UBC Okanagan addresses climate emergency with first-ever Climate Action Plan
Climate goals set to accelerate greenhouse gas emission reductions from campus operations while also addressing new indirect sources of emissions
$1.25 million gift creates enduring support for students and clinical research
UBCO’s new dining hall named in honour of The Colin & Lois Pritchard Foundation
Banners installed to honour residential school attendees and families
UBCO marks Orange Shirt Day with installation of banners
Free books hidden in Kelowna for Hide a Book Day
Event coincides with UBCO’s Homecoming weekend
UBCO launches Bachelor of Sustainability degree
New program first of its kind in Canada
UBCO virtual open house explores community engagement
A new public gallery, creative innovation spaces, a public engagement and learning suite and other community-accessible facilities are being considered for UBC Okanagan’s downtown Kelowna site.
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Back-to-school for UBCO students and its new principal alike
As students head back to school this week at UBC Okanagan, albeit virtually for most, the campus’ new Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal Lesley Cormack will be among their ranks as she oversees her first full term at UBC.
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UBC to establish new downtown Kelowna presence
UBC, together with the City of Kelowna, announced today a significant new university presence in downtown Kelowna with plans for a mixed-use development featuring community-facing academic space, office space and university rental housing.
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UBC announces new Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Okanagan campus
The University of British Columbia announced today that Lesley Cormack has been appointed as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UBC Okanagan and will formally begin the role on July 1, 2020.
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UBCO announces first senior advisor on Indigenous affairs
UBC recently established the role of Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs for its Okanagan campus, with Ian Cull, a founding member of the campus leadership team, named as the first person to hold the position.
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