Posts from the ‘education’ category

Deconstructing Supper, Limited Wars, and Microfinance (awesome talks are coming your way!)

March. Tis a month where everything becomes crazy busy, time moves quickly and the libraries are even more crammed than usual. But assignments aside, March is…

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THE ELEMENT: HOW FINDING YOUR PASSION CHANGES EVERYTHING
SIR KEN ROBINSON (VIDEO)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Have you gone through your education with no clear idea of what it is that you love to and of what it is that you do…

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Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds (a great video from a great lady)

Seems like TED.com is releasing videos on my list of favourites. Sit back and enjoy! As an aside, I’m curious what she thinks of this vaccine…

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(2009) Major Angst: Camille Israel

Name: Camille Israel Talk Title: “Major Angst” Notes: Faculty of Arts, Department of Anthropology, 4th year Topic:Sometime during her first year at UBC, Camille started collecting…

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Break Down Barriers with TAG Living Lab!

Are you interested in getting involved to make UBC a better place to learn? The TAG Living Lab is a group of students and support from…

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Apply to the Clinton Global Initiative University Conference – Meet Bill Clinton!

By far the one of the best experiences I’ve ever been a part of was attending the 2nd Annual Clinton Global Initiative University Conference in Austin,…

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Awesome Event: Kidsbooks Welcomes Greg Mortenson!

Oh! I have the most delightful, wonderful, amazing, pick a superlative and I’m sure it’ll fit, news. Greg Mortenson is coming to visit in January 2010! …

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Looking for a course next semester?

For those of you who haven’t finalized your schedules for next term, I’ve found a couple fantastic courses that will engage the Terryness inside of you!

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Celebrate Learning Week! Oct 24 to 30th

Zack says: “Greetings! On October 24 – 30, 2009, UBC will be abuzz with activity during Celebrate Learning Week! It is a week-long initiative that seeks…

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Science, Literature, and the Nature of Happiness

Here’s a question for you Terry readers: What makes us happy? Well? Maybe it’s obvious to you. But I think it’s not always as easy as…

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