Community Connection

UBC Okanagan is a close-knit campus community and a supportive space where students, faculty and staff are empowered to thrive. Learn more about how we are building community connection at UBC Okanagan.

Meet our community

Welcome New Faculty

Learn more about new colleagues joining UBC Okanagan

Welcome New Faculty

Learn more about new colleagues joining UBC Okanagan

Staff Spotlight

Get to know Kirsten Bennett, Senior Manager, Strategic Projects in the Office of the Provost.

Staff Spotlight

Get to know Kirsten Bennett, Senior Manager, Strategic Projects in the Office of the Provost.

Student Success

Meet Yuen Yee Leung, alumna and former Undergraduate Research Ambassador.

Student Success

Meet Yuen Yee Leung, alumna and former Undergraduate Research Ambassador.

Faculty Spotlight

Meet Catherine Broom, Assistant Professor, Education in the Okanagan School of Education.

Faculty Spotlight

Meet Catherine Broom, Assistant Professor, Education in the Okanagan School of Education.

Meet our Faculty

Learn more about the personal journeys and development of UBC Okanagan faculty, and what they love most about teaching.

Read profiles

Meet our Staff

Learn more about staff within the Office of the Provost, and their role in UBC Okanagan’s academic mission.

Read profiles

What makes our community outstanding?

  • “What attracted me to UBC Okanagan was the environment of respect, collegiality, and academic excellence that it nurtured. It is truly exciting to be part of a growing and vibrant community whose core values align with my own.”

    Sajjad Nejatie

    Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

    “I chose UBC Okanagan for its renowned nursing faculty and the School of Nursing vision for promoting health and advancing equity. In addition, UBCO is able to draw on the UBC infrastructure while cultivating its own collegial, generative community.”

    Carla hilario

    Faculty of Health and Social Development

  • “I am inspired by the faculty’s commitment to building and fostering community-based partnerships. At the Okanagan School of Education, I will contribute to the B.Ed. and graduate programs in the fields of Literacy and Language Arts Education.”

    Jessica Chan

    Okanagan School of Education

    “I chose UBC Okanagan to be part of a vibrant, growing institution that prioritizes both innovative research and teaching, with exceptional students and colleagues, and that is located in one of the most beautiful places in the world.”

    Lauren Human

    Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

  • “I chose UBC Okanagan because I was impressed by the intellectual rigor, ethos of experimentation, and interdisciplinary openness of all the faculty and students I met here. I’m very excited to be thinking and teaching in such an environment!”

    LAURA MEEK

    Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

    “To be part of a highly respected, research-intensive, and and top Nursing school in Canada, and a world class institution. Of course, a chance to live in the beautiful Okanagan and be closer to family were big draws as well.”

    Charlene Ronquillo

    Faculty of Health and Social Development

  • “The diversity of the department and its commitment to improving diversity and inclusion on Campus. The beautiful location also helped me.”

    Gema Rodríguez-Pérez

    Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science

    “The combination of a world-class university and the location. I am also really excited to be part of a school where it is easy to connect with colleagues from other disciplines.”

    Klaske van Heusden

    School of Engineering

Get connected

At UBC Okanagan, we’re building a supportive community of teaching excellence. The Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic is pleased to host online and in-person events to bring our community together to celebrate and learn from one another. We are dedicated to providing space for important conversations and learning opportunities.

 

Webinars and Town Halls

Take a look back at past virtual events and webinars from the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic.

Virtual Events

 

Community and culture

Learn more about UBC’s work to support inclusion, diversity, equity and anti-racism along with the latest updates, resources and community stories to support you in achieving your anti-racism commitments.

About IDEA


Watch for opportunities to connect and learn hosted by the Office of the Provost and our portfolio units. Find Events  >