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start an evolution with UBC
The University of British Columbia's start an evolution campaign aims to raise $1.5 billion dollars for students, research and community engagement and to double the number of alumni involved annually in the life of the university by 2015.
How can you get involved?
Add your drive, enthusiasm and support to the students and researchers at UBC. Renew your alumni ties, get involved or make a donation.
Alumni Weekend Schedule
Learn to DJ. Watch a puppet show with your kids. Attend sessions about crowdsourcing, wine appreciation or astrophysics. Take a tour of UBC’s new “green” building. Drop by a beer garden. Participate in a dialogue about fighting in hockey. Reunite with old friends. Doesn’t this sound like a great day? With more than 60 events, attractions and tours to choose from, Alumni Weekend 2012 brings you the best of UBC.
RSVP
Register online by Tuesday, May 22, 2012. If you have any questions, call us at 604-822-0515 or email us at alumni.weekend@ubc.ca.
Schedule
Family-friendly events are indicated with a 
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Sauder Tour: Learning and Technology Services
Featured Activities (Click to show 5 events.)
University Fair 
UBC Dialogues Breakfast Attractions Challenge
University Fair 
8:30 am - 4:30 pm | Student Union Building
Alumni Weekend Attractions Challenge
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Breakfast of Champions 
9:15 am - 10:30 am | Student Union Building (SUB) Partyroom
Alumni and Friends Beer Garden
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm | University Fair (SUB North Plaza)
UBC Dialogues - Should Fighting be Banned in Hockey?
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm | War Memorial Gym
Educational (Click to show 22 events.)
Classes without quizzes Interactive workshops Timely discussions
The 15-Minute Degree
10:30 am - 12:00 pm | IKBLC, East Entrance
Next Generation Sustainability
10:45 am - 11:45 am | Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
Arts, Health and Ageing: Finding your Muse
10:45 am - 11:45 am | SUB, Room 214/216
Crowdsourcing for Social Media Impact
10:45 am - 11:45 am | IKBLC, Lillooet Room
Sustainability: Innovation Driver for the 21st Century
10:45 am - 11:45 am | IKBLC, Room 261
Medicine Meets Computer Science: Biomarker Development for Chronic Disease Management
10:45 am - 11:45 am | IKBLC, Dodson Room
Transforming Sustainability Education
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
School of Kinesiology and BodyWorks Fitness Centre Alumni Weekend Health Workshop
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | SUB, Room 214/216
Addressing Housing Affordability in Vancouver
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | SUB Partyroom
West African Drum Circle
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Neville Scarfe Building, Front Entrance
Autobiography and Biography Workshop
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | IKBLC, Dodson Room
Protecting Our Collective Future: Highlights from Allard Hall
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Allard Hall, Room 104
The Armchair Traveller - Antarctica
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | IKBLC, Room 261
Taking the Measure of the Universe
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | SUB, Room 207/209
The Ageing Brain
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | SUB Partyroom
Leadership and Transformation: The Bitter Truth
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Henry Angus Building, Room 491
CITR Learn to DJ Workshop
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | SUB, Room 214/216
Wine Appreciation: A Blend of Art and Science - Hidden Gems 
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | HR MacMillan Building, Agora (basement level)
AMS New SUB Project
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | SUB, Room 207/209
Addictions 101: An Overview of Substance Use and Abuse
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | IKBLC, Dodson Room
The Armchair Traveller – Great Bear Rainforest
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | IKBLC, Room 261
UBC Dialogues - Should Fighting be Banned in Hockey?
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm | War Memorial Gym
Tours (Click to show 14 events.)
Campus highlights Artistic and architectural riches Scientific and natural displays
Allard Hall Law School Tour
10:45 am - 11:30 am
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Beaty Museum Tours
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Belkin Art Gallery and UBC’s Outdoor Art Collection Walking Tour
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Biodiversity and Food Tour at the UBC Botanical Garden
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Botanical Garden Canopy Walkway Tour
10:00 am - 10:45 am
11:00 am - 11:45 am
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability - Green Building Tour
9:30 am - 10:30 am
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm Tour
10:00 am - 10:45 am
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Chan Centre Tours
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
CiTR Radio Station Tours
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Henry Angus Building Tour
11:00 am - 11:45 am
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Tour
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Museum of Anthropology Tours
10:30 am - 11:30 am
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Nitobe Memorial Garden Tour
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wine Library Tour
10:30 am - 11:00 am
11:00 am - 11:30 am
General Admission (Click to show 5 events.)
Museums Exhibitions Galleries Gardens
Free Admission to Beaty Biodiversity Museum
10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Free Admission to The Museum of Anthropology
10:00 am - 5:00 pm | The Museum of Anthropology
Free Admission to the Nitobe Memorial Garden
9:30 am - 5:00 pm | Nitobe Memorial Garden
Free Admission to the UBC Botanical Garden
9:30 am - 5:00 pm | UBC Botanical Garden
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
Family & Kids (Click to show 9 events.)
Puppet shows Story time Family fun
Faculty of Land & Food Systems “Lab Crawl”
9:30 am - 10:30 am | H. R. MacMillan Building, Lobby
Faculty of Land & Food Systems “Lab Crawl”
10:45 am - 11:45 am | H. R. MacMillan Building, Lobby
Little Entrepreneurs: Kids. Business. Ideas.
10:45 am - 11:45 am | Henry Angus Building, d.studio
Puppet Shows at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum
11:00 am - 11:20 am | Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Children’s Book Readings at UBC Bookstore
11:15 am - 11:35 am | UBC Bookstore
Little Entrepreneurs: Kids. Business. Ideas.
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | Henry Angus Building, d.studio
Look, I’m a Chemist!
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Chemistry D-Block (Main Building), Room 211
Children’s Book Readings at UBC Bookstore
1:45 pm - 2:05 pm | UBC Bookstore
Puppet Shows at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm | Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Open Houses, Reunions & Celebrations (Click to show 14 events.)
Catch up with old friends See how campus has changed Celebrate UBC milestones
Nursing All Years Morning Social
9:30 am - 10:30 am | SUB, Room 207/209
Home Economics Class of 1952 60th Reunion
9:30 am - 2:00 pm | Starbucks, Student Union Building (SUB)
Chemical Engineering Class of 1962 Reunion
9:30 am - 5:00 pm | Chemical and Biological Engineering Building
Sauder School of Business Open House
10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Henry Angus building
Centre for Student Involvement Open House
10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Brock Hall
Vancouver Alumnae Panhellenic Association Open House
11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Panhellenic House
The School of Kinesiology ’66, ’67, ’68 Physical Education Class Reunion
11:00 am - 2:00 pm | War Memorial Gym
Arts One All Years Open House
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | IKBLC, Room 380
UBC History Honours All Years Reunion
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | IKBLC, Lillooet Room
Engineering Reunion Reception
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Kaiser Building Atrium
UBC Continuing Studies 75th Anniversary: Lifelong Learners Like You and Book Launch
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm | IKBLC, Jubilee Room
Jane Coop and Friends
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, Music Building
SCI Team and SPAC (Science Peer Academic Coaches) Reunion
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Abdul Ladha Science Student Centre
“Who’s There?” - A Celebration of Peter Loeffler
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm | Frederic Wood Theatre
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Contact us for more information at alumni.weekend@ubc.ca or 604.822.0515 (toll-free at 1.800.883.3088)
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