30-second bio: Diana Jung

Name:

Diana Jung

Title:

Health Promotion Specialist

Department/Unit:

Health Promotion and Education, Student Development and Services

Location:

Vancouver

Year I started working at UBC:

2014

10 words or less to describe what I do at UBC:

Consult, collaborate, coordinate; faculty & staff engagement; wellbeing in learning environments

The best thing about my work/role at UBC:

"My work is driven by my passion for taking a strength-based approach and systems perspective to understanding student mental health and wellbeing. I’

My favourite place to spend my lunch hour :

My lunch hours are best spent with others, whether it is with colleagues, old friends, or former students. In terms of where, I’m particularly fond of the Ideas Lounge for lunch (you can never have enough bread) or Uppercase for coffee (and a blue chip cookie)!

My top UBC tip for my colleagues, or for someone beginning their UBC journey:

UBC is a large and complex place to work and as an employee, you only see a sliver of it. It can be really helpful to make connections outside your direct collegial networks and gain different perspectives on the work you do.