Desiree Adib
Why did you choose your program at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? I chose to double major in geography and political science as a less math-intensive alternative to studying commerce. The intersection of both majors was something I enjoyed, and this choice ended up providing me with a foundation for my […]
Connie Wu
Why did you choose your program at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? The UBC Media Studies program stood out as my number one choice among all media-related programs in Canada. Its unique course design, combining artistic, technical, and analytical skills, aligned perfectly with my interests in the evolving digital media landscape. […]
Dalya Al Masri
Why did you choose your program at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? I chose Political Science because of my interest in our world, the theories that shape it, the systems in place, and how we function as a society. I enjoyed meeting people who changed my life and my worldview, and […]
Jules Arita Koostachin
Why did you choose your program at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? I chose GRSJ so that I could have the support in place to focus on my research (Indigenous documentary). I wanted to have the freedom to explore documentary from an Indigenous lens, and to develop my own theory. What […]
Luna Ferguson
Luna Ferguson (PhD’16; MA’10) is an actor, producer and writer. Ferguson’s filmmaking includes the award-winning Whispers of Life (2013); Limina (2016), which was shown at festivals around the world and praised for its trans inclusivity and the queer love story Henry’s Heart (2019), CIRCLE (2020), and the dark comedy 0UTL4W (2021). Their writing and advocacy […]
Jianna Faner
Why did you choose your program at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? I chose Arts One and then the Honours English programs because I loved reading and writing, which I did end up enjoying, but what I enjoyed the most was the built-in community of driven and curious peers who also […]
Julianna Bouso Rodriguez
Why did you choose your program at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? Music and tech had both separately been my passion since I can remember, but I had not found a way to connect them when I was in Venezuela. I visited UBC in 2012 for an IB World Student Conference, […]
Christopher Moore
Christopher Moore is a historian by training and a writer by trade. He is the author of many award-winning books in Canadian history, as well as magazine columns, guidebooks, and reference works. Moore’s engagement with history started at UBC in the Arts One program in its inaugural year, but his path through the field has […]
Tamara Osseiran
Tamara is a product designer, strategist, and declutterer, passionate about strategy-based-design and bringing order to complex systems. Join Tamara on October 21 to learn more about her career journey and ask your own questions about what she learned during her undergrad. Why did you choose your program at UBC and what did you enjoy most […]