Engaging with Community Service Learning: Higher Education’s 21st Century Global Imperative
Name: Engaging with Community Service Learning: Higher Education’s 21st Century Global Imperative Time & Date: 9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Location: Room 2.22, TAG, 2nd Floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall Description: Kevin Kecskes, Associate Vice Provost for Engagement, and Director for Community-University Partnerships at Portland State University, […]
Student Perspectives on Integrating Learning within UBC Global Health Projects
Name: Student Perspectives on Integrating Learning within UBC Global Health Projects Time & Date: 5:30 P.M., Thursday, October 29, 2009 Location: Rm. 102, Michael Smith Laboratories, 2185 East Mall Description: Three graduate students will discuss their experiences doing global health work at UBC in association with the Centre for International Health. Ben Brisbois, a PhD […]
String Fest: Mary and Kathleen Tierney Memorial Concert
Name: String Fest: Mary and Kathleen Tierney Memorial Concert Time & Date: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Friday, October 30, 2009 Location: Recital Hall, UBC School of Music, 6361 Memorial Road Description: With a week full of events highlighting the different ways members of the UBC community learn, Celebrate Learning Week will close with String […]
Seeing the World from Sea Level by Jon Bowermaster
Name: Seeing the World from Sea Level by Jon Bowermaster Time & Date: 1:00 PM, Friday, October 30, 2009 Location: Norm Theatre, Student Union Building (SUB) Description: For the past 20 years National Geographic writer, filmmaker and adventurer Jon Bowermaster has been using the media – books, films, magazine stories and now the Internet – […]
Nursing: The Student Experience
Name: Nursing: The Student Experience Time & Date: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Friday, October 30, 2009 Location: School of Nursing, 3rd Floor, UBC Hospital, 2211 Wesbrook Mall Description: The High Fidelity Simulation Laboratory (SIM Lab) is a powerful tool for hands-on learning. The state-of-the-art facility provides students with practice and problem solving experiences through […]
Peer to Peer Learning in Rural African Development
Name: Peer to Peer Learning in Rural African Development Time & Date: 6:00 PM, Thursday, October 29, 2009 Location: Global Lounge, Marine Drive Residence, Tower 1, 2205 Lower Mall Description: This presentation will explore the learning that Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Canada has achieved after nearly a decade of working with local African development organizations […]
Careers in Student Affairs
Name: Careers in Student Affairs Time & Date: 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM, Thursday, October 29, 2009 Location: 2205 Lower Mall, Commons Block, Ballroom Description: Ever consider a career where you assist in the growth and development of students at a university or college? Did you know that student affairs professionals do this work in […]
UBC Film Society Presents: Good Will Hunting
Name: UBC Film Society presents: Good Will Hunting Time & Date: 7:00 PM, Wednesday, October 28 – Saturday, November 1, 2009 Location: Norm Theatre, Student Union Building Description: Presented by the UBC Film Society. Will Hunting is living a directionless life working as a janitor at M.I.T. and getting drunk with his buddies. This all […]
Art and Propoganda: The Olympic Films of Leni Riefenstahl
Name: Art and Propoganda: The Olympic Films of Leni Riefenstahl Time & Date: 6:00 PM, Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Location: Media Centre, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robston St. Description: Another lecture in the Faculty of Arts’ “Arts Wednesdays” series, this will explore the life and art of Germany’s most controversial filmmaker, with a focus on […]
Student Directed Seminars – An Interactive Dialogue on This Unique Learning Experience
Name: Student Directed Seminars – An Interactive Dialogue on This Unique Learning Experience Time & Date: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Location: Dodson Room (3rd Floor), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Description: “Students teaching courses? Are you serious?” That is the often the reaction of both students and faculty members when […]