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Join us to learn about UBC Okanagan

By Crissy Campbell on October 6, 2023

Join us to learn about UBC Okanagan

Choosing where to go to university is a big decision. At UBC, you also have to choose which campus you want to go to. UBC’s Okanagan campus is located in beautiful Kelowna, which is known for its growing tech industry and outstanding outdoor recreation opportunities, including hiking, biking, swimming, and skiing. UBC Okanagan is a modern, close-knit community campus and a state-of-the-art centre for research and learning.

We’re hosting a number of information sessions throughout the fall so that you can learn more about UBC’s Okanagan campus and the world-class academic experience available.

UBC advisors and current students will share detailed information about the exceptional learning and living environment available to you in the Okanagan. You will also learn about the application process and have an opportunity to participate in a Q & A.

The follow events are all in-person. Students can register at the links below.

 

Vancouver: Discover UBC’s Okanagan Campus

When: October 18 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Where: Prince of Wales Secondary School

 

Kelowna: Discover UBC’s Okanagan Campus

When: October 21 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Where: UBC Okanagan – UNC Ballroom

 

North Surrey: Discover UBC’s Okanagan Campus

When: October 26 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Where: Princess Margaret Secondary School

 

South Surrey: Discover UBC’s Okanagan Campus

When: November 2 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Where: Elgin Park Secondary School

 

Victoria: Discover UBC’s Okanagan Campus

When: November 2 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Where: Oak Bay Secondary School

 

North Vancouver: Discover UBC’s Okanagan Campus

When: November 8 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Where: Argyle Secondary School

 

Kelowna: Discover UBC’s Okanagan Campus

When: November 25 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Where: UBC Okanagan – UNC Ballroom

 

If you want to learn about the Okanagan campus before the event, you can take a self-guided virtual tour of the campus.

We’re looking forward to meeting you!

Connect with a UBC advisor near you

By Crissy Campbell on September 15, 2023

Connect with a UBC advisor near you

As you settle into your new school year, our UBC advisors are ready to help you plan for 2024, and the next steps in your journey to UBC.

Our advisors can answer all of your questions about the university, including admission requirements, the application process, and what life is like as a UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver student.

 

Find an event in your area

UBC offers a variety of in-person events. You can take part in in-person campus tours, information sessions, fairs, student experience events, and student meetings.

At these events, you’ll get to ask us your questions about UBC, and find out information relevant to where you live and what curriculum you’re studying.

Keep checking back to see if more sessions have been added!

 

How to register

To find out if UBC is hosting an event specific to you and your area, visit our tours and events page. Based on your profile, we’ll show you a list of all the events available to you – just click the category you’d like to browse.

To register, simply click the event card and follow the instructions to reserve your spot.

After you’ve created your account, you can find all of the events you’re registered for any time on the your account page.

 

Other ways to connect with UBC

If UBC isn’t running any events specific to your region, there are still plenty of ways to connect:

 

We’re looking forward to meeting you!

 

 

Do you follow us?

By Crissy Campbell on September 6, 2023

Do you follow us?

At UBC, we’re pretty social. In fact, we have dedicated accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok for anyone who’s aspiring to be a UBC student, applying to UBC, or getting ready for their first day on campus. Sound like you? Click that “follow” button for answers to your questions, important reminders, and to have a peek at student life.

 

Get answers to your questions

Have a question about UBC? Head over to Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. Our team of advisors is online Monday to Friday, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (Pacific Time), answering all of your questions about applications, admissions, awards, and more. If you’re in a different time zone, leave us a message and we’ll get back to you when we log in for the day. 

 

Get important info and reminders

Looking for application tips? Worried about missing a deadline? We’ve got you covered. On our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, you’ll find information on how to apply to UBC, reminders about key dates and deadlines, and the inside scoop on events of all kinds – starting with info sessions before you apply, celebratory events, and even orientations.

 

Get a peek at student life

If you’re curious what life is like at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan, you’ll find what you’re looking for on Instagram and TikTok.

 

On Instagram, we share our own photos from around campus and re-post our favourite shots. On Instagram Stories and TikTok, we often hand the microphone (and camera) over to current students so you can see UBC life through a fresh set of eyes.

 

 

 

Find us on social media

@ubcadmissions on Instagram

@ubcadmissions on Facebook

@ubcadmissions on Twitter

@ubcadmissions on TikTok

 

 

Create orientation on the Okanagan campus

By Crissy Campbell on August 9, 2023

Create orientation on the Okanagan campus

Before you hit the books on your first day at UBC Okanagan, join other new-to-UBC students on campus for Create on September 4! Create is a day-long orientation event designed to welcome new students like you to the close-knit UBC community.

 

What to expect

You’ll get to know your learning community, a small group of other UBC students from your degree or faculty. Together, you’ll:

  • Meet your fellow students: Join with your Orientation Leader and a small group of fellow first-year students from your faculty, and take part in social events to have fun and make new friends.
  • Enjoy an official welcome: Hear from UBCO leadership in a welcome ceremony, and have a chance to show your UBC Okanagan school spirit!
  • Join workshops and information sessions: Hear from campus experts about their services and personal experiences to help shape your UBCO journey.
  • Tour the campus: Take a guided tour of campus and locate all the essentials.

 

Who can attend

All new first-year UBC Okanagan students are encouraged to attend Create.

 

How to register

Register for Create – the first day of class will be here before you know it.

 

Are you a student at UBC Vancouver? Check out the details for your orientation, Imagine UBC.

 

 

Imagine UBC orientation on the Vancouver campus

By Crissy Campbell on August 9, 2023

Imagine UBC orientation on the Vancouver campus

On September 5, join thousands of new-to-UBC students and hundreds of volunteers for Imagine UBC, your orientation event that celebrates the start of the academic year. For most students, Imagine UBC replaces the first day of classes.

By early September, you’ll receive an email with your personalized Imagine UBC schedule, where students will be invited to attend a variety of events throughout the day.

What to expect: new students

If you’re a first year or transfer student Imagine UBC is an incredible opportunity to:

  • Make new friends
  • Meet student leaders, professors, and the Dean of your faculty
  • Find out about services and resources
  • Learn all the ways to get involved at UBC

Over the course of the day you’ll connect with other new students from your Faculty, check out hundreds of booths hosted by current students for UBC’s clubs and organizations, and start to find your place at UBC. New students will receive an email by early September with their personalized Imagine BC schedule.

What to expect: returning students

Learn more about your department or program, stop by the Main Event to explore hundreds of UBC clubs and resources, and feel the energy that comes with the start of a new academic year! Returning students will receive an email by early September with their personalized UBC schedule.

 

No matter who you are and what you are interested in, there is something for you at Imagine UBC.

– Indra Hayre, Arts student

 

Questions?

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to orientations.info@ubc.ca.

 

Heading to UBC’s Okanagan campus? Check out the details for your Create orientation!

 

 

 

10 things you never knew about UBC

By Crissy Campbell on August 8, 2023

10 things you never knew about UBC

Did you know UBC has been named the most sustainable university in Canada, or that there’s an outdoor echo chamber in the middle of UBC’s Vancouver campus? UBC’s hallowed halls have produced some of the world’s best thinkers and leaders, as well as some exceptional curiosities, in its 100+ year history. Read on to learn more fun trivia about the university.

 

1. The Beaty Biodiversity Museum houses Canada’s largest blue whale skeleton. It’s one of the few places in the world where you can get close to the biggest creature that has ever lived on Earth.

 

2. UBC has a Quadball team, based on the sport of Quidditch from the “Harry Potter” series. Members compete at major events in North America, representing UBC and the city of Vancouver. Past players have also participated as part of Team Canada in the World Cup.

 

3. UBC’s Vancouver campus is home to a number of apple trees that are direct descendants of those that inspired Newton to compose his theory of gravity in 1661. The trees are planted near UBC’s TRIUMF lab, which houses the largest particle accelerator cyclotron in the world.

 

4. UBC alumni include eight Nobel Prize winners, plus three Canadian prime ministers, 74 Rhodes Scholars, and 226 Royal Society of Canada fellows. Our varsity athletes have won a combined total of 58 Olympic medals.

 

5. All the street signs on both UBC campuses are bilingual. At UBC Okanagan, the signs feature both English and Nsyilxcen, the traditional language spoken by the Okanagan’s original people. At UBC Vancouver, which is built on the unceded territory of the Musqueam people, you’ll navigate by signs in English as well as the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language.

 

6. The buildings on UBC’s Okanagan campus are heated and cooled using energy from the groundwater under the campus. At UBC Vancouver, the pools in the Aquatic Centre are replenished from rainwater that lands on the roof.

 

7. The Kryptonian language in the Superman movie Man of Steel was developed by Christine Schreyer, an associate professor of anthropology on UBC’s Okanagan campus.

 

8. UBC’s Vancouver campus is the ninth most popular filming location on earth. It’s served as the setting for many films and TV shows, including The Butterfly Effect, Smallville, three X-Men movies, The X-Files, Legion, Supernatural, 50 Shades of Grey, and more.

 

9. UBC’s Okanagan campus hosted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Will and Kate!) in fall 2016 during the pair’s royal tour of Canada. The couple dedicated a new Aboriginal art installation commemorating UBC’s centennial and the 10th anniversary of the Okanagan campus, and joined 1,500 UBC students in watching an inter-squad volleyball game.

 

10. The Seed Lending Library on UBC’s Vancouver campus has a mission to conserve precious seed varieties by allowing members of the public to sign out seeds in order to grow, harvest, and pass them on to other gardeners.

 

 

Register now for Jump Start at UBC Vancouver

By Crissy Campbell on June 5, 2023

Register now for Jump Start at UBC Vancouver

If you’re entering first year at UBC Vancouver and coming directly from high school, you’ll want to register for Jump Start at UBC Vancouver. This multi-day program is designed to give you a first look at university life, let you meet your professors and academic community, and help you make your first friends!

What to expect

You’ll join a learning community of 30 students, led by an upper-year UBC student leader and a faculty fellow. Together, you’ll participate in a full range of activities during the program, from discovering the university learning environment and the classroom setting to fun events such as trivia nights, photo challenges, games, exercise, sports and dance tutorials, and art activities.

Residence stream

If you’re planning to live in student housing on campus (known at UBC as “residence”) in your first year, Jump Start gives you the opportunity to move in early, get to know campus, and meet new friends. You will enjoy scheduled group events with your classmates, as well as sessions and offerings you can take part in at your own pace.

Move-in for the Jump Start’s residence stream takes place on August 27. The five-day program runs from August 28 to September 1.

Commuter stream

If you’re planning to live off campus and will be commuting to UBC in your first year, Jump Start gives you the opportunity to practice your route to classes, get to know your new campus and your Collegium, and meet your first friends. The three-day program will include scheduled group events with your classmates, as well as sessions and offerings you can take part in at your own pace.

Jump Start’s commuter stream begins on August 30 and finishes on September 1.

Register now

Registration is now open! Visit the Jump Start Vancouver webpage to complete the registration form, pay the program fee, and save your spot.

Jump Start registration will close on July 6 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

If you’re concerned about your ability to afford Jump Start, contact your assigned Enrolment Services Advisor so they can learn more about your situation and provide you with financial guidance.

What students are saying

“Jump Start is such a great way to start the school year. I got to meet so many people who share common interests with me, and many of them I know I will be close friends with for life. It is also the perfect transition from summer to university, and also a great way to meet people and become familiar with the campus prior to classes.” – Katie A.

“I would recommend Jump Start because it has given me more time to get to know the campus and the people around me. I feel much more comfortable talking to new people and finding my way around campus than I did when I first arrived. I am glad that I already have this level of comfort now that classes are starting, and that I don’t have to try and figure it all out while also navigating my courses.” Keira S.

Register now for Jump Start at UBC Okanagan

By Crissy Campbell on June 5, 2023

Register now for Jump Start at UBC Okanagan

If you’re entering first year at UBC Okanagan and coming directly from high school, Jump Start at UBC Okanagan is for you! In this multi-day orientation you will take care of the essentials before your first day, let you meet your UBC Okanagan academic community, and make your first friends.

What to expect

You’ll take part in Jump Start’s commuter stream or residence stream, depending on whether you’re living on or off campus in your first term. Each stream is a tailored way to help you make friends before the first day of term through fun social activities in small groups of around 25. You’ll join us on campus during the day for fun programming, and optionally in the evenings for a variety of social events.

Whichever stream is right for you, you’ll enjoy academic success workshops designed to welcome you to your program, as well as the chance to connect with faculty members, staff, and upper-year students who are available to help you throughout your time at UBC. You’ll find out what it’s like to learn in a university environment and take part in sessions hosted by UBC Okanagan instructors to show you the campus’ resources and services. By getting the fundamentals out of the way, you’ll have more time to focus on what matters on your first day.

Jump Start dates

Jump Start at UBC Okanagan runs from August 28 to September 1. Residence students may begin moving in on August 26 – 27.

Register now

Registration is now open! Visit the Jump Start Okanagan webpage to complete the registration form, pay your fees, and save your spot. Registration will close on August 2 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

What students are saying

“I loved my experience being in Jump Start. Being surrounded with possible classmates and creating inseparable bonds and long-lasting fun memories was my largest take-away. Being a part of Jump Start allowed me to adjust and figure out the campus very quickly. I would highly recommend joining Jump Start for all incoming students.” – Marvin L., Bachelor of Management

 

“Jump Start was incredibly helpful in helping me to make friends before school began. Through the program, I was able to meet a lot of new people who were also incoming first-year students. We participated in a variety of activities and events together, which helped us to bond and get to know each other better. By the time classes started, I already had a solid group of friends who I could turn to for support and advice.” – Soumil C., BSc in Computer Science