The UBC Pondcast

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A Podcast created by Ponderosa Commons residence advisors sharing stories from the community and advice from campus experts.

  1. S03 E05: Alec Blair, Lecturer in the Department of Geography

    2021-08-23

    S03 E05: Alec Blair, Lecturer in the Department of Geography

    In this season, we will be focusing on Sustainability 🍂. We interviewed various members of UBC who work in the realm of sustainability!  In this episode, our host Ivona interviews Alec Blair, a lecturer with the UBC Department of Geography.  See links below for more:  Ubyssey Interview with Alec The Anthropocene Project  Ice Watch (Olafur Eliasson) Group of 7 - Harris Alec's Website | Instagram 🎶: peacocktracks

    56 min
  2. S03 E04: Jenny Goren, Zero Waste Coordinator

    2021-08-23

    S03 E04: Jenny Goren, Zero Waste Coordinator

    In this season, we will be focusing on Sustainability 🍃. We interviewed various members of UBC who work in the realm of sustainability,  specifically what has changed during the pandemic, and what we can do moving forward. In this episode, our host Sarah interviews Jenny Goren, a Zero Waste Coordinator about her experience, her day-to-day in her role, and what we can do in our daily lives.  🎶: peacocktracks

    32 min

  3. 2021-08-15

    S03 E03: Kshamta Hunter, Manager of Sustainability Student Engagement

    In this season of the Pondcast, we interviewed various members of UBC who work in the realm of sustainability! In our third episode, our host Sarah interviews Kshamta Hunter, Manager of Sustainability Student Engagement at UBC. Kshamta is also a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy.  For more information about UBC Sustainability go to https://sustain.ubc.ca/ Sustainability Ambassador Program: https://sustain.ubc.ca/get-involved/sustainability-ambassadors-program Sustainability Scholars Internship Program: https://sustain.ubc.ca/teaching-applied-learning/ubc-sustainability-scholars-program Centre for Sport and Sustainability, Play it Green podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XI4gv0k3Nw Music by peacocktracks

    45 min

  4. 2021-08-15

    S03 E02: John Madden, Director of Sustainability and Engineering

    In this season of the Pondcast, we interviewed various members of UBC who work in the realm of sustainability! In our second episode, our host Sarah interviews John Madden, Director of Sustainability and Engineering at Campus and Community Planning. We hope you enjoy the episode!  Music by peacocktracks

    1h 1m
  5. S03 E01: Dr. Jiaying Zhao, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology

    2021-07-21

    S03 E01: Dr. Jiaying Zhao, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology

    In this season we will be focusing on Sustainability 🌿. We interviewed various members of UBC who work in the realm of sustainability, and specifically what has changed during the pandemic, and what we can do moving forward.  In our first episode, our host Sarah interviews Dr. Jiaying Zhao, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at UBC and is also the Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Sustainability.

    35 min

  6. 2021-06-28

    S02 E04: Gabi

    *We would like to place a content warning for conversations around mental health, as well as toxic and unhealthy relationships throughout this episode.* In this season of the Pondcast, we will be focusing on career development. We interviewed former UBC students and chatted with them about their time at UBC, what they learned, and what the transition into their career looked like. Since we are in that time of year that many folks are graduating and thinking about their future, we specifically focus on advice these alumni have for those of us who may be graduating.  In our fourth episode, our host Camille interviews Gabi, who graduated from UBC in 2020, in the International Relations and Spanish program. Gabi, who now works for Global Affairs Canada, talks with Camille about her career journey, her experience in University, graduating in a pandemic, and much more. UBC Resources mentioned in the episode: UBC Toastmasters: https://www.ubctoastmasters.ca/ Arts Co-op: https://artscoop.ubc.ca/ Centre for Student Involvement and Careers: https://students.ubc.ca/about-student-services/centre-student-involvement-careers Wellness Centre: https://students.ubc.ca/health/wellness-centre AMS Sexual Assault Support Center (SASC): https://www.amssasc.ca/ Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO): https://svpro.ubc.ca/

    1h 2m

  7. 2021-04-23

    S02 E03: Joel

    In this season of the Pondcast we are focusing on career development. We interviewed former UBC students and chatted with them about their time at UBC, what they learned, and what that transition into their career looked like. Since we are in that time of year that many folks are graduating and thinking about their future, we specifically focus on advice these alumni have for those of us who may be graduating. In our third episode, our host Camille interviews Joel (he/him), a teacher who did both his undergrad (math/ theatre) and teaching degree at UBC. Camille dives into how Joel switched majors, how he decided to go into education, entering the job force during a pandemic, and much more!

    46 min

  8. 2021-04-17

    S02 E02: Catherine

    In this season of the Pondcast we will be focusing on career development. We interviewed former UBC students and chatted with them about their time at UBC, what they learned, and what that transition into their career looked like. Since we are in that time of year that many folks are graduating and thinking about their future, we specifically focus on advice these alumni have for those of us who may be graduating. In our second episode, our host Camille interviews Catherine (she/her), a first-year medical student who graduated with a Biology degree. Camille dives into how Catherine chose her degree, what has influenced her path, graduating in a pandemic and much much more.

    48 min
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