United Way Campaign: Possibility Weeks
United Way Campaign: Possibility Weeks The United Way flag is flying on campus, at the North Plaza of the Life Building, beginning Tuesday, November 13, 2018 to mark the UBC Community United Way campaign’s Possibility Weeks (running until Friday, November 23, 2018). This will include a number of events around campus to raise awareness of […]
Remembrance Day
The Canada, BC, and UBC flags will be lowered on Sunday, November 11, 2018, to mark Remembrance Day. The Remembrance Day Ceremony at UBC will be held on Sunday, November 11.
John Stager
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, November 1, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus John Kimberley Stager passed away on October 10, 2018. Dr. Stager joined UBC’s Department of Geography in 1957, retiring 36 years later, in 1993. Dr. Stager’s research focused on human interaction with the geography of the […]
John O’Connor
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, November 1, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus John R. O’Connor passed away on October 6, 2018, in Naples, Florida. Dr. O’Connor joined the Department of Anthropology and Sociology in 1970, retiring in 1995. He is remembered for his contributions to undergraduate education. […]
Werner Cohn
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, November 1, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Werner Cohn passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018, in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Cohn was a dedicated member of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology from 1960 through 1986. He was an ethnographer of the […]
Randolf Louis
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, November 1, in remembrance. Mr. Randolf V. Louis passed away on October 20, 2018. Mr. Louis was inducted to the 25 Year Club in 2003. He retired from Borrower Services in the Library in 2007.
Minoru Yatabe
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Monday, October 22, in remembrance. Mr. Minoru Yatabe passed away on October 12, 2018. Mr. Yatabe was one of the Japanese Canadian students awarded honorary degrees (D.hc) at a special ceremony on May 30, 2012. Full information on the students and the special ceremony […]
Yunshik Chang
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Monday, October 22, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Yunshik Chang passed away on October 5, 2018. Professor Chang joined the Department of Anthropology and Sociology in 1966, retiring in 2003, but continuing his research on campus. Professor Chang was an expert in Korean Studies, […]
Alistair MacKenzie
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Monday, October 22, in remembrance. Mr. Alistair MacKenzie passed away on September 19, 2018. Mr. MacKenzie was inducted to the 25 Year Club in 1985, from the Department of Electrical Engineering, where he worked for over 33 years. He served as President of the […]
Alice Kudo
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Monday, October 22, in remembrance. Ms. Alice Kudo passed away on September 7, 2018. Ms. Kudo was one of the Japanese Canadian students awarded honorary degrees (D.hc) at a special ceremony on May 30, 2012. Full information on the students and the special ceremony […]