Garrett Jones: The business of sustainability
MM graduate Garrett Jones on integrating sustainability and finance. Steeped in the world of finance and insurance, Kelowna-based Garrett Jones was keen to explore how to integrate sustainability into his career when he joined the UBC Okanagan Master of Management in 2019. Since graduating, he has stepped into a new role as the Director of […]
Loanne Benner: Following a love of learning to new opportunities
When Loanne Benner took part in her first post-secondary course in 2001, it ignited a lifelong love of learning—one that propelled her towards the Master of Management at UBC Okanagan and a fulfilling career today as Academic Chair for Journalism and Library Information Technology Programs at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) School of […]
Renata Mrema: Community Calling
It took a UBC Go Global seminar in Tanzania to bring Renata Mrema back full circle to her BC hometown, enjoying a career in an industry she had walked away from years before. Born and raised in Kamloops, Renata’s working life started right after high school, when she took on a well-paying job in […]
UBC Okanagan Management Student Association (MSA) Receives Canadian Association of Business Students Recognition
MSA celebrates Canadian Association of Business Students’ Most Outstanding Business Student Association Award Each year, the Canadian Association of Business Students (CABS) celebrates a business student association who has advanced their management and execution of operations. In 2023, the UBC Okanagan Management Student Association, from the Faculty of Management, was lauded at the CABS national […]
Amir Ardestani-Jaafari, 2023 Golden Apple Award recipient
Congratulations to Dr. Amir Ardestani-Jaafari for receiving a UBCO 2023 Golden Apple Award. The Award recognizes Dr. Ardestani-Jaafari’s dedication to helping students find value in the learning process. The Golden Apple Awards are a student-led initiative to acknowledge teachers who support the wellbeing of their students in the academic environment. Learn more about the Golden Apple […]
From the FOM Graduating Class of 2022
In the 2022 June convocation there will be 219 students graduating with a Bachelor of Management (BMgt). While each year convocation represents a significant achievement for graduates, the graduating class of 2022 have an unprecedented achievement in navigating challenges resulting from the pandemic. We sat down with Jo-Elle Craig, Shiven Vinod Khera, and Shreeta Panchmatia […]
Gold-medal tennis player, human rights activist win UBCO honours
Top academic students presented with gold and silver medals
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UBCO researcher wants to improve transport and care of stroke patients
Making every second count, while getting emergency help
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UBC hosts international event to discuss climate change and the wine industry
In all wine-producing regions of the world, climate change is […]
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