79-633: The University of British Columbia Okanagan (also known as UBC Okanagan or UBCO ) is a campus of the University of British Columbia in Kelowna , British Columbia , Canada . This campus is the research and innovation hub in the province's southern interior, in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley and home to over 11,913 undergraduate and graduate students. UBC Okanagan has 62 undergraduate programs and 19 graduate programs. The current site of UBC Okanagan
158-581: A $ 450 million expansion with construction of several residential, teaching and research buildings. The expansion included the Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research, University Centre, the Engineering Management and Education building, the Arts and Sciences Centre, Reichwald Health Sciences Centre and several new student residence buildings. The Commons building was opened in 2019 as an expansion to
237-572: A 21-mmember senate with Francis Carter-Cotton of Vancouver as chancellor. Before the University Act, there were several attempts at creating a degree-granting university with help from the universities of Toronto and McGill . Columbia College in New Westminster , through its affiliation with Victoria College of the University of Toronto , began to offer university-level credit at the turn of
316-550: A degree at McGill University or elsewhere. The Henry Marshall Tory Medal was established in 1941 by Tory, founding president of the University of Alberta and of the National Research Council of Canada and a co-founder of Carleton University. In the meantime, appeals were made to the government to revive the earlier legislation for a provincial institution, leading to the University Endowment Act in 1907 and
395-540: A diversity of disciplines including Arts, Science, Fine Arts, Engineering, Nursing, Human Kinetics, Education, Management, Social Work and Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies. UBC's Faculty of Medicine delivers medical doctor training through the Southern Medical Program with facilities at UBC Okanagan and a clinical academic campus at Kelowna General Hospital . From 2005 through 2012, the Okanagan campus completed
474-615: A founding governor of UBC. She was also the first woman to be appointed to the UBC Senate. Active in its formation, the University Women's Club of Vancouver considered UBC its "godchild." World War I dominated campus life and the student body was "decimated" by enlistments for active service, with three hundred male UBC students in Company "D" alone. By the war's end, 697 male members of the university had enlisted. 109 students graduated in
553-634: A lantern filled with light at the exact date and time of Nitobe's death each year. The garden is behind the university's Asian Centre, which was built using steel girders from Japan's exhibit at Osaka Expo . The campus also features the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts : a performing arts center containing the Chan Shun Concert Hall , Telus Studio Theatre and the Royal Bank Cinema. It
632-623: A new distributed medical site, the Southern Medical Program at UBC Okanagan. Part of the program is also located in the Clinical Academic Campus building adjacent to the Kelowna General Hospital . Learning Commons Building, referred to simply as The Commons, opened in late 2018 as part of the UBC Okanagan Library expansion and contains study spaces, media labs, special collections and archives. The Innovation Precinct
711-483: A particular student population, however, they are open to all students. The campus' Collegia program has gained national attention as a home-away-from-home for its large commuter population. UBC Okanagan currently has two sororities and two fraternities. The Phoenix is the bi-weekly student newspaper at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. It was established in 1989 at the former Okanagan College. UBC Studios Okanagan and UBC Communications Services took over
790-427: A press conference, announcing that OUC would be dissolved. OUC's university operations would be consolidated at its North Kelowna Campus and would come under the University of British Columbia . The other programs and campuses of OUC would form a new community college, which would later take on the name Okanagan College . The OUC board was reportedly not invited to the press conference. It had not been told in advance of
869-414: A proposal to form a provincial university. The provincial legislature passed An Act Respecting the University of British Columbia in 1890, but disagreements arose over whether to build the university on Vancouver Island or the mainland. The British Columbia University Act of 1908 formally called a provincial university into being, although its location was not specified. The governance was modelled on
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#1732854993094948-695: A systematic search for diamonds in the Northwest Territories , leading to the discovery of the first diamond pipe in North America in November 1991 near Lac de Gras . The Ekati Diamond Mine is now located there. Fipke maintained a 10% interest in Ekati until 2014, when he sold his share to Dominion Diamond Corp. for US$ 67 million . "I'm not really a miner," he said. "I'm an exploration geologist. This sale gives me more ability to do exploration." Fipke
1027-505: Is 24.2-hectare (60-acre) land located at the bottom of the hill along Innovation Drive. UBC Endowment Lands (West Campus Lands) is 103.6-hectare (256-acre) agricultural land, which occupies the western half of the Okanagan campus along John Hindle Drive and contains UBC Plant Growth Facility. UBC Endowment Lands are part of ALR and are reserved for future research and recreational uses. It is not to be confused with University Endowment Lands , an unincorporated area adjacent to Vancouver where
1106-504: Is Canada's largest sustainability project, which involved a massive water and energy-saving initiative, rebuilding almost 300 academic buildings at UBC. This project achieved a World Clean Energy nomination. The water management aspect included updates to toilets, urinals, basins, and water-cooled equipment, along with the installation of steam and water meters to monitor and quantify water consumption across campus. Charles E. Fipke Charles Edgar " Chuck " Fipke CM (born 1946)
1185-604: Is Canada's second-largest academic library. From 2014 to 2015, there were more than 3.8 million on-campus visits and over 9.5 million visits to its website. The library has fifteen branches and divisions across the UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan campuses. The former Main Library underwent construction and was renamed the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre . Opened in April 2008,
1264-726: Is a Canadian geologist and prospector who discovered the existence of diamonds around Lac de Gras in Canada's Northwest Territories . He is now a multimillionaire involved in geological explorations around the world. Fipke is also a prominent owner and breeder in North American thoroughbred horse racing. Fipke was born in Edmonton , Alberta . Growing up, he was sometimes assumed to be stupid because of his "frantic stop-start mind". His nicknames include Captain Chaos and Stumpy. He occasionally stammers and
1343-576: Is a major transfer point for bus services to the Airport and beyond north to Lake Country and Vernon (bus route #23). The campus is also connected to the regional bikeway, Okanagan Rail Trail and John Hindle Drive Multi-use Pathway. UBC Okanagan also has a presence in Downtown Kelowna with UBC Innovation Library, located in the downtown Kelowna branch of the Okanagan Regional Library , and
1422-483: Is also a Southern Medical Clinical Academic Campus located at Kelowna General Hospital . According to the UBC Okanagan Campus Plan from September 2015, the next 20 years will see drastic expansion in research, teaching, student residence, and commercial spaces. A proposed 85,292-square-metre (918,080 sq ft) increase in academic space would more than double the current capacity. The student residence
1501-836: Is currently involved in multiple greenfield projects , involving searches for diamonds in Ontario with Metalex Ventures, for gold in the Yukon, Nevada and Yemen with Cantex Mine Development and for uranium along the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border with Northern Uranium. Fipke bought his first thoroughbred racehorse in 1981 and has subsequently become a significant owner and breeder. His major winners include: Fipke owns two farms in Kentucky where he houses roughly 75 broodmares. He breeds mainly to stallions Tale of Ekati, Perfect Soul and Jersey Town. Fipke has received multiple honors, including: He
1580-562: Is designed to be net positive in four environmental aspects. It uses energy obtained from the Earth and Ocean Sciences (EOSC) Building to heat itself, which wastes around 900 megawatts due to ten air changes every hour. The building's wood holds nearly 600 tons of carbon, offsetting more carbon than its construction and maintenance created. Sustainable features include a water supply sourced entirely from rainwater, an on-site sewage treatment facility converting waste into reusable water and compost, and
1659-498: Is highly collaborative, emphasizing direct student involvement to advance discoveries in fields of importance globally and locally. The Survive and Thrive Applied Research (STAR) initiative projects include control software for unmanned aerial vehicles. STAR creates a bridge between UBC Okanagan and industry, specializing in technologies for human protection and performance in extreme, remote, or rural conditions. UBCO has 15 research centres and 505 faculty members. The UBC Okanagan campus
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#17328549930941738-602: Is known for his use of the word "hey" at the end of sentences. In 1970, he graduated from University of British Columbia (UBC) with a bachelor of science degree in geology . Fipke received an honorary doctorate from Okanagan University College in 1998. In 2006, Fipke donated CA$ 6,000,000 to UBC to support the creation of the Charles Fipke Centre for Innovative Research. In 2012, the Fipke Laboratory for Trace Element Research (FiLTER) opened, with Fipke funding
1817-835: Is mandated to research, exhibit, collect, publish, educate and develop programs in the field of contemporary art and in contemporary approaches to the practice of art history and criticism. The Belkin maintains and manages the university's art collection of over 5,000 objects, including the Outdoor Art Collection and an archive of over 30,000 items. Works from the permanent collection and archives, with an emphasis on recent acquisitions, are exhibited on an annual basis and are also used by other institutions for research and loans. The Belkin has an active publication program and participates in programming that includes lectures, tours, concerts and symposia related to art history, criticism and curating. The University of British Columbia CIRS building
1896-492: Is now home to many buildings including the First Nations House of Learning. The Nitobe Memorial Garden , built to honor Japanese scholar Inazo Nitobe , has been the subject of more than fifteen years' study by a UBC professor, who believes its construction hides a number of impressive features, including references to Japanese philosophy and mythology, shadow bridges visible only at certain times of year and positioning of
1975-672: Is often the site of convocation ceremonies and the filming location for the 4400 Center on the television show The 4400 , as well as the Madacorp entrance set on Kyle XY . It has also been featured as the Cloud 9 Ballroom in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (Season 1, Episode 11: Colonial Day ). Since the mid-1980s UBC has worked with property developers to build several large residential developments throughout UBC's campus. Such developments include: Chancellor Place, Hampton Place, Hawthorn Place and Wesbrook Village. The Okanagan Campus
2054-505: Is proposed to increase by approximately 2,200 beds to a total of approximately 3,900 beds. Commercial space would increase from 2,411 square metres (25,950 sq ft) to 4,561 square metres (49,090 sq ft). The additional space will remain within the main Okanagan campus, rather than expanding into the West Endowment Lands. Sustainability upgrades to 11 of the existing buildings are also underway. Future projects include
2133-623: Is situated on a hill between Glenmore and Ellison in Kelowna. Street names are signed in English and Nsyilxcən language . The campus consists of Upper Campus, Lower Campus, Innovation Precinct, and Endowment Lands. The Lower and Upper Campuses are situated around the Courtyard and University Walk host the UBCO's core academic and administrative functions. Most institutional and administrative buildings are located on
2212-490: Is the oldest university in British Columbia and oldest Canadian university west of Winnipeg. With an annual research budget of $ 893 million, UBC funds 9,992 projects annually in various fields of study within the industrial sector, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations. The Vancouver campus is adjacent to the University Endowment Lands , an unincorporated area with multiple beaches and
2291-573: Is visited annually by 3.1 million people or 9.7 million virtually. The Okanagan campus , acquired in 2005, is located in Kelowna, British Columbia. Those affiliated with UBC include eight Nobel laureates , 75 Rhodes scholars, 231 Olympians with 65 medals won collectively, 306 fellows to the Royal Society of Canada , and 22 3M National Teaching Fellows. Among UBC's alums are Canadian Prime Ministers John Turner , Kim Campbell , Justin Trudeau , and
2370-556: The North Shore Mountains . The 7.63-square-kilometre (1,890-acre) Pacific Spirit Regional Park serves as a green-belt between the campus and the city. Buildings on the Vancouver campus occupy 1.09 million m (11.7 million sq ft) gross on 1.7 square kilometres (420 acres) of maintained land. The campus street plan is mostly in a grid of malls (some of which are pedestrian-only). Lower Mall and West Mall are in
2449-698: The Pacific Spirit Regional Park . The university is located 10 km (6 mi) west of downtown Vancouver. UBC is also home to TRIUMF , Canada's national particle and nuclear physics laboratory, which boasts the world's largest cyclotron . In addition to the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the Stuart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, UBC and the Max Planck Society collectively established
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2528-562: The Vancouver School of Theology , Regent College , Carey Theological College and Corpus Christi College . The campus is home to numerous gardens. The UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research , the first UBC department, holds a collection of over 8000 different kinds of plants used for research, conservation and education. The UBC botanical garden's original site was at the "Old Arboretum". All that remains of it today are trees planted in 1916 by John Davidson . The old arboretum
2607-594: The 1850s to the 1970s. It is considered the premiere private collection of early provincial photos and an important illustrated history of early photographic methods. In 2016, the library acquired one of the world's most rare and extraordinary books, the Kelmscott Chaucer from 1896. The book was printed in a limited edition of only 438 copies, but there are only 48 copies in the world with its particular type of binding. The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at UBC
2686-424: The 1920–21 winter session, but only 64 academic staff, including 6 women. In the early part of the 20th century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law, and medicine. Although UBC did not offer degrees in these fields, it began to offer degrees in new professional areas such as engineering, agriculture, nursing, and school teaching. It also introduced graduate training based on
2765-444: The 1945–46 session, with a sixteenth camp on Little Mountain , in Vancouver, converted into suites for married students. Most of the camps were dismantled and carried by barge or truck to the university, where the huts were scattered across the campus. Student numbers hit 9,374 in 1948; more than 53% of the students were war veterans in 1947–67. Between 1947 and 1951, the university built twenty new permanent buildings. Those included
2844-495: The 500-seat Pritchard Dining Hall, providing all-you-can-eat food access for students on a meal plan. A campus convenience store, games and gym facilities, student housing, and business operations offices are also located in Nechako Commons Block. Common rooms known as Collegia were created for commuter students, containing kitchen facilities, study space, lounges and social areas. Each Collegium has theme and targeted for
2923-512: The British Columbia Progress Board submitted a report to the provincial government, recognizing the need to expand post-secondary education in the Okanagan. The board, chaired by the University of British Columbia president Martha Piper , recommended that the province extend "the mandate of an existing provincial University to Kelowna". In March 2004, British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell and UBC president Martha Piper held
3002-486: The Collegia, as well as Picnic, which is a new centre where students can seek mental and sexual health support. The university also maintains a Student Experience Office that organizes orientation programs, commuter Collegia spaces, volunteer opportunities, and mentorship options. Food establishments on campus are exclusively operated by UBC Food Services or the students' union. Nechako Commons Block (NCH) adjacent to UNC houses
3081-485: The German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis, with students completing M.A. degrees in natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. By 1922, the student body numbered over 1200 and embarked on a "Build the University" campaign. Students marched through the streets of Vancouver to draw attention to their plight, enlist popular support, and embarrass
3160-617: The Innovation UBC Hub, located in the Innovation Centre. UBC announced in June 2020 that it is planning to expand its presence in Downtown Kelowna by constructing a new 43 storey mixed-use tower on Doyle Avenue. Construction was approved in August 2023 and is expected to be completed in 2027. The building will include spaces for health programs, community engagement, and an art gallery. There
3239-558: The Learning Centre incorporates the centre heritage block of the old Main Library with two new expansion wings and features an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS), the first of its kind in Canada. UBC has a number of different collections that have been donated and acquired. Major General Victor Odlum CB, CMG, DSO, VD donated his library of 10,000 books, which has been housed in "the Rockwoods Centre Library" of
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3318-459: The Library building. Two additional student housing facilities, Skeena and Nechako, opened in 2020 and 2021 respectively. In 2010, UBC Okanagan campus grew from 105 ha. to 208.6 ha. Like the Point Grey campus, the Okanagan campus attracts Canadian and international students. UBC Okanagan is currently expanding its campus to downtown Kelowna. Construction on the 43 storey downtown campus building
3397-785: The Lower Campus, including the UBC Okanagan Library , Learning Commons and the Transit Exchange . The adjacent Upper Campus contains most on-campus student housing and some institutional, childcare, and recreational buildings. The Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research (FIP) is a multi-purpose academic and research facility, including research labs, classrooms and teaching labs, offices, student commons, lecture theatre. The Arts and Sciences Centre (ASC), and Engineering, Management and Education Building (EME) were completed in 2011. The expansion of UBC Faculty of Medicine created
3476-523: The Provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906, which created a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty) responsible for academic policy and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the two bodies and to perform institutional leadership. The Act constituted
3555-602: The UBC Library since 1963. After Videomatica's 2011 closure, UBC and SFU acquired their $ 1.7-million collection. UBC received about 28,000 movie DVDs, 4,000 VHS titles and 900 Blu-ray discs which are housed at UBC Library's Koerner branch on the Vancouver campus. In 2014, renowned art collector and antiques specialist, Uno Langmann, donated the Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs, which consists of more than 18,000 rare and unique early photographs from
3634-487: The UBC's Point Grey campus is located. Although the campus itself is located in a semi-rural area, it has a direct interchange with Highway 97 and Downtown Kelowna can be reached with 15 minutes of driving. It is also close to Kelowna International Airport . UBC Okanagan Exchange is the northern terminus of express bus route 97X Kelowna RapidBus , which provides Downtown Kelowna access in approximately 20 minutes. The exchange
3713-545: The UBCO.TV functions and co-manages a YouTube channel. UBC Okanagan has the following faculties and schools: 49°56′23″N 119°23′47″W / 49.9396°N 119.3963°W / 49.9396; -119.3963 University of British Columbia Kelowna , British Columbia, Canada The University of British Columbia ( UBC ) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and Kelowna , in British Columbia , Canada. Established in 1908, it
3792-415: The University Act in 1908. In 1910, the Point Grey site was chosen, and the government appointed Dr. Frank Fairchild Wesbrook as President in 1913 and Leonard Klinck as Dean of Agriculture in 1914. A declining economy and the outbreak of war in August 1914 compelled the university to postpone plans for building at Point Grey, and instead the former McGill University College site at Fairview became home to
3871-525: The War Memorial Gym, which was built with money raised primarily by the students and dedicated on October 26, 1951. In the 1961–62 academic year, the university had an enrollment of 12,602 students, including 798 graduate students. The next year, the single-University policy in the West was changed as existing colleges of the provincial Universities gained autonomy as Universities – the University of Victoria
3950-446: The address. UBC Vancouver also has two satellite campuses within the City of Vancouver: at Vancouver General Hospital , for the medical sciences and at Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, for part-time credit and non-credit programs. UBC is also a partner in the consortium backing Great Northern Way Campus Ltd and is affiliated with a group of adjacent theological colleges, which include
4029-519: The campus, in the Grand Campus Washout of 1935. The campus did not have storm drains and surface runoff went down a ravine to the beach. When the university carved a ditch to drain flooding on University Avenue, the rush of water steepened the ravine and eroded it back as fast as 10 feet (3.0 m) per hour. The resulting gully eventually consumed 100,000 cubic yards (76,455 m ), two bridges and buildings near Graham House . The university
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#17328549930944108-470: The century, but McGill came to dominate higher education in the early 1900s. Building on a successful affiliation between Vancouver and Victoria high schools with McGill University, Henry Marshall Tory helped establish the McGill University College of British Columbia. From 1906 to 1915, McGill BC (as it was called) operated as a private institution, providing the first few years toward
4187-463: The day of the declaration of war, the University has been prepared to put at the disposal of the Government all possible assistance by way of laboratories, equipment and trained personnel, insofar as such action is consistent with the maintenance of reasonably efficient instructional standards. To do less would be unthinkable. ' Heavy rains and melting snowfall eroded a deep ravine across the north end of
4266-517: The difference. "No one else out there can distinguish between these similar tiny particles of minerals that grow with a diamond and ones that don't." In 1977, Fipke founded CF Mineral Research, a heavy mineral and diamond exploration research laboratory. In 1983, he founded Dia Met Minerals, which became listed on the Vancouver Stock Exchange in 1984. Dia Met was sold to BHP Billiton in 2001. In 1988, Fipke and partner Stu Blusson began
4345-427: The end of World War II , Point Grey's facilities could not meet the influx of veterans returning to their studies. The university needed new staff, courses, faculties and buildings for teaching and accommodation. The student population rose from 2,974 in 1944–45 to 9,374 in 1947–48. Surplus Army and Air Force camps were used for both classrooms and accommodations. The university took over fifteen complete camps during
4424-475: The first Max Planck Institute in North America, specializing in quantum mechanics. Green College is UBC's transdisciplinary semi-independent post-graduate live-in college and is situated on the north-eastern tip of campus adjacent to Burrard Inlet . One of Canada's largest research libraries , the UBC Library system has over 8.3 million items (including print and electronic) among its 21 branches. It
4503-587: The following areas: Biology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Sciences, Education, Engineering, English, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, Management, Mathematics, Medical Physics, Nursing, Psychology, and Social Work. Since its establishment in 2005, the research capability and researcher profiles have increased rapidly. Annual tri-council funding increased from $ 1.1M to $ 5.9M between 2005 and 2015. The total research funding reached $ 14.7M/year, with 714 projects in 2015. Research at UBC Okanagan
4582-458: The former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Kiril Petkov . The University shall... provide for Such instruction in all branches of liberal education as may enable students to become proficient in... science, commerce, arts, literature, law, medicine, and all other branches of knowledge In 1877, six years after British Columbia joined Canada, the Superintendent of Education, John Jessop , submitted
4661-423: The government. Fifty-six thousand signatures were presented at the legislature in support of the campaign, which was ultimately successful. On September 22, 1925, lectures began at the new Point Grey campus. Except for the library, science, and Power House buildings, all the campus buildings were temporary buildings. Students built two playing fields, but the university had no dormitories and no social center. However,
4740-580: The imminent demise of the OUC Board and removal or the termination of the majority of the OUC board members. According to the ministry backgrounder released at the time, the affiliation between UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan would be "based on the highly successful University of California model" and that "UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver will each have an independent senate to set academic priorities for their respective institutions, based regional needs and priorities. At
4819-608: The newly constructed Nechako Commons Block building adjacent to the UNC (University Centre), additional residences, an engineering design building, a retrofit of a nearby industrial building billed as Innovation Precinct, and various other, more minor projects. The University Centre (UNC) contains many student services, including the Students' Union Okanagan of UBC office, meeting rooms, student club space, cafeteria and pub, cinema, multi-faith space, UBC Health & Wellness Clinic, learning centres,
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#17328549930944898-413: The purchase of imaging equipment including a scanning electron microscope . "To graduate excellent scientists, a university needs to have the best technology available," said Fipke. "My goal is to help UBC's Okanagan campus reach the leading edges of science, in order to recruit the top students and faculty from around the world." Fipke has also donated substantially to Alzheimer's research at UBC. Fipke
4977-541: The resignation of Dr. Arvind Gupta . In early May 2020, UBC announced it would be holding a virtual graduation for the class of 2020 amid concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic . The university received $ 419,248 from the Government of Canada to promote uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among public health leaders, community figures, Indigenous peoples and leadership in municipal government. On October 3, 2022, Dr. Deborah Buszard
5056-408: The same time, they will share a common board of governors, with strong representation from each region." UBC Okanagan offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate (Ph.D. & Masters) programs. There are more than 50 undergraduate programs in Arts, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Human Kinetics, Management, Media, Medicine, Nursing, and Sciences. The university also offers graduate programs in
5135-466: The southwestern part of the peninsula, with Main, East and Wesbrook Malls northeast of them. The campus is not within Vancouver's city limits and therefore UBC is policed by the RCMP rather than the Vancouver Police Department . However, the Vancouver Fire Department provides service to UBC under a contract. In addition to UBC RCMP, there is also the UBC Campus Security that patrols the campus. Postage sent to any building on campus includes Vancouver in
5214-408: The study of indicator minerals to identify potential strikes, the key to his later success. "Everyone now knows that G-10 garnets with low calcium might lead you to diamonds, hey," he said in 2011. "But how do you distinguish between a group 1 eclogitic garnet that grew with a diamond and a group 2 eclogitic garnet that didn't? They look the same." Fipke uses custom software to help determine
5293-464: The three war-time congregations, all but one in the Faculty of Arts and Science. By 1920, the university had only three faculties: Arts, Applied Science, and Agriculture (with the Departments of Agronomy , Animal Husbandry , Dairying , Horticulture, and Poultry). It only awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) and Bachelor of Science in agriculture (BSA). There were 576 male students and 386 female students in
5372-566: The university continued to grow. Soon, however, the effects of the depression began to be felt. The provincial government, upon which the university depended heavily, cut the annual grant severely. In 1932–33, salaries were cut by up to 23%. Posts remained vacant, and a few faculty lost their jobs. Most graduate courses were dropped. In 1935, the university established the Department of Extension. Just as things began to improve, World War II began, and Canada declared war on September 10, 1939. Soon afterwards, University President Klinck wrote: ' From
5451-480: The university raised $ 262 million for the campaign. An additional $ 72 million in "non-campaign fundraising" was also raised. During the administration of President Strangway, UBC abandoned its previous design and planning process and private donors started to have more influence on building design. In 2015, UBC concluded its "Start an Evolution" capital campaign. The campaign's quiet phase started in April 2008 and it launched publicly in September 2011. The initial goal
5530-408: The university until 1925. On the first day of lectures, September 30, 1915, the new independent university absorbed McGill University College. The University of British Columbia awarded its first degrees in 1916, and Klinck became the second president in 1919, serving until 1944. In 1917, Evlyn Fenwick Farris became the first woman in Canada to be appointed to the board of governors of a university—
5609-470: The use of wood from pine beetle-killed trees, minimizing the need for logging. The building relies primarily on solar energy for electricity, and all areas use natural lighting during the day. These green technologies and sustainable operating practices reduce the building's ecological footprint and enhance the well-being of its occupants. For over 20 years, UBC has implemented water consumption policies through two initiatives, ECOTrek and UBC Renew. ECOTrek
5688-479: Was appointed interim President and Vice-Chancellor of UBC. In July 2023, UBC announced that Carleton University President Benoit-Antoine Bacon would be UBC's new President as of November 1, 2023. The main campus is located at Point Grey , approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from downtown Vancouver. It lies on forcefully taken territory of the Musqueam people . It is near several beaches and has views of
5767-543: Was approved in August 2023 and is expected to be completed by 2027. Eight storeys will be used as academic space for health programs, as the campus will be in close proximity to Interior Health offices and Kelowna General Hospital . The building will also include public engagement spaces, an art gallery, cafes, retailers and 473 rental housing units. The UBC Library, which has 7.8 million volumes, 2.1 million e-books, more than 370,000 e-journals and more than 700,000 items in locally produced digital collections,
5846-431: Was closed for four and a half days. Afterwards, the gully was filled with debris from a nearby landslide, and only traces are visible today. Military training on the campus became popular and was later made mandatory. WWII marked the first provision of money from the federal government to the university for research purposes. This laid a foundation for future research grants from the federal government of Canada. By
5925-530: Was divorced by his wife Marlene (née Pyett) in 2000, who had been with him since he began searching for the diamonds. At the time, the divorce settlement was the largest in Canadian history, with her portion of the assets estimated to be approximately CA$ 123,100,000. Upon graduation, Fipke worked for companies such as Kennecott Copper and Cominco , performing mineral explorations in locations such as Papua New Guinea, South Africa and Brazil. He became an expert in
6004-611: Was established in 1963. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced the creation of the Museum of Anthropology at UBC on July 1, 1971. At a construction cost of $ 2.5 million the museum building, designed by Arthur Erickson , opened in 1976. That same year, the university launched a normal school program under the direction of Sally Rogow to train educators on methods to teach students with multiple disabilities or who were visually impaired. In 1993, UBC concluded its "World of Opportunity" capital campaign that started in 1988. In total
6083-586: Was established in 2005 on what was previously the North Kelowna Campus of Okanagan University College , next to Kelowna International Airport . It was founded in partnership with the Syilx Okanagan Nation and it lies on their ancestral and forcefully taken territory. The campus had a 2019 enrollment of 10,708 undergraduate and graduate students and has its own academic Senate. UBC Okanagan offers 62 undergraduate and 19 graduate programs in
6162-533: Was initially used by Okanagan University College (OUC), which was founded in 1989 (in principle) as a part of a plan by the government to improve access to post-secondary education in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. Initially, degrees were awarded in partnership with other universities, but by 1995, the university college began granting degrees in its name. In the late 1990s, OUC started lobbying efforts to gain full university status. In December 2002,
6241-418: Was to raise $ 1.5 billion. The campaign surpassed that goal and raised $ 1.624 billion. UBC's 15th president was Professor Santa J. Ono . He assumed the presidency on August 15, 2016. He served previously as the 28th president of the University of Cincinnati . Dr. Martha Piper – who served as the 11th president of the university – served as interim president from September 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, following
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