Jumpstarting success

Nearly 1,300 new international and Aboriginal students benefit from two-weeks of orientation and a year of personalized support.

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Extreme makeover, campus edition

New pedestrian pathways, water features, courtyards, gardens and lighting are part of a 15-year, $45 million plan to improve outdoor public spaces

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UBC’s mobile mojo

The BIG trend is unstoppably mobile. And coming soon to a campus near you—the mobile-enabled university.

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From farm to lab

Lab animals present a new field for animal welfare studies

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8,000 strong. UBC welcomes the class of 2016

They’ve been planning it for months. Staff and student volunteers organize Canada’s largest one-day orientations, called Imagine and Create, plus activities for international students (Jump Start), and residence life. But support for university life goes well beyond the first day. Here are a few staff who work year round to support students.

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When organizational culture hinders human rights

Prof. Galit Sarfaty studies why some organizations devoted to good causes sometimes drop the ball on human rights.

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Finally fluent

Claudie Diaz was part of the Academic English Support (AES) pilot program, which helps close the language gap for students who have a different mother tongue.

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No longer optional

Prof. Darlene Johnston teaches Aboriginal Rights and Treaties. UBC is one of the first Canadian law schools to make it a requirement for graduation.

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Small planet, global classroom

Kristina Michaux worked in Rwanda as part of a new international nutrition major, one of two new programs in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems.

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Don’t be a passive witness

Second-year Tbird Andrew Darcovich is helping lead a campaign to help end violence against women. The football squad is partnering with the BC Lions.

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Adding a touch of green to the blue and gold

UBC Athletics & Recreation asked sustainability researchers to measure the environmental footprint of its facilities and programs.

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