Flags at UBC Okanagan will be lowered on Friday, March 8, 2024, in memory of Dr. Philip Balcaen, Associate Professor Emeritus of Education, who passed away on March 1, 2024. Our sincere condolences to Philip’s family, friends and colleagues.
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.