A One-Year Celebration of 100 Years of Nursing at UBC
Throughout 2019, the School of Nursing will be proudly celebrating its status as the first to offer a university degree in Nursing in the whole of the Commonwealth. The Centenary Committee has been busy planning events, lectures, and symposia to celebrate 100 years of nursing education at UBC. Please bookmark this page and visit often to see what's next!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January
ICSSI DIALOGUES ON NURSING’S ROLE IN INDIGENOUS HEALTH IN BC
Throughout the year, look for a series of dialogues that will align with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action, hosted by Nursing’s Indigenous Cultural Safety Strategic Initiatives Committee (ICSSI). The inaugural Dialogue takes place in March.
DISPLAYS
Visiting UBC Hospital? Check out the displays that highlight nursing to be presented in the main lobby area. Artifacts and other contributions from the BC History of Nursing Society and the School of Nursing.
February
March
CONSORTIUM FOR NURSING HISTORY INQUIRY SYMPOSIUM
100 Years of University Nursing Education: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Thursday, 14th | Time: 10am - 2pm | Room and Program Details: Cecil Green Park House
Opening Lecture Presented by: Keynote speaker and UBC School of Nursing alumna: Dr. Susan Duncan, Professor & Director, School of Nursing, University of Victoria
UBC NURSING DIALOGUES
Nursing Leadership, Excellence, and Best Practice within Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
RESCHEDULED to: Tuesday, March 26th | Time: 12-2pm | Room and Details: T182, 3rd floor UBC Hospital
This is the first in a new luncheon series on pressing issues, all moderated by Dr. Sally Thorne. Look for three more of these quarterly UBC Nursing Dialogues planned throughout the year.
INDIGENOUS CULTURAL SAFETY STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DIALOGUES
The Role of Nursing in Promoting the Health of Indigenous Peoples
Tuesday, March 26th | Time: 4:00 - 6:30 pm | At the First Nations Longhouse at UBC, Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall.
May
GALA
Thursday, 2nd | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver (900 W Georgia St, Vancouver)
At our annual gala we celebrate the gifts and talents of our colleagues and partners. In our centenary year, we will expand our programme to honour 100 amazing individuals who have offered brilliant contributions to health, wellness, and nursing education.
June
CONGRESS OF THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 2019
Circles of Conversation
1st - 7th at UBC
The joint conference of the Canadian Association for the History of Nursing and the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine will be part of the congress. Visit www.congress2019.ca for more details.
July
EDGE ARTS FESTIVAL
Thursday, 4th | Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC)
In our centenary year our popular Edge Film Festival alternates with our first Edge Arts Festival. Watch our events page for further details about this one-evening event to be held in mid- to late April, and plan to be captivated by theatre, photography, painting, gaming, and other arts that originate from or disseminate the findings of ground-breaking UBC Nursing Research.
August
Check out our Timeline. When did you first come into contact with the School of Nursing at UBC? In what context? Please share your story!
September
ORIENTATION OF THE CENTENARY CLASS
Each year we choose our students from a pool of remarkable, clever, and astonishingly accomplished applicants, but this year each one also has the distinction of being among the 100th cohort of nursing students to attend our school and will be recognized with a special welcome during their orientation.
VERNA HUFFMAN SPLANE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING LECTURE
Wednesday, Sept 18th | Morris J. Wost Centre for Dialogue
Speaker: Mike Villeneuve, CEO, Canadian Nurses Association
November
MARION WOODWARD LECTURE
Thursday, Nov. 14th | Time: 7-8:30pm | Room and Details: UBC Robson Square
This annual event, made possible through the generous support of the Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Woodward’s Foundation, takes place at Robson Square on a Thursday in November from 7 to 9pm.
Speaker: Richard Booth, Arthur Labatt School of Nursing
The Afternoon Symposium offers an opportunity for a brief panel discussion on a companion topic to the Lecture. Plan to attend from 3-5 pm.
December
WRAPPING UP AN AMAZING YEAR
The School of Nursing is an active and vibrant community as this year of activities has demonstrated. Check our website for new events as we take a deep breath and leap into the future.