I am delighted to announce that Professor Michael Burgess, Chair in Biomedical Ethics at UBC’s W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics is joining us as Associate Provost, Strategy from September 1, 2019.
I am pleased to announce that Professors Lael Parrott and John Klironomos will be joining the executive team as associate deans of the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. Lael Parrott has been named associate dean, strategic personnel planning and development, and John Klironomos has been named associate dean, research, graduate and postdoctoral studies
Dr. DiLabio came to UBC from the National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT), a joint institute of the National Research Council of Canada and the University of Alberta. At NINT/UofA, DiLabio worked as a senior scientist and as an associate director and held an adjunct professor appointment in the department of physics.
Professor Jakobi, a member of UBC Okanagan since 2008 has been integral in the growth and development of the undergraduate and graduate programs in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences.
The annual Showcase Event that happens the afternoon of Create New Student Orientation is being held on September 3, 2019.
Due to numerous repairs and building upgrades taking place this summer in the Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research, the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation will be temporarily relocated to the third floor of the Commons building (COM 301 to 318), effective June 4 to the end of August 2019.
In 2018, UBC Okanagan reduced its operational carbon emissions by 29 per cent, which is the equivalent of taking nearly 200 cars off the road for one year.
UBC Okanagan has begun the process of phasing in gender-neutral washrooms in every major building across campus. The installation of the first multi-stall gender-neutral washroom began this spring in The Commons.
Beginning June 12, join the Integrated Renewal Program Okanagan team for Workday Wednesdays from 12 to 1 p.m.
Finance will host three open lab sessions to allow respondents an opportunity to ask questions or enter data into the Uniforum system called UFAST.