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Get active by participating in Faculty & Staff Sports Day

Faculty & Staff Sports Day is back this year and will be held in-person at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan on May 5. Whether you want to participate as an office, department, group of colleagues or an individual, there are a variety of challenges and activities to choose from. Virtual activities will also be available from May 2 to 5.  You can get involved in a number of ways:

Teaching in focus: David Newman

David is a sessional lecturer in the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media. Find out why he positions himself as a ‘learning facilitator’ and uses pedagogies such as game-based learning, improv, and team-based learning to engage his students on a deeper level.

Teach a global seminar: Take your students around the world next year

UBCO researchers create real estate market assessment tool

Launching the search for a new UBC Chancellor

A message from Ross Langford, Chair, Chancellor Search Committee; Fred Withers, Chair, alumni UBC Board of Directors

UBC Okanagan – Call for nominations for this year's Staff Awards of Excellence

The Staff Awards of Excellence celebrate the contributions of individuals instrumental in helping UBC’s Okanagan campus achieve its strategic imperatives, and to contribute to the commitment to create an outstanding work environment. There are seven categories of awards. Up to five awards per year are offered in the following categories:

Bhushan Gopaluni appointed Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning

It is my pleasure to announce that the Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Dr. Bhushan Gopaluni as Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning, for a five-year term commencing May 1, 2023.

30-second bio: Connie Lay

As a Retail Food Services Manager for Student Housing and Community Services at UBC Vancouver, Connie leads a front-line team to serve nourishing foods on campus. Find out which Albert Einstein quote is her favourite, and why.

Letter from the President

Recognizing leadership of trans, Two-Spirit and non-binary students, faculty and staff

UBC research shows earth prefers to serve life in XXS and XXL sizes

Trans, Two-Spirit and Gender Diversity Task Force recommendations

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan; Gage Averill, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver; Rehan Sadiq, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan; Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion