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November 3, 2008
U.S. election - vote Tuesday
Looking for student reaction to the US election? SFU's Vancouver campus (Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings) will have a big screen TV set up in the main concourse for students to gather, watch and comment, from 4 pm on Nov. 4.
Voters will finally make their decision Nov. 4 on who becomes the next U.S. president. SFU political scientists Alex Moens and Jean-Francois Godbout specialize in U.S. politics and can interpret the results.
SFU economist Nicolas Schmitt can comment on the possible impact of the U.S. election outcome on the global economy.
Andrew von Nordenflycht, an SFU assistant professor of business administration who specializes in corporate governance, is available to talk about the financial impact of the U.S. presidential election results. Nordenflycht is a Los Angeles native and former volunteer for Barack Obama’s campaign.
Alex Moens, 778.782.4361; moens@sfu.ca
Jean-Francois Godbout, 778.782.8408; Godbout@sfu.ca; *speaks French
Nicolas Schmitt, 778.782.4582; Schmitt@sfu.ca (limited availability) *speaks French
Andrew von Nordenflycht, (on research semester in Seattle), 206.458.9095; vonetc@sfu.ca
Focus on law in the classroom
A three-year research project to enhance the study of legal issues – from citizenship and human rights to environmental sustainability - in Grades 6-10 classrooms begins with a day-long institute on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue. SFU assistant education professor Ozlem Sensoy is among faculty members involved in the study via SFU’s Centre for Law, Education and Society. For more information see www.cels.sfu.ca
Ozlem Sensoy, 778.782.6795; ozlem@sfu.ca
Orangutans in peril
SFU primatologist Birute Galdikas, the world’s leading authority on orangutans, is teaching on the hill this semester and will talk about the current threats to the world’s orangutan population at an open lecture, Pongo in Peril, on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m., room K9500 at the Burnaby campus. Galdikas has studied the orangutans of Indonesian Borneo in their natural habitat for more than 30 years.
Birute Galdikas, 778.782.3135; dac@sfu.ca
Looking for student reaction to the US election? SFU's Vancouver campus (Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings) will have a big screen TV set up in the main concourse for students to gather, watch and comment, from 4 pm on Nov. 4.
Voters will finally make their decision Nov. 4 on who becomes the next U.S. president. SFU political scientists Alex Moens and Jean-Francois Godbout specialize in U.S. politics and can interpret the results.
SFU economist Nicolas Schmitt can comment on the possible impact of the U.S. election outcome on the global economy.
Andrew von Nordenflycht, an SFU assistant professor of business administration who specializes in corporate governance, is available to talk about the financial impact of the U.S. presidential election results. Nordenflycht is a Los Angeles native and former volunteer for Barack Obama’s campaign.
Alex Moens, 778.782.4361; moens@sfu.ca
Jean-Francois Godbout, 778.782.8408; Godbout@sfu.ca; *speaks French
Nicolas Schmitt, 778.782.4582; Schmitt@sfu.ca (limited availability) *speaks French
Andrew von Nordenflycht, (on research semester in Seattle), 206.458.9095; vonetc@sfu.ca
Focus on law in the classroom
A three-year research project to enhance the study of legal issues – from citizenship and human rights to environmental sustainability - in Grades 6-10 classrooms begins with a day-long institute on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue. SFU assistant education professor Ozlem Sensoy is among faculty members involved in the study via SFU’s Centre for Law, Education and Society. For more information see www.cels.sfu.ca
Ozlem Sensoy, 778.782.6795; ozlem@sfu.ca
Orangutans in peril
SFU primatologist Birute Galdikas, the world’s leading authority on orangutans, is teaching on the hill this semester and will talk about the current threats to the world’s orangutan population at an open lecture, Pongo in Peril, on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m., room K9500 at the Burnaby campus. Galdikas has studied the orangutans of Indonesian Borneo in their natural habitat for more than 30 years.
Birute Galdikas, 778.782.3135; dac@sfu.ca