Events
Jeannette Walls
7:30 pm on Wednesday, June 26 Frederic Wood Theatre 6354 Crescent Road University of British Columbia The Vancouver Writers Fest and Simon & Schuster Canada present: JEANNETTE WALLS Bestselling author of The Glass Castle in conversation with Vancouver Sun feature writer Denise Ryan Jeannette Walls was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and grew up in the southwest [...]
UBC launches Be Happy campaign
A UBC Psychology study published in 2013 found people gain more happiness from spending on others than they do on themselves. Taking inspiration from this prominent research, the university’s new Alumni Appeal program has been themed “Be Happy”. The new campaign aims to encourage UBC alumni to try the findings for themselves, by supporting something [...]
SONGFIRE Festival: Living Song
Saturday, June 8, 2013 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Barnett Hall, UBC Point Grey Campus At a Museum: A woman is sitting on a bench, near the Statue of Venus. She is waiting to meet a man she has never met… Will he come? Will he be the one? VISI proudly welcomes acclaimed American composer [...]
The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures
The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures History, Image, Praxis, Thought May 31 – June 2, 2013 Pure Land Buddhist Traditions have been some of the largest and most influential in Buddhist history and remain so to the present day. This conference aims to examine sectarian traditions of Pure Land Buddhism, as well as the “pure [...]
Leadership Talk with Chip Wilson, Founder & Chairman of lululemon athletica
entrepreneurship@UBC is hosting a series of talks with distinguished speakers on Leadership from March to May building up to the pilot e@UBC Leadership Course to be held on June 26 – July 3, 2013 at the UBC Point Grey campus featuring a team of world renowned instructors. The talks are free to attend and open [...]
Free lecture by British playwright Caryl Phillips May 9
Internationally acclaimed British author and playwright Caryl Phillips will speak about the themes from his many plays and books in a special event this Thursday, May 9th at the Supreme Court Building in Vancouver. Illustrated by passages from his writing, Professor Phillips will explore the cultural legacies of colonialism, with a particular focus on the [...]
Dr. Adam Frank discusses Gertrude Stein radio plays – Arts on Air
The Faculty of Arts and CiTR 101.9 FM present Arts on Air. Join Ira Nadel (English) as he interviews UBC’s top writers, philosophers, singers and actors in the Humanities and Creative Arts. Provocative interviews, expert commentary and the latest updates from the Faculty of Arts make for an informative and entertaining segment. Ira’s latest guest, [...]
Whipped: The Secret World of Party Discipline
April 25th, 2013 @ 7:00pm Buchanan Building, Room A103 UBC Campus, 1866 Main Mall The Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions invites you to the premier of a timely new documentary film: Whipped: The Secret World of Party Discipline. PARTY DISCIPLINE IS AT THE HEART OF MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM It’s why many [...]
Arts on Air
The Faculty of Arts and CiTR 101.9 FM present Arts on Air. Join Ira Nadel (English) as he interviews UBC’s top writers, philosophers, singers and actors in the Humanities and Creative Arts. Provocative interviews, expert commentary and the latest updates from the Faculty of Arts make for an informative and entertaining segment. MoA presents Safar/Voyage: [...]
Is It Happening?
IS IT HAPPENING | UBC 2013 BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition | April 18th 2013 The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at UBC is pleased to present Is It Happening? this year’s BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition. Featuring work from a diverse background of theories, materials and methodologies, the exhibition showcases the [...]
