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 […]
UBC Connects: Engaging communities through innovative lecture series
The UBC Connects speaker series has a very simple goal: connecting UBC with the communities in which we study, research, and work. By bringing fascinating speakers from across North America to meet with UBC audiences, UBC Connects has been able to change the way the university engages with the community. Read a message from UBC […]
Announcing the 2019 CUES funding recipients
The Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) fund awarded a total of $500,000 to more than 20 community organizations working with faculty, staff, and students at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan. Projects are as diverse as they are important, ranging from community-led marine science and youth-to-youth climate workshops to First Nations’ language support in the Yukon and […]
UBC embarks on Canada-wide initiative to assess community engagement
This year, UBC has joined an intensive and collaborative process that aims to transform community engagement in Canadian institutions: the Canadian pilot for the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. With this project, the university will not only contribute to a national effort, but also be able to conduct a deep self-study of its practices and look […]
Apply for CUES funding for community partnerships
Fostering genuine community engagement is a central priority in UBC’s new strategic plan: Shaping UBC’s Next Century. If you are involved in a project or community partnership that exemplifies the principles of ethical community engagement (reciprocity, transparency, flexibility and respect), your project could be eligible for Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) funding. Submit your Letter of Intent […]