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08.10.10 | Inventing the Future, one idea at a time…
Last fall, goBEYOND supported the BC Hydro Invent the Future contest by promoting it on post-secondary campuses across BC and hosting design labs for students to come together and brainstorm ideas on how to invent the future!
Now, contest winner, Rafael Tan, tells us about what inspired him to create and submit his winning entry as [...]
Posted by SarahStoner in Activism (shared), Personal Stories (shared), Uncategorized, Video (shared), energy conservation
03.30.10 | Save the World Week @ UBCO!
Between March 22 and 26th, UBCO goBEYOND teamed up with the fantastic girls down at the UBCO Campus Life office to engage our students in thinking about what they can do to save the world!
We kicked off the week with a group of nurses doing a waste audit of our brand new University Centre – [...]
Posted by mallory@ubc-o in Personal Stories (shared), Uncategorized, Waste Reduction, energy conservation
03.25.10 | Earth Hour – Count yourself In
On Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 pm, hundreds of millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for an hour to demand action on climate change. But that’s just the beginning. Every hour, Canadians are taking small steps to lessen their impact on the environment. From hanging your clothes to dry to [...]
Posted by susan@rru in Activism (shared), Going Beyond (shared), energy conservation
01.28.10 | Bottle Water Free is the Way to be!
Sarah Stoner and I just got off the phone with the lovely Elly from Polaris. We learned about some of the really exciting initiatives and campaigns happening across the country.
Polaris is organizing a very large push for Bottle Water Free day on March 11. Does your campus have plans yet?
For some awesome ideas [...]
Posted by gobeyond in Activism (shared), Waste Reduction
01.20.10 | VIU sets up Sustainabilty Office!
Students at VIU are excited to welcome VIU’s new sustainability manager to the campus.
Solutions: A Sustainability Network actively engages the students of VIU to think, propose and work on alternatives to lower personal and institutional greenhouse emissions. Thanks to the help and mentorship of GoBeyond, Solutions has supported VIU to becoming a leading university in [...]
Posted by gobeyond in Going Beyond (shared)
01.20.10 | They are the Champions…of Invent the Future
The winners of Invent the Future 2009 have been selected from the more than 80 videos and 170 essays that were submitted for consideration.
The four winners of a $2,500 prize are: Marella Falat, Cherrie Lam, Karlena Lord and Rafael Tan.
The essay by Karlena Lord, Look to the Green Heavens (essay category, aged 13-17) recommends converting [...]
Posted by gobeyond in Uncategorized, energy conservation
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- Inventing the Future, one idea at a time…
- Save the World Week @ UBCO!
- Earth Hour – Count yourself In
- Bottle Water Free is the Way to be!
- VIU sets up Sustainabilty Office!
