News from the 3rd Floor

In this week’s blog we have…

• “Dialogue Development” alumni skill-building session
• Summer Workshop:  Exploring Arts for Social Change
• SFU Public Square Launch
• SFU Vancouver Seeks Orientation Leaders
• Healthy People, Healthy City

Healthy People, Healthy City

Healthy People, Healthy City -

Making Vancouver a leader in urban health

Friday, June 22, 2012     8:00am to 12:45pm
SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC

Delegate fee $25/person. Click here to register: http://healthycity.eventbrite.ca

Be part of the discussion as we take the first step in the development of a bold and ambitious plan for social sustainability for the City of Vancouver – the Healthy City Strategy.

Moderated by Chief Librarian, Sandra Singh, the event features:

Snapshots:

·         “The Way to a Healthy City is Through its Belly: Vancouver’s Neighbourhood Food Network Movement”. Zsuzsi Fodor, Community Developer & Food Systems Consultant, and Wendy Mendes, Social Policy, City of Vancouver

·         “RainCity Housing: Creating Opportunities for Healthier Housing”.  Bill Briscall, Communications Manager, RainCity Housing and Support Society

·         “CitizenU: young leaders tackling racism, discrimination and bullying”. Steven Dang, Social Policy, City of Vancouver with participants from CitizenU

·         “Improving Methadone Maintenance Therapy Through Courage and Collaboration”. Laura Shaver, Vice-President, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) with Mary Clare Zak, Director, Social Policy, City of Vancouver

·         “Strategic Partnerships to Increase Employment for Aboriginal People”. John Webster, CEO, Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society (ACCESS) with Paul Mochrie, General Manager, Human Resources, City of Vancouver

·         “SACY – an Uncommon Approach to Drug Abuse Prevention”. Art Steinmann, Manager, Substance Abuse Prevention (SACY), Vancouver School Board

·         “Compulsive Hoarding, not just a TV show”. Lynn Urekar, Property Use Inspector, City of Vancouver

·         “Walking the Talk: Mobility, Health and the Built Environment”. Joanie Sims-Gould, PhD, Research Associate, Knowledge Translation,  Centre for Hip Health and Mobility with Meghan Winters, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University

Keynote speaker: Andre Picard, award-winning public health reporter at The Globe and Mail and acclaimed public policy consultant.

A panel discussion with leaders in health and social sustainability including:

·         Romi Chandra Herbert – PeerNetBC, Coordinator & Community Developer
·         Trevor Hancock – University of Victoria, Professor and Senior Scholar
·         Lynda Gray – Urban Native Youth Association, Executive Director
·         Patty Daly – Vancouver Coast Health, Chief Medical Health Officer
·         Andrew Petter – President and Vice-Chancellor, Simon Fraser University

See you there! (and do pass this along to your friends and colleagues – registration closes June 18^th, 2012)

Presented by the City of Vancouver in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health – www.vancouver.ca/healthycity

 

“Dialogue Development” alumni skill-building session

Don’t forget to register by Monday, June 4 for the inaugural “Dialogue Development” alumni skill-building session. This event will provide space for recent and distant graduates to explore the burning question many alumni have asked upon completing the Semester in Dialogue: How can I continue to have positive impact on the world post-dialogue?

Date: Wednesday, June 6
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Location: Harbour Centre 3050 (Dialogue Classroom)

RSVP Deadline: Monday, June 4 (http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/110417338)

Alumni facilitators will help to lead dialogues around three sub-topics:

Working inside the system: What opportunities exist to effect positive change by working with institutions collaboratively from the inside? Dialogue alumna Jennyfer Chamberland will kick off the discussion by discussing her own experiences working in the office of SFU’s VP Academic.

Further education: How can further education support personal and professional goals to make a difference? Dialogue alumna Heather Mancell will initiate the dialogue by drawing from her studies as a medical student at the UBC Faculty of Medicine.

Creating your own position: Can dialogue alumni succeed in creating and funding their own job? Dialogue alumna Deborah Harford will get the conversation rolling by recounting her experience creating the Adaptation to Climate Change office at SFU.

Contact Robin at rjprest@sfu.ca for more information.

 

Summer Workshop: Exploring Arts for Social Change

Summer Workshop: Exploring Arts for Social Change – A Five-Day Intensive Workshop

The International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC) and Judith Marcuse Projects, in partnership with The Dance Centre, announce

Exploring Arts for Social Change – A Five-Day Intensive Workshop

One of the most effective ways we have to nurture positive change in the world is to create dialogue and problem-solve through a creative lens; one that encourages pragmatic innovation through the use of our imaginations.

Here is an opportunity to experience some of the many ways arts-for-social-change approaches (including games and other forms of play, dialogue techniques, and art-making in a variety of disciplines) can stimulate and inform creative strategies – as well as the creation of art – in our lives. No experience necessary! Participants will learn about and practice diverse approaches and skills that are used in Canada and around the world to stimulate creative thinking and innovation, nurture insight, solve problems and create new ideas for engagement, collaboration and action.

This intensive will be taught by Judith Marcuse with guests from the field; it will include dialogues, reading, video showings and small-scale projects.

Judith Marcuse, a senior artist/practitioner and teacher, is the founder of ICASC (www.icasc.ca). For over 30 years, her local and international work in community and academic settings has aimed to create a more just and sustainable world through participation in the arts.

When: Wednesday to Sunday, August 22 to August 26, 2012, 10am to 4.30pm

Where: Scotiabank Dance Centre

677 Davie Street Vancouver BC (map)

Fee: $400 plus HST Register early! The workshop has limited capacity and will fill quickly.

To Register:

1. Contact Kim Gilker at  judithmarcuseprojects@gmail.com to provide your contact details.

2. Payment: Contact Hilary Maxwell at members@thedancecentre.ca to make the following payments: - A deposit of $50 is required by June 15th to guarantee your participation in the workshop; - Full payment is due by August 1st; - Payment methods are by debit and all major credit cards, and cheques (to be made out to The Dance Centre).

- For further information regarding payment, contact Hilary at members@thedancecentre.ca

For further information about the workshop content, contact Judith Marcuse at judith@jmprojects.ca.  For more information about ICASC and Judith Marcuse, go to www.icasc.ca.

SFU Vancouver Seeks Orientation Leaders

Last days to apply! Orientation Leaders in SFU Vancouver

Being an Orientation Leader is a great way to engage with your community and help new students feel welcome to SFU. It is also a great opportunity to develop leadership and communication skills for your academic and professional career. Join us for an unforgettable experience before classes begin! Check out this SFU Orientation video!

Apply online using myInvolvement, under the “Opportunities” tab at: https://myinvolvement.sfu.ca/ (posting # 2445)

The posting will be open until May 31st and interviews will take place on the 6th and 7th of June. Apply NOW!

Vancouver Orientation Leader FALL 2012_JD

In case you have any questions or comments, feel free to email Francisco Gallegos (fgallego@sfu.ca) or Andrea Sanchez (asanchez@sfu.ca)

Looking forward to the first and best Orientation ever!

F R A N C I S C O   G A L L E G O S
Student Life Coordinator
Vancouver Campus | Student Success
(778) 782-2137 | fgallego@sfu.ca | http://www.sfu.ca/studentlife

SFU Public Square Launch

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please join President Andrew Petter to celebrate the launch of SFU Public Square.

A signature project of The Engaged University, the Public Square will support SFU’s commitment to engaging students, research and communities.

“SFU will be BC’s public square for enlightenment and dialogue on key public issues, and will be known as the institution to which the community looks for education, discussion and solutions.”

Come and network with other community leaders and learn how you can deepen your involvement with SFU’s newest community engagement initiative. The event will feature local performers and an exhibit of images showcasing SFU’s community roots and relationships.

Tuesday, June 19
10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Westbank Woodward’s Atrium
111 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

• 10:30 amWelcome and opening performances.
• 11:30 am to 12:30 pmCelebratory refreshments, photo exhibit, and networking.
  • This event is free
  • Registration required www.sfu.ca/publicsquarelaunch
    RSVP by June 14, 2012
  • questions? Kamilah Charters-Gabanek
    778.782.9556 or public_square@sfu.ca
  • For directions to and parking nearby the Westbank Woodward’s Atrium See here…