Featured Projects
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Feed a hungry student. Nourish a young mind.
A growing number of students across Canada are experiencing hunger and food insecurity. This has resulted in the creation of food banks on almost every college and university campus across more
Student Learning
Success Story
The River Timothy Sidley Memorial Award Recipient Sarah Falconer
The River Timothy Sidley Memorial Award is given to a fourth or fifth year UBC Okanagan student applying at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre Fall Program. Zoology student Sarah Falconer received the award in 2015. Read more about the River Timothy Sidley Memorial Award: https://memorial.support.ubc.ca/river-sidley/ more
Student Learning
Success Story
Capri scholarship allows UBC keeper to keep up with training
There is plenty to be worried about when starting a new school and trying out for a new team. For Nicholas Reitsma, a 6-foot-3 freshman keeper on UBC Okanagan’s men’s soccer squad, receiving the Capri student scholarship has taken one major worry off his desk. Winning this year’s Capri Insurance Athletics Entrance Scholarship means he […] more
Student Learning
Priority Project
UBC Okanagan Heat Monthly Giving Club
The UBC Okanagan Heat monthly giving club is a new avenue for alumni, friends and supporters to be part of the Heat athletics program and help drive its success. This more
Success Story
Student Awards are a Community Investment for Okanagan Family
“When Jean and I became interested in philanthropy, we wanted to do something that would make a difference in our community,” says Ken Finch, an Okanagan businessman and UBC alumni who graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in 1968. As part of Ken and Jean Finch’s commitment to enhancing the growth and prosperity of […] more
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Celebrating 10 Years of Donor Impact at UBC Okanagan
UBC’s Okanagan campus opened in Kelowna in 2005. As UBC celebrates its Centennial, we are also celebrating our 10th anniversary, and looking forward to growing our influence—with your more
Priority Project
Help Revitalize the Old Pond Trail – In Memory of Allan King
The Okanagan campus has exciting plans to redevelop a portion of the Old Pond trail system, in memory of Allan King. Al spent more than 30 years with Okanagan College, more
Special Appeals
Supporting Students at the Okanagan Campus of UBC
UBC’s Okanagan campus has rapidly grown to become a significant contributor to the social, cultural, and economic landscape of the Okanagan Valley. We are educating a new generation and more
Community Engagement, Research Excellence, Student Learning
Success Story
Awards Expand Horizons for Gifted Student
Since entering UBC, Tim Krupa, a fourth year science student at UBC’s Okanagan campus, has embraced many facets of university life. He’s a physics teaching assistant, residence advisor, and President of the UBCO Young Liberals of Canada. He sits on the UBC Board of Governors. He’s a cancer volunteer and a talented athlete. And when he’s not judging science fairs more
Success Story
Alumni Engagement Propels Okanagan Campus to New Goals
Alumnus Ross Langford began his UBC journey as a student, a journey culminating in his role as cabinet chair of the start an evolution campaign for the Okanagan campus — one of the largest fundraising initiatives in university history. more
Priority Project
UBC’s Commitment to Student Learning and Community Engagement
The Community Service Learning Program is a vital initiative at UBC’s Okanagan campus that aims to develop responsible, engaged citizens and aims to impact critical social issues through more
Community Engagement, Student Learning
Priority Project
UBC Okanagan Campus’ Teaching and Learning Centre
UBC’s Okanagan campus proposes to create a total of 45, 747 square feet of new library space that will address the growing needs for study and collaborative learning space while more
Student Learning
