Provost and Vice-President Academic (Office of the)

Have your say on UBCO’s future academic structure

November 25, 2025

Earlier this fall, we shared plans to update UBC Okanagan’s academic structure in support of our newly defined core academic focus: resilient people, communities, economies and environments in support of a sustainable future. As we consider the future academic structure, we aim to preserve what is working well in the current structure and identify opportunities for improvement.

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Enabling our academic priorities through academic restructure

October 24, 2025

Earlier this year, UBC Okanagan defined its academic priorities around a core focus: resilient people, communities, economies and environments in support of a sustainable future. With a strong foundation now in place, we have been exploring a two to three-year strategy to advance these priorities and support our vision for the future.

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Collaborating to shape our academic future

October 8, 2025

Updates for Okanagan Leadership

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Tanya Forneris appointed Dean pro tem for the Faculty of Health and Social Development

September 15, 2025

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Tanya Forneris has been appointed Dean pro tem for the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC Okanagan, effective October 1, 2025, for a one-year term.

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ALT-2040 Fund 2026 call for proposals welcomes innovative learning transformation projects

September 15, 2025

We’re pleased to announce that the Aspire-2040 Learning Transformations (ALT-2040) Fund is now accepting proposals from faculty with exciting ideas to transform the learning experiences of UBC Okanagan students.

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Wishing Rehan farewell

September 11, 2025

I’m pleased to invite all faculty and staff to join us in wishing farewell to Provost and Vice-President, Academic, Dr. Rehan Sadiq.

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Leadership transition for UBC Okanagan Provost and Vice-President, Academic portfolio

September 3, 2025

It is with mixed emotions that we wish to announce the upcoming departure of Dr. Rehan Sadiq from his role as Provost and Vice-President, Academic at UBC Okanagan, effective September 30, 2025. Dr. Sadiq has accepted an exciting new opportunity at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, where he will serve as Provost.

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