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Join us as we welcome UBC’s new President and Vice-Chancellor

Please note: the venue for the UBC Vancouver event has been changed to The Great Hall (2nd Floor) at The Nest. A message from Nancy McKenzie, Chair, UBC Board of Governors In July of this year I was pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon as the 17th President and Vice-Chancellor of UBC.

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Share a welcome message for our new President

Please note: The submission deadline has now passed. Thanks to those who shared welcome messages.

Nominations open for Okanagan teaching awards

Nominations are now open for 2023/24 UBC Okanagan teaching awards: Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation This award recognizes up to two awards for faculty members with continuing appointments and one award for instructors holding a full or part time limited-term appointment. Nominations for this award are accepted from students, faculty, deans, unit heads, staff and alumni.

Announcing the reappointment of Dr. Ainsley Carry as Vice-President, Students

A message from Deborah Buszard, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor I am pleased to announce that Dr. Ainsley Carry has been reappointed Vice-President, Students, for a second term starting April 1, 2024. Dr. Carry joined UBC in 2019, and has made many notable achievements during his first term. A passionate advocate for students, he led the restructure of the VP Students portfolio to elevate student health and career services.

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Announcing the 2024/25 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition

We are pleased to announce the 2024/25 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) Competition. The competition is open to new and returning clusters of research excellence in all disciplines on the Vancouver campus. Applicants may select a budget term of one or two years. Cluster leads must submit a notice of intent by November 1, 2023.

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Truth and Reconciliation Week

Call for proposals for Open Educational Resource Grants

Faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver are invited to submit proposals for grants that support the use of open educational resources (OER) in UBC credit courses. OER are teaching and learning materials that are openly licensed to permit free access as well as adaptation and sharing. Since 2019, UBC has provided over $825,000 in OER grant funding for 79 projects across nine Faculties. There are two grant pathways:OER Affordability Grants