The Faculty and the Vancouver Games
Faculty Events - In the Media - FPEH and the Torch Run - Feature Stories from Pursuit - For the MediaWhat a Games! Special congratulations go out to alumnae gold medalists Jayna Hefford and Heather Moyse. To all of Canada's athletes, medical staff, coaches and fans, thanks for a great Olympics! Now, the Faculty is gearing up for the Winter Paralympics, which start on March 12, will be just as moving and successful.
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What: Lecture by Dean Bruce Kidd at UBC Sports and Society series
When: March 13, 2009
Where: University of British Columbia
Topic: What are Olympic legacies and are they worth the effort?
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Intellectual Muscle: A Globe and Mail special series of talks by prominent and up-and-coming Canadian intellectuals on topics related to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Dean Kidd speaks about the Olympic Movement.
Rule changes mean lovable losers will be lacking at Vancouver Olympics: Dean Bruce Kidd discusses why, sometimes, we remember Olympians who do not medal as much as those who make it to the podium in the Winnipeg Free Press.
Friends and members of the Faculty who were Olympic torch bearers:
Bruce Kidd, December 11 in Grenville, QUE: Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Cecily Clark, December 15 in Brighton, ON : Assistant coach, Blues women’s soccer selected as a Coca-Cola ambassador of active living
Tom Hipsz (9T6): Blues football alumnus, former Argo and Ti-Cats player, current Esteem Team Athlete Role Model
Megan Brown, December 17 in Aurora, ON: 2009 Blues Female Athlete of the Year, CIS and OUA cross country runner
Bill Crothers, December 17 in Toronto, ON: Alum, track star
Paul Henderson, December 17 in Toronto, ON: Blues alum
Vicky Sunohara, December 17 in Toronto, ON: Olympic triple gold medalist and Blues hockey alumnae
Henry Vehovec, December 22 in Simcoe, ON: Former chair of the Project Blue campaign, Blues swimming alumnus
Feature stories in the Fall 2009 issue of Pursuit
Nancy Lee's Big Gig: As chief operating officer at the Olympic Broadcasting Services, Lee (VIC 8T2) has one of the most demanding jobs of these Games
Through Ice and Snow: U of T’s legacy at the winter Games. A preview of FPEH involvement in Vancouver.
A Winning Formula: How U of T's playground to podium approach will foster the next generation of high performance athletes.
Darren Lowe Scores High: How does a former Olympian stay fit?
Blades of Steel: Did you know that the 1928 silver medal-winning Olympic hockey team was comprised entirely of U of T athletes?
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