Seeing is Believing: Climate Change Futures in Pictures
Name: Seeing is Believing: Climate Change Futures in Pictures Time & Date: Wednesday, October 17th, 12:00-1:00pm Location: Forest Sciences Centre, 2424 Main Mall, CAWP Classroom 2964/65 Speaker: Professor Stephen Sheppard, Forest Resources Management Department Description: What does the future with Climate Change look like? Do the sci-fi movies have it right? Join us for a […]
Interpretive Forest Walk in Pacific Spirit Park
Name: Interpretive walk in a coastal western hemlock / Douglas fir forest Time & Date: Tuesday, October 26th, 12:30-1:30pm Location: Pacific Spirit Park – meet on 16th Avenue & Hampton Place (see Map) Description: Rain or shine, take your lunch out and enjoy one hour’s walk in the forest on a Tuesday. Professor Bruce Larson […]
Seeing the World from Sea Level (REGISTRATION)
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Distance Education Showcase Registration
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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 […]