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Community Health News: February 2015

Community Health News: February 2015

By Miranda Massie on February 4, 2015

UBC’s Travelling Health Fair, UBC Rec open house, Lunar New Year celebrations, family day activities, Ideas Lunch and Wine bar discount, President’s Awards nominations and more! Find out what is happening in and around the community this month.

Get Moving

2015 Travelling Health Fair-Feb 12, 24, 25

The Travelling Health Fair is a free mobile health clinic offered once a year to UBC staff and faculty, that offers individualized health assessments.  This year’s Traveling Health Fair will focus on bone health for men and women of all ages.

UBC Rec Winter Open House-Feb 18, 20

Reading Week is around the corner.  Book some FREE fitness time into your calendar by visiting one of the UBC Recreation open houses! The open house on Feb 20 will feature great prizes including Davis cup tickets, Wesbrook Village gift certificates, private tennis lessons and more!

Engage

UBC Reads Sustainability: Wade Davis-Feb 12

UBC Reads Sustainability is an exciting program that brings well-known sustainability authors to our campus to engage in a campus-wide discussion.

Lunar New Year Celebration: Department of Asian Studies– Feb 13

A joyous opportunity for the UBC community to demonstrate their Chinese language skills through songs, stories and comical performances.

Ideas Lunch and Wine Bar *discount* – until Feb 13

Have you visited the UBC Ideas Lunch and Wine Bar for Staff and Faculty?  Located in a peaceful corner of the Peter Wall Institute, this on campus oasis offers self-serve salads, soups, sharable snacks and drinks. Help out by filling in a 5 minute user survey.  Respondents will be entered into a draw to win a FREE LUNCH at Ideas!

Give Back

President’s Awards for Staff: Call for Nominations

Do you know UBC staff who make outstanding contributions to UBC? We invite you to recognize them and their achievements by nominating them for the 2015 President’s Service Award for Excellence and President’s Staff Awards (Vancouver campus).

Equity and inclusion Office: Call for Volunteers

Looking for an opportunity to give back to the UBC community?  The Equity and Inclusion Office is looking for volunteers to be on call to support events, and help promote their organization and resources to both the campus and greater community.

Off Campus

Red Mitten Weekend at the BC Sports Hall of Fame-Feb 7, 8, 9

Find your 2010 Olympic red mittens and wear them for FREE admission to the BC Sports Hall of Fame.  Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the games:  view medals, stand on the podium and more!

Fitness for Heart: Heart and Stroke Foundation Fundraiser: Richmond-Feb 14

Wear red and try Zumba, Latin Funk and fitness dance moves along with a 30-minute yoga stretch. Suitable for all fitness levels.

Talking Stick Festival: Vancouver-Feb 17-March 1

Experience, Explore, enjoy aboriginal culture through the arts.  All areas of the performing arts are represented at the Talking Stick Festival from theatre, dance, drumming, and music to spoken word, and multimedia performance.

Coldest Night of the Year Walk: Surrey – Feb 21

The Coldest Night of the Year is a fun, family-friendly walking fundraiser that raises money for the hungry, homeless and hurting in over 80 communities across Canada.

Posted in Community Health News, Events, Mental Health, Miranda Massie, Nutrition, Physical Health | Tagged equity, family day, give back, heart and stroke, Ideas, Open house, Travelling Health Fai, ubc rec, volunteers | Leave a response

Community Health News: September 2014

Community Health News: September 2014

By Miranda Massie on September 9, 2014

UBC Recreation Open House-Sept. 8-14

Join UBC Recreation for a free week of programming and open houses at all of its sport facilities. Throughout the week, there will be free classes, including yoga, martial arts, aquatic fitness, dance, pilates, cycle fit, boot camps, and more.

President’s Installation-Sept. 12

Attend the installation of Professor Arvind Gupta as the 13th President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of British Columbia.  Join UBC students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community for a full day of events on the Vancouver campus.

UBC Homecoming-Sept. 13

This year’s Homecoming will feature a ton of fun activities, concluding with the big game on Saturday, Sept. 13 against the University of Calgary Dinos.  Come out and show your UBC pride!

What I LOVE about being QUEER: Film screening & discussion with Vivek Shraya-Sept.24

UBC is proud to welcome Vivek Shraya to UBC’s Vancouver campus on Sept 24 to screen his film, What I LOVE about being QUEER. Join a lively discussion about language, identity and being queer at UBC and in today’s society.

Main Mall Harvest Feast–Sept. 25

Share a sustainable, family style, long table dinner. White linens, tableware, glassware & candles will be set where old & new friends share in food, drink, & share stories. In collaboration between chefs from UBC & the AMS with some UBC Farm items.  Purchase tickets here. View the Harvest Feast Menu

Become a Thrive partner for 2014!

Thrive is both a mindset and a week-long series of events focused on building positive mental health for UBC students, faculty, and staff.  The campus community is invited to partner in hosting an event or promoting the initiative.  By partnering with Thrive, your group can contribute to this dialogue and support positive mental health at UBC.  Are you a faculty member?  You are invited to bring Thrive into the classroom.

Announcing new Healthy Workplace Funding criteria-Nov. 2014

The Healthy Workplace Initiatives Program (HWIP) is a fund available to UBC departments and units to support healthy activities in the workplace.  The program provides start-up funds for kick starting health related, sustainable initiatives.  Have a great idea but need some seed money to get it off the ground?  Already running programming but want to take it to the next level?  Apply for Healthy Workplace funding!  New funding criteria.  Deadline to apply is November 22, 2014.

New UBC App!

UBC’s updated iPhone and Android app is available for download.  Students, faculty, staff and prospective students can access up-to-date event information and news from around campus.  The app can also help users find their way around using a list of locations and maps.

Hot Box Yoga-UBC Corporate Discount

UBC’s newest yoga studio, located in Westbrook Village, is offering a corporate discount to staff and faculty.

Yoga at UBC’s International House

Yoga classes at International House are starting up again for the fall!

Off-Campus events

Best Catch Sustainable Seafood Festival, Steveston-Sept.  14

This free community event promotes the value of making ocean-friendly seafood choices.The Best Catch Sustainable Seafood Festival features live cooking demonstrations, food tastings, live music, and more!

Surrey Youth Fest, Sept. 20

An outdoor concert, live performances, an exhibitor’s expo and more.  All geared towards youth!

Vancouver International Film Festival– Starts Sept. 25

As one of the largest film festivals in North America, the 33rd annual Vancouver International Film Festival brings Vancouver audiences some of the best films from around the globe.

Richmond Culture Days-Sept. 26-28

This year, Richmond is pleased to present the 5th annual Culture Days, a Canada-wide program featuring free arts and culture activities that showcase creativity in the community.  From backstage tours to pottery demos to hands-on Chinese calligraphy workshops, there is something for all ages and interests.

Alive interactive-September Issue


 

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