{"id":573,"date":"2020-01-18T00:57:58","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T08:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-rethink\/?page_id=573"},"modified":"2020-12-11T04:35:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T12:35:46","slug":"past-speakers-2018-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-rethink\/past-speakers-2018-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Speakers 2018-2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Past Speakers (<\/span><\/strong>2018-2019):<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Mon February 4, 2019
\n(Blk 3)<\/td>\n		TV Producer: Laurie Case<\/a><\/td>\nTV\u2019S BORDER SECURITY PRODUCER- LAURIE CASE\u00a0
\n<\/b>\u201cThe World of TV & Film\u201d<\/i>
\nMonday February 4th<\/sup><\/u>\u00a0from\u00a01:00pm-2:00pm\u00a0<\/u>(Block 3)
\nRoom 311<\/b>
\nJoin Border Security\u2019s Producer Laurie Case for a presentation on what it is like working in the TV and film industry in Canada. She will share her journey, her projects including Border Security: Canada\u2019s Front Line, Eat St, and Forgotten Huts. She will also give her own insight on what it takes to make it in this industry, courses and skills that are required, and then will open it up to a Q&A for students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed January 16, 2019
\n(Blk 2)<\/td>\n		The ODD SQUAD<\/a><\/td>\nTHE ODD SQUAD GANG PRESENTATION\u00a0<\/span>
\n10:45am- Noon\u00a0<\/u>(Block 2)\u00a0Room 218
\n<\/span>The Truth About Gangs presentations provided by Odd Squad police officers are multi-media and reality-based, drawing on years of experience the officers have in dealing with Gang issues while working in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland area. Recently Odd Squad has incorporated presentations on “Girls in Gangs” dealing with females who may be drawn into this lifestyle. Odd Squad also works with recovered gang members who can assist in reaching out and better connecting with at-risk youth. Officers are available for a detailed question and answer period following the educational presentation. Q & A session at the end of presentation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tues January 22, 2019
\n(Blk 3)<\/td>\n		Dr. Patricia Gabriel<\/a><\/td>\n\u201cRealities of Being a Doctor & Her Book- Oh the Not So Great\u2026<\/i>\u201dTuesday January 22nd<\/sup><\/u>\u00a0from\u00a012:25pm-1:35pm<\/u>\u00a0(Block 3)
\nRoom 218<\/b>
\nJoin Dr. Gabriel as she talks about her journey to becoming a family doctor, including university, medical school, her work and research, and the realities of working as a doctor. She is also a recently published author writing\u00a0Oh Not So Great: Poems from the Depression Project.<\/i>\u00a0Having first-hand experience with how short appointment times reduce a physician\u2019s ability to listen to, and empathize with their patients \u2013 particularly those with mental illness \u2013Dr. Gabriel came up with an entirely new approach to help physicians. Reading stories about patients can improve a physician\u2019s ability to empathize, but it is often time-consuming. Gabriel came up with an idea for condensing patient stories while still retaining their transformative properties: poems. And she knew just the poet to help her. Through exploring a wide range of interests, both Gabriel and Taylor were able to focus in on what their true passions were, for Taylor it was poetry, and for Gabriel it was health care. This integration of art and science has resulted in a book that has surpassed its original conception to act solely as a tool for enhancing empathy in physicians. The poems produced were so powerful that publishing house Leaf Press encouraged Gabriel and Taylor to publish the entire collection in a book.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri February 1, 2019
\n(Blk 5)<\/td>\n		Mr. John Goheen: Veteran’s Affairs Canada<\/a><\/td>\n\u201cCanada and the Last 100 Days of WWI<\/i>\u201d
\nFriday February 1st<\/sup><\/u>\u00a0 from\u00a08:45am-10am<\/u>\u00a0(Block 5)
\nRoom 218<\/b>
\nJoin Mr. Goheen for a lecture on the Canadian Corps. and the last 100 Days of WWI.\u00a0<\/span>Mr. Goheen is a principal in the Coquitlam School District. As a strong advocate for military history and remembrance, he ensures that students learn about the sacrifices made by Canadian Veterans. Since 1996, Mr. Goheen has been the tour guide for The Royal Canadian Legion\u2019s National Pilgrimage of Remembrance. Mr. Goheen researches the backgrounds of fallen Canadian soldiers and recounts these individual stories at their gravesites. He selects specific cemeteries on the tour that have a direct link to some aspect of the historical itinerary. He is a strong advocate of Veterans\u2019 Week, and he has been actively involved in the celebration of Veterans\u2019 accomplishments and in the commemoration of their sacrifices. He has been an associate member of The Royal Canadian Legion since 1991.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2019<\/td>\nUBC Chemistry Professor Dr. Mark MacLachlan<\/a><\/td>\nDr.\u00a0Mark<\/span>\u00a0MacLachlan<\/span>\u00a0completed his BSc degree in Honours Chemistry at the University of British Columbia and his PhD in Materials Chemistry at the University of Toronto.\u00a0 Following a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT, Dr.\u00a0MacLachlan<\/span>\u00a0returned to UBC as a faculty member.\u00a0 He is now a Professor of Chemistry and also the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Science at UBC.\u00a0 Dr.\u00a0MacLachlan<\/span>\u00a0supervises a group of 20 students that are exploring ways to make new functional materials from a biological approach.\u00a0 In his research, he has been using cellulose nanocrystals obtained from paper as a building block for new materials with unexpected properties. He also makes new materials from waste crab and shrimp shells.\u00a0 Dr.\u00a0MacLachlan<\/span>\u00a0will present some of his research group’s efforts to create new materials that mimic the optical properties of butterfly wings and beetle shells.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed October 24, 2019
\n(Blk 7)<\/td>\n		SFU Biology Professor:
\nDr. David Shiffman<\/a><\/td>\n		Dr. David Shiffman is an interdisciplinary marine conservation biologist, and his research focuses on the ecology and conservation of chondrichthyan fishes. His research uses cutting-edge interdisciplinary methods to answer policy-relevant questions about threatened species of public concern, while providing many opportunities for collaboration, student research, and public outreach. He is also known as “The Shark Guy”.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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