Tsunamis, Burns Day, Gung Haggis Fat Choy
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Prof targets warning systems
Burns Day goes plaid
Gung Haggis Fat Choy
Hinduism and Sikhism in South Asia
Prof targets warning systems
SFU communication professor Peter Anderson returns to Sri Lanka next week to help develop the next phase of its Last Mile Hazard Information Dissemination project aimed at improving its disaster warning systems. A consultant to the project, Anderson is also working with B.C. coastal communities to help improve how tsunami warning systems are implemented here. Anderson has developed a toolkit of warning system options for communities and is exploring other technologies for B.C.’s most remote regions. For more, see http://www.sfu.ca/mediapr/news_releases/archives/news01180701.htm
Peter Anderson, 778.782.4921; peter_anderson@sfu.ca
Burns Day goes plaid
Bagpipes and haggis typically make an appearance around SFU this time of year. But toss in some fashion — in this case, anything in plaid — and Robbie Burns’ Day has some new visuals. “I Wear Plaid for the Pipe Band” badges are being sold to raise money for the band. The day-long festivities begin on Thursday, Jan. 25 with a procession from the Surrey Central SkyTrain station to SFU Surrey at 11 a.m. Processions at the Burnaby campus will lead into Convocation Mall for a 12:30 p.m. program of pipes and poetry. At SFU Vancouver, a procession leaves the Waterfront Sky Train Station at 2:30 and heads to Harbour Centre’s Tech gallery for a brief celebration.
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 604.291.3210
Gung Haggis Fat Choy
Meanwhile, recreation and athletics staff are hosting an event on Jan. 25 from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. called the SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival. The event is a blend of Robbie Burns' Day and Chinese New Year and features a variety of activities - dragon cart races, human curling, haggis eating contests and more.
Sue Hatten, 604.291.5434 sue_hatten@sfu.ca
Hinduism and Sikhism in South Asia
How have these religions managed to co-exist since the birth of Sikhism more than five centuries ago, and why are there tensions between them in the modern age? SFU history professor emeritus Hugh Johnston hosts a seniors forum at SFU Surrey on the topic on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m.
Fiona Burrows, PAMR, 778.782.7408