UBC Okanagan and the roads around campus will be very busy next Tuesday, Sept. 27, when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit (arriving at 12:35 p.m.).
The royal visit web page has useful information about getting to campus that day, parking restrictions, and opportunities to view the royal visitors in the courtyard or via live webcast.
Facilities Management's Kirt Stewart (right) and two student volunteers sort through trash and recyclables at the 2014 Campus Waste Audit.
What UBC Okanagan recycles (or doesn't)
Bi-annual campus waste audit takes place Oct. 5
Most of the waste thrown into the on-campus garbage is recyclable.
To highlight this fact, every two years Facilities Management and a set of volunteers dive into a day's worth of campus waste to see how well the campus community sorts out what can be recycled from what is actually garbage.
UBC is pleased to support safe bike access to the Okanagan campus. Underway is the Okanagan Rail Trail campaign that will provide a safe off-road alternative.
This year's UBC Okanagan United Way campaign kicks off on October 11 with a great pancake breakfast fund-raiser. Campaign organizers are seeking volunteer help.
Join a fun group of dedicated volunteers who are building a stronger, healthier community to improve the quality of life for people in the Okanagan.
Payroll Deduction Parking Permits up for renewal in Oct.
All parking permits that are purchased via payroll deduction expire this year on October 31 and Parking Services wants to remind all permit holders that the new permits will automatically be issued.
The permits will be available for pickup at the Parking Services office beginning October 11.
Gardening Club tools broke ground for the first time on September 15 when the club gathered to plant a xeriscape garden in the raised plant bed in front of the Engineering Management Education building.
Learning Technology Environment Renewal Town Hall organized for Oct. 5
The consultation process for the Learning Technology Environment Renewal project at UBC is fully underway and organizers want to remind the campus community that you have more opportunities to give input, starting with a town hall on October 5.
Jennifer Oakes from Calgary's William Aberhart High School will join the Heat women's volleyball team later this month.
Paralympian is newest recruit for Heat women's volleyball squad
Jennifer Oakes, the newest addition to the Heat women's volleyball program, has skipped training camp. For a newbie to the CIS, this could traditionally be a career-ending move.
John Tyler Binfet, seen with his dog Frances, conducted a study on the effect of pet therapy on homesickness. Binfet runs the Building Academic Retention Through K'9s (BARK) program.
Pet therapy can combat homesickness
The expression "dog is man's best friend" might have more weight in the case of first-year university students suffering from homesickness, according to a new UBC study.
AlterKnowledge event debates cultural benefits of travel and tourism
The Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies' AlterKnowledge Discussion Series begins its new season of provocative discussions on social issues with a conversation about the social impacts of tourism.
Participants needed for social anxiety treatment program
Do you get nervous when confronted with social situations? Are your activities limited by your fear of being around other people? Does worrying about being judged keep you from doing the things that you want?
Dorm burn UBC Okanagan and the Kelowna Fire Department held a "dorm burn" demonstration during Create 2016. Kelowna Fire Department Inspector Rick Euper provided fire prevention tips.
Bulman road access
The Bulman Road multi-use pathway provides students, faculty and staff with a more safe and direct cycling link to UBC Okanagan.
Using exercise to fight frailty
Gareth Jones and his team are researching how a multi-component program of exercise can assist pre-frail and frail adults.
