Archives for 2017

University announces 2017 commencement speaker

Announcement
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The President and Governors of the University of West Terrier are pleased to announce that Vadim Kobras will deliver the 2017 UWT Commencement Address.

Vadim Kobras has served for the past decade as Chief Architect of Fleck + Stone, the firm he co-founded in 2004. Among the firm’s notable achievements are the design of The Institute for the Study of Mammalian Life, The Burrow Theatre, and The Park Museum. Most recently, Kobras designed the multi-level 2017 Groundhog Day prognostication pad.

A proud UWT alumnus who holds a degree in history as well as in design, Kobras helped to establish the UWT School of Architecture and in 2015 he accepted an ongoing guest lectureship. A passionate champion of his own species and its accomplishments, Kobras established the group, BeaverBoosters. He is currently at work on a book about Beaver architecture.

University congratulates Noreen on her literary award nomination

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The President and Governors of the University of West Terrier wish to congratulate Noreen on her nomination for a Chitter Radio Literary Award in the speech category.

Noreen, who serves as adjunct professor in the Department of Human Studies, chaired our October 2016 forum on The Effects of Human Architecture on Other Animals. On the second day of that two-day event, Noreen addressed the forum and gave a speech that was riveting  and insightful. “Doors, Screens, Walls, Halls: The Ins and Outs of Human Architecture,” opened a window into aspects of the Human world with which many of us were not familiar.

Congratulations, Noreen, and thank you for your work at the University of West Terrier. We all owe you a debt of gratitude.

 

University to host conference on population control in April

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The President and Governors of the University of West Terrier are pleased to announce that it will host the upcoming joint conference on population control, “Population Control: The Park’s New Frontier.”

Members of the university’s School of Medicine, Faculty of Life Science, and Department of Human Studies will meet to discuss the need for and the effects of natural and artificial population control both inside and outside The Park.

The conference will take place on April 17, 2017.

 

Historian and author Pieter Paard to speak at UWT Open House

Announcement
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The President and Governors of the University of West Terrier are pleased to announce that Pieter N. Paard will speak at the University’s annual Open House on January 29, 2017.

Paard, a UWT professor of history, is the author of several books, including From Slavery to Freedom: A History of Pack Animals and, most recently, The Fierce Urgency of Miaow: Jor and the Feline Roots of Zoocracy (February release).

Paard will talk about his research on the organic roots of zoocracy and the place of Animal self-rule in the wider world. We thank Pieter Paard for taking the time to address incoming and aspiring students and we invite all Park residents to attend the talk and to discover the world of the University of West Terrier.

Annual Open House • 29 January 2017

Snacks, beverages, and brochures will be available from 12:00 until 20:30