Welcome to the home of UBC Okanagan’s Office of Development and Alumni Engagement.
We strive to help members of the campus community realize their full potential: in research, teaching, and learning. We deeply value our relationships with alumni, friends, and community members who seek to assist us in this endeavour and recognize that they may wish to contribute to the campus community in their own unique ways.
Please explore these pages to discover the diverse ways in which some of these contributions are making a difference in the lives of people on our campus, in the region, and across the broader world. Many more opportunities await.
Feel free to contact us if you wish to explore, and discover, your own opportunities for impact.
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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
This year, UBC Okanagan will be ten years old. To celebrate this milestone, the campus has exciting plans to redevelop a portion of the Old Pond trail system. The Old more
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
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
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 […]
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A lifelong relationship started with an acceptance letter from the University of British Columbia. 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. Langford and […]
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Civil engineering student Darrell Smale knows hard work and a UBC education will help him make an impact in his field. Hard work aside, Darrell needed support from the engineering community to reach his goals. A bursary awarded to Darrell by CTQ Consultants means that he can focus his attention on a demanding course load […]
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David holds a solid gold bar he won at a charity event. “Pursuing what you love will lead to life-altering experiences that can help change the world.” That’s the philosophy of David and Normajean McGuire, two people passionate about life and learning, who also made a bequest in their wills to create bursaries at […]
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Familiar with the phrase “no guts, no glory”? Husband and wife team Dr. Deanna Gibson and Dr. Sanjoy Ghosh have the guts and the glory. These assistant professors of biology at the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at UBC’s Okanagan campus have won a Grand Challenges Exploration grant for their research on […]
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The Inter-Professional Collaborative Practice Clinic at UBC’s Okanagan campus will be a leader in the province for training future health care professionals who will set standards of quality of health care in BC.
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UBC’s Okanagan campus is committed to developing and maintaining a public art collection that is intended to stimulate discussion, provide learning opportunities, and enrich campus life. The Public more
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure- or research materials in Shahria Alam’s case. Shahria, assistant professor at the School of Engineering at UBC’s Okanagan campus, is researching how industrial waste can be recycled into new-generation concrete. This research has received prestigious federal funding from the NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Program and, in collaboration […]
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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.
John Lent, a Vernon-based professional author, editor, singer and songwriter is this spring’s writer-in-residence at UBC Okanagan. He will be on campus from March 9 to 26 working with students, faculty and the community in various writing and literary projects.
New research suggests a backyard gardener’s tried and true method of ‘thinning’ could be beneficiary to tree growth and water supply, and ultimately help fight climate change.
During a typical Canadian winter, snow accumulation and melt—combined with sudden rainfalls—can lead to bottlenecks in storm drains that can cause flooding. Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus have been examining urban stormwater drainage systems, and they too have concerns about the resilience of many urban drainage systems.
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