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Home / 2014 / February / 13 / What’s should UBC aspire to be? Share your vision with us

What’s should UBC aspire to be? Share your vision with us

February 13, 2014

Public consultation will help guide next phase of life for Okanagan campus

What: Public open house to discuss long-term vision for UBC in the Okanagan
Who: Open to all members of the community
When: Monday, February 17, 4 to 7 p.m.
Where: Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Ave, downtown Kelowna

UBC’s Okanagan campus is developing a vision for its next phase of life through a consultation process called Aspire. On Monday, February 17, from 4 to 7 p.m., UBC is hosting a public consultation at the Rotary Centre for the Arts to seek ideas from the Okanagan community. Senior members of the university will be on hand, and there will be a number of ways for people to share their thoughts.

Participants will be asked for their views on a series of questions:

  • How can UBC best learn from and contribute to our region?
  • Looking ahead 20 years, what should UBC Okanagan be best known for and most respected?
  • What do you envision UBC doing in the Okanagan that isn’t already being done?

“UBC’s Okanagan campus plays a critical role in the social, cultural and economic health of the region,” says Deborah Buszard, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal. “It is important that the community has an opportunity to actively participate in the discussions that will help to shape our collective understanding of our future, the role we play and how we will impact the region.”

UBC’s Okanagan campus has more than 8,300 students, 1,100 full-time permanent employees and a growing research enterprise. A recent economic impact study showed the campus’ overall contribution to the regional economy as nearly $1.5 billion. UBC is eager to play an even more significant role in the region and community response will play an important part in shaping the Okanagan campus’ place.

For more information about Aspire and UBC’s Okanagan campus visit aspire.ok.ubc.ca.

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About UBC Okanagan

UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning founded in partnership with local Indigenous peoples, the Syilx Okanagan Nation, in whose traditional, ancestral and unceded territory the campus resides. The most established and influential global rankings all consistently place UBC in the top five per cent of universities in the world, and among the top three Canadian universities.

The Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world in British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. For more visit ok.ubc.ca.

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