Flag Notifications – Archives

Category for archived UBC in memoriam notices.

Valeriy Kichenko

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 in remembrance. Valeriy Kichenko passed away May 22, 2023. Mr. Kichenko served as a current staff member (Technician) in the Environmental Services Facility.

James Murray

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus James Murray passed away May 15, 2023. Dr. Murray taught in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences.

Robert Young

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 in remembrance. Associate Professor Emeritus Robert Young passed away April 15, 2023. Dr. Young served in the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory.

Ralph Keeler

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Friday, May 19, 2023 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Ralph Keeler passed away April 28, 2023. Dr. Keeler served in the Department of Physiology.

Juhn Wada

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Friday, May 19, 2023 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Juhn Wada passed away April 22, 2023. Dr. Wada served in the Department of Psychiatry and also held an honorary degree (D.Sc. h.c.) from UBC.

Gloria Cranmer Webster

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Friday, May 19, 2023 in remembrance. Honorary Degree Holder Gloria Cranmer Webster, LL.D. h.c. passed away April 19, 2023. Dr. Webster was the first Indigenous woman to graduate from UBC.

Workers’ Mourning Day

The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) on the UBC Vancouver campus, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags at UBC Okanagan, are lowered on Friday, April 28, 2023, in recognition of the National Day of […]

shíshálh Nation

The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) on the UBC Vancouver campus and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags at UBC Okanagan are lowered until sunset on Sunday, April 23, 2023 […]

Kieran Kealy

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Friday, April 14, 2023 in remembrance. Assistant Professor Emeritus Kieran Kealy passed away March 22, 2023. Dr. Kealy taught in the Department of English.

Kenneth Brown

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Friday, April 14, 2023 in remembrance. Clinical Professor Emeritus Kenneth Brown passed away March 20, 2023.  Dr. Brown taught in the Department of Orthopaedics.