Student Academic Experience
Students from the local community, across the region, and around the world choose UBC’s Okanagan campus for its unique learning environment. It is a place where students contribute to research alongside their professors, and other students, and the community engage in shared and mutually beneficial learning experiences.
The Office of the Provost is committed to delivering on UBC’s strategic plan Shaping UBC’s Next Century and Outlook 2040 through initiatives that enhance the student academic experience.
Experiential Education
Experiential education is an intentional and purposeful approach to teaching and learning integral to the UBC student experience, providing learners with the opportunities to gain essential knowledge and skills in their field of study shaped by direct experience and critical reflection.
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Academic Integrity at UBC Okanagan
Teaching and learning with integrity is at the heart of UBC Okanagan’s academic community. Work is underway to maintain a strong culture of academic integrity through ongoing engagement with all members of our campus community.
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Student Learning Hub
The Student Learning Hub, which opened in September 2019, streamlined undergraduate student access to academic supports in order to enhance the learning experience. It inspires students to succeed through quality, peer-supported learning programs, including support for writing, languages, math, science, and the Supplemental Learning program. This project unified services in a single high-profile location in order to remove boundaries and provide seamless access for students. This initiative specifically addresses Strategy 15: Student Experience and Strategy 2: Inspiring Spaces.
Student Academic Success Committee
This committee brings together Associate Deans, Directors, Senior Managers and faculty to discuss best practices, challenges, and opportunities to enhance our students’ academic experiences at UBC Okanagan.
| Susan Allan | Director, International Student Initiative |
| Bert Annear | Deputy Registrar |
| Peter Arthur | Professor of Teaching, Okanagan School of Education |
| Heather Berringer (Chair) | Associate Provost, Academic Operations and Services |
| Diana Carter | Associate Professor of Teaching, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies |
| Jay Graham | Associate Director, Enrolment Services |
| Dustin Gumpinger | Lecturer, Faculty of Management |
| Michelle Lowton | Director, Student Development and Advising |
| Stephanie McKeown | Chief Institutional Research Officer |
| Dale Mullings | Associate Vice-President, Students |
| Laura Prada | Senior Manager, Academic Programs, Teaching and Learning |
| Manuela Reekie | Associate Dean, Professional Practice & Engagement, Faculty of Health and Social Development |
| Scott Reid | Associate Dean Students, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science |
| Donna Senese | Associate Dean, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| Paul Shipley | Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies |
| Gina Whitaker | Lecturer, School of Health and Exercise Sciences |
| Claire Yan | Associate Professor of Teaching, School of Engineering |