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Faculty Specific Funds
While the university has set forward its priorities for the UBC President’s Pandemic Recovery Initiative, some faculties have additional funds that are available to support their students. more
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Iranian Student Memorial Award
The University of British Columbia joins the rest of Canada in mourning the loss of all of those who perished aboard flight PS752, including four members of our own community. more
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The Fitzpatrick family: a four-generation tradition at UBC
Ross Fitzpatrick is the second of four generations of UBC alumni. His recent donations have made a huge impact in the lives of students at the Okanagan campus. He says “there’s nothing more rewarding” than giving back. more
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This GivingTuesday — change their world, so they can change ours.
December 3, 2019, is GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that caps off Black Friday and Cyber Monday every year. It’s a time when Canadians, charities and businesses come together more
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Making University Accessible
At the northernmost point of BC’s remote Highway 16, where the Bulkley River meets the Skeena, you’ll find the tiny village of Hazelton. It was here, in this hamlet of 300 people today, that R. S. Sargent settled down to start a mercantile. The year was 1900. Hazelton, which sits on a peninsula created by […] more
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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
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Sculptures enhance permanent legacy of former UBC student
Student’s father creates bronze deer in memory of his son. Two bronze deer now grace the grounds of UBC’s Okanagan campus, a gift that will forever stand as a legacy to former undergraduate student River Sidley. River died suddenly in 2014 and received a posthumous Bachelor of Science degree in June 2015. The artwork, “Pair […] more
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New SIDIT-UBC co-op grant available for employers
Search high and low, or just search here An investment of $50,000 from the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust (SIDIT) to UBC’s Okanagan campus will give regional companies access and financial support to the best and brightest of young talent—UBC Okanagan co-op students. The pilot program makes available grants of up to $5,000 to qualifying […] more
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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
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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
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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
