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 Andy Resto: Taking a broader perspective
Andy Resto is a fifth-year Religion, Literature and the Arts (RLGA) student with a Russian minor. Currently in his final year of studies, Andy enjoys the degree for its interdisciplinary nature and the ability to combine his interest in multiple fields.
Manil Chowdhury: Interning with Vancouver Rent Bank
Manil Chowdhury believes that a degree is more than just a piece of paper; it is a collection of experiences. Through the Arts Internship Program and Vancouver Rent Bank he has explored academically and professionally.
Meet Jensen Scheuer: Exploring diverse interests
Jensen Scheuer is pursuing a unique and global education, majoring in medieval studies and minoring in German. His studies have led him to Berlin and a work term with Go Global while also staying active with the UBC Fencing Club.
Alex Chen receives Canadian Association for Co-operative Education Student of the Year award
As the recipient of a national co-op award, Alex reflected on how his academic, co-curricular, and work experiences have complemented each other to create a holistic and rewarding university education.
Meet Francis Arevalo: Branching out
Fourth-year English major, Francis Arevalo, is graduating this year with entrepreneurship and fundraising skills. However, not everything that he has learned has been inside the classroom, or even on campus.
Meet Anne-Sophie Deman: Ascending to new heights
As a second-year international student applying to the International Relations program, a Jumpstart Leader, International Students Association executive, and a student ambassador, Anne-Sophie Deman has a busy schedule. She is also a founder of Tanzania Heart Babies Project and will spend three weeks in May climbing to the base camp of Mount Everest.
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.
Meet Daniel Munro & Jenna Omassi: AUS execs transforming knowledge
Arts Undergraduate Society executives Daniel Munro, Vice-President Academic, and Jenna Omassi, Conference Coordinator, believe that there is real value in undergraduate Arts research. Recognizing that there are limited opportunities for students to showcase their academic work at UBC, Daniel and Jenna successfully created the inaugural Arts Undergraduate Humanities and Social Sciences Conference, hosted in January 2014.