Strategy 15 – Student Experience

How UBC is preparing students for their future careers

How UBC is preparing students for their future careers

Please visit https://news.ubc.ca/2023/12/12/how-ubc-is-preparing-students-for-their-future-careers/ to read the story.

Future leaders are learning how to tackle climate change in math class this year

Future leaders are learning how to tackle climate change in math class this year

Please visit https://news.ubc.ca/2023/11/15/climate-change-mathematics/ to read the story.

UBCO’s Picnic: A unique place to eat, learn and build community

UBCO’s Picnic: A unique place to eat, learn and build community

Please visit https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2023/09/11/a-unique-place-to-eat-learn-and-build-community/ to read the full story

UBC student champions disability justice to win Lieutenant Governor’s Medal

UBC student champions disability justice to win Lieutenant Governor’s Medal

You might imagine a former pageant queen’s journey to university to be akin to a catwalk. However, UBC biology student and Miss Canada 2021 second-runner up Rabiah Dhaliwal found the transition to be less straightforward at times. “As a South Asian female, discussions about mental health were stigmatized, marking my first few years at UBC […]

Recognizing Arts’ graduating student leaders in the Class of 2023

Recognizing Arts’ graduating student leaders in the Class of 2023

Please visit https://www.arts.ubc.ca/news/recognizing-graduating-student-leaders-in-the-class-of-2023/ to read the full story.

Student-led seminar fills a gap in the curriculum

Student-led seminar fills a gap in the curriculum

Throughout his time at UBC Okanagan, psychology student Hoky Hsu sometimes felt “left out” of his course content. “I’ve always enjoyed learning about psychological topics like family processes and socioemotional development,” Hsu mentions. “However, as a psychology major, I grew to realize that the majority of psychological research and teaching at large are still often […]

Okanagan Heat recognize 2021-22 academic award winners

Okanagan Heat recognize 2021-22 academic award winners

In November 2022, the UBC Okanagan Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated student-athlete academic excellence as they hosted their annual Academic All-Canadian/Heat Scholar breakfast on the UBCO campus. In total, 93 student-athletes were recognized for achieving an 80 percent average in their academic studies during what was a challenging year for all students who returned […]

Work Study opens new doors for undergraduates

Work Study opens new doors for undergraduates

When she started her fourth year, Ava Bakala knew she wanted more experience — not only in her field of study, but with UBC Okanagan as a whole. Bakala searched for campus work opportunities on UBCO’s Student & Alumni Job Board, where she connected with the university’s Work Study program. “To date, I primarily studied […]

Classmates turned co-founders reflect on impact of UGO Student Experience Grant

Classmates turned co-founders reflect on impact of UGO Student Experience Grant

Yogmaya Singh and Bhavika Mahtani are artists at heart. Singh is a music aficionado, and Mahtani has a history in professional dance with an affinity for contemporary dance. Throughout high school, both were told attending business school would mean leaving their interests and hobbies at the door. In 2017, when they enrolled at the UBC […]

Global health conference enriched by students

Global health conference enriched by students

UBC recently welcomed nearly 250 in-person and virtual delegates from over 50 countries at the 2022 Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) conference held at the Vancouver campus in August 2022. TUFH is an international, intersectoral, and intergenerational global health conference that brings together health partners, universities, community institutions, and thought leaders from around the world. […]