ASA Student Spotlight: Sage Broomfield
Sage Broomfield is a third year International Relations Major and the new First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS) assistant. She grew up in Victoria, British Columbia but her familial and cultural background is of the Albertan Sawridge Cree Nation. Her academic interests include Indigenous and Canadian legal systems, International security, and politics. Hey Sage! Could you […]
Dechinta: Learning On and From the Land
This summer, five UBC students participated in a Global Seminar at the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning – a northern-led initiative delivering Indigenous land-based learning.
ASA Student Spotlight: Alexa McPhee
Alexa McPhee is in fourth year studying First Nations and Indigenous Studies and Political Science. She is the president of the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Students Association (FNSSA) and volunteers around Vancouver. In the summer of 2017, Alexa attended a pilot program through UBC and Dechinta for a week. Read more to learn about Alexa and […]
Jory Smallenberg: Outstanding Leader in the UBC Community and Beyond
Graduating student leader Jory Smallenberg shares her favourite UBC experiences and her top tips for UBC Arts students who want to make a difference.
Meet Alumnus Andi Jordan: Special Events Assistant for the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area
In high school Andi Jordan was into drama and photography, but at university, academics took precedence and it became challenging to find an outlet for her creativity. As a Special Events Assistant for the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area (MPBIA), Andi reconnected with the arts in Vancouver while working on a number of community art […]
UBC’s Urban Ethnographic Field School takes learning out of the classroom and into Vancouver’s diverse communities
A six-week, six-credit field course offered by the departments of sociology and anthropology, gives students an opportunity to work with a community organization while conducting ethnographic research.
ASA Student Spotlight: Anangons Johnson-Owl
Anangons Johnson-Owl grew up on Treaty Four territory of the Cree/ Nehiyah in Southern Saskatchewan. Her ancestral lands are located in Sagamok Anishnawbek, part of the Robinson-Huron treaty, in Ontario; as well as in Montreal Lake First Nation/ Molanosa in northern Saskatchewan, and in Sweden. In 2017, Anangons finished her undergraduate degree in Sociology at the […]
Nika Moeini: Outstanding Leader in the UBC Community
Every Arts student should find a group they’re passionate about (or start one!), take an opportunity to do a course or semester abroad, and connect with professors. You only get to be an undergraduate at UBC once, so make the most of it!
Astghik Hairapetian: Outstanding Leader in the Faculty of Arts
What make the Faculty of Arts special is the diversity of thought, talents and passions it encompasses.
Morrell Andrews: Outstanding Leader in the UBC Community and Beyond
I have traveled to twenty countries in my degree alone… I have been fortunate to see the world and apply what I learned in the classroom to the issues on the ground.