Past Presentations and Excursions

A list of all past University of Calgary Emeriti/Retirees Association presentations and excursions from 1992 to present

UCalgary Emeriti/Retirees Presentations and Excursions 1992 to present

Click the years below to view past presentations and excursions that were held in that calendar year.

 

November 27, 2024

Prof. Emeritus Don Lawton

Can carbon capture and storage secure a future of Alberta's oil and gas industry?

October 9, 2024

AGM and Prof. Ken Barker

Understanding AI threat to cybersecurity and privacy 

September 11, 2024

Prof. Emerita Maeve O'Beirne

Maintaining Health from 65-100:What is the evidence supporting healthier living

May 8, 2024

Prof. Emerita Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Estate Planning, Wills, Personal Directives and Power of Attorney

April 10, 2024

Dr. Alexander Hill

The War in Ukraine: What do we Know? How Might it End? What Might be the Optimal Outcomes and Unintended Consequences 

March 13, 2024

Graduate College Student Presentations

1. Dr. Cliffton Cunningham

A Brief Overview of the Graduate College

2. Yasser Rahmaniani

Small, Minimum Mass; Small Mimimum Dwelling Within Mass Affordable Housing Projects

3. Charlotte Bourbon

Recovery of Caribou in Western Canada: Decoding DNA and Gut Microbiome for Conservation Purposes

February 14, 2924

Dr. Sara Eaton

The Changing Face of Academia: Ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (including ChatGPT) in Higher Education

January 10, 2024

Dr. Jeannette Waegemakers-Schiff and Dr. Lara Nixon

Housing in Calgary

November 8, 2023

Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon

Understanding the Energy Transition at the Intersection of Policy, Business and Technology

October 11, 2023

AGM and Prof. Yvonne Poitras Pratt

Metis Matter: Then and Now

September 20, 2023

Katheryne Perry Edwards (Soprano), Richard Hymen (Baritone) and Malcolm Edwards (Piano)

For the Joy of Singing: Part 4 by The Mostly Broadway Trio

May 10, 2023

Dr. Alex Ramirez-Serrano

Development of Advanced Aerial and Multi-legged Robotic Systems for Urban Search and Rescue Operations Inside Confined Spaces

April 12, 2023

Professor Lisa Young

The Big Choice: Alberta's 2023 Election  

March 8, 2023

Dr. Alex de Barras

Changing our Cities through Transportation Technology to Improve Street Safety

Prof. Gavin McMormick

Walkable City Design for Promoting Health and Well-being

February 8, 2023

Dr. Reed Ferber

New Considerations for Using Wearable Technology Outside the Laboratory: Is Your Smartwatch Actually Smart? 

January 11, 2023

Dr. Philip Langill

The James Webb Telescope: How it Works, the Canadian Contribution and what have we learnt so far

November 9, 2022

Presentations by Graduate College Scholars

1. Razieh Alba: Creating Space for Indigenous Storytelling: Two-Eyed Seeing in Post Secondary Art Education

2. Ruth D. Alli: Dry Reforming of Methane:  A Means to Reduce Carbon Emissions 

3. Ali Abidi: Examining the Quality of English Language Arts Performance Assessment Tasks for Developing Students' Academic Language proficiency 

October 26, 2022  

Tour at Nickle Galleries- Prairie Interlace: Weaving, Modernisms and the Expanded Frame, 1960-2000 

Michele Hardy, Curator, Nickle Galleries

October 12, 2022

AGM and Dr. Penny Werthner, Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic) 

Visions and Goals for the Provost’s Portfolio

September 14, 2022

The Many faces of Love by The Mostly Broadway Trio 

Katheryne Perry Edwards (Soprano), Richard Hymen (Baritone) and Malcolm Edwards (Piano)

June 8, 2022

Rafting the Great Northern Rivers, The Friesen Press Bookstore

Dr. W.J. Becker

Fighting for Hanne, Print and e-Book, Amazon.ca, Kindle Store

Dr. Mary Valentich

May 11, 2022

Fakes Aren't Fuzzy - How to Make Yourself a Less Tasty Target for Scammers

Dr. Thomas P. Keenan

Platform Security: How Do We Address Online Harms

Dr. Emily B. Laidlaw 

April 13, 2022

On Unconventional Oil Recovery: Environmental Emissions, Reductions, Constraints and Options 

Prof. Ian Gates

March o9, 2022

University of Calgary Archives

Ms. Annie Murray

February 09, 2022

Stampede and the Westness of West

Dr. Aritha van Herk 

January 11, 2022

Our Quantum* Century: How 21st-Century Quantum Technologies Work, Where They are at and Where They Will go

1. Dr. Barry Saunders

Dr. Paul Barclay 

December 8, 2021

Global Health Experiences of Three U of C Bachelor of Nursing Students

1. Jacqueline Wilson

2. Arsheen Dhalla

3. Heather Bensler   

November 10, 2021

Presentations by Graduate College Scholars

1. Julia Duan, A Tailored Exercise Program for Individuals with Brain Cancer

2. Viraji Bandara. Evaluating the Adaptive Capacity of Multi-unit Residential Building Designs

3. Chenhua Li. Deciphering the Mechanisms of the Ant Behavior Manipulation by Dicrocoelium Dendriticum

October 13, 2021

AGM and Mr. John Alho, Assoc. VP

Engaging Government: UCalgary's Opportunities and Challenges

Virtual Event

September 8, 2021

Dr. David B Hogan

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): A Platform for Interdisciplinary Study

Virtual Event

Dr. Ann Toohey

Introduction to the Brenda Stafford Centre on Aging

Virtual event 

June 9, 2021

Mr. Richard white

Calgary: Perhaps The Most Walkable City Centre in the World

Virtual Event 

May 12, 2021

Prof. Julio Mercader Florin

Archeology and Ancient Humans in Tanzania

Virtual Event

April 14, 2021

Prof. Brian MacIntosh

Is Exercise Medicine?

Virtual Event

Dr. Juan Murias

Exercise Prescriptions for Health: How do we get it right?

Virtual event 

March 10, 2021 

D. Maitreyi Raman and Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta

The Microbiome and the Human Health: What we know about the microorganisms in the Gut

Virtual Event

February 10, 2021

Prof. Emeritus Donald B. Smith

THREE NON-INDIGENOUS CALGARIANS AND THE FIRST NATIONS

Rev. John McDougall (Methodist missionary, 1870s – 1910s)

John Laurie (Calgary high school teacher, 1920s – 1950s)

Hugh Dempsey (Historian of Western Canada, 1950s - ).

Virtual Event

January 13, 2021

Dr. Blake Shaffer

Alberta in Transition: A look at Current and Future Prospects

Virtual Event

Dec. 09, 2020

Dr. Maribeth Murray

An Exploration of Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research for a Changing North

Virtual Event

Nov. 18, 2020 

Three Graduate College Students and an Introduction by Dr. James Wasmuth 

1. Shuyin Yu, Reimagining and reinventing diasporic identities in contemporary Asian North American young adult literature 

2. Najratun Pinky, Multimodal neuroimaging biomarker for sport related concussion in youth

3. Valeriya Volkova, Musculosketal injuries and dance exposure across three years in elite adolescent ballet dancers: is there a pattern?  

Virtual Event

Oct. 14, 2020

AGM and Ms. Nuyum Peters

1.41 Billion Reasons to Celebrate Impact, Virtual presentation on Zoom 

Virtual Event. Click on title to watch. 

Sept. 09, 2020

Ms. Marina Fischer

Art on Campus, The Stories behind the University's Public Art works.

Virtual Event. Click on title to watch.

June 10, 2020

Dr. Tom Flanagan

Talk on his book "The Wealth of First Nations".

Virtual Event. 

Mar. 11, 2020

Dr. Roger Thomas 

Polypharmacy and More: Potentially Inappropriate Medications and Prescribing Omissions in Those Age 65 and Over

Feb. 12, 2020

The Mostly Broadway Trio

(Dr. Richard Heyman, Dr. Malcolm Edwards, Mrs. Katheryne Perri Edwards)  

For the Joy of Singing- Part 4

Jan. 15, 2020

Dr. Sean Dukelow and Dr. John Latter

Stroke rehabilitation and robotic therapy

Nov. 13, 2019

Dr. Alice de Koning

(De)Constructing Entrepreneurial Thinking for the University: Connecting to Teaching, Research & Creativity 

 

Oct. 9, 2019

AGM and Ms. Jennifer Buchanan

Transforming Lives One Note at a Time: Music Therapy and its Impact on Memory, Mood and Motivation

 

Sept. 11, 2019

Dr. Gerald (Jerry) David Osborn 

Global Warming: Science, Politics and Culture War

 

May 8, 2019

Tour with Mr. Kris Brown Shoepe

The Wild Bird Store in Calgary

 

April 10, 2019

Dr. James (Jim) Rankin

The Management of Bone and Joint Disease: A Research and Clinical Update

 

March 13, 2019

Dr. Robert Thompson

The Graduate College @ The University of Calgary

 

Feb. 13, 2019

The Mostly Broadway Trio

(Dr. Richard Heyman, Dr. Malcolm Edwards, Mrs. Katheryne Perri Edwards) 

For the Joy of Singing

 

Jan. 09, 2019

Dr. Ralph Cartar

Not Forest Bathing: Bumble Bees and Their Floral Mutualists in Alberta's Managed Forests

Nov. 14, 2018

Ms. Sarah Simmons, Dr. Jeff Caird

Cannabis and Driving: Some commonly asked questions

 

Oct. 10, 2018

AGM and Dr. Jennifer Hatfield

Global health and its role in supporting women and girls globally: A priority for Canada +Grandmothers Advocacy Network 

 

Sept. 12, 2018

Dr. Dru Marshall, Dr.  Michael Hart

The University of Calgary's Indigenous Strategy

 

May 9, 2018

Tour with Dr. Marc Poulin

Hotchkiss Brain Institute

 

April 11, 2018

Dr. Majda Djordjevic

Associations, analogies and demonstrations in the Chemistry lectures

 

March 14, 2018

Dr. Yannick Griep

Seniors who volunteer are less likely to experience dementia

 

Feb. 14, 2018

Dr. Richard Heyman, Dr. Malcom Edwards, Mrs. Katheryne Perri Edwards 

Part 2: Still singing for the love of it: "Our love is here to stay"

Nov. 8, 2017

Mr. Peter Baljeu and Kerby Recorder Ensemble

History, Benefits of Music Making and Song + Musical Presentation

 

Oct. 11, 2017

AGM and Ms. Kayla Kashluba, Dr. Tish Doyle Baker

Results of Gramin Tracker project "How many steps could a senior stride if a senior could count steps?" conducted in winter 2016

 

Sept. 13, 2017

Ms. Anouk Kendall

Diversifying and Decentralizing Alberta's Energy Future

 

May 10, 2017

Tour

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Engineering Complex

 

April 12, 2017

Dr. Richard Heyman, Dr. Malcom Edwards, Mrs, Katheryne Perri Edwards

Singing for the Love of it

 

March 8, 2017

Ms. Sydney Sharpe

Notley Nation: How Alberta's Political Upheaval Swept the Country 

 

Feb. 8, 2017

Dr. Alan Mac Fayden

History of the Alberta Oil Patch

 

Jan. 11, 2017

Dr. Lindsay McLaren 

Trends in Tooth Decay Before and After Cessation of Community Water Fluoridation in Calgary

Nov. 9, 2016

Dr. Robert (Bob) Dewar

Pedestrian Safety

 

Oct. 12, 2016

AGM and Dr. Sheila Evans

University of Calgary Qatar: Dreams, Realities, Challenges and Victories 

 

Sept. 14, 2016

Dr. Bob Church

The Long Trail to Personalised Medicine

 

May 11, 2016

Tour

Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning

 

April 13, 2016

Dr. Mary Valentich

The Ideas Man: Jim Gripton's Social Work Legacy

 

March 09, 2016

Dr. Tony Russell

Hanging out: how and where geckos got sticky

 

February 10, 2016

Dr. Norman Vaughan

Inquiry based learning and digital technologies: what is the connection?

 

January 13, 2016

Dr. Tish Doyle-Baker

How many steps could a senior stride if a senior could count steps?

November 18, 2015

Dr. Stephen Herrero

Recent research into the causes of bear attacks in North America 

 

October 14, 2015

Ms. Kim Lawrence & Ms. Shannon Franzky

AGM + The University of Calgary 50th. Anniversary Celebrations - Update video

 

September 09, 2015

Dr. Majda Djordevic

Nikola Tesla, the man who invented and is responsible for the 20th. (and the 21st.) century

 

May 13, 2015

Tour

Telus Spark Centre

 

April 08, 2015

Ms. Sydney Sharpe

That is to say...knowing where to start and when to stop

 

March 11, 2015

Dr. Jessie Kubes and Dr. Tony Wigglesworth

Innovative Calgary's services for commercializing your research: implications and opportunities for Emeriti

 

February 11, 2015

Dr. Tom Flanagan

What's it like for a professor to leave the ivory tower and work in a political party?

 

14 January, 2015

Dr. Thomas P. Keenan

Technocreep: The Surrender of Privacy and the Capitalization of Intimacy

12 November, 2014

Ms. Shannon Franzky and Mr. Harry Sanders

The U of C's 50th. Anniversary Celebrations and Opportunities for Emeriti 

 

08 October, 2014

Dr. Breanne Everett and Ms. Amanda Hehr

Orpyx Surrosense - a Calgary medical innovation to manage reduced nerve sensation

 

10 September, 2014

Dr. Brian Sinclair

telos techne holos: Design Framework for Turbulent times

 

14 May, 2014

Tour

Guided tour of The Military Museums of Calgary

 

9 April, 2014

Dr. Ed Ghent, Old Antarctic Explorer

Scott, the South Pole, 40 pounds of rocks (1910-1912) and field work in Antarctica fifty years later

 

12 March, 2014

Dr. Douglas Francis

Canadian Perceptions of Technology: 1850-2000

 

12 February, 2014

 Dr. Jeroen Stil

 University of Calgary and The Square Kilometer Array

 

15 January, 2014

 Dr. David J. Smith

 Behind the Scenes of Olympic Athlete Preparation 

 13 November, 2013

 Dr. Mansa Singh

 Foundations of Human Knowledge: Physics, Mathematics and Spirituality

 

 9 October, 2013

 Dr. Ralph Miller

 Islands and Animals in the Great Southern Ocean

 

 11 September, 2013

 Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed, Ms. Lauren Capozzi

 Thriving for Cancer Survivors: A Program of Wellness-Based Initiatives

To see the presentation, click on the title.

 

8 May, 2013

Tour

The Taylor Family Digital Library and Nickle Galleries 

 

 10 April, 2013

 Dr. Ashis Gupta

 Biography of a Publishing House

 

13 March, 2013 

 Dr. Chip Scialfa

Vision and Aging - Part 2 

 

 13 February, 2013

Dr. Lynn Taylor, Vice-Provost, U of C 

 U of C Institute for Teaching and Learning

 

 9 January, 2013

Dr. Ed McCauley, VP (Research), U of C 

The U 0f C's Research Directions Under the 
"Eyes High" Initiative 

14 November, 2012

 Mr. John Knowles

Practical Financial Management for Retirees  

 

10 October, 2012

 Profs. Phil McCoy and Joyce Doolittle

 Act Your Age- A performnace reading

 

19 September, 2012 

Dr. George Lane 

The Lane Family 

 

9 May, 2012

Tour

 Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

 

11 April, 2012

Ms. Wendy Bryden

The First Stampede of Flores LaDue

 

14 March, 2012

Dr. Chip Scialfa

Vision and Aging

 

8 February, 2012 

Dr. Dru Marshall 

The Academic Plan 

 

11 January, 2012 

Dr. Reed Ferber 

Staying Active and Healthy through Clinical Biomechanics Research

9 November, 2011 

Dr. Arthur Clark 

The Calgary Centre for Global Community 

 

12 October, 2011

Dr. Tamara Palmer Seiler and Dr. Robert M. Seiler

Movie Exhibition in Calgary, 1896-1974

 

14 September, 2011

Dr. Ramesh Joshi

From the Eyes of a Visitor to Japan and China

 

13 April, 2011

Dr. Jane Kelley

Canadian Contributions to the Archaeology of Northwest Mexico

 

9 March, 2011 

Chancellor Jim Dinning 

The University and the Community 

 

9 February, 2011 

Dr. Hallgrimur Benediktsson 

Iceland :  Then and Now 

 

12 January, 2011 

Donna Livingstone 

The University of Calgary Press and the transition from print to electronic media 

 

10 November, 2010 

Dr. Jeanne Besner 

Improving Alberta's Health Care System 

 

13 October, 2010 

Nancy Townshend

Artistic Responses to the Canadian Rockies over the Past 200 Years

 

8 September, 2010 

Dr. Ernst Enns

Cycling from Cairo to Capetown

 

14 April, 2010 

John Poyser, Lawyer

Tales from the Estate Planning Crypt

 

10 March, 2010 

Dr. Augustine Brannigan

Genocide in Rwanda

 

10 February, 2010 

Dr. Ralph Miller 

Travel in Worlds Apart:  Kano and Bhutan

 

13 January, 2010 

Naheed Nenshi 

The Calgary that has been . . . and Could Be

18 November, 2009

Matt Palmer

An Account of the Filming of a Visit of a Group of Calgary School Children to an Orphanage in Kenya

 

14 October, 2009 

Dr. Alan Harrison

What is Happening at the University of Calgary? 

 

8 September, 2009 

Andrew Nikiforuk

The Tar Sands and the Future of Alberta 

 

8 April, 2009 

Dr. T. Hickerson

The Taylor Family Digital Library:  Convergence and Future of Learning 

 

11 March, 2009

Alan MacDonald

Calgary Takes Flight . . . an Illustrated Tale of the First Century of Flight in the Calgary Area

 

11 February, 2009

Dr. Tom Barton

Europe from Sea to Sea . . . A River Cruise Up the Danube and Down the Rhine 

 

14 January, 2009

Dr. Tom Keenan

How 'Silent Information' Can Wreck Our Lives . . . We as Computer Users Get What We Deserve 

12 November, 2008

Dr. Ralph Cartar 

Are Bees Declining and, If So, Why? 

 

8 October, 2008

Dr. Roger Jackson 

The Recent Olympic Games in Beijing and the Future Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver

 

10 September, 2008

Dr. Robert Stamp 

Suburban Modern: Postwar Dreams in Calgary 

 

30 April, 2008

Chellan Hoffman 

Rozsa Centre Tour featuring "A Little Baroque Organ on the Prairies"

 

9 April, 2008

Dr. Sylvie Roy and Dr. Susanne Carroll 

Learning a Second Language at Any Age

 

12 March, 2008

Mike Backus

Fort McMurray Oil Sands: Nexen's Long Lake Project 

 

13 February, 2008

Madam Justice C. Adele Kent 

Medical Ethical Issues in the Court Room: Are We Getting it Right? 

 

9 January, 2008

Brian Lehman

What's it Worth, Brian?

8 November, 2006

Dr. Anthony Parel

Clothing Matters: Dress and Identity in Ghandi's Philosophy

 

11 October, 2006

Dr. Donald Smith

Calgary's Grand Story: the History of 20th Century Calgary from the Viewpoint of Two Heritage Buildings, the Lougheed Building and the Grand Theatre.

 

13 September, 2006

Dr. Jerre Paquette

The Struggle to Tell a Story: The Early History of Cinema

 

12 April, 2006

Dr. Al Prentice

A photographic presentation: "Views of Myanmar Along the Irrawady River.

 

8 March 2006

Dr. Holger Herwig

Exploring the Bismarck with Canadian Film Director James Cameron

 

8 February 2006

Dr. Michael Williams

My Retirement Project: Creating Silicon Valley's Computer History Museum

 

11 January 2006

Dr. Steve Herrero

Research regarding grizzly bears in and around Banff National Park and Kananaskis Country

16 November, 2005

D. Leahy

Rothney Astrophysical Observatory in Priddis

 

12 October 2005

Dr. Robert A. Stebbins

Leisure and Health in Retirement: Finding the Good Life

 

14 September, 2005

Dr. David Bercuson

The Institute for Military and strategic Studies.

 

13 April 2005

Constance Martin

Far Northern Visions: The Photographic Archives of the Arctic Institute of North America.

 

9 March 2005

Peter Burgener

The Changing Face of Calgary Downtown.

 

9 February 2005

Dr. Patrick Brennan

The Peace of 1919 and the Making of Our Times.

 

12 January 2005

Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday

Two Billion People Without Electric Light -- A Canadian Solution.

9 November 2004

Charles Foreman

32 Sonatas: A Map of Beethoven.

 

13 October 2004

Dr. Harry Hiller

A Modern Day Gold Rush? Assessing the Surge of Population Growth in Alberta.

 

8 September 2004

Dr. Bruce and Marilyn Harrison

Off the Tourist Track in Southern Thailand

 

12 May 2004

Mr. Tan

Cantos Music Foundation's Museum of Antique Keyboard Instruments

 

14 April 2004

Dr. Robert Dewar

The Psychology of Driving and Traffic Safety

 

10 March 2004

Dr. Richard Davis

R. M. Patterson: Re-Creation on the Nahanni

 

11 February 2004

Dr. Janet Ronsky

Lessons Learned from our Aching Joints

 

14 January 2004

Joyce Doolittle and Philip McCoy

The Rain in Spain: Teacher and Students on the Stage

2 November 2003

Dr. Tom Barton

A Digital Camera? What you need to know before buying a digital camera

 

8 October 2003

Dr. Robert L. Mansell

Key Challenges and Opportunities for Alberta in Energy and Environment

 

10 September 2003

Don Sucha

The Cemetery as a Museum - Arts, History, and Mystery in Calgary Cemeteries

 

9 April 2003

Peter Sherrington

Raptor Migration in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta and British Columbia

 

12 March 2003

Dr. Richard Chadbourne

Gabrielle Roy: A Rare Breadth and Depth of Vision

 

12 February 2003

Dr. Ron Bond

The Academic Plan: Raising our Sights

 

15 January 2003

Dr. Marlene Reimer

Sleep and Sleeping: A Personal and Societal Challenge

13 November 2002

Dr. Tom Barton

Behind the Switch on Your Wall: The Generation and Distribution of Electric power

 

9 October 2002

Dr. Anthony Rasporich

No Small Plans: 
The Pre-History of the University of Calgary, 1912 - 1960

 

11 September 2002

Chancellor Bill Warren

The Function of the University Senate

 

May 8 2002

Mike Robinson

The Future of the Glenbow Museum

 

10 April 2002

Dr. Geoffrey Melvill Jones

Retention of Learning Abilities with Age; Mental Exercise, the Key to Mental Wellbeing

 

13 March 2002

Dr. Chris Archer

My Terrorist, Your Freedom Fighter:  Common Themes and Threads in the History of Insurgency, Banditry, Terrorism, and Counterinsurgency

 

13 February 2002

Dr. Mohammed Yunus

A  Third Way: What is Written on the Wall of History

 

8 January 2002

Dr. John Dawson

Seniors' Health

14 November 2001

Lorry Wilson

The New World of Electricity Deregulation

 

10 October 2001

Dr. Harvey Weingarten

President U. of C.

 

12 September 2001

Elaine McCoy

The Potential for Micro-Power in Alberta

 

11 April 2001

Lynn Rach

Canada's Best Kept Secret - Voiceprint

 

14 March 2001

Dr. Geoffrey Melvill Jones

Orientation on Land, Sea and Aerospace

 

14 February 2001

Dr. Bill Glanzmann

The Queen of Sheba Archeological Site

 

10 January 2001

Dr. Barbara Belya

Arthur Henday and the Shining Mountains

8 November 2000

Kathy Zimon

Our Visual Heritage: The Alberta Society of Artists, 1931-2000

 

11 October 2000

Chancellor Jack Perraton

The Senate at the University of Calgary

 

13 September 2000

Dr. Tom Flanagan

The Future Prospects of the Canadian Alliance

 

12 April 2000

Dr. Maurice Moloney

Genetically Modified Foods

 

8 March 2000

Nancy Millar

Canadian History Revisited

 

9 February 2000

Rolf Bertsch

Idealism, Realism, and the Modern Maestro

 

12 January 2000

Alf Skrastins

The Lakes of Kananaskis Country

10 November, 1999

Peter Wallis

Convergence in Education - What would Cornelius Van Horne Think Today

 

October 13, 1999 

W. Duffie VanBalkon

Internationalization at the U. of C.: Structures, Processes, and Challenges 

 

September 29, 1999

Tour 

Town Hall and Police Museum Visit 

 

September 15, 1999

Lorin Ritchie 

 Library Development in the 21st Century.

 

May 19, 1999 

Field Trip

Field trip to Pasu Farm

 

April 14, 1999  

Tom Head 

Recent Archeology of the Calgary Area 

 

March 10, 1999 

Elizabeth Cannon 

Women in Science and Engineering

 

February 10, 1999  

Frank MacKinnon

Some Unknown Problems of Canada’s Government 

 

January 13, 1999 

Leslie Tamagi 

The Vocational Rehabilitation and Research Institute: Its Mission 

November 18, 1998

Herb Allard 

The Young Offenders Act 

 

September 16, 1998 

Matt Mohtadi and Fin Campbell

Evaluating the Criteria used by Mclean’s Magazine to Rate Canadian Universities. 

 

May 13, 1998 

Field Trip 

Field trip to Rosebud Theatre 

 

April 8, 1998 

Bill Cochrane

Medical Care in the 21st Century 

 

February 12, 1998  

Terry Fullerton

The Modern Pipe Organ 

 

January 14, 1998 

Walter Dilger 

The Building of the Confederation Bridge 

November 12, 1997 

Tim Travers 

Gallipoli 

 

October 8, 1997 

Ron Bond 

Role of Humanities in a Modern University 

 

May 21, 1997

Field Trip 

Field trip to Bar U Ranch

 

May 14, 1997

Field trip 

 Field trip to Bar U Ranch  (Cancelled because of bad weather) 

 

April 9, 1997  

Ann McCaig 

Chancellor’s Chores 

 

March 12, 1997

Terry White 

Challenging Times for Universities 

 

February 12, 1997

Kathleen Mahoney 

Backlash to Human Rights 

 

 January 15, 1997

Bob Carnie 

The Burns Phenomenon 

 

January 15, 1997

Reception

Reception for President Terry White 

November 13, 1996

John Kendall 

A Guide to Computers, the Internet, and Artificial Intelligence 

 

October 9, 1996  

John Humphrey 

Archeology of the Eastern Mediterranean 

 

May 8, 1996

 Theatre

 Rosebud Dinner Theatre

 

April 10, 1996

Field trip 

Visit to Rothney Astrophysical Observatory (Rescheduled from November, 1995) 

 

March 13, 1996 

Peter Cruse 

Archibald Menzies: Capt. Vancouver’s Surgeon 

 

 February 14, 1996 

Mario Giovinetto

Chinook a Film and Account of Related Weather Systems. 

 

 January 10, 1996 

Fin Campbell 

Earth Rhythms and Global Changes 

November 8, 1995 

Field trip 

An Evening Among the Stars (Cancelled because of bad weather) 

 

October 11, 1995

Alan Clarke

A Journey to the Stars 

 

May 10, 1995 

Catherine Warren 

Oral Histories: Collecting Experiences of Life. (At the home of President Murray Fraser)

 

April 12, 1995

Bob Dewar 

Pictographs - The International Language of the Future. 

 

March 8, 1995

Robert Bramwell 

The Greying of Canada.

 

February 8, 1995

David Bercuson, Dean of Graduate Studies 

 

January 11, 1995  

Tom Keenan 

About Demystifying the Internet 

November 16, 1994 

Frank McKinnon 

The Controversial Side of Canadian Politics 

 

October 12, 1994 

Tom Barton 

Publishing Your Own Book: Some Do’s and Don’ts. 

 

February 16, 1994

D. Venkatesan

 Space Exploration

November 10, 1993  

Tait McPhedran 

Two Hundred Years of Medical Education 

 

October 13, 1993  

Helen Diemert and Helen Stadelbauer 

Art and Works of Helen Stadelbauer.  A Brief Overview of my Art Production since the 1930s. 

 

May 12, 1993

Richard Guy 

How on Earth Could an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Interest Emeritus Professors from Other Disciplines? 

 

April 14, 1993  

Eric Waldman 

Has the World Gone Nuts?  The Answer is in the Affirmative

 

March 10, 1993

Joan Ryan 

Participating in Research - A Start toward Self-Determination for the Dene 

November 25, 1992

Michael Burgess 

Medical Bioethics 

 

October 14, 1992 

Paul Anderson 

Emeritus Standing and Field Research in Shark Bay, Western Australia