The January 2010 issue of UBC Reports – the Winter Games edition – features a story on the Olympic Legacy Exhibit, now on display at the Learning Centre Gallery.
You can view the story here: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2010/01/07/how-ubc-has-shaped-canadas-role-in-olympics/
The World At Night Astronomy Exhibit (January 4, 2010 to January 30, 2010)
The World At Night (TWAN) is a program to create and exhibit a collection of stunning photographs and time-lapse videos of the world’s most beautiful and historic sites against a nighttime backdrop of stars, planets and celestial events. TWAN is a bridge between art, humanity, and science. The eternally peaceful sky looks the same above all the landmarks and symbols of different nations and regions, attesting to the truly unified nature of Earth as a planet rather than an amalgam of human-designated territories. Those involved in global programs learn to see humanity as a family living together on a single planet amidst the vast ocean of our Universe. This global perspective motivates us to work for a better, more peaceful planet for all the world’s inhabitants. Astronomers Without Borders was created to work toward this goal. TWAN is an innovative new approach to expanding this global perspective. More information here: http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/about/gallery@IKBLC.html
Ian Ferguson – January 14, 2010, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Ian Ferguson is an award-winning playwright and humorist whose commentaries have been widely broadcast on radio and television. He is the creator of the live improvised soap operas Die-Nasty and Sin City and is currently writing a sitcom pilot for a major U.S. television network. With his brother Will, he is co-author of the runaway best-seller How to Be a Canadian. As a guidebook, How to Be a Canadian tackles the many humorous complexities and nuances of what it means to be Canadian. Ian Ferguson will be reading in the Lillooet Room (level 3) at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, Vancouver.
Imaged Credit: UBC Astronomy Club – “Astronomy at Night”
UBC’s rich Olympic legacy is on display for those wanting a closer look at the athletes and academics who have helped shape Canada’s role in the global sporting event.
The Olympic Legacy Exhibit, undertaken by UBC Library, University Archives and Public Affairs, features an array of images and documents that focus on UBC’s sporting history, with exhibits of medalled athletes, athletes turned scholars, UBC research, influential alumni and sports teams, and multicultural traditions. Material is provided by University Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections, Public Affairs, Musqueam Indian Band, cIRcle (UBC’s digital repository), and Athletics and Recreation.
Highlights include photos of Quene Yip, described as “UBC’s first Chinese-Canadian Sport Star,” and Harry Warren, a Rhodes Scholar and sprinter who in 1928 became the first UBC athlete to compete in the Olympics. (Warren also participated in the Great Trek, an event held in 1922 to spur completion of the Point Grey campus, and went on to become a UBC professor.)
Various influential teams are featured, including UBC’s “Cinderella Rowers,” a four-man crew that won the gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, despite having trained for a mere nine months. Also on the roster is the UBC-based 1964 Olympic hockey team, established by the late Rev. Father David Bauer and UBC Sports Hall of Famer Bob Hindmarch.
Behind-the-scenes figures include veteran UBC and Olympic swim coach Tom Johnson; Doug Clement, a former Olympic athlete and coach who became a sports medicine pioneer; and Bob Osborne, a founder and long-time director of UBC’s physical education faculty who played and coached Olympic basketball.
Among the featured scholars are Andrei Krassioukov, an Associate Professor in UBC’s Department of Medicine; Margot Young, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law; and Bob Sparks and Rob VanWynsberghe, both of the School of Human Kinetics.
Meanwhile, the multicultural aspect of the Games will be illustrated by displays of Chinese-Canadian soccer players (courtesy of the Chung Collection, located at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections) and Q’aysca:m, a stone-carved female figure who played an important role in Musqueam sporting culture.
The exhibit is at the Learning Centre Gallery, located on level two of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, adjacent to the circulation desk.
For more information, please contact Jessica Woolman at 604-827-4275 or jessica.woolman@ubc.ca, or visit www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/ps/Olympics2010_event.html.
Organized by the Library Olympics programming committee, the exhibit features material from University Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections, Musqueam Indian Band, cIRcle, Public Affairs, UBC Reports, and the Athletic department. Five exhibit cases cover UBC’s Olympic legacy through a look at sport – medaled athletes, athletes turned scholars, sports teams that live on forever, and multicultural sports traditions.
Some highlights include photographs of Quene Yip, a Chinese Canadian athlete; Harry Warren, a Great Trekker and Olympian; an indepth look at Rowing through the years; a look at the movers and shakers behind the scenes such as coach Tom Johnson, director Bob Osborne, and doctor Doug Clement; and photographs of Q’aysca:m, a sporting figure for the Musqueam.
An update on the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is featured on page 3 of Open Door, the newsletter of the B.C. Library Trustees’ Association. In addition, a photo and mention of Irving Barber appears on the previous page.
You can view the newsletter at BCLTA_newsletter_fall2009
The Vancouver Courier features an article on the exhibit Drippytown: Vancouver Life Through the Eyes of Independent Cartoonists.
You can view the article here: http://www2.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/artsandentertainment/story.html?id=19ebf584-7f6a-4274-b1c7-f4872c60283d
Drippytown is on display in Rare Books and Special Collections, located on level one of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Patricia Logie, a B.C. artist who has donated her portrait collection Chronicles of Pride to UBC Library, is featured in the Coast Reporter, a Sunshine Coast newspaper.
You can view the article here: http://www.coastreporter.net/article/20091204/SECHELT0501/312049996/-1/sechelt/chronicles-finds-a-home
Chronicles of Pride is a collection of 31 portraits that honour a range of First Nations figures. The collection will be displayed in March 2010 in the Learning Centre Gallery, located on level two of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, adjacent to the circulation desk.
Pecha Kucha Style Event at IKBLC: Topic – 2010 Olympics
Inspired by the excellent work of the Pecha Kucha Vancouver, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Olympic Programming Group is hosting our first Pecha Kucha inspired Event on Thursday, January 21st starting at 7 pm.
Pecha What?
The format of a Pecha Kucha is quite simple. Each presenter is allowed to show 20 images, with each image shown for 20 seconds, allowing entrants a total of six minutes and 40 seconds to explain their ideas before the next presenter is up.
This schedule ensures that presentations are concise, keeps the interest level high and offers more people the chance to share their ideas. Participants visualize their thoughts and in doing so create a forum for meaningful conversation about issues relating to the Olympics.
There is a broad range of research and knowledge on our campus regarding the Olympics, and we are excited to provide this opportunity for you to participate in a visual dialogue on this engaging topic. If you have a subject or issue that you are passionate about, come join our diverse group and inspire others with your message in a high-impact, visually stimulating format.
Inspired? Have Something Important to Share? Then Get Involved!
IKBLC Olympic Programming Group invites you to submit a presentation proposal.
Up tp $500 cash prize available