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72-479: The UBC Old Boys Ravens came into being in 1974 when a group of graduates from the University of British Columbia , who had been coached by national coach Donn Spence and which included many young aspiring national and provincial players, decided to form their own team. They were interested in playing wide-open, entertaining, running rugby with an emphasis on letting the ball do the work. They also wished to maintain

144-600: 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

216-784: A 14-13 win over James Bay Rugby with a thrilling second half comeback. On February 4, 2023, the U18 Ravens won the BC Provincial Championship in Langford with a 26-17 victory over the Sailish Sea Warriors to become back to back U18 Provincial Champions. The U18s repeated as champions the following season to win back to back BC Provincial Championships, and mark three years unbeaten University of British Columbia Kelowna , British Columbia, Canada The University of British Columbia ( UBC )

288-562: A close link with the university and their former coach Donn Spence. In keeping with native folklore, the "Thunderbird" emblem of UBC became the "Raven" of the graduate team. The new team colours of red, white and blue represented the blue of U.B.C., the white of the British Columbia provincial team and the red, that of the Canadian National team. In its inaugural year, 1974–75, the team played as an associate member of

360-727: A defeat, and the next year the two teams amalgamated. The Old Boys captured their second Miller Cup in 1981 and once again clashed with James Bay for the Provincial Championship. This time at Brockton Oval, a dramatic last minute try by wing Alistair Palmer earned the Ravens a 21-16 victory, thus ending James Bay's seven-year reign as BC champions. At the start of the 1981-82 season, the club toured Ireland, Scotland, and England, concluding their first international tour with two wins, one tie, and two losses. Many rugby friendships were formed, and many people were moved to tears when

432-555: 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

504-508: A knock-on resulting in the final whistle when UBC were threatening to score. The Ravens followed their 2018 championship by winning the inaugural Canadian Rugby Club Championships, hosted at Klahanie Park. The Ravens attack was led by player of the tournament Aaron McLelland and Connor Braid , who joined the team for the tournament. On May 4, 2019, the Ravens defended the Rounsefell Cup by beating Burnaby Lake 30-22. Earlier that day,

576-665: 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

648-676: A provincial institution, leading to the University Endowment Act in 1907 and 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

720-546: A thriving Mini Rugby Program on Sunday mornings on the hallowed Jericho turf. Playing in their Raven jerseys, four to fourteen year-olds can be seen learning rugby skills preparing to take the Raven club on to future rugby glory. In May 2018, the club won their first Rounsefell Cup in 24 years, defeating the UBC Thunderbirds 16-10. The Ravens side that day featured 10 former UBC T-Birds, including Nick Waggot, who forced

792-609: 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. Pat Palmer (rugby union) Patrick Palmer (born November 6, 1962, in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada )

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864-624: 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,

936-527: Is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and Kelowna , in British Columbia , Canada. Established in 1908, it 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

1008-406: Is a former Canadian national rugby player. Palmer played a total of 17 games for Canada , including 3 matches in the 1987 Rugby World Cup , where he scored the first try against Tonga , as well as 3 matches in the 1991 Rugby World Cup . He also coached the 1994 UBC Old Boys Ravens squad which won its fifth provincial title against Cowichan with some supporters even taking a helicopter to

1080-651: Is adjacent to the University Endowment Lands , an unincorporated area with multiple beaches and 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

1152-566: 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

1224-845: 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

1296-501: 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

1368-681: 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

1440-570: 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

1512-631: 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 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,

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1584-529: The UBC Library system has over 8.3   million items (including print and electronic) among its 21 branches. It 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

1656-570: 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

1728-608: 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

1800-424: 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

1872-444: 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

1944-671: The Calgary Irish, the Kings Scholars from Ireland and Wainuiomata from New Zealand. Not a bad start! In the 1975 season the Ravens became official members of the Vancouver Rugby Union, and in order to expand the number of playing bodies, the Old Boys became an “open” club inviting players, other than U.B.C. graduates, to join their ranks. The club expanded to field both a first and a second side. In 1977-78

2016-554: 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

2088-766: The Hong Kong Sevens on a number of occasions. The Irish Wolfhounds selected him in 1973 for a tour round Ireland, and the World XV in 1976 to help celebrate the Cardiff R.F.C 's Centenary. Lock Ro Hindson earned thirty-one caps from 1973 until 1990. He became a fixture at the Hong Kong Sevens for many years and earned selection on the Southern Hemisphere Barbarian tour to South Africa. Jack Shaw represented Canada against France in 1978 and served as club captain and coach. He too played with

2160-655: The I.R.F.U. President's XV against Ireland and the Wolfhounds during Ireland's Centenary Year in 1974. Barry went on to coach at UBC as well as coach the provincial and national teams. He coached Canada at the inaugural World Cup in 1987, with Spence McTavish , also a club founder, playing for Canada and BC from 1970 until he retired from international rugby in 1987 following the inaugural World Cup in New Zealand. Spence made 22 international appearances and captained Canada's tours to Argentina in 1981, to Japan in 1982 and to

2232-689: The Irish Wolfhounds in 1973 and is legendary in the annals of Canadian Rugby for ripping the lapels off the President of the Canadian Rugby Union's jacket, an act that curtailed his international career. During the late eighties the Old Boys attracted a number of Canada's best young players who have not only played for their club and country, but have also gone on to play in the new professional era. John Graf , one of Canada's finest players, played for Canada fifty-four times, and

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2304-628: 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

2376-406: 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

2448-595: The Old Boys had the greatest representation of any club in the country on a recent Canada U 19 tour. Significantly this team also featured “a second generation” player in Garth Hendrickson's son Benz. Raven women have also earned representative honours. Hooker Lesley MacKenzie earned selection to the Canadian Women's World Cup in Edmonton in 2005. The club continues to build for the future running

2520-432: The Ravens fifth provincial title over Cowichan in 1994 with some supporters even taking a helicopter to the game on Vancouver Island and briefly hovering overhead to catch a bird's-eye view. The Old Boys have consistently provided players to the B.C., Canada, and other world-renowned representative teams. Barry Legh, the first club president, who served for a number of years as coach, played fullback for Canada and played for

2592-572: The Ravens left the Isles and returned to Canada. The following season, the Ravens moved into their current clubhouse at the Jericho Sailing Centre Association, where both the field and clubhouse offer stunning views of Vancouver's beaches, skyline, and mountains. Rugby World magazine recognized it as one of the most scenic facilities in the world! The Ravens celebrated their move by winning a third Miller Cup. Unfortunately,

2664-490: The Ravens to new heights. With the infusion of Canadian International players like John Graf , John Robertsen, Ian Stuart , Andrew Bibby , Colin MacKenzie , Rob Greig, Eddie Evans , Pat Palmer , Dan Jackart , Scott Stewart and Norm Hadley , among others, the club became First and Second division provincial champions in 1990, repeating the feat the next year as 1991 provincial champions. A Pat Palmer coached squad won

2736-464: The Ravens won their first Miller Cup, symbolic of Vancouver Rugby Union supremacy and proceeded to the Provincial Championship only to be turned back by the powerful James Bay club at MacDonald Park in Victoria. The Georgian R.F.C., with whom the Old Boys shared a clubhouse in a storefront in the 3600 block 4th Avenue, joined them at the B.C. Final as Second Division V.R.U. Champions. They too suffered

2808-741: The Rippers won the Premier Reserve championship, led by captain Benji Couling. The UBC Old Boy Ravens have won the Rounsefell Cup eight times, in 1981, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2018, 2019 and 2024. The Jericho Old Girls (Affiliated) were the unofficial Gordon Harris Memorial Cup Winners, the Elite Women's Provincial Club Championship in 1982. On December 9, 2018, the U16 Ravens won the BC Provincial Championship in Victoria with

2880-635: The Stuart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, UBC and the Max Planck Society collectively established 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 ,

2952-485: The Superintendent of Education, John Jessop , submitted 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

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3024-620: 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

3096-479: The University of Toronto , began to offer university-level credit at the turn of 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

3168-407: The Vancouver Rugby Union participating in 17 exhibition games, winning 12, losing 4 and drawing one. The Old Boys first game at Brockton Oval took place against the University of British Columbia with Donn Spence as the opposition coach. Played at a furious pace the Ravens ended victorious by a 22-17 margin. The next day both teams discovered that an arsonist had burned the wooden Brockton Grandstand to

3240-537: 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

3312-450: 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

3384-584: The board of governors of a university— 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

3456-528: 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

3528-572: The current Canada players rep) played at the 2003 World Cup, and Mike Burak at the 2007 World Cup campaigns, respectively. Stan McKeen unfortunately fell prey to injury just before leaving for the 2007 World cup in France but continues as one of Canada's leading players. He left the Ravens to play professional rugby in Europe. A steady stream of players from the Ravens junior ranks has filled many Canadian age grade teams: U 17, U 19, U 20 and U 21. In fact

3600-469: 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

3672-432: The eighties and the Ravens captured the lion's share of these tournaments. The eighties also included two very memorable “Mystery Tours” as well as a Pacemaker (really Old Boys) tour to Ireland, in 1985, as well as to other rugby hotbeds such as Powell River and Kelowna. Despite the touring frenzy, the club refurbished their clubhouse during this period. In the late eighties a number of UBC graduates and other new talent took

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3744-427: 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

3816-439: The former McGill University College site at Fairview became home to 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

3888-423: 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,

3960-494: The ground. This prompted a couple of Old Boys (* actually a couple of Georgians – but we'll let it lie) to quickly salvage a number of charred beams from the Oval grandstand, and the refurbished beams later became the structure and framework of the club's present bar. The Ravens celebrated their first year by pumping in 72 tries, scoring 402 points and yielding only 196. The Old Boys hosted three touring teams during their inaugural year:

4032-552: 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

4104-514: The season ended with a narrow loss to their rivals, James Bay, in the provincial title race. The four-week long, Tenth Anniversary tour to New Zealand, Australia and Fiji by forty-seven Ravens in 1984 culminated a decade of growth. The two touring teams amassed eleven wins and no losses record and that '84 summer tour provided a successful framework for the Ravens winning another Vancouver Championship and their second Provincial Championship in 1985. Seven a-side rugby tournaments became very popular in

4176-745: 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

4248-566: 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

4320-480: 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

4392-470: 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

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4464-554: The war's end, 697 male members of the university had enlisted. 109 students graduated in 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

4536-849: Was a member of the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Cup teams. He played professionally in Wales. Scott Stewart enjoyed a strong professional career in England with Harlequins and Bedford. He is the most capped Raven with 64 appearances for Canada. Canadian International, NA 4 and Canada 7's players who have worn the Ravens colors, include Preston Wiley, Garth Henrikson, Leigh Hillier, Rob Greig, Andrew Bibby, Larry Chung, Doug Tate, Ray Banks, Chris LeFevre, Colin McKenzie , John Robertsen, Paul Monaghan, Pat Palmer , Eddie Evans, John Hutchinson, Dan Jackart, Norm Hadley , Danny Nikas, Paul White, Jason Hartley, Troy MacDonald, Colin Robertson, Kyle Nichols, Trevor Hammond, Mike Armstrong, Jeff Bovis, Kevin Wirachowki, Mark Reid, Jim Yeganegi, John Morelatto, Pat Desaulles, Joey Alexis, Jesse Fender and Morgan Jones. Jim Douglas (also

4608-429: 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

4680-543: 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,

4752-420: Was called) operated as a private institution, providing the first few years toward 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

4824-431: 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

4896-563: 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

4968-460: 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

5040-403: Was not specified. The governance was modelled on 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,

5112-430: Was to provide a link between the two bodies and to perform institutional leadership. The Act constituted 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

5184-418: 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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