March 12: UBC Connects with Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard
Expanding the conversation on race in a changing world
UBC Connects continues to bring together some of the world’s most esteemed thought leaders.
Featuring award-winning authors and activists Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard, the first UBC Connects event of 2021 will expand the conversation on race in these challenging times.
Feb. 24: UBC continues conversation on using data to advance human rights
Join the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Okanagan and the Office of the Vice-President, Health for a discussion about how the BC Human Rights Commissioner’s report on disaggregated data informs the responsibilities of researchers and UBC as an institution.
This session builds on the webinar held on January 14 on the Grandmother Perspective Report. It will include both large and small breakout group discussions.
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic and UBC Okanagan Library are pleased to announce the 2020/21 Open Educational Resources (OER) grant-funded projects as part of our ongoing commitment to flexible and open learning.
The UBC Okanagan OER grant pilot program provides funding and support for faculty to adapt or create OER materials.
This February, explore ways to fit physical activity into your day — wherever you are — during Move UBC Month.
Small changes can add up to big impacts. Moving more can help improve mental health and resilience, boost creativity and productivity, and even improve your sleep.
This workshop will provide participants with a critical context through which to think about teaching speaking skills, including strategies for an online classroom in which students learn both how to listen and speak, specific practices for inclusive teaching, as well as sample assignments and resources for teaching oral skills online.
UBCO Recreation: Staff and Faculty Movement Break Challenge and more
Until Feb. 28, UBCO Recreation challenges you to plan for, implement and engage with movement during your day. Participants can engage with movement breaks with their colleagues, students, family and friends. It’s free, simple and participants have a chance to win great prizes.
Recreation also offers a wide array of ongoing programs and events for faculty and staff. Compete in a Badminton Ladder, shoot hoops through the Register and Play program, take in a paint night or get outside with cross country and snowshoe events.
From international animal sanctuaries to exercise and rehabilitation labs in British Columbia, UBCO cardiovascular researchers are examining heart disease and associated conditions, like stroke. Their collaborations are confirming what we already know: the heart matters.
UBCO’s children’s social work mental health clinic goes virtual
UBC Okanagan’s Social Work Mental Health Clinic is offering virtual counselling and mental health services to support children and youth during COVID-19.
While each person has different reasons for becoming homeless, a new study shows they learn through their interactions with different services to perform ‘as homeless’ based on the expectations of service providers.
Street homeless people learn to ‘perform’ to obtain life-sustaining resources
UBCO researchers say there’s a tendency to play up vulnerabilities or deficits
New UBC Okanagan research has identified that street homeless people must learn to ‘perform’ in particular ways through their interactions with service providers to receive the help they need.
Colin Pritchard is the first recipient of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal’s Alumni Builder Award.
‘Builders’ of UBC Okanagan recognized with alumni awards
Alumnus Colin Pritchard is recipient of first DVC Alumni Builder Award
It’s no secret that UBC's Okanagan campus continues to grow. To accommodate that growth, the campus has gone from 12 buildings in 2005 to more than 35 today with several currently under construction.
But there is a different type of building that has been taking place in the background, ever since the campus opened 15 years ago.
Visual artists, writers and performers can spend a month at the Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre
The Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies is launching a new opportunity for artists, writers and performers to spend some creative time in a wooded retreat.
