University of British Columbia 173411 224512411 2008-07-09T04:56:53Z Jdlh 4236 restore citation for [[Sarah Morgan-Silvester]] as chancellor in infobox. {{Infobox University |name = '''The University of British Columbia''' |image_name = UBC CoA.png |image_size = 120px |motto = ''Tuum est'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]) <br />"It Is Yours" or "It is up to you" |established = 1908 |type = [[Public school|Public]] |endowment = $1.01 billion (FY 2007)<ref>UBC Financial Statements, March 31, 2007, page 43 - accessed from: [http://www.finance.ubc.ca/financialreporting/documents/UBC2007ConsolidatedFinancialStatementsshortversion_000.pdf].</ref> |chancellor = [[Sarah Morgan-Silvester]]<ref name="UBC 2008-04-14">{{cite press release | title = Corporate Director and Community Volunteer Elected UBC Chancellor; New Board Members Named | publisher = University of British Columbia | date = 2008-04-14 | url = http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2008/mr-08-040.html | accessdate = 2008-04-16 }}</ref> |president = [[Stephen Toope]] |provost = Dr. David Farrar |undergrad = 35,860 - Vancouver<br />4,000 - Okanagan |postgrad = 7,719 - Vancouver<br />132 - Okanagan |city = {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Vancouver]], [[Kelowna]] & [[Great Northern Way Campus]] |state = [[British Columbia]] |country = [[Canada]] |campus = [[urban area|Urban]], 402 ha (4 km²) |affiliations = [[Group of Thirteen (Canadian universities)|G13]]<br />[[APRU]]<br />[[Universitas 21]]<br />[[Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning|ASAIHL]]<br />[[Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada|AUCC]]<br />[[International Association of Universities|IAU]], [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]], [[Canada West Universities Athletic Association|CWUAA]], [[Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate|CUSID]], [[Association of University Forestry Schools of Canada|AUFSC]]. |mascot = [[Thunderbird (mythology)|Thunderbird]] |free_label = Sport Teams |free = [[UBC Thunderbirds]] |colours = [[Gold]] and [[Blue]] {{color box|#EEC900}}{{color box|#3063A5}} |website = [http://www.ubc.ca/ www.ubc.ca] |logo = [[Image:UBC-Logo.png|center|220px]] }} The '''University of British Columbia''' ('''UBC''') is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Public university|public]] research [[university]] with campuses in [[Vancouver]] and [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]]. The Vancouver campus is located on [[Point Grey]], a peninsula about 10 km from downtown Vancouver. While the originating legislation created UBC in 1908, the first day of lectures was [[September 30]], [[1915]]. On [[September 22]], [[1925]], lectures began on the new Point Grey campus. In 2003, UBC had 3,167 full-time faculty teaching 33,566 undergraduate students and 7,379 graduate students. The UBC library, which comprises 4.7 million books and journals, is the second largest research library in Canada. UBC consistently ranks as one of the top three Canadian universities. In 2006, [[Newsweek]] magazine ranked the UBC second in Canada and 27th in the world. In 2007, the [[Times Higher Education Supplement]] ranked UBC as second in Canada and 33rd in the world. ==Locations== ===Vancouver=== {{coor dm|49|16|N|123|15|W|region:CA_type:landmark}} [[Image:Ubccampus.jpg|left|thumb|Aerial View of UBC Campus & Pacific Spirit Park]] The Vancouver campus is located at [[Point Grey]], a twenty-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. It is near several beaches and has views of the [[North Shore Mountains|North Shore mountains]]. The 7.63 km² [[Pacific Spirit Regional Park]] serves as a green-belt between the campus and the city. The campus, along with Pacific Spirit Regional Park, the [[University Endowment Lands]], and the residential community of [[University Hill (UBC)|University Hill]], is not within Vancouver's city limits. It is part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District's [[Greater Vancouver Electoral Area A, British Columbia|Electoral Area A]], which is made up of the non-incorporated areas of the [[Lower Mainland]]. As a result, UBC is policed by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] rather than the [[Vancouver Police Department]]. However, the Vancouver Fire Department does service UBC under a contract. Also, all postage sent to any building on campus includes Vancouver in the address. UBC Vancouver also has two satellite campuses within the city of Vancouver: a campus at [[Vancouver General Hospital]] for the medical sciences, and UBC [[Robson Square]] in downtown Vancouver for part-time credit and non-credit programmes. Moreover, UBC is also a partner in the consortium backing [[Great Northern Way Campus Ltd]]. ===Kelowna=== {{coor dm|49|56|N|119|24|W|region:CA_type:landmark}} [[Image:UBCO 01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|UBC Okanagan Campus]] The Kelowna campus, known as [[UBC Okanagan]], is located on the former North Kelowna Campus of [[Okanagan University College]], adjacent to the international airport on the north-east side of [[Kelowna]], British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/welcome.html|title=UBC Okanagan campus website}}</ref> This campus offers undergraduate degrees in Arts, Science, Nursing, Education, Management and Engineering as well as graduate degrees in most of these disciplines. The Okanagan campus is experiencing a rapid expansion with construction of several new residential, teaching and research buildings now underway. ==Academics== {{Main|Faculties and Schools of the University of British Columbia}} UBC's academic activity is primarily organized into 12 "'''Faculties'''", and some "'''Schools'''".<ref>[http://www.ubc.ca/academic/fac_schools.html Faculties & Schools]</ref> There are also "'''Institutes'''", some "'''Colleges'''" which are research organizations, and some "[[residential college]]s" which are residence-focussed academic communities. A few of the faculties and schools are: *[[University of British Columbia Faculty of Law]] * Graduate Studies Faculty *[[College for Interdisciplinary Studies]] *[[Sauder School of Business]] *[[Vancouver School of Theology]] *[[Green College, University of British Columbia|Green College]] *[[St. John's College, University of British Columbia|St. John's College]] ==Centres and Institutes== *[[UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research|Botanical Garden]] *[[University of British Columbia Library|Library]] *[[Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies]] ==History== ===Early history=== [[Image:Chem1.JPG|thumbnail|left|One of UBC's oldest buildings: Chemistry]] The information in this section is taken from "The History of the University" by former UBC President N.A.M. (Norman) MacKenzie, originally published in "The President's Report", 1957-58, available online at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/history.html the UBC Archives]. The University of British Columbia, a single, public provincial university created in 1908 was modelled on the American state university, with an emphasis on extension work and applied research.<ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com</ref> The University of British Columbia is a non-denominational undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution. A provincial university was first called into being in Vancouver by the [[British Columbia University Act]] of 1908. <ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ </ref> The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established 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, was to provide a link between the 2 bodies and to perform institutional leadership.<ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/</ref> The Act constituted a twenty-one member senate with Dr. Israel W. Powell of Victoria as Chancellor. Attempts at establishing a degree-granting university with assistance from the Universities of [[University of Toronto|Toronto]] and [[McGill University|McGill]] saw varying degrees of success. McGill University College was set up by [[Henry Marshall Tory]]<ref name=Tory>"[[Henry Marshall Tory]], A Biography", originally published 1954, current edition January 1992, E.A. Corbett, Toronto: Ryerson Press, ISBN 0-88864-250-4 </ref> in an arrangement with [[McGill University|McGill]] during 1906 to 1908, as a private institution granting McGill University degrees until 1915. In the meantime appeals were again made to the government to revive the earlier legislation for 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 Wesbrook|Frank Fairchild Wesbrook]] as President in 1913. The outbreak of war in August, 1914 compelled the University to postpone plans for building at Point Grey, and instead the former McGill University College site at [[Fairview (Vancouver)|Fairview]] became home to the University until 1925. The first day of lectures was [[September 30]], [[1915]]. The institution absorbed the McGill-affiliated McGill University College of Vancouver in 1915. University of British Columbia awarded its first degrees in 1916. <ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ </ref> [[World War I]] dominated campus life, and the student body was "decimated" by enlistments for active service, with three hundred UBC students in Company "D" alone. By the end of the war, 697 members of the University had enlisted. A total of 109 students graduated in the three war-time congregations, all but one in the Faculties of Arts and Science. By 1920, the university had only three faculties: Arts, Applied Science, and Agriculture (with Departments of [[Agronomy]], [[Animal Husbandry]], [[Dairying]], [[Horticulture]] and [[Poultry]]). It only awarded the degrees of [[Bachelor of Arts]] (B.A.) and [[Bachelor of Science]] (B.Sc.). There were 1,189 male students and 341 female students, but only 64 academic staff, including 6 women.<ref>Dominion Bureau of Statistics, ''Canada Year Book 1921'', Ottawa, 1922</ref> In the early part of this century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law and medicine. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. <ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/</ref> In 1922 the now twelve-hundred-strong student body embarked on a "Build the University" campaign. 56,000 signatures were presented at [[legislature]] in support, and on [[September 22]], [[1925]], lectures began on the new Point Grey campus. Except for the [[Library]], [[Science]] and Power House buildings, all the campus buildings were temporary constructions. Two playing fields were built by the students themselves, but the University had no dormitories and no social centre. Still, the University continued to grow by leaps and bounds. [[Image:University of British Columbia, north end of campus, aerial from northeast.jpg|thumb|right|View of the north part of the Point Grey Campus, including [[Green College, University of British Columbia|Green College]], the [[Chan Centre for the Performing Arts]], and the [[Museum of Anthropology]]. The Grand Campus Washout of 1935 carved a ravine from the area at the top left corner, diagonally through the wooded gully, to the beach.]] Soon, however, the effects of the [[Great Depression in Canada|depression]] began to be felt. In 1932-33 salaries were cut by up to 23%. Posts remained vacant, and many faculty lost their jobs. Most graduate courses were dropped. Just as things began to improve, [[World War II]] broke out. Canada declared war on [[September 10]], [[1939]]. Soon afterwards, University President Klinck wrote: <blockquote>From 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. </blockquote> [[Recruit training|Military training]] on the campus became popular, and WWII marked the first provision of money from the [[Government of Canada|federal government]] to the University. By the end of the war, it became clear that the facilities at Point Grey had become totally inadequate. The University needed new staff, new courses, new faculties, and new buildings for teaching and accommodation. The student population rose from 2,974 in 1944-45 to 9,374 in 1947-48. Surplus [[Canadian Army|Army]] and [[Royal Canadian Air Force|Air Force]] camps were used for both classrooms and accommodation. Fifteen complete camps were taken over by the University in the course of the 1945-46 session alone, with a sixteenth camp, situated on [[Little Mountain (Vancouver)|Little Mountain]] in Vancouver, converted into suites for married students. The University of British Columbia launched its program in architecture in 1947.<ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ </ref> Student numbers hit 9,374 in 1948; more than 53% of the students were [[Veteran|war veterans]] in 1947-67. Between 1947 and 1951 twenty new permanent buildings were erected. Heavy rains and melting snowfall eroded a deep ravine across the north end of the campus, in the '''Grand Campus Washout''' of 1935. The campus did not yet have [[storm drain]]s, 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 {{convert|10|ft|m}} per hour. The resulting gully eventually consumed {{convert|100000|cuyd|m3|0}}, two bridges, and buildings near [[Green College, University of British Columbia|Graham House]]. The University was closed for 4½ days. Afterwards, the gully was filled with debris from a nearby landslide, and only traces are visible today.<ref name="Williams 1966">{{cite journal | first = M. Y. |last=Williams | year = 1966 | month = Winter | title = The Grand Campus Washout | journal = UBC Alumni Chronicle | volume = 20 | issue = 4 | pages = 9–11 | url = http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/pdfs/chronicle/AL_CHRON_1966_4.pdf | format = PDF }} Includes several contemporary photos of the Washout.</ref> The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. The single-university policy in the West was changed as existing colleges of the provincial universities gained autonomy as universities — the [[University of Victoria]] was established in 1963. <ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/</ref> ===Coat of arms=== {{Sectstub|date=May 2008}} The [[Coat of Arms]] of UBC has the second longest history of all the post-secondary institutions of British Columbia, dating back to 1915.<ref>{{cite web |title=Visual Identity Usage Guidelines |publisher=UBC Okanagan |url=http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/publicaffairs/ubcologo/guidelines.html }}</ref> ===Book Publishing=== The [[University of British Columbia Press]], which was founded in 1971, deals with Canadian affairs and Pacific studies. <ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/</ref> ==The university today== [[Image:Ubc 009.jpg|thumbnail|left|Rose Garden]] UBC's current president is Dr. [[Stephen Toope]], appointed on [[July 1]], [[2006]]. He succeeds [[Martha Piper|Dr. Martha Piper]], who was the University's first female president and the first non-Canadian born president. The Provost and Vice-President(VP) Academic, is currently Dr. David H. Farrar. The Vice-President Students is Brian Sullivan; VP External and Legal is [[Stephen Owen]], VP Research is John Hepburn and VP Finance and Administration is Terry Sumner. The Chancellor of the University, who acts as the University's ceremonial head and sits on the academic Senate and the Board of Governors, is Sarah Morgan-Silvester (as of July 1, 2008).<ref name="UBC 2008-04-14">{{cite press release | title = Corporate Director and Community Volunteer Elected UBC Chancellor; New Board Members Named | publisher = University of British Columbia | date = 2008-04-14 | url = http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2008/mr-08-040.html | accessdate = 2008-04-16 }}</ref> The [[UBC Okanagan]] campus is led by Dr. Doug Owram, Deputy Vice-Chancellor. In 2003, UBC had 3,167 full-time [[Faculty (university)|Faculty]], and 4,612 non-faculty full-time employees. It had over forty thousand students (33,566 [[undergraduate student]]s and 7,379 [[graduate student]]s), and more than 180,000 alumni in 120 countries. Enrollment continues to grow. The founding of the new Okanagan campus will increase these numbers dramatically. The university is one of only two Canadian universities to have membership in [[Universitas 21]], an international association of research-led institutions ([[McGill University]] is the other). Buildings on the Vancouver campus currently occupy 1,091,997 m² gross, located on 1.7 km² of maintained land. The Vancouver campus' street plan is mostly in a grid of malls (for driving and pedestrian-only). Lower Mall and West Mall are in the southwestern part of the peninsula, with Main, East, and Wesbrook Malls northeast of them. Wireless internet access is available at no charge to students, faculty, and staff inside and outside of most buildings at both campuses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wireless.ubc.ca/|title=Welcome to UBC Wireless}}</ref> ====Tuition==== [[Image:chancellor place.jpg|200px|thumb|Chancellor Place at UBC]] In 2001-02, UBC had one of the lowest undergraduate [[tuition]] rates in Canada, at an average of $2,181 CAD per year for a full-time programme. This was due to a government-instituted tuition freeze. In 2001, however, the BC Liberal party defeated the NDP in British Columbia and lifted the tuition freeze. In 2002-03 undergraduate and graduate tuition rose by an average of 30%, and by up to 40% in some faculties. This has led to increased enrolment and better facilities, but also to [[Student activism|student unrest]] and contributed to a teaching assistant [[Strike action|union strike]]. UBC again increased tuition by 30% in the 2003-04 year, again by approximately 15% in the 2004-05 season, and 2% in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 years. Increases were lower than expected because, in the 2005 [[Speech from the Throne]], the government announced that tuition increases would be capped to inflation.<ref>{{Citation | author =Premier of British Columbia | author-link =Premier of British Columbia | title =British Columbia to limit tuition increases | date= 2005-02-08 | url=http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/nrm_news_releases/2005OTP0017-000120.htm | accessdate =2007-09-03 }}</ref> Despite these increases, UBC's tuition remains below the national average and below other universities in the regions. In 2006-07, the Canadian average undergraduate tuition fee was $4347 and the BC average was $4960.<ref>{{Citation | author = Stats Canada | author-link =Statistics Canada |url=http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060901/d060901a.htm |title=The Daily | date= 2006-09-01 | accessdate =2007-09-03 }} </ref> UBC tuition for 2007-2008 is $4,257 for a Canadian student in a basic 30-unit program, though various programs cost from $3,406 to $9,640. Medicine tuition fees are $14,566. The faculty of Dentistry charges $14,566 for tuition and a clinic fee in excess of $25,000. Tuition for international students is roughly four times as much.<ref>{{Citation |author=University of British Columbia |authorlink=University of British Columbia |url=https://you.ubc.ca/ubc/vancouver/adding.ezc | title=Adding it up | year=2007 |accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref> ===Finances=== For 2006-2007, UBC had expected a $36 million deficit. With various cost cutting measures, the University posted a small surplus of $1.92 million. For example, the discontinuation of credit card payments for domestic students is estimated to save $2.5 million per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.students.ubc.ca/index.cfm?page=notice&view=creditcardsavings|publisher=University of British Columbia|accessdate=2007-07-17|title=Credit Card Savings Directed Toward UBC Teaching and Learning}}</ref> As of March 2007, UBC had assets of $3.2 billion and liabilities of $1.8 billion. Total revenue for 2006-2007 was $1.59 billion, of which 36% came from the provincial government, 11% from the federal government, 17% from "sales of goods and services", 18% from tuition, and 18% from all other sources. Total expenses were $1.50 billion, of which salaries, wages, benefits, and honoraria were 59%, office supplies and expenses were 12%, amortization was 9%, and all other expenses were 20%. <ref>UBC Financial Statements, March 31, 2007.[http://www.finance.ubc.ca/financialreporting/documents/UBC2007ConsolidatedFinancialStatementsshortversion_000.pdf]</ref> Less than 1% of expenses went to fundraising.<ref name="CRA tax return University of British Columbia">{{cite web | url = http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/sec/SrchInput05Render-e;jsessionid=GfkvSbvQ0pwsXfp0DQ179PvvpzpqPWPlVvRhQJPn2FQy4ZmM38vx!2042349421?bn=108161779RR0001&fpe=2006-03-31&formId=19&name=UNIVERSITY+OF+BRITISH+COLUMBIA | title = Registered Charity Information Return for "University of British Columbia" | accessdate = 2007-04-13 | author = Canada Revenue Agency, Charities Directorate | authorlink = Canada Revenue Agency | work = Registered Charities listings | publisher = Government of Canada }} This link returns search results with links to UBC tax returns for the last few years. It is a query within the [[Canada Revenue Agency]] website. It may not work every time. If it does not, try again, or search the ''Charities Directorate main page'' (see reference below) for "University of British Columbia".</ref> <ref name="CRA Charities Directorate">{{cite web | url = http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/charities/menu-e.html | title = Charities Directorate main page | accessdate = 2007-04-13 | author = Canada Revenue Agency, Charities Directorate | authorlink = Canada Revenue Agency | work = Registered Charities listings | publisher = Government of Canada }} This page allows you search for tax returns from any Canadian registered charity. To find the UBC tax return, search for "University of British Columbia".</ref> ==Programs== The Faculty of Agricultural Studies: Food, Nutrition & Health has an accredited dietetic program. The university is accredited by a professional organization such as the [[Dietitians of Canada]] and the university's graduates may subsequently become registered dietitians. [[List of universities with accredited dietetic programs]] The Faculty of Forestry is part of the [[Association of University Forestry Schools of Canada|AUFSC]] and has accredited baccalaureate of science programs with specializations in Natural Resource Conservation; Forest Science; Forest Resources Management; Major Forest Operations; International Forestry; Wood Products Processing; and International Forestry. <ref> http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/</ref> ===Aboriginal=== The UBC’s Longhouse is a dedicated space for Aboriginal institutions, a “zone of comfort” for Aboriginal students and a focus for Aboriginal culture and activities on campus. At UBC, Aboriginal staff particularly in academic positions, signal the institution’s commitment to success for Aboriginal students. UBC, for example has an Associate Dean of Indigenous Education. UBC offers degrees in First Nations Studies through a dedicated program in the Arts Faculty. UBC provides services to Aboriginal people in more remote communities. The UBC’s First Nations Forestry Initiatives was developed in partnership with specific Aboriginal communities to meet specific needs within Aboriginal communities. The UBC also offers a Chinook Diploma Program in the Sauder School of Business. The UBC reaches into Aboriginal communities to talk to potential students at a much younger age through Chinook Summer Biz Camp, which fosters entrepreneurship among young First Nations and Métis students. The UBC hosts a Bridge Through Sport Program, Summer Science Program, Native Youth Program, and Cedar Day Camp and Afterschool Program. The UBC has had success in recruiting and retaining Aboriginal faculty. UBC developed governing board and senate policies as well as Aboriginal governed councils within the university structure. <ref> http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action?file=pdfs/conferences/2007/aboriginal-rt-spring-report.pdf.</ref> ==Quality of education== ===Rankings=== UBC consistently ranks as one of the top three Canadian universities by Research InfoSource<ref name="ResearchInfoSource Top 50">{{cite web|url=http://www.researchinfosource.com/top50.shtml |title=ResearchInfoSource Top 50}}</ref> and ranks as second in Canada and thirty-sixth in the world in the [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm|title=Ranking}}</ref> In 2006, [[Newsweek]] magazine ranked the University of British Columbia second in Canada and 27th in the world.<ref> "NOTE: The Web version, unlike the print version of the rankings, fails to take ties into account and therefore places UBC incorrectly at 31st." {{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14321230/|title=Newsweek Top 100 Global Universities}}</ref> The [[Times Higher Education Supplement]] of the UK ranked UBC as second in Canada and thirty-third in the world in 2007. According to [[Maclean's]] University Rankings, UBC has the highest percentage of Ph. D level professors among all public universities in North America (92%). It has received widespread recognition by Maclean's and [[Newsweek]] magazines for its [[foreign language]] program; the Chinese program is North America's largest, and the Japanese program is North America's second largest (after the [[University of Hawaii]]).The Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Theory has been recognized consistently for the world-class artists who teach there.{{Fact|date=May 2007}} In 2003 the National Post stated UBC had the highest entrance requirements for undergraduate admission out of all universities in Canada<ref name="Post 2003">Queen's University's 'back door' is in England: Easier to gain admission to campus at 15th-century castle, Heather Sokoloff, National Post, June 5, 2003</ref>. ===Recipients of honorary degrees=== {{Sectstub|date=May 2008}} [[Image:Ubc 017.jpg|thumb|right|Flag Plaza]] * The [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|14th Dalai Lama]] * Archbishop [[Desmond Tutu]] * [[Shirin Ebadi]] * [[Raffi Cavoukian]] * [[David A. Dodge]] * [[Muhammad Yunus]] * [[Michael J. Fox]] ===Notable Faculty (former and current)=== *[[David Suzuki]], [[biologist]] *[[Sara Davis Buechner]], pianist, recording artist, [[Koch International]] *[[Michael Smith (chemist)|Michael Smith]], [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel]] laureate in [[Chemistry]] in 1993, *[[Hans G. Dehmelt]], [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel]] laureate in [[Physics]] in 1989 *[[Carl E. Wieman]], [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel]] laureate in [[Physics]] in 2001 *[[Daniel Kahneman]], [[Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel]] laureate in [[Economic Sciences]] in 2002 *[[Michael Ignatieff]], [[academic]] and [[Canadian]] [[politician]] *[[Meryn Cadell]], writer and [[performance art]]ist *[[Steven Galloway]], [[novelist]] and [[playwright]] *[[Dale Kinkade]], linguist and specialist on [[Salishan languages]] *[[Richard J. Pearson]], [[archaeologist]] and gardener *[[Rudolf Vrba]], [[Holocaust]] survivor and [[pharmacologist]] *[[Erich Vogt]], [[physicist]] *[[Bill Unruh]], [[physicist]] *[[Har Gobind Khorana]], [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel]] laureate in [[Nobel Prize in Medicine|Medicine]] in 1968, left UBC in 1960 because of racial discrimination. {{Fact|date=August 2007}} <!-- The person's article mentions UBC, but doesn't mention racial discrimination there. Thus we need a reliable source to document the UBC racial discrimination. --> *[[George F.G. Stanley]], Canadian [[historian]], designer of [[Canadian flag]], [[Lieutenant-Governor]] of [[New Brunswick]] *[[Joel Bakan]], creator of [[The Corporation]] *[[Jeff Wall]], Noted [[photographer]]. Tate Gallery Retrospective, MOMA, Hasselblad Award, key figure in the photoconceptualist Vancouver School *[[Ken Lum]], Noted [[Canadian artists|Canadian artist]]. Represented Canada at the Sydney Biennale, the São Paulo Art Biennial, the Shanghai Biennale and at Documenta XI *[[Neil Bartlett]], prepared the first known noble gas compound ==Libraries== [[Image:Koerner-Lib-UBC.jpg‎|thumb|right|200px|Walter C. Koerner Library]] {{main|University of British Columbia Library}} The UBC Library, which comprises 4.7 million books and journals, 5.0 million microforms, over 800,000 maps, videos and other multimedia materials and over 46,700 subscriptions, is the second largest research library in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/about.html |title=UBC Library}}</ref> The library has twenty-six branches and divisions at UBC and at other locations, including three branches at teaching hospitals ([[Saint Paul's Hospital]], [[Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre]], [[BC Children's Hospital]]), one at UBC's Robson Square campus in downtown Vancouver, and one at the new [[UBC Okanagan]] campus. Plans are also under way to establish a library at the [[Great Northern Way Campus]] on the Finning Lands. The former Main Library has undergone construction and has been renamed the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The new library incoporates 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. <ref>{{cite press release | title = UBC Opens $79.7M Irving K. Barber Learning Centre | publisher = UBC Public Affairs | date = 2008-04-11 | url = http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2008/mr-08-043.html | accessdate = 2008-05-08 }}</ref> ==Landmarks and attractions== [[Image:Lifesciencesctr.jpg|thumb|Lobby of the UBC Life Sciences Centre, opened in 2004]] ===Gardens=== * [[UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research]] [http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/ (website)]: the first UBC department, it holds a collection of over 8000 different kinds of plants used for research, conservation and education * [[Nitobe Memorial Garden]] [http://www.nitobe.org (website)]: built to honour [[Japan]]ese scholar [[Inazo Nitobe]], the garden has been the subject of more than fifteen years' study by a UBC professor, who believes that 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 a lantern that is filled with light at the exact date and time of Nitobe's death each year. The garden is behind the university's Asian Centre, whose roof features a glass and wood structure from Japan's exhibit at [[Tokyo Expo]]. ===Museums and galleries=== * [[Museum of Anthropology]] at UBC (MOA) [http://www.moa.ubc.ca (website)]: mostly [[First Nations]] collections, such as [[totem pole]]s. Also antique [[China|Chinese]] and [[Europe]]an [[ceramics (art)|ceramics]] [[Collection (museum)|collections]]. * Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery [http://www.belkin-gallery.ubc.ca (website)]: [[Art exhibition|exhibit]] mostly contemporary North American art. Has two rooms (often divided into three). *The [[TRIUMF]] [[Particle physics|particle]] and [[nuclear physics]] laboratory offers guided tours of its installation. *A copy of the [[Goddess of Democracy]], erected by the school's Alma Mater Society stands in SUB plaza.<ref>[http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/sculptures/sculptures1.html#goddess UBC Archives - Campus Sculptures<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Performance arts theatres=== [[Image:Chan-Ctr-popup.jpg|thumb|Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.]] * [[The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts]]: a [[performing arts]] centre containing the [[Chan Shun Concert Hall]]. It is often the location of convocation ceremonies as well as the filming location for the [[4400 Center]] on the television show ''[[The 4400]]'',{{Fact|date=August 2007}} as well as the Madacorp entrance set on ''[[Kyle XY]]''.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} It has also been featured as the Cloud 9 Ballroom in the re-imagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' (Season 1, Episode 11: ''Colonial Day'').{{Fact|date=September 2007}} It has also been used in ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' (Season 2, Episode 5: ''Condemned''),{{Fact|date=September 2007}} as well as in the first season of ''[[Reaper (TV series)|Reaper]]''.{{Fact|date=May 2008}} * Frederic Wood Theatre ("Freddy Wood Theatre"): plays are performed here, mostly performed by UBC's own [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]] [[drama]] students. ==Student services and residences== ===Student government=== {{main|Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia}} '''UBC Vancouver''' students are represented by the Alma Mater Society, or AMS. The society's mandate is to improve the quality of educational, social, and personal lives of UBC students. The executive - composed of the President; Vice President, External Affairs; Vice President, Administration; Vice President, Finance; and Vice President, Academic and University Affairs - are responsible for lobbying the UBC administration on behalf of the student body, providing services, such as the AMS/GSS Health and Dental Plan, supporting and administering student clubs, and maintaining the Student Union Building (aka SUB) and the services it houses. '''[[UBC Okanagan]]''' students are represented by [http://www.ubcsuo.ca/ The University of British Columbia Students' Union - Okanagan]. [[Image:UBCO10.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Orientation day for first year students at UBC Okanagan.]] ===Student Clubs=== UBC has a lively campus community with over three hundred student run clubs. The [http://www.ams.ubc.ca/clubs/index.cfm AMS club directory] lists all of the clubs. ===Greek Organizations=== UBC has a small but vibrant Greek community. The NPC sororities on campus are Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Kappa Kappa Gamma [http://www.ubcsororities.com]. All sororities have a chapter room in the Panhellenic House on Wesbrook Mall; the building also offers housing for 72 college women, with preference given to sorority members. The first Greek organization on campus was Alpha Delta Phi fraternity in 1832, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Psi Upsilon, Sigma Chi, Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, and Kappa Sigma; all except Alpha Epsilon Pi have a house. Fraternity Rush and Sorority Recruitment occur during the first weeks of school in September.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} ===Other facilities=== [[Image:SUB-at-UBC.jpg|thumb|The Student Union Building (SUB).]] [[Image:gage residence.jpg|200px|thumb|Gage Towers]] * The Student Union Building (SUB) [http://www.ams.ubc.ca (website)]: offices of many [[club]]s, half a dozen [[restaurant]]s and cafés, a pub ("The Gallery"), a nightclub ("The Pit"), the inexpensive 425-seat Norman Bouchard Memorial Theatre ("The Norm Theatre"), several shops and a post office. The majority of the outlets and shops in the SUB are run by the AMS, however the addition of major corporate outlets in recent years by UBC Food Services has generated some controversy. The SUB Art Gallery contains mostly students' work. Beside the SUB, there is a small mound called The Grassy Knoll, which was constructed from the contents of the open pool dug near the Aquatic Centre. The Grassy Knoll is slated to be removed for the planned construction of an underground bus loop, a plan that is unpopular with some students. *The Ladha Science Student Centre [http://www.supporting.ubc.ca/priorities/faculties/science/difference/ladha.html (website)]: Home of the Science Undergraduate Society [http://www.sus.ubc.ca (website)]. Funded through a donation from Abdul Ladha, a levy from all Science undergraduate students, the VP Students, and the Dean of Science, this new building on East Mall just north of University Boulevard is now open and provides space for Science undergraduates to meet, to study, and to have fun. (http://www.sus.ubc.ca/ladha.cfm) * Totem Park: A [[Dormitory|residence]] primarily for first and second year undergraduate students (houses 1163). It consists of 6 dormitory buildings (Nootka, Dene, Haida, Salish, Kwakiutl, and Shuswap Houses), and a Commons Block (Coquihalla). It is considered by some to be the "loudest" of the residences. ** All houses, except Shuswap, are co-ed, with alternating men's and women's floors. ** Shuswap house is currently the only house at Totem with co-ed floors (that is, men and women are allowed to live on the same floor). * Place Vanier: A residence primarily for first and second year undergraduate students (houses 1370). It consists of 12 blocks constructed in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1968, with two (Tec de Monterrey and Korea House) of the twelve houses constructed in 2002 and 2003. The buildings vary from Male and Female only, to alternating gender floors, as well as fully mixed floors. The residences have both single and double rooms, with each floor having a lounge and communal bathrooms. * [[Walter Gage|Gage]] Towers: A residence consisting of three 17-floor towers (North, South and East) primarily for second, third, and fourth year undergraduate students. Gage houses the most students and is closest to the Pit Pub. It consists of three interconnected towers (North, South, and East) as well as single student housing (both studio, and apartment) in a separate adjacent building. The towers are composed of "quads" which consist of 4 separate pods, each consisting of 6 individual bedrooms, a bathroom and a communal kitching/dining area. * Fairview Crescent: A residence primarily for second and third year undergraduate students. Also houses many graduate students. Consists of an L-Shaped pedestrian-only street lined with 4, 5 & 6 student (a mix of single-sex and co-ed) townhouses. The Beanery is nestled in the middle of the residence. * Thunderbird: A residence primarily for graduate students and fourth year undergraduate students. * Ritsumeikan-UBC House: A residence with a Japanese cultural setting, named for [[Ritsumeikan University]]. Houses Japanese exchange students and Canadian students, who participate in unique inter cultural programmes. The residence's [[tatami]] room is used for practice sessions by the UBC [[Urasenke]] [[Japanese tea ceremony]] club. Two Canadian students are typically paired with two Japanese exchange students. * Marine Drive Residence: A new residence on the west side of campus. The first phase, consisting of Building 1 (an 18-floor tower) and Building 2 (a 5 floor building commonly called the "Podium") opened Fall 2005, and is the most expensive residence on campus. In February 2006, the Board of Governors approved plans for the second phase of Marine Drive, finally putting an end to the debacle caused by concerns over the view of Wreck beach (Phase I's Building 1 was reduced from 20 floors to 18 because of this). Phase II consists of Buildings 3 through 5 (two towers and another "Podium", respectively), and also the Commonsblock. Building 3 is expected to be open for students as of September 2007, with buildings 4 and 5 following in 2008. A separate Commonsblock (the current Front Desk being located in building 1) is expected to be completed in 2009, and will contain similar services to the Commonsblocks of other residences, such as an exercise room and a small store. The Commonsblock will mark the completion of the Marine Drive Residence, which will be one of the most populous residences on campus. [[Image:Green College, UBC, aerial view from NE.jpg‎|thumb|right|200px|Green College @ University of BC]] * [[Green College, University of British Columbia|Green College]]: A [[residential college]] for graduate students with an interdisciplinary focus. * [[St. John's College, University of British Columbia|St. John's College]]: A residential college for graduate students with an international focus. * The Beanery: A coffee shop located in the Fairview residence. It has study areas popular with students. There are numerous other coffee outlets on campus, including a [[Blenz]], four [[Starbucks]] (The University Village Marketplace, the SUB, in the Forest Sciences Centre, and in the Fred Kaiser Building [Applied Sciences] next to the engineering cairn), two [[Tim Hortons]], and a locally-owned shop called The Boulevard (on University Boulevard.) * A new [[Tim Hortons]] in the Forestry building that opened up in the winter of 2006, to replace the [[Bread Garden]] that was there before. * UBC operates the [[Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre]] on Vancouver Island for research biologists, ecologists and oceanographers. As a founding member of the Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society, UBC maintains this field station on the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC. * The [[Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies]] is an interdisciplinary research institute. * The [[UBC Farm]]: This 24 hectare learning and research farm located in UBC's South Campus area is the only working farmland within the city of Vancouver. The farm features Saturday Farm Markets from early June until early October, selling organic produce and eggs to the community. ==Athletics== [[Image:Ubc tbirds.jpg|left|thumb|UBC Thunderbirds]] UBC is represented in [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]] by the [[UBC Thunderbirds]]. UBC is considering joining the [[NCAA]] <ref>[http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=4bcb77e5-b379-4e18-8a33-578138b9eba7. canada.com | Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Sports and recreation=== [[Image:Ubc 023.jpg|thumbnail|right|Place Vanier]] [[Image:SRC-at-UBC.jpg|thumb|The Student Recreation Centre (SRC).]] * [[UBC REC]] [http://www.rec.ubc.ca (website)]: UBC's intramural program is one of the largest in Canada, including various leagues and the year-ending Storm the Wall. * Aquatic Centre [http://www.aquatics.ubc.ca (website)]: offers swimming pools indoors and outdoors. At designated times students can use the facility for free. * Thunderbird [[Winter Sport]]s Centre: during final exam periods (December and April), hundreds of chairs and tables are placed inside for students to take [[examination]]s. The Centre is currently torn down, and is being restructured for the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in Vancouver. * In between Main and Koerner Libraries is an artificial 6-metre deep valley, whose massive amount of dirt was transported to a bog in the Pacific Spirit Park decades ago, now being criticized as an anti-environmental act. The valley was intended as a student gathering place for eating lunches, meeting and relaxing, but it is mostly unused due to its lack of visibility and dangerously slippery muddy grass. * There is a rock-climbing wall in the SUB, hidden behind the movie theatre screen, which is operated by the UBC Varsity Outdoor Club.[http://www.ubc-voc.com (website)] * The UBC Bike Hub, which houses the AMS Bike [[cooperative|Co-op]] and the Bike Kitchen. The Bike Kitchen is a full service student-run non-profit bike shop, which also runs workshops and provides one-on-one instruction.[http://www.ams.ubc.ca/clubs/bikecoop/ (website)] * The [http://www.croqsoc.com UBC Croquet Society]plays friendlies during the week on various lawns and in front of Koerner's library. Tournaments are held twice a semester. * The UBC Debating Society is the only debating team in Canada that is a part of a university's varsity athletics programme.[http://www.ubcdebate.com (website)] In late 2006 it hosted the ''[[World Universities Debating Championships]]''. * The Student Recreation Centre houses a gymnasium, sports equipment shop, [[dojo]], and climbing wall, in addition to rooms for special exercise programmes. * The neighbouring [[Pacific Spirit Regional Park]] has an extensive network of running trails. On the coast to the west of campus, the park includes [[Wreck Beach]], one of the largest clothing-optional beaches in the world. ==Campus events== A small number of large-scale, campus-wide events occur annually at UBC. *Imagine UBC, an orientation day and [[pep rally]] for first-year undergraduate students, replaces the first day of September classes at UBC Vancouver. *Storm the Wall is an [[intramural]] relay race put on by [[UBC REC]] in April, culminating in the climbing of a {{convert|12|ft|m|sing=on}} wall. It is one of the largest intramural events to take place regularly in Canada. *Arts County Fair was an annual [[concert]] and party on the last day of classes in April, put on by the Arts Undergraduate Society and occurring at [[Thunderbird Stadium.]] Past headliners have included [[Sam Roberts]], [[The New Pornographers]], and [[Metric (band)|Metric]]. Due to increasing financial difficulties (mostly resulting from mounting security and related costs) the AUS announced they would not continue the event in 2008. In its place, the Alma Mater Society of UBC hosted the AMS Block Party to celebrate the end of classes. Additionally, a number of unofficial 'traditions,' exist at UBC: jumping from the War Memorial Gym's 10-metre diving board late at night; and frequent repainting of the Engineering [[cairn]], refashioning its large red-and-white 'E' into other letters representative of other faculties, clubs, and groups. ==Student media== * ''[[The Ubyssey]]'' [http://www.ubyssey.bc.ca (website)], a twice-weekly student newspaper that serves the Vancouver campus. Established in 1918. * "The Phoenix" [http://www.ubcophoenix.com (website)], is a biweekly student newspaper that serves the Okanagan campus. Established in 1989 at Okanagan University College. * ''[[The Graduate (ubc)|The Graduate]]'' [http://www.gss.ubc.ca/graduate/ (website)], a monthly magazine of news, opinion, and humour, by graduate students. * Discorder ("That magazine from [[CITR|CiTR]]") [http://discorder.citr.ca (website)], a music and entertainment magazine produced by the campus radio station. * [[CITR-FM|CiTR]] "Thunderbird Radio" [http://www.citr.ca (website)], the campus radio station. * "The Knoll" [http://theknoll.sdsubc.ca/ (website)], is an alternative, politically progressive student publication that serves the Vancouver campus. Established in 2006. ==See also== * [[University Endowment Lands]] * [[Regent College]] * [[Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre]] *[[List of universities in British Columbia]] *[[Higher education in British Columbia]] *[[Education in Canada]] ===Books=== * William C. Gibson 'Wesbrook & His University' (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press) * George Woodcock & Tim Fitzharris. 'The University of British Columbia – A Souvenir'. 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