UBC Continuing Studies: Cool Canadian History

26 November 2016 9:30 am

Venue: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Room 191

One Day @ UBC Take a journey through some of the most interesting, unique, weird, and significant moments in Canadian history. From a rebellion on the prairies to coureurs de bois serving on the Nile River, learn about some of the people, moments, and events that changed the course of the nation, the continent, and […]

One Day @ UBC: Calling Cartographers: Learn Open Source Geographic Information Systems

18 March 2017 9:30 am

Venue: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Room 191
Categories: News
Tags: IKBLC, QGIS, software

Learn how to create maps using free and open source software for Geographic Information Systems. By the end of the course, you have an understanding of free data sources, types of data, and how to create and publish your own unique map of Vancouver. The main software used will be QGIS; personal laptops are required. […]

One Day @ UBC: Politics, Literature and Painting through Three Women of the 20th Century: Evita Peron, Gabriela Mistral and Frida Kahlo

25 March 2017 9:30 am

Venue: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Room 191
Tags: event, IKBLC, literature, painting

Explore the legacy of three important women in the first half of the 20th century: the First Lady of Argentina, Evita Peron; Gabriela Mistral, the Chilean poet-diplomat and the first Latin American author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature; and Frida Kahlo, one of Mexico’s greatest artists. Examine the lives of these women through […]