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Geography Alumni DivisionEvents & NewsPreserving the Photographic History of BCA Case to Renew the Geographic Information Centre at UBCNearly 2.3 million aerial photographs, taken repeatedly since the early 1930s, provide a consistent chronology of BC's geographic history. In April 2010 the closure of the Provincial Air Photo Warehouse, which housed the collection, has resulted in a deficit of vital information. UBC seeks to make the premier collection of aerial photographs available to the public. To accomplish this goal, the University plans to renovate and expand its Geographic Information Centre (GIC) in order to preserve this remarkably rich resource for students, scholars and professionals. Fundrasing Goal: $400,000To build on the University's commitment to enhance student learning, support research excellence, and contribute to a sustainable society, we invite alumni, donors and friends to help shape the future of Geography education at UBC. Scheduled for completion in summer 2013, the GIC will safely house this unique aerial photograph collection and make the visual history of BC easily accessible. Your contribution will have a lasting impact on generations of students, scholars and professionals. To learn more about how you can support the GIC, please contact: Marwan Hassan Lisa Fratpietro Visit the original fundrasing announcement for more details. Geography Hits 502009 marked the 50th year of Geography’s existence as an autonomous department on the UBC campus and the 40th anniversary of the Geography Club, now known as the Geography Students Association. Please see the insert in the 2009 Geogramme, and the October 2009 Newsletter for details on how the occasion was celebrated. Those were the days. Or were they? UBC Geography in the early years.The following history of the department was written by Dr J. Lewis Robinson, founding professor of Geography at UBC, on the sixtieth anniversary of his appointment on 1 September 1946. Link to document (pdf 90Kb) Alumni mailing listWe have an e-mail mailing list for Geography Alumni. If you would like to receive announcements from us and are not currently on the list, please subscribe yourself to the list by sending email to alumni-request@geog.ubc.ca with the following information:
Please note that this list is a one-way list (from us to you) and that we will not share your email address with anyone else. Geogramme: A Newsletter for Geography AlumniYou will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to access the alumni newsletter. If you don't have it installed on your computer, please visit Adobe's website to download the latest version. The reader is free.
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