Maria Dawson: Community Contributions to UBC and Beyond
By Zining Wang During her four years at UBC, Maria has worked hard to be involved on every level. She served as the VP External in UBC History Student Association and a member at large on the Arts Undergraduate Society Committee. In 2014, she participated in the Witnessing Auschwitz Research Aboard Program and presented her […]
Emily Chan: Community Contributions to UBC and Beyond
By Zining Wang Emily’s passion in community development has made her a student leader and community contributor for UBC and beyond. As the Co-President of UBC Sociology Students’ Association, Emily took the initiative to create the first-ever Anthropology-Sociology Gala and encouraged actions to recognize UBC’s unceded Indigenous lands. Outside of UBC, Emily founded Still Moon […]
Audrey Tong: Community Contributions to the Faculty of Arts
By Zining Wang The Centre for Student Involvement and Careers had a chance to speak with 2016’s Community Contributions to the Faculty of Arts Award Winner, Audrey Tong about her academic interests, UBC experiences and post-graduation plans. Why did you decide to study Political Science and International Relations? My passion for political science and international relations […]
Canada’s Response to the Refugee Crisis: Misconceptions and Strategies
What part of the refugee crisis story are we not hearing? Geography Professor Daniel Hiebert speaks about the imagined idea of a refugee, how best to support refugee populations and the most common misconceptions about the international refugee crisis.
Kakehashi Project 2016
On 13 February 2016, twenty-one undergraduate and graduate students from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver and Okanagan) and the University of Victoria travelled to Japan to spend a week in Yokohama, Sapporo and Tokyo. The students, all selected on the basis of their interest in Japan as well as their academic and leadership achievements, were […]
UBC terrorism expert discusses the rise of ISIS
The Faculty of Arts spoke with Geography Professor Dr. Dan Hiebert about the rise of ISIS, Canada’s role in the Syrian migrant crisis, and his plans for TSAS over the next seven years.
Nicole Aleong: Building the Undergraduate Community
Nicole Aleong is a fifth-year Anthropology major and Biology minor, and the 2015 recipient of the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Faculty of Arts. Having also served as the President of the Anthropology Students’ Association, Nicole discusses how her experiences in building the undergraduate community helped her confirm her passions. Why did you […]
Eva Chan: Fostering Positive Connections
Eva Chan is a fifth-year English Literature major and Critical Studies in Sexuality minor, and the 2015 recipient of the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Leadership in the UBC Community. Having dedicated her undergraduate years to enhancing the university experience for other students, Eva discusses how she made her impact on the UBC community through Rezlife, […]
James Timperley: Bridging Communities Beyond UBC
English major. 2015 Recipient of the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Leadership from the UBC Community to Beyond.
Meet Curtis Kuznecov and Leighton Hay: From the classroom to City Hall
When economics students Curtis Kuznecov and Leighton Hay sat down next to each other in Professor Robert Gateman’s ECON 210: Microeconomic Policy class, they didn’t expect to enact tangible policy changes in the City of Vancouver by the end of term.