Applications open for 2022/23 Community-University Engagement Support Fund
The 2022/23 Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) Fund is now open. Get up to $25,000 to support community-university partnerships that benefit communities across the province and advance collaborative research, teaching, and learning. Interested applicants are invited to submit a Notice of Intent by October 21, 2022. Paid directly to community partners, CUES funding removes financial barriers […]
Applications now open for the 2022 Partnership Recognition & Exploration Fund
UBC Community Engagement is accepting applications for the 2022 Partnership Recognition & Exploration (PRE) Fund. Apply for up to $1,500 for community-university collaboration and relationship building. PRE funding fills small resource gaps and empowers community partners to build reciprocal relationships with UBC students, faculty, and staff. We especially welcome applications for projects that advance: […]
Students partner with Punjabi Market Collective to showcase revitalization efforts
In the summer of 2021, four students in ACAM 390A (The Heritage of Chinese Migrations) partnered with the Punjabi Market Collective to celebrate and highlight revitalization efforts happening at Vancouver’s Punjabi Market at Main and East 49th Avenue. Through that partnership, students created the video essay, Punjabi Market: Resilient Cultures, Resilient Communities. Visit the ACAM […]
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 […]