Experiential Education

Compassion is the cornerstone of nursing

Compassion is the cornerstone of nursing

From collecting donations to holding a foot care education night for unhoused women, UBC Okanagan’s nursing students connect with the community.

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UBCO students travel abroad to explore digital mediums

UBCO students travel abroad to explore digital mediums

Press Play provides unique opportunities for digital humanities students

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Arts and science fiction connect: UBCO student designs the future

Arts and science fiction connect: UBCO student designs the future

Through their work with partners, students in UBCO’s Bachelor of Media Studies are using interdisciplinary solutions to solve pressing issues.

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Creating connection and community at UBC Okanagan

Creating connection and community at UBC Okanagan

It isn’t every day that students get to do over their high school prom, but that’s just what happened at UBCO last month when the Social Justice and Change Living Learning Community and the Pride Resource Centre joined forces to create the first campus Pride Prom.

Work Study opens new doors for undergraduates

Work Study opens new doors for undergraduates

UBCO’s Work Study program gives students a financial boost while equipping them with professional skills.

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Launch your career with co-op

Launch your career with co-op

Written by Nils Donnelly, current co-op student, Bachelor of Arts, […]

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Go Global Experience, Holly Yacynuk

Go Global Experience, Holly Yacynuk

Go Global Experience Iceland, August – December 2018 How did the experience transform your learning? Through this experience I learned a lot about myself and how I like to learn. In first and second year I didn’t have much passion for courses that weren’t directly related to my career in Urban Planning, but when I […]

Work Study Experience, Miriam Woldu

Work Study Experience, Miriam Woldu

Work Study Experience UBC Equity & Inclusion Office, May 2019 – Present How did the experience transform your learning? I was hired over the summer by the Equity & Inclusion Office. With the support of the office, we have been able to go to conferences and have conversations with Vice-presidents of different universities. I feel […]

Community Service Learning Experience, Parsa Rajabi

Community Service Learning Experience, Parsa Rajabi

Community Service Learning (CSL) Experience Coding for Kids program – Teaching kids how to code, 2016-2019 How did the experience transform your learning? Through my experience with the CSL program, I was able to gain valuable insight into teaching and learning. The Coding for Kids program enabled me to work closely with elementary and middle […]

Research Project, George Ng

Research Project, George Ng

Research Experience Lab Technician Assistant, Advanced Thermofluidics Lab, May 2019- Present How did the experience transform your learning? I learned things “in the real world” that helped me take my classroom learning to the next level. For example, I learned about hydrogen embrittlement, which is how hydrogen gas molecules can escape through the grains of […]