Surrey
On April 26, SFU’s Pipe Band marched from Surrey campus to just north of the City Centre Library to celebrate the opening of Surrey’s new City Hall. Steve Dooley, executive director of SFU’s Surrey campus, said in anticipation of the day, “The procession will be symbolic of how SFU engages with its new neighbour, and how those in the new downtown core are all connected.”
The procession followed the band’s first competition of the season — the BC Pipe Band Association Annual Gathering — where the team claimed the top spot.
Vancouver
Broadcasting buff Jesse Thorn told audience members at Vancouver campus last Monday how he used his college radio show to become the youngest national host in public radio history. The crowd listened as Thorn discussed how he was able to the make his career aspirations a reality in the Internet age.
The show, first pitched as “The Sound of Young America” while Thorn was a student at the University of California at Santa Cruz, was later renamed “Bullseye” to appeal to a national audience. Today, Thorn hosts and produces “Bullseye” as well as other websites, blogs, and video series.
Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue
SFU students attended ExpoPlaza Latina last Wednesday, an international business conference that explored Latin America as a potential market for Canadian businesses and its workforce. International speakers spoke about issues and opportunities in energy, oil and gas, cleantech, and natural resources.
ExpoPlaza Latina founder Paola Murillo said in a press release, “For us, it is important for young people who are entering the job market to understand the opportunities that are out there, whether it is here in BC, Asia or Latin America.”
