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Featured Projects
Priority Project
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
Impact Story
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
Student Learning
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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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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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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 […] more
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Supporting Students
Enabling our students to perform at their best. There are more than 7,000 reasons to get involved with UBC’s Okanagan campus campaign: our students and the promise they hold as tomorrow’s leaders. We are committed to their academic success, and have identified key areas where donor investment will make a tremendous difference. One of them […] more
