2010 SHIFT MAGAZINE
SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES AT UBC’S OKANAGAN CAMPUS l JUNE 2010Read the full magazine here. |
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SUSTAINABILITY. FROM HERE.From the outset, UBC’s Okanagan campus has been dedicated to building a sustainable community. Professor Stephen J. Toope, President and Vice-Chancellor; Dr. Doug Owram, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal; Dr. Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz, Provost and Vice Principal Academic and Research |
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CAMPUS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTUBC’s Okanagan campus has been dedicated to building a sustainable community. |
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WALK WITH USTake a campus sustainability walking tour online or in person and visit a series of sustainable stations around campus. |
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Sustainability OfficeUBC’s Okanagan campus develops a new dedicated Sustainability Office to help advance, lead, and deliver its sustainability vision. |
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STUDENTS WEIGH-INMallory Hewlko is a student ambassador for sustainability, invoking change as she engages the student body in sustainable initiatives. Mallory Hewlko, goBEYOND Campus Coordinator |
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COMPOST KINGRecycling is always on Allan King’s mind, and King is always on the go. Allan King, Manager of Maintenance and Grounds |
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COMMUNITIES OF WINEAssociate Professor of Geography Donna Senese has researched wine locally, nationally, and from the perspective of agritourism. |
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FROM THE GROUND UPFacilities staff are the “nuts and bolts” of sustainability at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Roger Bizzotto, Facilities Manager |
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GETTING OUT OF NEUTRAL: HELPING B.C. COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGEAssociate Professor of Economics Kenneth I. Carlaw explores how ‘Climate Justice’ may be the new catch phrase for the century. |
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MORE RESEARCH SMALLER FOOTPRINTShelley Kayfish has made a career of pollution prevention. Shelley Kayfish, Manager of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) |
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A COMMUNITY CONNECTIONMary Stockdale wears two hats these days: she’s a volunteer community activist for sustainability and an Adjunct Professor in the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. Clockwise from top left: Tanya Rumak; Raja Wariach; Mary Stockdale; and Kathleen Taylor |
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BUILDING SUSTAINABLYBuilding a campus is equivalent to building a community. And, as the campus develops, it becomes an increasingly valuable resource that will serve many other communities in turn. |
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