2023 alumni UBC Achievement Awards recipients
UBC alumni are committed to an exceptional UBC and a better world. This November, at the annual alumni UBC Achievement Awards presented by Boyden, the university community honoured eight inspiring members of our global alumni community, whose extraordinary endeavours are helping to advance UBC’s commitment to healthy lives, a healthy planet, and healthy societies. The […]
Inaugural Faculty of Education Reconciliation and Decolonization alumni award recipients
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Honouring the achievements of PharmSci’s alumni change makers
On March 27, members of the UBC Pharm Sci community convened at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre to honour the accomplishments of Dr. Diana Chow, MS, PhD’81, the 2023 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Alumni Agent of Change, and Dr. Tarique Benbow, PhD’22, the Alumni Future Agent of Change. The occasion was presided over by […]
alumni UBC celebrates 2022 Achievement Awards recipients
UBC alumni are committed to an exceptional UBC and a better world. This November, at the annual alumni UBC Achievement Awards presented by Boyden, seven inspiring members of the UBC community were honoured for their vision and dedication, through their extraordinary endeavours. The 2022 Recipients are: Dr. Pieter Cullis, OC, BSc’67, MSc’70, PhD’72: Alumni Award […]
entrepreneurship@UBCO Mentor 2 Market supporting graduates
If there’s one thing Shiven Vinod Khera learned at UBC Okanagan, it’s that anything is possible if your heart and mind are in the right place. The Faculty of Management graduate was part of a team that launched tech start-up Linkbase Technologies Inc. through UBCO’s innovative Mentor 2 Market program, which helps build successful businesses […]
Branching out to success: Reflections of Forestry Alumni Builder Award recipient
Some lessons must be experienced to be understood. For Arthur Tsai, testing his limits helped him realize what he was capable of, and led him to complete both a BSc (1995) in Wood Science and Industry, and MSc (2012) in Forestry at UBC, as well as achieve ongoing success heading the market intelligence team at […]
Voices of Sauder volunteers: What you gain when you give
To celebrate National Volunteer Week 2022, UBC Sauder highlights the contributions of five alumni who dedicate time, effort and resources for the benefit of future generations of Sauder students. Volunteering is not a one-size-fits-all pursuit. These alumni serve as mentors, career coaches, guest speakers, networking delegates, ambassadors and event hosts, among many other roles. They […]
Paying it forward
Since graduating more than 25 years ago, UBC Sauder alumnus Ali Pejman, FCA has been the go-to person for the next generation of graduates. He has been an active volunteer and mentor for the Commerce Undergraduate Society (CUS), where he strives to pass on his expertise and experience from a two-decade career in investment banking […]
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 […]
Engagement through learning: alumniUBC Career Development webinars bolster alumni connection
UBC graduates work, teach, and learn around the globe, with many reaching back to their alma mater to connect with peers as well as to take part in ongoing learning opportunities. As busy people try to find new ways to learn, there is an increased appetite for quality professional and career development connections. Three years […]