Trinity Western University’s Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences and CSCA’s Vancouver chapter present an in-person seminar with Cat Jenkins (Attendee of COP26 United Nations climate change meeting, environmental studies major) and Cheryl Wiens (scientist, mother, and past MLA candidate for BC’s Green Party). This event is funded by a Supporting Structures grant from Scholarship & Christianity in Oxford and CSCA.
Event details
Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Neufeld Science Centre (Block Hall / Room 148), Trinity Western University 22500 University Dr, Langley, BC
Free and open to the public.
Learn more at the event webpage.
About the presenters
Cat Jenkins attended the COP26 United Nations climate change meeting in Scotland in November 2021 as a member of the Christian Climate Observers, an international non-denominational group, “a presence advocating for God’s creation,” “training the next generation of UN climate observers from a Christian and missional perspective.”
Jenkins is an Environmental Studies major at Trinity Western University. As a member of the executive of the Trinity Western Environmental Club (TWEC), Cat is actively involved in environmental advocacy on and off campus. They have also volunteered extensively at the A Rocha Canada Brooksdale Centre, and has organized TWU student experiences there. Their ambition is to continue to pursue a career in advocating for creation through a career in forestry and/or environmental law.
Cheryl Wiens is actively involved in the Langley community as an advocate for sustainability. She ran as a candidate for the Green Party in the 2020 Provincial election. In her campaign she pushed government representatives to make “evidence-based decisions that will result in a fair economy, a healthy community, and a promising future for everyone who calls Langley home.” Wiens completed her Bachelor’s degree at Trinity Western University and earned a Master’s in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University. In 2019 Cheryl worked with Langley Township councilor Petrina Arnason to draft a climate emergency motion in 2019. After the motion passed, Langley Township worked to create a climate action plan, and Cheryl has continued to be involved, speaking into the plan in various ways and ensuring Langley sticks to the plan.
About Trinity Western University
Founded in 1962, Trinity Western University is Canada’s premier global Christian liberal arts University. We are dedicated to equipping students to discover meaningful connections between career, life, and the needs of the world. Drawing upon the riches of the Christian tradition, seeking to unite faith and reason through teaching and scholarship, Trinity Western University is a degree-granting research institution offering liberal arts and sciences, as well as professional schools in business, nursing, education, human kinetics, graduate studies, and arts, media, and culture. It has four campuses and locations: Langley, Richmond-Lansdowne, Richmond-Minoru, and Ottawa. Learn more at www.twu.ca or follow us on Twitter @TrinityWestern, on Facebook and LinkedIn.