Past Events
Council Meeting - September 29, 2021
The Council will meet online.
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 - 10:30am to 12:30pm
Groves of Academe - September 23, 2021 *Please note schedule change*
This is the first meeting of the Emeritus College Reading Group - Groves of Academe - it was previously scheduled for Sep 22
READING: C.P. SNOW, The Two Cultures and The Scientific Revolution
If you are currently not on the email list of the Groves of Academe group and are interested in this or a possible second book group, please notify Christina Girardi at office@emerituscollege.ubc.ca
Thursday, 23 September 2021 - 3:45pm
Travel Group September 23, 2021
Travels in the 1970 and 1980s to Iran, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, Presented by William T. Ziemba, Professor Emeritus of Commerce and Business Administration
Bill will describe his travels by road in 1970, 1973 and 1974 through Eastern Turkey into Iran and Afghanistan, with visits to Ghom, Isfahan and Tabriz in Iran and Kabul, Bamiyan, Band-e Amir lake and Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. He will also describe a later trip in 1982 from Moscow to Samarkand, Bokhara and Shahrisabz in Uzbekistan. During his travels, Bill developed an interest and expertise in Oriental rugs, which he will discuss during his presentation.
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, 23 September 2021 - 3:00pm
Green College Series on Intergenerational Trauma
epigenetics: how nature and nurture together shape our offspring
Moshe Szyf
Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University
Judith G. Hall
Professor Emerita of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics (2012)
Marvin Westwood - Convenor
Professor Emeritus of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education (2015)
Topic: Epigenetics: How Nature and Nurture Together Shape our Offspring
Time: Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Green College link
Co-sponsors: Emeritus College and Green College
Tuesday, 21 September 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Poetic Odysseys - September 21, 2021
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).
A Conversation with Dr. Martha Piper and Dr. Indira Samarasekera
UBC Homecoming Event
A Conversation with Dr. Martha Piper and Dr. Indira Samarasekera
Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First
Saturday, September 18, 2021
10:30 am-12:00 pm PDT
Online event
Open to everyone. Registration is required.