Past Events
Photo Group - March 24, 2022
The Joy of Symmetry in Photography
A presentation by Photography Educator, Rick Hulbert
We will explore photographic compositions that embrace “natural” symmetry as well as “creatively re-imagined” symmetry.
Symmetry has been historically appreciated by both the arts and sciences.
According to Scientist Alan Lightman, human brains actually strive to see things symmetrically. “The reason must be partly psychological," he says… “Symmetry represents order, and we crave order in this strange universe we find ourselves in… [It] helps us make sense of the world around us.”
This presentation is designed to be of interest to everyone, regardless of their level of experience and expertise.
Rick Hulbert is an instructor of photography at Simon Fraser University and Langara College in Vancouver, and, in normal times, leads multi-day photo-workshops throughout Europe and North America.
Rick‘s background as an international award winning Architect and Urban Designer informs his photography. His teachings reflect his knowledge of both the History of the 2-Dimensional Arts of Drawing and Painting along with the Science of Human Vision. Rick is a "Life Member" of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and a “Fellow" of The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Rick was one of only two photographers from North America selected to attend and exhibit at the World Art Games in Bratislava, Slovakia.
If you would like to join the photo group and receive the Zoom-link, please contact Richard Spencer at richard@rhspencer.ca
Thursday, 24 March 2022 - 7:30pm
General Meeting March 23, 2022
Alfred Hermida will discuss how the future of journalism is being shaped by approaches to journalism, innovation practices, business models and policy frameworks.
Alfred Hermida, Ph.D., is an award-winning online news pioneer, media scholar and journalism educator. With more than two decades of experience in digital journalism, his research addresses the transformation of news, media innovation, social media and data journalism. He is a professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, where he served as director for five years. He is co-lead of the SSHRC-funded Global Journalism Innovation Lab. It examines how new revenue models, new policy frameworks, and new modes of audience engagement can support informed, knowledge-based journalism. He also co-founded The Conversation Canada in 2017. He was a BBC journalist for 16 years, including four in North Africa and the Middle East, before going on to be a founding news editor of the BBC News website in 1997.
Senior Scholars' Series - March 22, 2022
Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions that Drive Academic Life
Fes de Scally
Professor Emeritus of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences (2019)
Reflections on a Career of Field Science and Experiential Education While Building UBC’s Okanagan Campus
Fes retired in 2020 after 32 years of teaching at Okanagan University College and UBC. He was part of the first cohort of faculty hired by OUC to create the institution’s first degree programs. Seventeen years later, those programs became the core of UBC’s newly acquired Okanagan campus. Fes has spent his career as a field scientist on a wide range of research problems, including the hydrological role of snow avalanches, the dynamics and hazards of high-mountain fans, tropical cyclone hazards, and wildland-urban interface fire risk. His fieldwork has taken him to Pakistan’s Punjab Himalaya and Karakoram Mountains, the Southern Alps of New Zealand, the Cascade and Rocky Mountains of western Canada, and the Cook Islands. His passion for undergraduate education, especially experiential and field-based, has been recognized by a teaching award from the Canadian Association of Geographers and a Visiting Erskine Fellowship at the University of Canterbury.
Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe - moderator
Professor Emeritus of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (2015)
Poetic Odysseys - March 21, 2022
All who are interested in writing, reading or listening to poetry are welcome.
Contacts:
Philip Resnick (Professor Emeritus, Political Science - philip.resnick@ubc.ca)
and George McWhirter (Professor Emeritus, Creative Writing).
Travel Group March 17, 2022
Above and Below the Sod in Ireland: About Golf and Graves
Presented by Charlotte Johnston and Jan Jaap Bijlsma
Our holidays in Ireland have afforded us great enjoyment of the people, their local golf courses, and some of the places they have laid their loved ones to rest. This talk and the slides will share some of these wonders of the Emerald Isle.
If you are currently not on the email list of the EC travel interest group and wish to receive our mailings, please contact Paul Steinbok at psteinbok@cw.bc.ca.
A zoom link will be sent out 2 days before each meeting.
Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 3:00pm
Green College Series on Intergenerational Trauma
BRINGING GENERATIONS TOGETHER: COMMONALITY, DIFFERENCE AND RESILIENCE. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
A Panel Discussion with Alejandra Sanchez, Grant Charles, Fred Chou, Judith Hall, Mari Piglini and Richard Vedan, moderated by the Series Convenor Marv Westwood.
Join Zoom Meeting
Green College link
Co-sponsors: Emeritus College and Green College
Tuesday, 15 March 2022 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm