By Patty Wellborn on November 13, 2019
The Inspired Word Café is a community-based arts organization that plans training, workshops and poetic and literary readings. Organizers are now teaming up with UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies and the City of Kelowna to host a series of public readings and open mic sessions.
Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Arts, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
By Nathan Skolski on November 12, 2019
World Kindness Day takes place on November 13. For some, it’s a time to focus on and promote the power of positivity. For others, it’s a day to celebrate the thoughtful acts performed by friends, family, neighbours and strangers.
Posted in News Features, Spotlight | Tagged School of Education
By Patty Wellborn on November 8, 2019
UBC Okanagan is hosting A Queer Century, an exhibition of books and other literature currently on loan from UBC Vancouver’s rare books and special collections department.
Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Learning, UBC Library
By Patty Wellborn on November 5, 2019
Students, faculty and staff at UBC Okanagan with gather with members of the Royal Canadian Legion and the British Columbia Dragoons Thursday to mark Remembrance Day.
Posted in Media Advisory
By Andy Fehr on October 24, 2019
Please note that Adobe changed their licensing model from Serial Number Licensing to a Named User Licensing (NUL) and a Shared Device Licensing (SDL) model. The original expiry dates for Adobe Creative Cloud licenses were either November 30th, 2018 or February 29, 2019 with a 1 year license renewal period. If you receive an expiry […]
Posted in Bulletins
By Christine Zeindler on October 24, 2019
Fake spider webs and eight-legged creatures decorate many homes this time of year. While living, breathing spiders may cause spine-tingling shivers for some, UBC Okanagan spider expert Matt Nelson says that this fear is misplaced. Despite commonly held beliefs, he says, spiders rarely bite and are essential players in our world’s ecosystem.
Posted in News Features, Spotlight | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
By Patty Wellborn on October 23, 2019
UBC Okanagan’s Executive Chef Shelley Robinson joined the campus community earlier this year. She is committed to creating healthy choices for all meals and has rejuvenated the eating experience for students, faculty and staff. Along with spicing up the food options on campus, she is keenly aware of the importance of sustainable, locally sourced and certified Fairtrade food products.
Posted in News Features | Tagged Food Services
