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Conversations on Sustainability - Episode 2

Submitted by Vanessa Moraes on December 1, 2020 - 2:37pm

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!

World VIU Points with Dr. Kajsa Åberg - December 10th

Submitted by Vanessa Moraes on November 25, 2020 - 12:57pm

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". 

Community Engagement and Your Research - Graduate Research Workshop

Submitted by Vanessa Moraes on November 2, 2020 - 3:51pm

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 3rd12:00-12:45 pm PDT 

Conversations on Sustainability with Dr. Aggie Weighill

Submitted by Vanessa Moraes on October 29, 2020 - 1:19pm

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

Submitted by Vanessa Moraes on October 29, 2020 - 8:01am

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