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AMS Sustainability Projects Fund available!
Have a great sustainable idea but cannot afford it? Want to have reusable containers at your event but can’t afford it? This is where AMS Sustainability comes in! They have up to $90,000 to support all types of student-led sustainability-related … Continue reading
SCIE 220: Introduction to Sustainability
This new course brings together multiple disciplines (science, arts, social sciences, commerce, economics) to explore issues surrounding sustainability. Open to all year 2 and 3 undergraduates in any faculty. Please consult your program advisor if you wish to use this … Continue reading
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Tagged elective, interdisciplinary, SCIE 220, sustainability, term 2
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A Growing Culture’s Student Writing Contest – submissions due March 7, 2014
Here is an opportunity for young writers and farmers to get their articles published in an international sustainable agriculture resource library. Deadline for submissions is this Friday, March 7! Interested students must write a 1,200-word (maximum) essay on either a farming technique, … Continue reading
2014 UBC Farm Symposium – Feb 7, 2014
Greetings from the UBC Farm, Join us on Friday February 7th, 2014, for the 2014 UBC Farm Symposium, a full and free day of presentations and group activities providing insights on our food system sustainability, with topics ranging from hops … Continue reading
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Tagged food systems, sustainability, symposium, ubc farm
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A Growing Culture Writing Contest – deadline Jan 17, 2014
Do you have a passion for ecological agriculture and innovation? Write about a topic that matters to you and be entered for a chance to win a cash prize and the opportunity to be published on the AGC website. AGC … Continue reading
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Tagged a growing culture, acg, agriculture, contest, ecology, essay, sustainability, writing
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Great job opportunity with Stanley Park Ecological Society – Public Education and Outreach
Job – Public Education and Outreach Coordinator @ Stanley Park Ecology Society Info here: http://stanleyparkecology.ca/job/public-education-and-outreach-manager/ Hours: Fulltime, Regular 37.5 hours per week Application closing date: November 1, 2013 Start date: November 18, 2013
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Tagged career, ecological, education, job, outreach, stanley park, sustainability
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Go Global Group Study Programs for LFS Students
Go Global is thrilled to be able to offer Group Study Programs applicable to LFS students. Applications are open for all programs now, so please see below for the following applicable programs. 1. Science, Systems and Sustainability: Iceland Field Course … Continue reading
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Tagged field school, global, go global, science, sustainability
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UBC Ecojustice & Sustainability Education Program | September Info Sessions
This MEd in Curriculum Studies, with a focus on Ecojustice & Sustainability Education is offered in Vancouver, beginning January 2014. Because ecojustice addresses a diversity of possibilities for a green world, as well as a just world, the program welcomes applicants from across disciplines. … Continue reading
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Tagged ecojustice, education, MEd, sustainability
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Sustainability Course Listings
The UBC Sustainability Initiative has created their own course listing that compiles undergraduate and graduate courses offered at UBC that address environmental, social, and techno-economic aspects of sustainability. You can search by theme, faculty or department! Interested in taking a … Continue reading
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Ecojustice and Sustainability Education Graduate Program – application deadline September 30
The Faculty of Education is offering a new graduate cohort program with a focus on Ecojustice & Sustainability Education. This MA/MEd in Curriculum Studies is offered in Vancouver, beginning January 2014. Application deadline is September 30. For more information about … Continue reading
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Tagged ecojustice, education, fourth year, grad program, grad studies, masters, sustainability, third year
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