UBC stories
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Supporting Indigenous students in higher education
Inspiring educator Noah on pursuing his passions to help Indigenous communities
"My passion to support Indigenous educational methodologies allowed me to work with my local Syilx community building more connections between community and education for Indigenous youth. This passion drove me to build relationships across both campuses and use UBC’s vast web of connections across the globe to earn credits, work experience, and conduct research to shape my own unique educational experience." - Noah C., Bachelor of Arts
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Building a career as an artist
"I knew I wanted to be a full-time artist, and work towards cultural knowledge and sharing of knowledge." - Barb Dawson, Bachelor of Fine Arts![Brenna Han UBC Story Land and Food Systems](https://you.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Brenna-Han1-283x163.jpg)
Brenna's journey to medical school
"There are so many remarkable opportunities available in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems – I was grateful to be able to take advantage of a few of them." - Brenna Han, BSc in Nutritional Sciences![](https://you.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UBC_20190521_2865-283x163.jpg)
Preparing for the future
“The education I created for myself has prepared me for the career I want.” - Kenny Ponto, Integrated Engineering![Lily Takeuchi, UBC medical laboratory science](https://you.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Lily-Takeuchi_Medical-Laboratory-Science-283x163.jpg)