2014
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Equity Enhancement Fund
Where Are We in the World? Enhancing UBC as a Place for Transformative International Community-Building.
Menu for Week of November 2 – 6
St. John’s College Dining Society presents the menu for November 2 – 6, 2014.
Jazz at SJC
Jazz at SJC – join us this Saturday, October 25 for the inaugural concert!. This is a free event and open to everyone.
Fireside Chat with Dr. Deborah James
The State of Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Informal Discussion
May Hot Lunch
The last “Hot Lunch” until September was pretty much a full house! Louise Cowin, Vice President, Students, was our guest speaker and talked about her portfolio, the challenges faced at UBC this year, and the healthy workplace initiative. Those present were invited to ask questions and to offer suggestions on ways to make their work place healthier. We […]
Congratulations Sandra Shepard
Congratulations for joining the 25 year club, and our gratitude for all that Sandra has done for UBC while at SJC!
April Hot Lunch
April’s Hot Lunch featured speaker was Pascal Spothelfer, Vice President, Communications and Community Partnership.
March Hot Lunch
Thank you to Pierre Ouillet, Vice-President Finance, Resources and Operations, for being our speaker for the March session
In Memory of Dr. Sheldon Cherry
We were saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Sheldon Cherry on March 23, 2014. He will be missed.
February Hot Lunch
At the second session our speaker was Alden Habacon, Director, Intercultural Understanding Strategy Development, who talked about IU strategy with a focus on staff resilience and what that means for an institution like ours. Lunch was St. John`s Dining Society`s Greek buffet!
Menu for Feb 2 to 6, 2014
St. John’s Dining Society present the menu for week of February 2 – 6, 2014
Inaugural “Hot Lunch” at St. Johns’ College
The inaugural “Hot Lunch” initiative was held at at St. John’s College January 29. Lisa Castle, Vice President, Human Resources, spoke on how the initiative came about. Thank you to the sponsorship support of the Office of the VP Human Resources the first luncheon was free and we will be able to offer the next four sessions at the subsidized cost of only $10
WinterConnections
The third annual WinterConnections dinner for international graduate students in their first year at UBC was held at St. John’s College on January 17. WinterConnections is co-sponsored by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; International Student Development; the Office of the Vice President, Students; the President’s Endowment Fund; the Provost’s Office; the Office of the Ombudsperson for Students; […]
Special Gift for Xiong Gu
Professor Xiong Gu presented with a gift in appreciation of his vision in the paper boat installation “Waterscapes: Johannean Journeys”.
In memory of Jhn. Steve Wu 胡思永 (1930-2014)
St. John’s College mourns the loss of Johannean Steve Wu 胡思永 Steve Wu was born in Shanghai in 1930. Steve grew up during the Cultural Revolution and attended St. John’s University (’52 Architectural Engineering). After graduating, he taught American style architecture at Nanjing Technical College. His brother, who had ties to the Communist Party, helped […]
