Past Events

E.g., Mar 28, 2024

Webinar event dates

AROHE Webinar Series | Jan 30

A New Webinar Series on Life as a Retiree

The UBC Emeritus College is pleased to announce a newly developed series of three webinars tailored for university academics who have retired more recently and for those approaching retirement. The sessions will explore the social, psychological and emotional dimensions of pre-and post-retirement.

The series, developed by AROHE*, is open to all members of the UBC Emeritus College, is free of charge and will be recorded for later viewing.  It will feature prominent speakers from Canada (Dr. Michelle Pannor Silver) and the US (Dr. Stacey Gordon) who specialize in the realm of retirement within academia.  

The first webinar, Reframing Your Identity: Habits of Highly Successful Retired People takes place on January 30, 2024 at 10-11:15 am PST. Click here to view the video preview 

For more details on the seminars or to register visit arohe.org (https://www.arohe.org/Reimagining-Retirement)

The webinars are hosted by AROHE*, the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (UBC Emeritus College is a member). They are supported financially by Fidelity who will not have access to registrants’ names, email addresses or solicit business.

Inquiries may be directed to linda.leonard@ubc.ca  Chair, Transitions to Retirement Committee, UBC Emeritus College.   

Tuesday, 30 January 2024 - 10:00am
Online
Vancouver, BC V6S 0A5
Canada
UBC Rose Garden

Vancouver Institute Lecture | Jan 27

Max Wyman

HOW THE ARTS ARE CENTRAL TO A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY
with Mr. Max Wyman, OC, Author and arts policy consultant

Mr. Wyman is one of Canada’s foremost cultural commentators. For more than three decades he wrote arts criticism for The Vancouver Sun and CBC Radio. Mr. Wyman is the author of a number of books, among them Dance Canada: An Illustrated History(1989), The Defiant Imagination: Why Culture Matters (2009), and its sequel The Compassionate Imagination: How the Arts Are Central to a Functioning Democracy(2023), as well as several biographies. He is currently working on a memoir. Mr. Wyman is a former member of the board of the Canada Council for the Arts, and a former President of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. For his services to the arts he has received multiple awards, including the Queen’s 25th, 50th and 60th Jubilee Medals, and the 125th Anniversary of Canada Medal.

More Information

Saturday, 27 January 2024 - 8:15pm
P. A. Woodward Instructional Resources Centre
2194 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 2A1
Canada
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Travel Group | Jan 25

South West USA in April/May: Golf, flora, fauna and natural wonders
with Rick Stokes, Associate Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics

After a long drive from Vancouver to Palm Desert, CA we joined friends at the Hilton Grand Vacations Club for 10 days of golf, horse trekking and sightseeing including the Salton Sea and Joshua Tree National Park.  We then made our way to Page AZ to visit the Antelope Slot Canyons and Horseshoe Bend.  Then onto Monument Valley and Mystery Valley on the AZ - UT state line.   Next, we travelled north to Moab UT to visit Arches National Park, Canyonlands and Dead Horse Point.  Although all these sights were “touristy”, we were pleasantly surprised with our experiences at all the places we visited and were amazed by the spectacular scenery.  Somewhat exhausted, we finally drove back home via OR and WA.  I will show photos of some of the animals, plants and geological wonders we saw on our travels.

Format: Zoom
If you wish to receive the zoom link for the meeting and are not already on the EC Travel group list, please contact Paul Steinbok at psteinbok@cw.bc.ca.

Watch the Recording

Thursday, 25 January 2024 - 3:00pm
Zoom
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Canada
General Meeting poster

General Meeting | Jan 24

Join us For a Special General Meeting with Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon.

Schedule:
1:00 pm Coffee and tea
1:45 pm Lecture with Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon
2:15 pm Q&A

Location:

Ponderosa Commons Ballroom, located in Oak House
Enter across from Harvest Market and continue to lower level
Stairs and elevator available
6445 University Blvd
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2

Parking: The closest parking is either UBC West Parkade (2140 Lower Mall) or Fraser River Parkade (6440 Memorial Rd).

Please note this is an in-person event. A recording will be made available on the Emeritus College YouTube page after the event but there will be no hybrid option.

View Recording

Wednesday, 24 January 2024 - 1:00pm
Ponderosa Commons Ballroom
6445 University Blvd
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Canada
Photo Group

Photo Group | Jan 19

Theme: "Flights of Fancy"

As always, you can send photos on other themes, and the photos can be recent (preferred!) or from your catalog. 

Please send two photos to Richard Spencer on this theme (or your choice) before the meeting.

If you would like to join, please contact Richard Spencer at richard@rhspencer.ca for Zoom details

Check out the Photo Group’s Flickr account to view photos from their last meeting.

Friday, 19 January 2024 - 3:00pm
Online and In-Person
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Canada
Tapestry Beatles Poster

Tapestry Series | Jan 18

The Roots and History of The Beatles

With John Michell

Do you remember where you were the first time you heard the Beatles? I do, and so does every rock musician for the last 50years. There was a freshness and energy that we had never heard before, and it was young and alive and they were the perfect sound for the times. The Beatles themselves were creative, talented and funny. Add George Martin to give them a little help with the music and add Brian Epstein to show them to the world and you have BEATLEMANIA. We’ll take a look at how this phenomenon came to be and look at the story behind the four lads from Liverpool. The music, the business, the people and the times that gave us this amazing Magical Mystery Tour.

Every Thursday from 11:00am-12:30pm for 6 weeks starting on January 18th, 2024

$120 for the whole course or $30/class

This is an in-person event: if you want to know more you can go to this link:
The Beatles - The Roots & History Presentations - Discover Tapestry

Contact Paige at Tapestry Wesbrook Village to Register:
604.225.5000
pfarquharson@discovertapestry.com

Thursday, 18 January 2024 - 11:00am
Tapestry
3338 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, ON V6S 0A6
Canada

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