DIVERSITY HEALTH FAIR 2009
PROMOTING HEALTHY LIVING: DIVERSITY HEALTH FAIR 2009 The 2009 Diversity Health Fair will focus on increasing awareness among members of diverse ethno-cultural BC communities about the importance of the prevention and early detection of type 2 diabetes. There is plenty of evidence indicating that type 2 diabetes can be prevented, and that lifestyle changes can […]
Kitchen Table Sustainability
Kitchen Table Sustainability: Transform Your Community Engagement with Sustainability Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009 Time 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Additional Information http://www.sfu.ca/city/fpl.htm Description Why are community engagement processes failing to engage local people with sustainability issues? And what can we do about it? Wendy Sarkissian takes a hard look at current community engagement processes […]
Upcoming events
Feb 2 2009 The Soviet Ambassador: The Making of the Radical behind Perestroika Christopher Shulgan presents his book on Aleksandr Yakovlev. As the right hand man of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yakovlev was instrumental in the Soviet reforms of 1987, however, few people realise that his democratic idealogies began in Canada, where he spent 10 years as […]
The Co-operators Youth Conference for Sustainability Leadership
Impact: The Co-operators Youth Conference for Sustainability Leadership Impact: The Co-operators Youth Conference for Sustainability Leadership, will be held at the University of Guelph from September 24 to 27, 2009. It is a partnership of business, academia and non-governmental organizations teaming up with 180 Canadian students. The conference will host a variety of speakers and […]
Seminar: Business Approach and Environmental Competitiveness in Rural Bolivia
Galia Selaya, with more than 10 years of experience in the fields of ecology, forestry and agriculture, has worked throughout the years in the practice of natural resource management in the forestry and agricultural sectors of the Bolivian lowlands and the amazon. Currently she is working in La Paz for the Bolivia RCA Project as […]
Environmental Educator and tour coordinator (Vancouver)
Eco Trek Tours is a new not for profit organization that provides eco tours for schools throughout the Lower Mainland. We are currently looking for an environmental educator and tour coordinator to work with the organizations, schools and muncipalities. Candidates are required to have: – Background and experience in the environment – Solid inter personal […]
Student Olympic Conference
Saturday January 31, 2009 – Panel of Olympic and Paraolympic athletes – 9 breakout sessions with over 30 Olympic related speakers – Lunch from UBC Catering – An exhibition fair with dozens of community organizations and 2010 volunteer opportunities – Exclusive rink tours of UBC Thunderbird Arena Tickets: $20 (available online now!) www.soc2010.ca
Campus Tour Student Ambassador
Position Campus Tour Student Ambassador Category: Serving and Connecting with People Occupational profile: Tour Guide Sector: Job type: Part-time Region: UBC Vancouver Location: Vancouver Company description The International Student Recruitment Office responds to international inquiries and provides information and pre-admission advising services to prospective international students inquiring from within Canada or from abroad. The office […]
Youth Leadership Summer Program Staff
Employer Lester B. Pearson United World College Position Youth Leadership Summer Program Staff Sector: Education and training Job type: Part-time Region: British Columbia Location: Victoria Company description The Pearson Seminar on Youth Leadership is an innovative experiential education program that challenges young people, from Canada and around the world, to look at leadership concepts in […]
Student Manager – International Peer Program
UBC International Student Development Position Student Manager – International Peer Program Job type: Part-time Company description International Student Development (ISD) works to ensure that international students can be fully engaged members of the University community and promotes intercultural learning among domestic students. Website: www.students.ubc.ca/international/ Contact: Caroline Rueckert International Student Advisor 604 827 5035 604 827 […]