What is UBCO Life?
UBCO Life is a newsletter delivered twice per month to continuing undergraduate students, featuring academic and social events, upcoming deadlines, university news, and other issues relevant to student life and success at UBC Okanagan. | Keep scrolling for: Enter to win $1,000 towards your tuiton 🤑
Work Study job opportunities 💼
Share your feedback for the chance to win $100 💭
Free plants and pot painting with Pride Programming 🪴
Volunteer opportunities 🖐️
And more! | Share your feedback on the undergraduate experience at UBCO for the chance to win one of ten $100 gift cards 💰 UBC wants to hear from you! The Undergraduate Experience Survey is a quick 5-minute check-in to ask about your year at UBC and your plans for next year. Student feedback has led to real change at the university, including: - Initiatives to address affordability
- Enhanced academic programming and services
- Additional experiential education and research opportunities
- Extended career development programming
The survey is open from March 12 to 28. Complete the survey to be entered in a draw to win one of ten $100 gift cards!
Check your inbox for the survey invitation. Learn more about the survey | Looking for a job on campus? Work Study positions are live on the Student Job Board Work Study offers flexible, part-time opportunities that help you develop key professional skills, explore career paths, and expand your network—all while working towards your degree. With positions in research, administration, and professional roles, you'll gain valuable experience that enhances your resume. Summer and Fall positions are now available! Visit the Job Board to find an opportunity that aligns with your goals. 🎯 Browse open positions | Tomorrow: Planting Pride 🪴🌈 Looking for a fun evening with the Queer community and allies? Pick out a plant to take home and paint a terracotta pot for it to live in. Refreshments and supplies will be provided; just bring your friends and your creativity! Event details 🗓️ | Tomorrow is SHAG! 🍆🍑 Everyone’s favourite sexual health fair is back! Our fourth-annual SHAG (Sexual Health Awareness Gala) is coming back to campus tomorrow. Connect with campus and community partners to ask questions, get resources, and learn more about sexual health. You can expect food, games and prizes! 👀 Event details 🗓️ | Tomorrow: Student loans for summer session 💰 Taking courses this summer? Attend our virtual information session tomorrow from 12 to 12:30 pm to learn more about eligibility requirements for summer student loans and the UBC Bursary Program. Registration required. Register now | March 25: Recess Revival ☀️ Free food, lawn games, farmers market and more! Brought to you by Student Wellness and Recreation, re-live school yard recess games in the central courtyard where you can participate with friends and make new ones. Don’t have anyone to come with? No problem! Our community connectors will find a group for you to join and participate with! Or feel free to watch the action from the social fire pit areas. Event details 🗓️ | March 25: Free fill store at the Community Market Stop by the Community Market next Tuesday and celebrate Climate Action Month! Campus Wellness & Education has partnered with the SUO Pantry and the Kelowna Fill Store to give away shampoo, body wash, dish soap, and laundry soap for free. 👀 Bring your own containers or fill one of the donated containers (while supplies last). More details ♻️ | March 26: Young professional coffee social ☕️ Kickstart your day by making connections with young professionals, alumni and postsecondary students at the Coffee Social on Wednesday, March 26 from 9 to 10:30 am at Sawchuk. This is your chance to network with talented students, alumni, and professionals from different industries! Join us to connect with various community members in a casual and friendly setting. Register now | March 26: Roger Watts Debate 🗣️ Watch top UBC Okanagan student debaters as they face off in a provoking debate about the current Canada-US trade war: Be it resolved that Canada adopt a policy of retaliatory trade tariffs against the United States, even at the expense of economic prosperity. Registration & more details | April 2: Picnic’s community celebration 🎉 At Picnic, we are proud to foster community and provide a welcoming space and friendly faces for all UBCO community members to enjoy. Drop by to say hi, play some games, grab hot chocolate and cookies, and celebrate the spirit of community and mutual aid! Event details 🗓️ | April 2 & 3: Student Zine Fair in Okanagan Special Collections & Archives This year’s two-day Zine Fair will showcase unique zines designed by students in select Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Cultural Studies, English, and Gender & Women’s Studies courses at UBC Okanagan. Come check out these creative zines and get inspired to design your own! Event details 🗓️ | Enter to win $1,000 towards your tuition 💰 Studying is hard work but entering this contest doesn’t have to be! Win $1,000 towards your UBC tuition to make your academic life a little easier. Enter for your chance to win! 🤑 | Get career-ready with the Interdisciplinary Co-op Program: Revised application deadline for 2025 Are you looking to gain hands-on experience, expand your professional network, and develop career-ready skills? The Interdisciplinary Co-op Education Program allows you to integrate paid work experience with your studies, building a strong foundation for your future career. This year, the application period has been revised to better support students. For the 2025/26 cohort, co-op applications will be open from August 1 to September 15. Learn more & get started | Share your thoughts to help us cultivate a more supportive campus environment The Campus Wellness & Education team wants to learn how to better support students with disordered eating or eating disorders on campus. Whether you have lived experience or not, you can contribute your thoughts to help cultivate a more supportive campus environment for yourself and your peers. Complete the survey Register for open dialogue 🗣️ | Share your thoughts on the proposed policy on the submission of final grades A new policy, O-105: Submission of Final Grades, is being proposed. This policy codifies current practices by establishing deadlines for entering final grades into Workday and setting a grade release date for Winter Session undergraduate courses. The policy also provides a mechanism for instructors to request extensions to the grade entry deadline in exceptional circumstances. Share your feedback by April 4 | Children’s Arts Blast Camp Volunteers 🎨 Volunteer this summer at the Rotary Center for the Arts (RCA) Children’s Arts Blast Camp. Create a fun, engaging, and educational environment for children while helping them explore various forms of art. This is a great opportunity to work with young artists and gain experience in art education, event management, and community engagement. I'm interested! | Volunteer with the Alzheimer Society 🧠 The Alzheimer Society of BC ensures that people affected by dementia are not alone. Volunteer responsibilities may include - assisting with event set up and wrap-up, supporting participants along the walk route, and helping ensure the event runs smoothly. Sign-up here | | Get it written with the Student Learning Hub! ✏️ Working on a paper or project? Preparing for an essay exam? Just studying for finals? Come write with us and get those papers written! Drop-in on April 2 and 3 for as much or as little time as you want. We will have hot drinks, snacks, and writing consultants available to answer questions about written assignments and essay exams. Everyone has papers to finish and exams to study for, but snacks and support can make it a bit easier! 🩵 Learn more | Follow UBCO Student Life on Instagram @ubcostudents is the number one source for tips, opportunities, stories, and events to help you shape your student experience at UBC Okanagan. DM us or tag us in your best student life photos for the chance to be featured. 📸 Follow @ubcostudents | Find us on social media @ubcostudents: | | | | |
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