Class tonight: AIESEC and Global Citizenship
Since we had to cancel class last week, class is on for tonight. We’ll have a brief presentation followed by a discussion on Global Citizenship. Don’t forget to read the article Are You a Global Citizen? in The Tyee and be prepared to add your own thoughts. If you’re new to GRS, you might want […]
Readings for Jan 18
Last class Roxana handed out copies of an article from The Tyee. If you didn’t recieve a copy, or weren’t able to make it to class, you can find it here: Are You a Global Citizen?. Please have a read through and jot down any concerns or questions that come up based on your own […]
Happy New Year
Welcome back! First class is on January 11, 2012. See you there!
Updates!
Dec 2, 2011 First, a big thanks to Roxana, Roger, and everyone else who helped make our last class of the semester a delicious success. Hopefully we can make this happen again in the future. Here’s a video created by your fellow GRS student Hayley Pipher, inspired by our class visioning exercise: A Vision for […]
Final Fall Class
Nov 30, 2011 Tonight will be our last class for the semester. Come early (5pm) to share some tasty food and socialize with your classmates before we all part ways for the winter break. Our presenters, Jen and Sarah, will describe their experience in Cuba while taking LFS 302 with Wendy Holm. Don’t forget: The […]
Tonight: Chris Bennett
Nov 23, 2011 This evening we will be joined by UBC professor, Dr. Chris Bennett. Continuing on the theme of “aid” from Dr. Haimanot’s discussion of food aid, Chris will discuss the concept of “transformative aid”. While there are numerous challenges to giving aid, with appropriate monitoring and evaluation there is also the potential to […]
Visionings
Nov 16, 2011 You may remember our visioning activity earlier this semester, and the challenge I proposed to each of you to articulate a collective vision statement for the class. Well, one GRS student took this to the next level and created a stop motion video. Check out Hayley Pipher’s video on the GRS Vimeo […]
Updates
Nov 8, 2011 The blogroll has been updated big time! All new blogs can be found under GRS Blogs, while outdated blogs from our previous students have been relocated to Alumni Blogs. So take a look around, and notify me if you find any errors. Other updates include: a more comprehensive method for dealing with […]
Final Class of October
Oct 25, 2011 We only have one class left for the month of October, and it looks like a good one. Join us tomorrow evening for a presentation from Ze Soryal. Ze Soryal is a leadership consultant and conference speaker whose passion for global change is grounded in his uncompromising commitment to internal, personal transformation. […]
No Class Tonight
Oct 3, 2011 A quick reminder that there will be no GRS class this week. Enjoy your evening off, maybe take a few minutes to update your blog with how the semester is going for you.