Open Letter from Indigenous Caucus – Recent history
As the UBC Okanagan Engineering Indigenous Caucus, we think it is important to build awareness about these tough subjects, and maintain a dialogue to uncover what we can do as engineers, and aspiring engineers, to seek out reconciliation while ending a negative cycle.
Open Letter from Indigenous Caucus – Time for Change
With the heartbreaking news from Kamloops earlier this month about the discovery of 215 children found buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, the UBC Okanagan Engineering Indigenous Caucus and our allies the EDI advisors met this past week to discuss how we can help our community better understand and process this tragic news.
Alumni Profile – Kaila Spencer BASc ’21 (Civil)
Kaila Spencer completed her Bachelors of Applied Science in Civil Engineering in December 2020.
Class of 2021 to cross virtual stage June 2
Over 400 undergraduate and graduate students will be conferred during UBC Okanagan’s second virtual convocation on June 2, 2021
UBC Okanagan recognizes Jannik Eikenaar with a Teaching Excellence and Innovation Award
The UBC Okanagan Teaching Excellence and Innovation Award acknowledges teaching excellence and innovation at Okanagan campus.
Professor Rehan Sadiq named Distinguished University Scholar
The Distinguished University Scholar program recognizes members of UBC Faculty who have distinguished themselves as exceptional scholars.
Two undergraduate students awarded CEMF Engineering Ambassador Awards
Third-year mechanical engineering student, Madisyn Szpula, and first-year engineering student, Kayley Beckie, were both recognized by the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) with 2021 awards.
Inaugural Recipients of Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Impact Funding Announced
Winning teams selected to receive funding to launch student-led start-ups to solve real-world problems as part of the School of Engineering’s Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Impact Fund.
The School of Engineering recognizes staff and faculty excellence
The 2019-20 SOE Staff & Faculty Awards, delayed as a result of the pandemic, were presented virtually at an all-School virtual meeting held March 31, 2021.
Being a Lean Thinker
Manufacturing Engineering students are taking advantage of learning high-level production management skills in MANF 270. MANF270, Production Management course, provides students with hands-on opportunities to put lean manufacturing concepts related to increasing productivity into action.