Leadership Transitions in the Provost Office
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share several important updates to the leadership team in the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic. These changes align with upcoming transitions and provide an opportunity to realign roles to better support the evolving needs of the portfolio and campus. Dr. Peter Simpson’s term as Associate Provost, Academic Affairs and Strategy, is set to end on June 30, 2026. With the conclusion of Dr. Simpson’s appointment, […]
Recognizing the 2025/26 Outstanding Instructors
At UBC Okanagan, we are committed to recognizing and celebrating the outstanding contributions of our educators, and it is with great pleasure that we announce the recipients of the 2024/25 Outstanding Instructor awards.
2026 UBC Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Award recipients
We are very pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Awards. The OER Excellence and Impact Awards recognize outstanding work by faculty who materially advance the use and impact of open educational resources in credit courses at UBC.
Celebrating Teaching Excellence: Announcing the 2025/26 recipients of UBC Okanagan Teaching Awards
Dear colleagues, Teaching shapes the overall academic experience. It influences how ideas are examined, how understanding develops, and how students grow intellectually. The impact of excellent teachers extends far beyond the classroom and into professional life. UBC Okanagan is proud to recognize educators whose teaching reflects a strong commitment to student learning. Through their work, classrooms become spaces for thoughtful discussion, inclusion and academic growth. We are pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of […]
UBC announces investment to increase financial support for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
The University of British Columbia is launching a multi-million-dollar initiative to significantly strengthen funding support for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. Alongside concurrent increases in funding investments for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across the broader research ecosystem (e.g., Canada Graduate Research Scholarships; Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards; BC Graduate Scholarships), this initiative represents a substantial expansion of funding resources. It forms one component of an ongoing, system-wide review of graduate and postdoctoral […]
Expressions of Interest: Academic Advisor on Artificial Intelligence
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic is seeking Expressions of Interest for the Academic Advisor on Artificial Intelligence (AI) term position beginning August 1, 2025 and ending July 31, 2026.
Celebrating Teaching Excellence: Announcing the 2024/25 recipients of UBC Okanagan Teaching Awards
We are pleased to announce the 2024/25 recipients of the Killam Teaching Prize and the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation:
2025 UBC Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Award recipients
We are very pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Awards. The OER Excellence and Impact Awards recognize outstanding work by faculty who materially advance the use and impact of open educational resources in credit courses at UBC.
Recognizing the 2024/25 Outstanding Instructors
At UBC Okanagan, we are committed to recognizing and celebrating the outstanding contributions of our educators, and it is with great pleasure that we announce the recipients of the 2024/25 Outstanding Instructor awards.
Announcing the 2024 Aspire-2040 Learning Transformations (ALT-2040) Fund projects
This year, we are pleased to announce eight outstanding new projects being funded by the Aspire-2040 Learning Transformations (ALT-2040) Fund that will directly impact teaching and learning at UBC Okanagan.