Save the Date! Join us for Community Dinner 2017, a night of connection, community, and great food hosted by LFS|US and 4th year Dietetics students. Mark your calendars for November 18th at 6:00pm – you won’t want to miss this!
EARTH University Information session – October 5th
Go Global invites you to join us for an information session with EARTH University. EARTH is an innovative university in Costa Rica that focuses on sustainable agriculture practices. As a part of the program, students not only learn about sustainable practices in a classroom setting, but they actually have the opportunity to go out and put theory into practice, with weekly field trips throughout the term. Please check out the details below:
When: Wednesday, October 5, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Where: International House, Upper Lounge
Representatives from EARTH University and Go Global will be on hand to answer any questions that you might have about this exciting opportunity! We look forward to seeing you there.
Kind Regards,
Go Global
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Grad Photos – Nov 2017 and May 2018 graduation
Hello Grads,
Are you graduating ? Please book your graduation photos at EVANGELOS PHOTOGRAPHY LTD. as soon as possible before time slots become limited! Please go to www.evangelosphotography.com for bookings!
Deadline has been extended to March 15th 2018.
Please see the two attachments which provides information regarding your graduation photos:
(1) GradPhoto_LectureInfoSlip2018
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UBC Changemaker Series Session 1: Affordable Housing | Sept 26, 2017
The Changemaker Series is based on the theme: Take it Outside. This series offers opportunities for students to Gear Up, Navigate and Explore the realm of changemaking from the community, peers and campus resources. This event strives to inform students about the opportunities to connect to, collaborate with and learn from community partners.
Tuesday September 26—5:00pm-7:30pm
· Topic: Affordable Housing
· Location: Performance Theatre in AMS Nest (2nd floor, 6133 University Boulevard, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z1)
· Speakers:
· · Dan Garrison- City of Vancouver
· · Karl Tegenfeldt- Bloom Group
· · Samantha Gambling—Tiny House Collective
· · Marina Classen—Tenants Union
· Moderator:
· · Dr. Henry Yu—Department of History, UBC
Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/changemaker-series-2017-registration-36365232389
Additional Information:
· Activities: panel, table-top discussion with speakers
· Goals of the Day: Introduce students to changemaking. Explore principles critical to changemaking such as discomfort, new spaces, unconventional and unexpected ideas and interpersonal connections.
· Food: AMS Catering
· Parking/Transportation: North Parkade. Accessible by transit.
· Accessibility: Power doors, elevators and ramps are available. 7 minute walk/550m from UBC Unloading Bay.
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Doggy De-stress Day Fundraiser for the Animal Welfare Judging Team | Oct 5, 2017
Animal Welfare Judging Competition – UBC Teams going to Iowa State
UBC’s Animal Welfare Judging/Assessment (AWJAC) Team presents “Pet-A-Pup”!
Come relieve your midterm stress and relax before the long weekend starts by petting some dogs! We will have big dogs, small dogs, old dogs, young dogs, they’re all great dogs!
When: October 5th 11am-3pm
Where: Macmillan’s Basement at UBC’s Point Grey Campus. Right outside Agora Cafe.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/115930685765316/
There will be a 15 minute time limit to ensure that everyone gets a chance to pet some pups.
Event is by donation with a $2 minimum. Cash Only. All proceeds go towards supporting the AWJAC Team’s trip to Iowa State in November to represent UBC at a conference. The Intercollegiate Animal Welafere Judging and Assessment Contest is a fun and educational event designed to enhance awareness and understanding of welfare concerns affecting animals used for human purposes, such as agriculture, biomedical research, and companionship. UBC placed 1st at last year’s competition! This year’s competition is at Iowa State University. We are excited to announce that interest has grown so much that two teams will be representing UBC this year. More students means more funds are needed to cover the cost of the trip.
The team members have put together a Go Fund Me page, please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/ztpzjj-send-ubc-students-to-iowa-state to contribute. Share this with friends and family. We’re very proud of the fact that the ‘home’ of the AWJT is the Faculty of Land & Food Systems.
Help support UBC’s participation in this annual event!
Stay tuned for spoilers on which doggies will be coming to campus!
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Volunteer at Agora Cafe | application deadline Sept 22, 2017
Apply to be a volunteer at Agora cafe. We are a volunteer, student-run cafe located in the Macmillan basement. Come volunteer and learn how a food-service establishment operates, make friends with other students, learn teamwork and leadership skills, and polish your cooking and baking skills. No previous experience is necessary. We are a learning cafe. Come learn and have fun!
Volunteer application has extended until Friday September 22 11:59pm. Apply now! To find out more, visit blogs.ubc.ca/agora.
U-HUB
U-HUB is a UBC student initiative focused on promoting sustainability and sharing throughout our community of students, faculty and local residents.
We have developed an app and strongly believe that it will be an invaluable tool for the entire community whether you are a student, professor or local resident of the UBC campus community. The U-HUB app can be used to share items for sale, rent or for free, such as clothes, books or furniture, users can also request such items as well. With U-HUB, users can also offer and/or obtain services such as, tutoring, maintenance, translating or cleaning.
U-HUB plans to connect all members of UBC’s campus community and we believe that through the sharing of goods and services we will become a more cohesive and sustainable community.
We are constantly looking for more like-minded people to join us in our mission, please get in touch with us through our Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or directly via info@u-hub.ca or visit their website at www.u-hub.ca.
Student Networking Event – BC Food Protection Association
Dear UBC students,
Student Professional Development Group of BC Food Protection Association is having a tudent Networking Event in the evening (6:00 pm) of Sep 21st, 2017, to connect students in UBC and BCIT, provide students with chances to meet senior peoples working in food science related areas and acquire knowledge and useful information for career development and job hunting.
This year the event will be inside Molson Coor (1550 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3G5).
This event is only available for students. Although student membership is not required for this event, but we highly recommend you to become a student member of BC Food Protection Association to enjoy the members’ benefits of the following events as well as students scholarship. An introduction to the student membership of BC Food Protection Association is attached.
Spots are limited! Please RSVP Yaxi Hu: huyaxi2004@gmail.com to get your spot before Sep 19th. Please use “BCFPA SNE 2017 registration” as the email subject.
More information can be found in the poster attached below.
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LFS|US Apparel Store – Now Launched!
The Land and Food Systems Undergraduate Society’s NEW apparel store has officially launched! The apparel store consists of LFS hoodies and crewnecks, along with other items such as LFS dad hats, infuser water bottles and collapsible containers.
To immediately buy merchandise, purchase them at https://www.myshowpass.com/o/land-and-food-systems-undergraduate-society/.
If you cannot pay right away, you can pre-order and pay in cash or credit to the LFS|US Office (MCML 64). To order online, please follow the order link here: https://goo.gl/forms/PNc4iWJiMHfjZ42g2
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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 provide the birds with necessities.
Tasks and Duties of volunteers include:
- Feed and water birds
- Mist birds
- Clean cages and facility
Shifts are available 7 days a week, and the hours are flexible. The location is at 8th and Main, 1 block from Main and Broadway.
For more information contact us at volunteerwpr@gmail.com .