Author Archives: Emma Loughton
Nightowl Bird Hospital – Volunteer Opportunity
Nightowl Bird Hospital and Greyhaven Exotic Bird Society have rescued 586 parrots from the World Parrot Refuge. Two hundred of those parrots are now at a Mount Pleasant location waiting to be adopted. We are in need of volunteers to … Continue reading
LFS Opportunities and Involvement Fair – September 26th
LFS ACE Team is preparing an event, called Opportunities and Involvement Fair. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 26th, 2017, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. This event is dedicated to introducing the opportunities and resources that could … Continue reading
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UBC Library Series Celebrates Science Literacy Week!
UBC Library on the Vancouver campus is celebrating national Science Literacy Week (September 18-24, 2017) with a number of activities that are sure to peak your interest! Most (but not all) events will be held at Woodward Library September 18th … Continue reading
Field Trip – Soils of the North Cascade Region (Sep 30 – Oct 1, 2017)
On behalf of the Pacific Regional Society of Science (PRSSS), I am pleased to invite you to attend our upcoming Fall Field Trip which will be held in the North Cascade region of British Columbia, Canada and Washington, USA from … Continue reading
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UBC Tandem Language Learning Program
Do you want to improve your French? Your English? Your Japanese? Your Arabic? Or any other language? The UBC tandem Language Learning Program pairs you with someone at UBC who speaks the language you want to improve and who wants … Continue reading
Get involved! Community placements for Land and Food Systems students- Deadline Sep 22nd
Looking to get involved this year? The combination of a weekly Trek placement with a non-profit organization or school, and our guided learning program can enable you to learn more about community issues, apply your academics in the real world, … Continue reading
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UBC Future of Food Dialogue Series – September 27th
You are invited to the UBC Future of Food Dialogue Series: a campus-wide initiative bringing together food security and sustainability experts from across UBC and North America to engage audiences with the Global Food System. Speaker: Dr. Amy Hanser Topic: … Continue reading
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Agora Café – Volunteer Applications Now Open | due Sept 20, 2017
Volunteer applications for Agora Cafe are now open! Come join the awesome Agora team for a fun semester! Volunteering at Agora is a great way to meet new people, learn valuable skills and get involved in your UBC community! Apply … Continue reading
First Year Representatives Election Voting Week: Sept 18-22
From September 18-22, LFS First Year Students can visit https://amsvoting.as.it.ubc.ca to vote for this year’s two First year Reps. Please visit the LFS|US Facebook Page and Event ‘LFSUS First Year Reps Election’ for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1726407667660705/
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2018 UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture – APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
The UBC Farm Practicum can be taken for-credit (6-9 credits), or as non-credit, and as either a six-month (April – October), or as a four-month (April – August), experiential-learning program. The program is part-time (approximately 20 hours per week), and … Continue reading
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