Thesis Presentation: Lexuan Deng
The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of
Excellence is pleased to introduce Lexuan (Six) Deng, Graduate Student in progress, who will be
presenting their research and thesis.
Conversations on Sustainability - Episode 2
Conversations on Sustainability with Dr. Aggie Weighill: The purpose of these conversations is to introduce viewers to diverse individuals working in leisure and to learn more about what they do and how that links to sustainability. Guests will not always focus specifically on sustainability but they will be asked to reflect on how their efforts work towards making the world better for people, the planet, and sometimes profits!
Call for Case Studies - Deadline for submitting Expressions of Interest extended to December 10
World VIU Points with Dr. Kajsa Åberg - December 10th
VIU's World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to welcome Dr. Kajsa Åberg, Regional Development Organization of Västerbotten, northern Sweden. She is joining the MASLM program in December as a visiting scholar and is the invited speaker for the next World VIU Points to be held online on December 10th, 7:00 - 8:15 am PST.
Dr. Åberg's presentation is titled "Innovations in Destination Development in Small Regional Cities – The Case for Umeå, in northern Sweden".
Worldviews, paradigms, and positionality – Why so confusing and why so important? - Graduate Research Workshop
Hello students!
Check out the next Graduate Research Workshop and consider joining in!
Title: Worldviews, paradigms, and positionality - Why so confusing and why so important?
New Call for Case Studies Submissions
Dr. Suzanne de la Barre receives the International Engagement Award
Community Engagement and Your Research - Graduate Research Workshop
Hello students!
Check out the next Graduate Research Workshop and consider joining in!
Title: Community Engagement and Your Research
Speaker: Tanis Dagert - Community Liaison and Knowledge Mobilization Officer
Meet-up with Tanis Dagert, Community Liaison and Knowledge Mobilization Officer to learn about opportunities and best practices to engage with community and share your knowledge.
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 3rd, 12:00-12:45 pm PDT
Conversations on Sustainability with Dr. Aggie Weighill
Conversations on Sustainability with Dr. Aggie Weighill: The purpose of these conversations is to introduce viewers to diverse individuals working in leisure and to learn more about what they do and how that links to sustainability. Guests will not always focus specifically on sustainability but they will be asked to reflect on how their efforts work towards making the world better for people, the planet, and sometimes profits!
Three Kinds of Lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics - Graduate Research Workshop
Hello students!
Check out the next Graduate Research Workshop and consider joining in!
Title: Three Kinds of Lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics -Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)
In this workshop, Farhad will review some of the most common (purposeful or non-purposeful) misusage of numerical data. This session will help graduate students to identify the most common misrepresentation of data and avoid making these mistakes in their research report.
Speaker: Dr. Farhad Moghimehfar