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Okanagan Nation Alliance welcomes UBC
September 2005 The Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) welcomes UBC to Syilx Okanagan territory in an official ceremony, Knaqs npi’lsmist. Memoranda are signed between the ONA and UBC on educational cooperation and programming, including an agreement with the Okanagan Nation Indian Education Resource Society (En’owkin Centre) to outline collaboration in teaching the Okanagan Nation’s history, […]
Campus rallies during wildfire
August 2023 As historic wildfires burned in and around Kelowna, UBC’s Okanagan campus was ordered to evacuate on Friday, August 18. As the situation improved, the campus became a staging ground for the wildfire fight, hosting more than 800 firefighters, wildfire personnel and critical firefighting equipment from fire departments across the country. During the […]
Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon installed as UBC President
November 2023 Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon was installed as UBC’s 17th President and Vice-Chancellor during the first ceremony of Fall Graduation in Vancouver. Bacon is an award-winning teacher and accomplished researcher in the field of cognitive neuroscience, focusing on the links between brain activity and perception in the visual, auditory and vestibular systems, as well […]
First cohort graduates with Nsyilxcn Language Fluency degree
June 2023 Two years after UBC Okanagan introduced a bachelor’s degree in Indigenous language fluency, eight students were conferred their Bachelor of Nsyilxcn Language Fluency (BNLF) degrees. UBCO delivers the degree through an innovative partnership between Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) in Merritt and the En’owkin Centre in Penticton.
UBCO hosts ceremonies for pandemic graduates
NOVEMBER 2022 After completing their studies during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 600 alumni from the 2020 and 2021 graduating classes returned to campus to celebrate their accomplishments. While virtual ceremonies were held during the pandemic, hosting a special fall ceremony gave alumni the opportunity to experience this iconic moment in person.
Dr. Deborah Buszard appointed Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
OCTOBER 2022 Dr. Deborah Buszard was appointed UBC’s Interim President and Vice-Chancellor as the Board of Governors announced a search for the university’s next president. Dr. Buszard made her mark in the Okanagan as UBC Okanagan’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal between 2012 and 2020.
