted in 2023 to illuminate how course instructors, TAs, and students perceive this policy and its impact on their teaching and learning practices. Reflexive Thematic Analysis of semi-structured interviews and focus groups led to six themes of meaning, ranging from policy mechanics and difficult decision-making, through issues of power, ethical concerns, and classroom relationships. Results laid a foundation for a Working Group to reconsider and reshape our departmental grading policy, which was adopted in time to pilot for fall 2024. Overall, this work has informed a Comprehensive Model of Grading Policy Development, designed to help units think through key issues. Through this talk, I will tell the story of this ongoing research as it intersects with relevant literature, and with my own scholarly development and personal growth.
Dr. Catherine Rawn (she/her/hers) is a Professor of Teaching and the Associate Head, Undergraduate Affairs in the Department of Psychology at UBC. She specializes in teaching and educational leadership, and serves as Chair of Curriculum Committees at both the Faculty of Arts and Psychology Department levels. Dr. Rawn's research interests include educational leadership, scholarship of teaching and learning, collaborative learning methods, technology-enhanced teaching and learning, student evaluations of teaching, program evaluation, and social psychology broadly.
Psychology Research Area Showcase & Student Booths
3:00-5:00 pm | Kenny 2nd Floor
Explore the latest psychological research. Meet our students and purchase some psychology merchandise!
Welcome Back Food & Refreshments
3:00-5:00 pm | Outside the Kenny Building
Stop by and grab a bite before the UBC Thunderbirds Football Game 6 pm kickoff at Thunderbird Stadium.
Westcoast Bannock will be on site serving their Indigenous Tacos (vegan options available), drinks and something sweet. Westcoast Bannock fuses classic Pow Wow food with street food. Their hand-held meals are connecting community while sharing Indigenous culture. West Coast Bannock’s owner Richard Mark grew up making Bannock in East Vancouver with his mother. In 2022, the Nisga’a-Gitxsan chef was inspired by the birth of his child to take Bannock to the next level.
Food tickets:
UBC Faculty, staff, alumni, and community: $20.00 (CA)
UBC students: $14.00 (CA)
Accessibility
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the Psychology communications team at: comm.web@psych.ubc.ca.
