The 3rd annual Faith and Science week is this week at Trinity Western University! A great lineup of professors discussing how their faith aligns with their scientific study and the integration of a Christian worldview and science. The lineup for the week includes:

March 19, 6-7pm: Dr. Dennis Venema - Biology

March 20, 6:30-7:30pm: Dr. Arnold Sikkema - Physics

March 21, 6:30-7:30pm: Dr. Chadron Friesen - Chemistry

March 22, 6-7pm: Alumni pannel

Come join us each night in Neufeld room 41 on Trinity Western's Langley Campus. Refreshments will be provided each night along with a question and answer period after each lecture. Hope to see you there!

The 2nd Annual Trinity Western Blood Drive was hosted on March 8th, 2012. We had a large turnout and again had to turn potential donors down. Here are the results of the clinic:

Donors attended: 107
Deferrals: 27 (this was high due to travel deferrals/faints /only 2 low irons)
Target: 73
Collected: 79 units/donations - 108%

We once again exceeded our goal and have the potential to save many lives. Thanks to Canadian Blood Services for coming out and doing the collection and Sodexo for sponsoring the event. Next year's clinic dates to come.

Executives Wanted!

We are currently looking for a representative of the 1st/2nd year class to be on our executive council. If you are interested please contact via e-mail to bryan.janzen@mytwu.ca for more details.

Review of Faith and Science Week

Hello all!

If you missed our second annual Faith and Science week then you have nothing to worry about because we have uploaded each lecture as an audio file. Just click on the link to find the audio of each speaker.

I hope you enjoy!

January 31st,

Dr. Bob Doede

Audio

February 1st,

Dr. Dennis Venema

Audio

Video (this is a youtube version of his lecture that is more explanatory)

February 2nd,

Dr. Anthony Siame

Audio

February 3rd,

Dr. Chris Morrissey

Audio

contact Justin Baerg at justin.baerg@mytwu.ca if you have any more questions...

Faith and Science WEEK!!

Once again the TWU Biology Club is hosting the "Faith and Science Week" on the Langley Campus. Every night from Monday to Thursday at 7pm there will be guest speakers presenting current issues that face our society today and a Christian response to them. All sessions will be held in RNT 125 at 7:00pm.

Monday:

Dr. Bob Doede will be presenting on Transhumanism

Tuesday:

Dr. Dennis Venema will be presenting on the chimp/human debate and the theory of common ancestry

Wednesday:

Dr. Anthony Siame will be presenting on GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms) and their impact on todays food resources and economy.

Thursday:

Dr. Christopher Morrissey will be speaking on the right to food and water as applied to the bottled water debate

After every session there will be a question and answer period with the presenter. After the seminar on thursday there Dr. Morrissey will be joined with Dr. Siame for an extended question period on all the topics presented during the week.

Free food and beverages will be provided during each session.

Once again the sessions will be at 7 pm in room RNT 125.

Graduate Studies Opportunity

In a rare event the University of Toronto has contacted us, the TWU Biology Club, in an effort to "recruit the best students from across Canada" for their graduate school! It's a very special event when the graduate schools come to YOU to ask for your applications, almost always it's us trying to get into their schools. The University of Toronto is one of the top research schools in the nation and it is truly an honour to be asked by them to provide applicants. They are looking for students to do their M.Sc. or Ph.D. studies. Here is an exerpt from the e-mail sent to us:

" Our department has more than 80 faculty members, which include many of Canada’s top researchers in the fields of cancer, developmental biology, stem cells, computational biology, human genetics, model organism genetics, functional genomics, structural biology, and infectious disease. Our research-based graduate program offers world-class training in all of these fields. We are situated in downtown Toronto at the main campus of the University and at neaby research institutes housed at the Hospital for Sick Children and Mount Sinai Hospital."

The main area of research being pushed there currently is in the field of molecular genetics, so if this interests you be sure to find more information online at www.moleculargenetics.utoronto.ca. All applications for the graduate school can be accessed here as well. The early deadline for applications for the FALL OF 2011 is January 15, 2011. If you are a senior and looking to continue your studies or are an underclassman that wants more information, be sure to check this out. Make TWU proud and always give the glory to God.

Doctor Panel

This Thursday, Nov 4 at 7:00PM in Neu 36 three respected doctors will be convening to provide students with an insight into their lives. Drs. Kornelson, Hansen, and Tadrous will speak about their passions and why they choose every morning to be doctors. They'll also talk about how they balance their family around work and being on-call. Mission work will also be discussed, specifically by Dr. Kornelson who does a lot of work abroad. Questions are welcome.

also...FREE COFFEE, DONUTS, AND TEA will be provided.

If you missed this seminar, look no further, i have posted the audio file at the bottom of this post for your listening pleasure.

Here is the basis synopsis of the evening:

Dr. Jeff Kornelsen

- Statement "God is writing on your heart the passions of your future"

- He encouraged us students to pursue God first and then the wishes of you heart will be granted or changed by His will.

- One must listen to the patient

- "medicine is like a mistress"

- it can steal you away from your wife, kids, relationships etc.

- you must learn to balance and be accountable to your spouse

Dr. Steven Hansen

- Being a doctor is a ministry- you minister to them and the patient sometimes ministers to you as well

- There are many options in the medical field- go for it.

- Feel it out now and start practicing listening to others, and serving our community.

Dr. Zak Tadrous

- Ophthalmology and other surgical specialties are suited for those who are queasy of blood

- "nothing is impossible"

- Do what you love to do

Here is the link to the audio file where you will hear more encouragement, learn more about the profession and be prepared for medicine!

Doctor panel audio file