Student Summer Jobs (2008)

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Please note: applications are no longer being accepted.

Several summer student positions are available for the summer of 2008.

Students are hired for available summer positions at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research based on the following criteria:

• employment is limited to returning first, second and third year students enrolled in a recognized Agriculture, Botany, Horticulture or Plant Biology program at UBC or another university/college, and to returning UBC Masters of Landscape Architecture students
• preference will be given to UBC students, and to students who have not had previous summer employment at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
• the term of employment is May 12 to August 15, 2008

Please apply directly with resume and cover letter by closing date (April 11, 2008) to:

Ingrid Hoff
c/o UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
6804 Southwest Marine Drive
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6T 1Z4

Please mark clearly on the envelope: “Summer Student Job Application”

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 11:17 AM on March 20, 2008

Cherry Blossom Viewing at Nitobe Memorial Garden

Category(-ies): 2008 Archives

24th Annual Vancouver Mokuyokai Society Ohanami
(Cherry Blossom Viewing) at Nitobe Memorial Garden
3:00pm - 8:00 pm
April 12, 2008
Admission: By Donation

Tea Ceremony & Bento Box reservations, please contact: rsvp@mokuyokai.bc.ca

Musicians: Koto (harp) & Shakuhachi (flute)

Beautiful paper lanterns hang throughout the trees and offer a delicate light as the sun settles. Traditional music can be heard and there is a soft fragrance in the air. The Cherry Trees are in full bloom, and offer their beauty during this brief window of spring.

For more information, please contact the Vancouver Mokuyokai Society at 778-231-9482 or visit them on-line at http://www.mokuyokai.bc.ca.

Posted by Pary Mohamed at 4:07 PM on March 12, 2008