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Campus Plan Report
You’ve all seen the signs carpeting our pavements and draping our buildings at UBC, asking you “what’s the plan?”. This fancy publicity campaign is promoting the process of coming up with a ten-year strategic plan for the academic campus of UBC. The Plan addresses the holistic, and specific vision for all of the university’s institutional [...]
AMS meeting, may 30
Yesterday’s council meeting was a picture of brisk efficiency. A colossally long list of agenda items was faithfully plodded through to general satisfaction, though not fascination. Here’s a summary of the things I didn’t sleep through: U-Boulevard efforts were successful, and monumental, said the president and VP academic. They reviewed the outcome (the plan is [...]
The Gossip Column
Yeah, it’s a degenerate age for journalism. (See Roman Polanski’s recent antics). Not that I’ve ever had “standards”. Yesterday, the university’s greybeards gathered at Norman Mackenzie House (president Toope’s residence) to honour several of this year’s honorary degree recipients. The elegant reception came upon the heel of a long day of taxing hand-shaking for the [...]
BoG goes ahead with tunnel, utilities.
In an embattled, but clear decision, the UBC board of governors passed final approval of the University Boulevard project’s first phase on Tuesday. Though the faculty, staff, and student representatives were opposed, President Toope remained staunchly in favor of the the phase, which ensures the future of an underground bus terminal on the site of [...]
UBC BoG committee approves transit tunnel for U-Boulevard.
If you’re a new reader and would like some background, refer to a few earlier posts: The AMS and U-boulevard and What’s UBC Properties Trust? (clickies) Yesterday, the Board of Governors’ Property and Planning committee carried a motion to approve the construction of the tunnel that is to lead to the underground bus loop – [...]
UBC Senate Meeting, May 16th
Aidha Shaikh – GSS councilor, AMS councilor, and Senator – gives us an account of yesterday’s senate meeting. Aidha can be contacted at aidhashaikh[at]gmail[dot]com. Agenda and materials are available HERE. 1: Proposal to extend Mid-Term Break in Term 2 2010 at UBC Vancouver (motion passed)The proposal made was to allow for midterm break to extend [...]
AMS Academic Quality committee update and beer with BoG rep Darren Peets
Since these two events happened in the same day, and they’re not too lengthy, posts have been consolidated. The newest AMS committee, struck at the April 4th meeting had its first meeting yesterday. It has fairly broad aims: basically to prepare a framework for future AMS policy on matters of academic quality. That means setting [...]
Labrat missives – how to find a summer job you hate
It’s seven pm and here I am at the lab, with no prospects of leaving for at least 2 hours. The summer job is no longer just an institution, it’s a necessity. With debt burden higher than ever, and professional competition ingrained in our young but pragmatic psyches, not only do students need to make [...]
AMS meeting May 2, or, concerning U Blvd.
We’ve been a little negligent of late, admittedly. Exams, Tim out of town, me just starting work, and other excuses abound. But don’t give up on us! There is some neat stuff coming up. Yep, yesterday was summer’s first AMS council meeting. The free food was scarce, and the atmosphere tense. The order of business [...]
Campus 2020
The Campus 2020 report was released today. Click here to see the site. Warning – it’s 114 pages long. You’ll recall this is the province’s exercise in “re-thinking” the post-secondary education system and providing a vision for the future. It’s long. I’d read it but it’s hockey night and I’m packing up and leaving my [...]
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