Community partner advocates for gold standard in patient engagement
UBC Health works to advance excellence in collaborative health education, interdisciplinary health research, and improvements in health systems – work which wouldn’t be possible without the involvement of patients and community members. Long-time community partner Darren Lauscher shares his experience and vision for patient engagement at UBC Health. Lauscher is an advocate for people and […]
UBC partners with 27 organizations to create community-university projects in 2022
UBC is investing over $500,000 in 2022 to support partnerships that will benefit communities and advance collaborative research, teaching, and learning across the province. Paid directly to community partners, CUES funding reduces financial barriers and prioritizes reciprocal, inclusive engagement so all communities — especially those that have been and continue to be underserved, marginalized, or […]
The Sport of Support
Student athletes at UBC Okanagan are volunteering with regional organizations to address food security on campus and in their local communities. The UBCO Heat women’s soccer team, along with their head coach, Craig Smith, recently offered to support the food donation program at the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank. Through this initiative, the students get […]
Community Engagement Partnership Recognition Fund 2022 applications open
Every day, people on and off-campus work together on joint initiatives that benefit both the community and the university. Engaged research, experiential learning, planning and policy development, educational programming, dialogue projects, workshops – our impact grows when we work together. The Community Engagement Partnership Recognition Fund (PRF) is designed to help fill small resource gaps and acknowledge […]
Presidential Priorities, 2021-22
UBC President and Vice Chancellor, Santa J. Ono has announced his Presidential Priorities for the 2021-2022 academic year. The priorities cover a wide range of tasks in fields of equity, diversity and inclusion; indigenous engagement and reconciliation; climate change; COVID-19 response; operational efficiency and the President’s Academic Excellence Initiative. Through the Presidential Priorities, the Office […]
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 […]
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 […]
UBC Learning Exchange marks 20 years in the Downtown Eastside
Over the last 20 years, the Learning Exchange near Main and Keefer in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has quietly worked to become a trusted part of one of the most complex neighbourhoods in North America, an important academic unit of the university, and a model for university-community engagement. According to Kathleen Leahy, director of the Learning […]
Community-based research in action at the UBC Learning Exchange
Thinking about a research project related to the Downtown Eastside? You might want to talk to Dr. Heather Holroyd. Community-based research (CBR) is an approach that works in partnership to produce academic scholarship while also addressing pressing community goals. Put simply, it tries to ensure mutual benefit for everyone involved. Not an especially difficult concept, […]
Apply for 2020 Community-University Engagement Support funding
Are you a community group working with UBC on a shared social, environmental, health-related or cultural project? Are you a UBC faculty member, staff or student seeking funding for your community partner? Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) provides funding for charitable organizations in British Columbia to build partnerships and pursue shared projects with UBC. We support […]