Arts Co-op Student Profile: Lara-Sophie Boleslawsky
English Honours. Arts Co-op Placement at the Vancouver Arts Colloquium Society.
Daniel Munro: Community Contributions to UBC
By Zining Wang Meet Daniel! Daniel dedicated his time at UBC to improve students’ learning and academic experiences. As the AMS Associate Vice-President, Academic and University Affairs, he worked on the #textbookbrokeBC campaign and promoted the Open Educational Resources (OERs) concept, which are openly licensed course resources that can both save students money on textbooks […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Lucy Haché
Lucy Haché is Kwakwaka’wakw, Métis and European and a member of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations, from Northern Vancouver Island. She is the current President of the First Nations & Indigenous Studies Student Association (FNISSA) and the Aboriginal Students Commissioner of the AMS. Keep reading to find out more about Lucy! What program/specialization are you studying at UBC and how […]
Meet Arts Alumna Umang Khandelwal (BA’15): one of 5 Canadians chosen to participate in the G20 Youth Summit in China
Umang Khandelwal served in multiple leadership positions on campus, advocating for initiatives to improve the student academic experience and actively promoting intercultural understanding in her community.
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 […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Maize Longboat
Maize Longboat is a 2016 graduate from the Faculty of Arts at UBC with a double major specialization in First Nations and Indigenous Studies, and History. During his studies at UBC, Maize also worked as the FNIS Student Assistant for several years – some of his projects included coordinating the Raven and the Post. We asked Maize to share […]
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 […]
ASA Student Spotlight: Jared Knott
Jared Knott is a third-year student at UBC pursuing a major specialization in Anthropology. This past year, Jared let ASA know that he was selected as a new goalie for the UBC Thunderbirds Varsity Hockey Team. Read on to learn more about Jared and how he manages to pursue athletics while maintaining focus on his degree […]
Meet Nimisha Mukerji: Director of “Tempest Storm”
UBC T&F SUCCEED: ALUMNA NIMISHA MUKERJI’S TEMPEST STORM AT HOT DOCS 2016! Film Production Alumna Nimisha Mukerji’s feature documentary Tempest Storm was chosen to premiere at Hot Docs 2016, North America’s largest documentary festival, offers an outstanding selection of over 200 films from Canada and around the world to Toronto audiences of more than 200,000 […]