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April 6, 2010
Aspiring aboriginals
Completing their education is a top goal of Canada’s urban aboriginals according to the national Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study released by the Environics Institute today. Researchers interviewed 2,614 status and non-status First Nations, Metis and Inuit people in 11 cities across the country to examine the attitudes of native Canadians who make their home in the city — now almost half the aboriginal population. SFU’s Office of First Nations director William G. Lindsay can discuss the research findings and explain how post-secondary institutions are supporting aboriginal educational goals.
William G. Lindsay, 778.782.8924, wlindsay@sfu.ca
Klahanie R. Rorick, 778.782.8925, krorick@sfu.ca
Robot Rock – for a world record
SFU’s Faculty of Applied Sciences student societies are hosting a world record attempt for the largest-ever group of people doing "The Robot” on Thursday, April 8 from 12 noon -2 p.m. in SFU’s Convocation Mall. To date nearly 700 students have replied to a Facebook invite and the organizers say the current record – 318 people set by the University of Melbourne – is “easily breakable.” Students are encouraged to show up at noon with their own cardboard boxes, giving them an hour to get in costume (duct tape, silver face paint) before the 1 p.m. start.
The event is to celebrate the creation of a new Mechatronics (Robotics) student union. Student organizer Graham Hiscocks says it is designed to recognize and bring the new 150-student group into the engineering fold. “It’s a kind of maiden event, something we’ll all remember,” says Hiscocks. Participants will include students from a variety of clubs, including several dance clubs, whose members will teach how to dance the Robot. “In the name of all things silly and crazy we’re inviting anybody and everybody who wants to join us,” Hiscocks adds.
Graham Hiscocks, 604.644.8607 (cell)
SFU Surrey Goes Bollywood
Shiamak Davar, one of India's most famous film choreographers, is coming to SFU’s Surrey campus on Wednesday, April 7. Davar has choreographed dances for many famous actors and celebrities for film and stage and will give a free lecture (12:30 p.m., main lecture theatre) and dance performance (1:15 p.m., grand hall) on the theme of balancing mind, body and spirit.
For more information, see www.surrey.sfu.ca/news/ShiamakSFUSurrey.html
Terry Lavender, PAMR, 778.782.2154; terry_lavender@sfu.ca
Completing their education is a top goal of Canada’s urban aboriginals according to the national Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study released by the Environics Institute today. Researchers interviewed 2,614 status and non-status First Nations, Metis and Inuit people in 11 cities across the country to examine the attitudes of native Canadians who make their home in the city — now almost half the aboriginal population. SFU’s Office of First Nations director William G. Lindsay can discuss the research findings and explain how post-secondary institutions are supporting aboriginal educational goals.
William G. Lindsay, 778.782.8924, wlindsay@sfu.ca
Klahanie R. Rorick, 778.782.8925, krorick@sfu.ca
Robot Rock – for a world record
SFU’s Faculty of Applied Sciences student societies are hosting a world record attempt for the largest-ever group of people doing "The Robot” on Thursday, April 8 from 12 noon -2 p.m. in SFU’s Convocation Mall. To date nearly 700 students have replied to a Facebook invite and the organizers say the current record – 318 people set by the University of Melbourne – is “easily breakable.” Students are encouraged to show up at noon with their own cardboard boxes, giving them an hour to get in costume (duct tape, silver face paint) before the 1 p.m. start.
The event is to celebrate the creation of a new Mechatronics (Robotics) student union. Student organizer Graham Hiscocks says it is designed to recognize and bring the new 150-student group into the engineering fold. “It’s a kind of maiden event, something we’ll all remember,” says Hiscocks. Participants will include students from a variety of clubs, including several dance clubs, whose members will teach how to dance the Robot. “In the name of all things silly and crazy we’re inviting anybody and everybody who wants to join us,” Hiscocks adds.
Graham Hiscocks, 604.644.8607 (cell)
SFU Surrey Goes Bollywood
Shiamak Davar, one of India's most famous film choreographers, is coming to SFU’s Surrey campus on Wednesday, April 7. Davar has choreographed dances for many famous actors and celebrities for film and stage and will give a free lecture (12:30 p.m., main lecture theatre) and dance performance (1:15 p.m., grand hall) on the theme of balancing mind, body and spirit.
For more information, see www.surrey.sfu.ca/news/ShiamakSFUSurrey.html
Terry Lavender, PAMR, 778.782.2154; terry_lavender@sfu.ca