Upcoming Events
Travel Group | Sep 14
Biking in (not over) the Alps from Innsbruck to Salzburg, then on to Vienna
with Kay Teschke, Professor emeritus, Population and Public Health
Four of us went on a self-guided bike tour in Austria in the fall of 2019 and loved it. Lush scenery, traffic-free paths, public art, music by people and farm animals, and enough mid-day rain to give us an excuse for extended lunches in small town cafes.
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.
A zoom link will be sent out before each meeting.
Thursday, 14 September 2023 - 3:00pmCome Toward the Fire | Sep 16
Come Towards the Fire
A Celebration of Indigenous Community, Culture, and Creativity
Presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Musqueam
A family-friendly Indigenous-led festival in advance of the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. This year's festival will include music performances, workshops, film screenings, food vendors, an Indigenous artisan market, and more. Everyone is welcome! All festival events are FREE for Indigenous community members.
For a full list of UBC's Orange Shirt Day Events please visit the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre website.
Saturday, 16 September 2023 - 1:00pmPresident's Reception for New Emeriti
Tuesday, 19 September 2023 - 4:00pmCouncil Meeting | Retreat | Sep 21
The Council will meet for their annual Retreat.
This in-person event will follow all guidelines set by the UBC communicable disease prevention plan. If you are feeling unwell or have flu-like symptoms please stay home.
Please Note: This event will be photographed and images may be posted on our website or used for marketing purposes. If you would prefer not to be photographed, please inform the photographer. UBC is authorized to collect these images under section 26 of the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Thursday, 21 September 2023 - 10:00am to 4:00pmGeneral Meeting | Sep 27
JOIN US AT OUR first GENERAL MEETING OF THE 2023-2024 YEAR
Hands Back, Hands Forward for Indigenous Education
with Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem, Emeritus Professor of Educational Studies
Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem will share her personal and professional experiences in Indigenous education, from early learning to graduate education.
The reflection of Hands Back will focus on Indigenous ways of knowing, policies, research, and programmatic approaches that have created successful Indigenous educational pathways in British Columbia and UBC. Hands Forward will address continuing educational challenges and exciting possibilities for the future of Indigenous education in this era of truth and reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization.
Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem, is a member of the Stó:lō First Nation and has kinship in St’at’imc First Nation in British Columbia. Over a 45-year educational career, Q’um Q’um Xiiem has served as a school teacher, curriculum developer, researcher, author, university leader and professor. She is Professor Emeritus in the UBC Department of Educational Studies. At UBC, she has held the leadership positions of Director of the First Nations House of Learning, Associate Dean for Indigenous Education, and the Director of UBC’s Indigenous Teacher Education Program. In 2018, Q’um Q’um Xiiem, was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for her lifelong contributions to advancing Indigenous education in K-12 and post-secondary education through policy, programs, curricula, and research.
Schedule:
11:30 am Lunch and Meet and Greet
12:30 pm Business meeting
1:00 pm Talk by Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem
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).
This in-person event will follow all guidelines set by the UBC communicable disease prevention plan. If you are feeling unwell or have flu-like symptoms please stay home. A recording will be made available on the Emeritus College YouTube page after the event but there will be no hybrid option.
Please Note: This event will be photographed and images may be posted on our website or used for marketing purposes. If you would prefer not to be photographed, please inform the photographer. UBC is authorized to collect these images under section 26 of the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Wednesday, 27 September 2023 - 11:30amIntergenerational March | Sep 30
Join us for an intergenerational march to commemorate Orange Shirt Day (OSD). Members of the UBC community, families and those in solidarity are welcome to participate. The march is intergenerational, and aims to be educational and supportive to the Indigenous community on campus and beyond. Educational activities will allow younger participants to connect with the original inhabitants of the land and plant a seed to continue these conversations of a difficult era in Canadian history at home.
For a full list of UBC's Orange Shirt Day Events please visit the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre website.
Saturday, 30 September 2023 - 11:45am