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Two new Faculties for UBC Okanagan

Two new Faculties for UBC Okanagan

By Linda Gillett on December 6, 2019

The UBC Board of Governors approved a plan yesterday to create two new Faculties. On July 1, 2020, the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences (IKBSAS) will be growing and transitioning into two autonomous Faculties, one for the sciences and the other for the arts and social sciences.

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Open forums on student evaluations of teaching

Open forums on student evaluations of teaching

By Linda Gillett on November 25, 2019

The cross-campus working group on student evaluations of teaching is hosting an open forum on Tuesday, November 26 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and Friday, November 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in EME 4218.

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Expanding support for humanities research

Expanding support for humanities research

By Amber Hanson on November 8, 2019

UBC has established Public Humanities Hubs (PHH) on each campus to support collaborative research among humanists. The PHH initiative was developed to complement existing research cluster competitions and provide support fitting the nature of collaboration within the humanities.

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Michael Burgess named Associate Provost, Strategy

Michael Burgess named Associate Provost, Strategy

By Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic on July 8, 2019

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.

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Gino DiLabio named Dean pro tem for the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

Gino DiLabio named Dean pro tem for the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

By Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic on June 20, 2019

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.

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Jennifer Jakobi named Dean pro tem for College of Graduate Studies

Jennifer Jakobi named Dean pro tem for College of Graduate Studies

By Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic on June 18, 2019

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.

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Rehan Sadiq named Executive Associate Dean

Rehan Sadiq named Executive Associate Dean

By Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic on May 27, 2019

We are pleased to inform you that Rehan Sadiq’s role as Associate Dean of the School of Engineering has been changed to Executive Associate Dean, School of Engineering.

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Heather Berringer, UBC Okanagan Chief Librarian and Associate Provost, Learning Services

Heather Berringer named Associate Provost, Learning Services

By Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic on January 10, 2019

Heather Berringer, Chief Librarian at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan Campus has been appointed Associate Provost, Learning Services for the campus.

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External Review of the UBC Okanagan Library

External Review of the UBC Okanagan Library

By Sharel Verigin on January 7, 2019

We will soon be embarking on an External Review of the UBC Okanagan Library.

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UBC Copanagan was made up of 19 cyclists on campus, ranging from student services staff, to FCCS faculty and IKBSAS grad students.

Bike to Work Week 2018 participants log almost 1,900 km

By Chris Guenard on June 21, 2018

Congratulations to UBC Copanagan, who logged 1,896 km from during this year's Bike to Work Week (BTWW) from May 28 to June 3. They were one of six teams representing UBC Okanagan for BTWW.

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