Past events
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January 8, 2018
Can Music Really Do That? Reflections on Musical Profundity
Ian Heckman, Philosophy Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, January 8, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Member's Series The idea that music can express emotion has been of central concern for philosophers of music for quite a few years. We all recognize…
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December 19, 2017
GC Special Dinner with Principal
Green College Principal Holiday Special Dinner Tuesday December 19, 2017 For Resident Members 5 pm Graham House Piano Lounge RSVP by Monday, December 11 by clicking on the "RSVP Now" button. Your RSVP by the deadline is necessary to attend.If you have a guest staying with…
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December 6, 2017
Yahguudangang: The Act of Paying Respect
Jisgang, Nika Collison, Curator at Saahlinda Naay, Saving Things House, Haida Gwaii Museum at Kay Llnagaay Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, December 6, 5-6:30 pm in the series Living with the Dead: Cultural Heritage, Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Communities …
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December 5, 2017
Multimedia, Brain-Computer Interfaces and Medical Instrumentation: Dispatches of a Pioneer Woman in Engineering Across Continents
Rabab Ward, Electrical and Computer Engineering Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, December 5, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow in the series Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions that Drive Academic Life Rabab Ward grew up in a Moslem family in Lebanon, and has…
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December 2, 2017
Crossing Borders in a Globalized World: A New Treaty for Migrants and Refugees
MARK ZACHER DISTINGUISHED VISITOR LECTURE Michael Doyle, Professor of International Affairs, Law and Political Science, Columbia University Woodward Instructional Resource Centre Lecture Hall 2, UBC Saturday, December 2, 8:15-9:30 pm in The Vancouver Institute Lectures …
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November 30, 2017
Green College Winter Gala 2017
Green College Winter Gala Thursday, November 30, 2017 For Resident Members and Members of Common Room 6 pm Reception in Graham House 7 pm Dinner in the Great Hall (Buffet menu includes vegetarian and non-vegetarian options) RSVP by Monday, November 27 by clicking on the …
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November 28, 2017
Eighty Years On, What Is Left of Stephen Leacock?
Leslie Robbins-Conway and Paul Conway, storytellers Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, November 28, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College Special Lecture Before John Maynard Keynes there was Stephen Leacock. Before John Ralston…
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November 27, 2017
Poetry Reading: Works From the Writer-in-Residence Workshop
Poetry Reading: Works From the Writer-in-Residence Workshop Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, November 27, 8-9 pm Green College Members will share individual and collaborative works that have emerged from Writer-in-Residence Anne Simpson's weekly creative writing workshops.
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November 25, 2017
Ships, Satellites, and Social Media: How We Understand Arctic Climate Change
GEORGE W. POLING LECTURE Philippe Tortell, Director, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, UBC Woodward Instructional Resource Centre Lecture Hall 2, UBC Saturday, November 25, 8:15-9:30 pm in The Vancouver Institute Lectures Philippe Tortell Dr…
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November 21, 2017
Music and Mother Tongue: How Luther’s Reformation Transformed Sacred Music
Irmgard Scheitler, University of Wuerzburg, DAAD Visiting Professor at UBC, Scholar in Residence at Green College Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, November 21, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Transforming Sounds / Altered Selves: How Music Changes in Time,…