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Art, Culture, Music & More at Kids Take Over UBC Festival!

January 17, 2024

Celebrate Family Day on UBC campus at Kids Take Over UBC!   Join us on Sunday, February 18 from 10am – 4pm for a day of art, culture, music and more! Play your way across UBC campus through a range of interactive programming— from live music and dance performances to storytelling and...

March 28, 2015

UBC Bike Rave 3.0 POSTPONED until April 9th

Due to projected heavy rainfall this evening, the UBC Bike Rave 3.0 has been postponed until April 9th. For more information, visit their website. We are proud to support the UBC Bike Rave through our UTown@UBC Community Grant program.  

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March 24, 2015

Pop-Up Cafe Series: The Backyard Picnic & BBQ

March 26, The Backyard Picnic & BBQ Location: The Bosque at SUB North Plaza Time: 12pm - 3pm Cost: Free They may call it "Storm' but we’re wishing for nothing but sunny weather for our backyard picnic & BBQ. In the middle of all the Storm the Wall action, UTown@UBC...

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March 24, 2015

UBCIA Intercultural Fair

Following the success of the first Intercultural Fair last year, the UBCIA is bringing together 13 UBC cultural clubs, campus and Vancouver-based cultural organizations to showcase their cultures through food, traditional clothes, dance and musical performances throughout the day at the UBCIA...

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March 18, 2015

UTown@UBC Community Bike Clinic

Wheels in need of some TLC? Stop by a UTown@UBC Community Bike Clinic Stop by Acadia Park from 4-6 for a free tune-up from the fabulous folks at the Bike Kitchen! For more info, check out our events page.

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March 18, 2015

We're Hiring!

Passionate about event planning? Crazy about community development? Apply to be a Community Outreach Assistant within the Community Development unit! We'll be busy this summer planning lots of exciting, unique events and activities to connect the UBC community to one another and to invigorate...

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March 05, 2015

Pop-Up Cafe Series

The Pop-up Cafe Series is a 3-day event each month of student-organized activities, “popping-up” spontaneously in public spaces around UBC. This is an opportunity for students, staff and faculty to have fun, learn new ideas and strike up conversations with friends and strangers alike in the public...

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March 05, 2015

AMS-SEEDS Recognition Gala

Find out more about the amazing work being done by students to advance sustainability at UBC. The AMS Sustainability Fund and UBC SEEDS Sustainability Program present UBC’s Sustainability Recognition Gala. Come hear a series of   Pecha-Kucha inspired presentations, showcasing some of...

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March 05, 2015

UTown@UBC Community Grants Announced

Congratulations to our latest UTown@UBC Community Grant recipients! From a Bike Rave to a UBC Powwow to a Lunar New Year celebration and more, we are amazed and inspired by the great ideas you all have for building community on campus! Check out our Community Grants page for more info on the...

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March 03, 2015

Three Minute Thesis is back!

UTown@UBC is proud to sponsor the Three Minute Thesis (3MT), an annual competition that asks graduate students to take their hours and hours of research and present it in just three minutes! A great way to connect with the incredible work being done by graduate and post-doctoral students on campus...

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March 03, 2015

Lunar New Year brings vibrancy to campus

On Friday, February 27, fencing at East Mall and University Boulevard got a bit more beautiful with a little help from some UNA residents and the Equity and Inclusion Office. Check out our blog for more photos!

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