The University of British Columbia in partnership with Peace it Together are organizing a free Pacific Dialogue event at UBC, the details are below:
Building Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians
January 8, 2011 at 7:30pm
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Featured presenters: Dr. Gershon [...]
The Terry Team is excited to present another great line up of student speakers sharing ideas they are passionate about. Registration is still open online or if you prefer to pay $7.00 at the door please terrytalks@gmail.com so that we can add you to the registration list.
TEDx Terry [...]
For the second year the Terry Project will be collaborating with TED to offer a TEDx event. Registration is now open for TEDx Terry talks which will be held on October 2nd, 2010 at the Life Science Institute. Here, eight student speakers will be given a high profile platform to communicate their ideas, passions and desires to an audience of 350 UBC peers.
The International Student Energy Summit 2011 is currently looking for students to join the organizing team in the areas of program development, sponsorship, marketing and finance. Please see the website for more details. The deadline to apply is September 21st, best of luck and get ready to [...]
Join us in welcoming former Governor-General, The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, to UBC as she sits down with host, Irfhan Rawji, BCOM’00, to engage in an enlightening discussion about her life experiences; her new book, Extraordinary Canadians: Norman Bethune; and the importance of being an engaged global citizen.
Building on the success of the inaugural Terry Talks in November 2008, we are looking to hire two students to work on the planning of next year’s event tentatively scheduled for early October. The two lucky students will do the following:
Work as a member of the Terry Team on all aspects of planning, coordination, [...]
September 24 – 27, 2009, 180 college and university students will gather at the University of Guelph to explore real sustainability solutions with national business and sustainability leaders.
If you are between 19-25 and attending a Canadian university or college in any discipline, apply now for this extraordinary opportunity. All conference, transportation, accommodation and meal [...]
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 5:30 p.m.
Steamworks
375 Water Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Join the leading Canadian and Californian cancer stem cell researchers for discussion, debate, and refreshments. Space is limited, so please RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
The age of stem cell research has offered up a new hope in the fight against cancer. [...]
I received a call today from someone at Idealist.org asking for assistance in promoting the Graduate Degree Fair they are holding in the SUB Ballroom on Friday, October 10th from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Idealist.org is based out of Portland, Or and didn’t realize that it is the Thanksgiving Weekend in Canada and [...]
It’s election-time! Don’t like your choices? Think you can do a better job than Harper, Dion or Layton? Well…now is your chance to prove it!
The CBC program, Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister, will be visiting the University of British Columbia on Tuesday, September 16! Graeme Cunningham, a finalist from the 2007 program, will be [...]
As many of you will remember, we were successful in receiving funding through the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) to develop Terry Talks, UBC’s version of the popular Ted Talks.
The plan is to launch Terry Talks next year – so that means a summer filled with working out the format and [...]
A Transdisciplinary Field Course offered thru UBC Earth & Ocean Sciences, Friday August 8 until Wednesday August 20 on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia
Three undergrad credits as EOSC 217; EOSC 448 or Grad credit (EOSC 595) may be arranged under some circumstances
Major Course activities: Earth Literacy, Community Living and Sustainability Foundations through [...]
Will you be a 3rd or 4th year UBC student in September 2008? Are you looking for an outstanding learning opportunity? Student Directed Seminars (SDS) offer upper-year students the opportunity to propose, plan, coordinate, and participate in developing a 3-credit seminar class for their peers. Your topic and content is only limited by your imagination!
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Annually, the UBC Student Leadership Conference (SLC) is a venue where over 1,100 students come together to connect and learn. Conference highlights from last year included a keynote address by Stephen Lewis and featured presentations by: Charlene Easton, Peter Busby, Hannah Taylor, and Terry’s very own Dave Ng, to mention [...]
What are the ethics and what is the impact of volunteering abroad?
Sociology 435 provides students an opportunity to deepen their formal preparation for citizenship through a field placement in a ‘developing’ country. A key goal of this course is to integrate classroom-based instruction and experiential learning, by connecting theoretical knowledge to everyday practices through [...]
Where is the line between foreign aid and volun-tourism?
What are the doctor’s roles and boundaries in an international aid setting? How can you get involved?
What biases or unrealistic expectations do health care workers carry when they work abroad?
Come hear Marion Tipple, a pediatric cardiologist with extensive travel experience throughout Asia, speak on [...]
If you have walked by the Bookstore this week, you may have wondered who are the individuals that have set up home outside the entrance. They are Sauder School of Business students taking part in the Five Days for the Homeless Campaign to raise awareness to [...]
I was reviewing the International Week schedule this morning and came across the featured documentary Mystic Ball. From the short description I was intrigued to learn more about Chinlone, the traditional sport of Myanmar (Burma), I have included a Chinlone highlight reel below. As someone who grew up juggling a soccer ball and [...]
Here is a great opportunity to share your experience as a university student in British Columbia and how you would like to see that experience change.
The Ministry of Advanced Education wants to know what it’s like to be a post-secondary student in BC.
On January 15-16, 2008, the Ministry will host a System Leadership [...]
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