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.
For information about our Student Awards, click here.
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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Luisa Vasquez always imagined that she would work for the United Nations. Her dream became a reality because of her education at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Luisa’s UBC journey began in her native Colombia and took her to Canada and then to Costa Rica as a UN intern. An international relations alumna of the Irving K. […]
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When high school student James Beaton received the James R. Conway Endowment Scholarship, he realized doors were open to a first-class university education at UBC’s Okanagan campus, opportunities that might never have existed without James R. Conway’s generous gift. When Beaton started number crunching the costs of living and tuition for university, he realized that […]
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The Faculty of Management at UBC’s Okanagan Campus will distinguish itself through development and through world-class programs in service management and small business and enterprise – more
Student Collegia at UBC’s Okanagan campus provide a beautiful home-like refuge for students, offering a comfortable place to enjoy between classes, or before sporting or club activities – a more
When it opens its doors in 2012, the Southern Medical Program (SMP) at UBC’s Okanagan campus will be another significant step toward improving the health of the population by addressing more
With a mission to optimize human health, the School of Health and Exercise Sciences focuses on excellence in interdisciplinary teaching, research and community engagement. Students are trained to more
A time capsule, complete with dozens of items tucked away 25 years ago by staff at Okanagan University College (OUC), was opened and its contents revealed. On Wednesday, Okanagan College President Jim Hamilton and UBC Okanagan’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Deborah Buszard watched as the time capsule’s sealed lid was removed.
Ever since Darwin’s first steps on the Galapagos Islands, understanding the adaptations that offer the giant tortoise its extended lifespan has been a tantalizing scientific pursuit.
Indigenous leader Grand Chief Stewart Phillip received an honorary degree at the University of British Columbia’s fall convocation ceremony on November 28.
On December 10, thousands of miles away from the Okanagan, world leaders will gather in both Stockholm and Oslo to watch the 2018 Nobel Prizes be officially awarded.
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