Alumni Engagement

frankly-speaking-alumnilogoalumni UBC offers a variety of programming and communications that enrich the lives of UBC graduates by empowering personal growth, supporting professional development, nourishing pride, and enabling contribution. Since its founding in 1917, its goal has been to link alumni with the University and with each other, and to support the mission and activities of the University.

To learn more about alumni UBC please visit www.alumni.ubc.ca

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We invite you to get involved and combine your energy with ours. Together with UBC, you can help create solutions for the issues you care about. This is your opportunity to make a contribution with long lasting effects.

Attend an Event

Thought-provoking presentations featuring UBC experts on issues affecting our world; skill-building events aimed at new grads about to enter the world of work; branch events, from pub nights in Toronto to Canada Day celebration in Hong Kong; and more. Keep an eye on our calendar.

Read Trek Magazine

Trek is an award-winning magazine filled with news and stories about UBC and its people.

Pick up an A-Card

Card-carrying alumni are entitled to discounted goods and services, as well as access to the UBC Library. And it doesn’t cost a cent.

Projects and Success Stories:

  • Priority Project

    100 Years of Impact: Mapping Donor Support

    100 Years of Impact: Mapping Donor Support

    If you take a walk around our campus, you will see the impact of our supporters everywhere. Click on the points below to find out more—where will you make a more

    Community Engagement, Research Excellence, Student Learning

  • Success Story

    UBC Faculty Couple Transforms Life Insurance into Education Legacy

    UBC Faculty Couple Transforms Life Insurance into Education Legacy

    When Marion Pearson and Jim Orr decided to make their first major gift to UBC, they felt donating a joint life insurance policy was the way to go. “The insurance policy made sense, because it allowed us to donate a sizeable gift, and it hadn’t cost us that much,” explains Marion, a UBC alumna (B.Sc. […] more

  • Success Story

    Promoting a Culture of Volunteering

    Promoting a Culture of Volunteering

      Marion Pearson understands how volunteering at UBC fosters a positive learning environment, diversifies campus culture, and maintains an integral link between the university and greater community. Although Marion’s position as Senior Instructor and Director of the Entry-to-Practice program in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science keeps her busy, she has made time to pursue her […] more

  • Success Story

    The Art of Volunteering

    The Art of Volunteering

      “What does peace look like to you?” That’s what children were asked to consider for an artful fundraiser spearheaded by Tina Dhillon, an alumna and Senior Facilities Planner at UBC. As a member of the UBC community for 12 years, Tina understands that part of the university’s mandate is improving communities in ways that […] more

  • Success Story

    Rachel Lewis, MBA'00

    Rachel Lewis, MBA’00

    (Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Student Leadership Conference 2012.) Rachel Lewis, MBA’00, recently spoke and engaged with students at the 2012 more

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  • Success Story

    UBC's Alumni Inspire Success Through Engagement

    UBC’s Alumni Inspire Success Through Engagement

    “When it comes to volunteering at UBC, there’s no one-size-fits-all commitment,” says Carmen Lee, member of the UBC Alumni Association Board of Directors. Carmen graduated from the University of more

    Get Involved

  • Priority Project

    Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre: The Heart of the University

    Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre: The Heart of the University

    Alumni are the foundation – the heart – of UBC. From visionaries to world leaders, some of the finest minds have passed through our halls, forging relationships, inspiring ideas, and more

    Community Engagement

  • Success Story

    Fateful Encounters

    Fateful Encounters

    Dr. Helen Burt took the chances that life presented her and turned them into meaningful action and personal fulfillment. In the tranquility of her home and with her cat, Tofino, curiously peering through the patio door window, Helen Burt, PhD’80, begins to tell a story of the fateful encounters that she says have defined her […] more

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    A Passion for Science Education

    A Passion for Science Education

    As a long-time volunteer with Youth Science Canada, UBC professor Judith Soon (BSc’74, MSc’95, PhD’00) is nurturing the next generation of scientists. Dr. Judith Soon’s first volunteer more

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  • Success Story

    Nadine Caron, MD 97

    Nadine Caron, MD 97

    Finishing at the top of her class, in 1997 Nadine Caron became the first Aboriginal woman to graduate from the UBC Faculty of Medicine. After completing further training at Harvard and the University of California San Francisco, she recognized that her heart – and research interests – lay in Canada. She returned to BC, where she […] more

  • Success Story

    Tri-Mentoring Program Unites Students and Professionals

    Tri-Mentoring Program Unites Students and Professionals

    The working world can sometimes feel worlds away for students completing their undergraduate degrees, but getting insight into a potential career path can bring those worlds closer together. For Nicholas Gallant, school and the working world first came together in 2006 when he decided to participate in UBC’s Tri-Mentoring program. “I thought it would be […] more

  • Success Story

    Mark Parhar

    Mark Parhar

    Mark Parhar’s career has taken him to Vietnam and Cambodia, and into the locker rooms of major sports teams. It’s a common scene: a kid being dragged to the dentist’s office kicking and screaming, his parents resorting to bribes, the kid having none of it. But Mark Parhar, BSc’91, DMD’97, was not common in that […] more

alumni UBC Contacts

You can get in touch with alumni UBC by contacting one of our offices in Vancouver, Okanagan or Hong Kong, listed below. To get a hold of one of the members of our staff, please view the full staff listing.

UBC, Point Grey Campus

The Wong-Trainor Welcome Centre in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre is the first stop for alumni and visitors to campus. Our friendly staff and volunteers will be happy to answer your questions and offer suggestions for your campus visit.

The Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
6163 University Blvd
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1

Tel: 604.822.3313
Fax: 604.822.8928
Toll Free Tel: 800.883.3088
Toll Free Fax: 800.220.9022
Email: alumni.association@ubc.ca

UBC, Okanagan Campus
SCI 109, 3333 University Way
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7

Tel: (250) 807-9360
Email: okanagan.alumni.relations@ubc.ca

Hong Kong
Unit 1207,
12/F., ING Tower
308 Des Voeux Road Central
Hong Kong

Mei Mei Yiu, Director, Alumni & Development, Asia Pacific Regional Office
Tel: 852.2111.4403
Fax: 852.2111.9532
Email: meimei.yiu@apro.ubc.ca

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  • alumni UBC 2019 Achievement Awards November 21, 2019
    UBC alumni are committed to an exceptional UBC and to changing the world. This November at the annual alumni UBC Achievement Awards, presented by Boyden, we will honour seven inspiring members of the UBC community who, through their extraordinary endeavours, have demonstrated this vision.
  • UBC Faculty of Education – Dean’s Distinguished Lecture with Senator Murray Sinclair October 10, 2019
    The UBC Faculty of Education and the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada are pleased to announce the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture. The distinguished speaker is Senator Murray Sinclair, Former Co-Chair of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in Manitoba and former Chief Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
  • Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation with Lisa Christiansen October 3, 2019
    alumni UBC is pleased to be a presenting sponsor of Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation with Lisa Christiansen. International bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Outliers and Blink, and host of the top-ranking podcast Revisionist History, visits Vancouver. The Vancouver Writers Fest is thrilled to present Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation with Lisa Christiansen, discussing his must-read... […]
  • Webinar: Networking with Style October 2, 2019
    Have you ever attended a professional event and felt nervous and awkward when starting a conversation with strangers? Perhaps you find it difficult to engage in small talk and end up wondering if the conversation was meaningful or impactful? If you’ve ever wondered what to say, or how to network effectively, articulate your professional brand,... […]
  • alumNIGHTS: Calgary – Beakerhead September 20, 2019
    For Science! A Study in Comedy Join fellow UBC alumni and friends at Beakerhead – Calgary’s annual exhibition of awe-inspiring artworks, fire-breathing contraptions, and contemporary curiosities. It is a world stage for artists, engineers, designers, scientists, inventors, and performers. alumni UBC and UBC Sauder School of Business have secured a group of seats to one... […]