In this season, we will be focusing on Sustainability 🍂. We interviewed various members of UBC who work in the realm of sustainability! In this episode, our host Ivona interviews Alec Blair, a lecturer with the UBC Department of Geography. See links below for more: Ubyssey Interview with Alec The Anthropocene Project Ice Watch (Olafur Eliasson) Group of 7 - Harris Alec's Website | Instagram 🎶: peacocktracks...
Aug 23, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In this season, we will be focusing on Sustainability 🍃. We interviewed various members of UBC who work in the realm of sustainability, specifically what has changed during the pandemic, and what we can do moving forward. In this episode, our host Sarah interviews Jenny Goren, a Zero Waste Coordinator about her experience, her day-to-day in her role, and what we can do in our daily lives. 🎶: peacocktracks
Aug 23, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this season of the Pondcast, we interviewed various members of UBC who work in the realm of sustainability! In our third episode, our host Sarah interviews Kshamta Hunter, Manager of Sustainability Student Engagement at UBC. Kshamta is also a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy. For more information about UBC Sustainability go to https://sustain.ubc.ca/ Sustainability Ambassador Program: https://sustain.ubc.ca/get-involved/sustainability-ambassadors-program Sust...
Aug 15, 2021•45 min
In this season of the Pondcast, we interviewed various members of UBC who work in the realm of sustainability! In our second episode, our host Sarah interviews John Madden, Director of Sustainability and Engineering at Campus and Community Planning. We hope you enjoy the episode! Music by peacocktracks
Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min
In this season we will be focusing on Sustainability 🌿. We interviewed various members of UBC who work in the realm of sustainability, and specifically what has changed during the pandemic, and what we can do moving forward. In our first episode, our host Sarah interviews Dr. Jiaying Zhao, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at UBC and is also the Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Sustainability....
Jul 21, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 1
*We would like to place a content warning for conversations around mental health, as well as toxic and unhealthy relationships throughout this episode.* In this season of the Pondcast, we will be focusing on career development. We interviewed former UBC students and chatted with them about their time at UBC, what they learned, and what the transition into their career looked like. Since we are in that time of year that many folks are graduating and thinking about their future, we specifically fo...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 2 min
In this season of the Pondcast we are focusing on career development. We interviewed former UBC students and chatted with them about their time at UBC, what they learned, and what that transition into their career looked like. Since we are in that time of year that many folks are graduating and thinking about their future, we specifically focus on advice these alumni have for those of us who may be graduating. In our third episode, our host Camille interviews Joel (he/him), a teacher who did bot...
Apr 23, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this season of the Pondcast we will be focusing on career development. We interviewed former UBC students and chatted with them about their time at UBC, what they learned, and what that transition into their career looked like. Since we are in that time of year that many folks are graduating and thinking about their future, we specifically focus on advice these alumni have for those of us who may be graduating. In our second episode, our host Camille interviews Catherine (she/her), a first-ye...
Apr 17, 2021•48 min
Welcome back to the UBC Pondcast! We are so happy to be coming at you with another season. In this season we will be focusing on career development. We interviewed former UBC students and chatted with them about their time at UBC, what they learned, and what that transition into their career looked like. Since we are in that time of year that many folks are graduating and thinking about their future, we specifically focus on advice these alumni have for those of us who may be graduating. In our ...
Apr 10, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this season which focuses on mental health, we finish by talking with resident of Ponderosa Commons: Siscilie. Our host, Camille, interviews Siscilie regarding her experience with mental health and advice she has for students during COVID times. Thanks for tuning in for Season 1 of The UBC Pondcast! Stay tuned for Season 2…
Jan 19, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this season which focuses on mental health, we continue by talking with the UBC AMS Sexual Assault Support Centre. Our host, Camille, interviews Claire regarding how the SASC supports students with their mental health, techniques for coping with stress during COVID times, and how to reach out for help. If you’re a student living at UBC and you would like to learn more about the SASC, you can find more information at amssasc.ca or by emailing sasc@ams.ubc.ca ....
Jan 12, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this season which focuses on mental health, we continue by meeting resident of Ponderosa Commons: Vikram. Our host, Camille, interviews Vikram regarding his experience with mental health, techniques for coping with the difficulties of student life during COVID times, and how to reach out for help. If you’re a student living in residence and you would like support with your mental health, you can make an appointment to see one of UBC’s Counsellors in Residence here: https://vancouver.housing.u...
Jan 04, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this season which focuses on mental health, we begin by meeting UBC’s Counsellors in Residence: Freeman and Karen. Our host, Camille, interviews our counsellors regarding common struggles of students, techniques for coping with the difficulties of student life during COVID times, and how to reach out for help. If you’re a student living in residence and you’re feeling persistently stressed, anxious, or sad, you can make an appointment to see one of UBC’s Counsellors in Residence.
Dec 17, 2020•51 min
