Check out UBC’s Writing Centre!
By Erin Catherall So your professor tells your class he wants MLA formatting for your paper, and all that is running through your head is “huh? MLA? Citation formatting? What?” Well it is time for you to check-out UBC’s Writing Centre. This amazing resource will help you build the necessary skills to become a stronger […]
Meet Brian Cochrane: Directing Anton Chekhov’s ‘Wild Honey’
The mere mention of Russian playwright/author Anton Chekhov brings to mind titles such as The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, and The Seagull. However, UBC Theatre director Brian Cochrane instead chose to stage Wild Honey, an obscure posthumously discovered Chekhov play.
Global thinker wins Dean’s Outstanding Leadership in Arts award
By Mary Leong Hailing from Toronto, Caroline Durran was initially drawn to UBC by the strength of its International Relations (IR) program. Four years later, with a Global Citizenship term abroad and a Student Directed Seminar under her belt, she is graduating with the distinction of the Dean’s Outstanding Leadership in Arts award. UBC’s interdisciplinary IR program was one of […]
Going a different kind of global
UBC Professors travel with students to Guatemala as part of a new Term Abroad program.
Meet Altay Otun: Political Science student to visit North Korea
By Mary Leong North Korea – just the name conjures up images of a hugely isolated country with a totalitarian regime. This UBC student hopes to break down barriers through learning and engaging with North Korean university students within the country. On June 5, Altay Otun will head to North Korea as part of the […]
Arts Insights: CiTR 101.9 FM interview with Dean Gage Averill
By Erin Catherall Dean of the Faculty of Arts at UBC, world- renowned Haitian scholar, and now, recent Grammy nominee— there is not much that Dean Gage Averill cannot seem to do! Listen to Gage Averill speak on Prof Talk (CITR 101.9FM) and hear his thoughts on his new role at UBC , his experiences […]
Meet Brent Nielsen: From BA to EA: – UBC History alum shines at Electronic Arts
Brent Nielsen graduated from UBC with a BA in 1993. Seventeen years later, he’s an executive producer of sports games at Electronic Arts (EA), one of the world’s foremost game production companies. Brent majored in History with a minor in Economics. But his passion has always been hockey. “I played hockey my whole life; I […]
UBC Arts Student is Awarded 2009/2010 Undergraduate Co-op Student of the Year
Who would have ever thought that TRIUMF—Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics—would be seen working together with visual art students, much less collaborating together on an art exhibition? Every year the UBC Arts Co-op Program recognizes three Co-op students for their outstanding work in all aspects of student performance including academics, the workplace, […]
Music student Paul Hung selected to perform in YouTube Symphony Orchestra
Paul Hung brings a new meaning to “YouTube famous”. A 3rd year flute student at the UBC School of Music studying with Lorna McGhee, Paul is one of five Canadians selected to perform in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 in Australia from March 14 to 20.
Meet Margaret Coe: Teaching with a love of English literature
By Arash Ehteshami Margaret Coe graduated with a BA in English Literature. As a transfer student from University of Victoria (UVic), Margaret came to UBC having taken a sampling of university courses in a variety of disciplines. At UVic, she took courses ranging between invertebrate zoology, political science, computer science and English literature. After graduating […]