One-year anniversary of the Indigenous Strategic Plan
With the launch of the 2020 ISP on September 14, 2020, UBC became the first university in North America to commit to implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), thus taking a human rights-based approach to its Indigenous strategic framework. Below are some key accomplishments from the last year. Stories Since the […]
Apply for 2021 Community-University Engagement Support funding
Are you a UBC faculty member, staff or student seeking funding for your community partner? The Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) fund is now open for the 2021/22 intake. CUES provides funding for eligible community organizations in British Columbia to build partnerships and pursue shared projects with faculty, staff and students at the University of British […]
New Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives supports implementation of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan
UBC has launched a new Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI) to coordinate the implementation of UBC’s 2020 Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) on both UBC campuses. The office, which officially opened in February 2021, is led by the Senior Advisor to the President on Indigenous Affairs, Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot. Operational and ISP strategic initiative support […]
Re-imagining Homecoming in a virtual way
In a year with in-person gatherings paused due to the Covid-19 pandemic, planning for back-to-school events last September faced a reckoning – how are celebrations of campus spirit possible in a virtual space? The 2020 Homecoming organizing committees at UBC’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses rolled up their sleeves to set about re-imagining the weekend with […]
In our DNA: Ethiopians taking African genomic research into their own hands
It started, like many great things do, with a simple conversation. Dr. Corey Nislow and Jamal Kurtu were talking one day in 2018 about public health – in particular, capacity building for genetic research around the world. “I have molecular biology experience and Jamal has a long history with Ethiopia,” says Dr. Nislow, professor at […]
UBC launches future-looking global engagement strategy, In Service
UBC is transforming to meet the challenges of today – and tomorrow. The university’s new global engagement strategy, In Service, outlines a bold new vision for collaborating with partners large and small, at home and abroad, spanning not only disciplines, but cities, countries and continents. Prof. Santa J. Ono, UBC President and Vice-Chancellor, opened the […]
Celebrating the 2020 Community-University Engagement Support funding recipients
The Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) fund has awarded $500,000 to 21 community organizations working with UBC faculty, staff, and students The 2020/2021-funded projects include a strategy and tools to ethically meet the research needs of the Haida Nation on Haida Gwaii; an urban farm in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side that addresses the acute food security […]
Designing strong cities, smashing silos and staying optimistic
Growing up in Vancouver, Parsa Shani always had a “lingering notion” that there was a lot more world out there. When he and his family, originally from Iran, moved back for a while during his middle and high school years, Mr. Shani experienced a country very different from Canada. The “massive, hectic, megacity of Tehran” […]
UBC Okanagan to offer Canada’s first bachelor’s degree of Indigenous language fluency
UBC’s Okanagan campus, located in the territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation, is set to become the first university in Canada to offer a bachelor’s degree in Indigenous language fluency. The Bachelor of Nsyilxcn Language Fluency (BNLF) program, created in collaboration with the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) and the En’owkin Centre, is designed […]
Celebrate UBC global engagement at the strategy launch
We are delighted to announce the launch of In Service, UBC’s global engagement strategy. We invite students, faculty, staff and international partners near and far to join us for a virtual event, where we will share the strategy and vision behind In Service, host a lively discussion and honour this significant milestone together. In Service will serve as […]