As of June 20, one of the labour union Movement of United Professionals’ (MoveUP) AMS bargaining units includes a new component — 176 workers in the Food and Beverage (F&B) department, 114 of whom are students. Read more.
As of June 20, one of the labour union Movement of United Professionals’ (MoveUP) AMS bargaining units includes a new component — 176 workers in the Food and Beverage (F&B) department, 114 of whom are students.
UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) met at the Okanagan campus on June 20 to approve UBC’s strategic directions for the next five years and listen to an update on the university’s Climate Action Plan 2030.
Several members of Sulong UBC were among the 100+ demonstrators gathered for a protest against the G7 leadership on National Indigenous Peoples Day on Saturday afternoon, taking over some of downtown Vancouver’s busiest streets to call attention to various anti-imperialist issues a week after world leaders met at the high-stakes summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.
Last month, the Faculty of Arts launched the second-to-final draft of its 2025-2030 Strategic Plan — closing a lengthy community consultation process and formalizing the goals and vision of the faculty.
AMS Council convened in the Michael Kingsmill Forum on June 11, hearing annual executive goals and placing a limit on the number of AMS chartered clubs.
St. John’s College, a graduate residential college oriented towards global students, is looking to expand its facilities and capacity with a new redevelopment proposal.
The new Gordon B. Shrum building opened its doors last month as the new home for the School of Biomedical Engineering with hopes of being a catalyst for global bioengineering research while improving patient health.
On May 6, two educators at the Peter A. Allard School of Law were appointed as King’s Counsel (KC) — one of the highest legal designations in the province.
Vancouver Senators met for the final time of the 2024/25 Academic Year to confer degrees, approve a variety of motions and continue debate on a proposed academic freedom policy.
Following a repeated election for student senator-at-large, Zarifa Nawar, Kareem Hassib, Ananya Gupta, Solomon Yi-Kieran and Drédyn Fontana won the five student senator-at-large seats for the upcoming year.
Previously removed VP academic and university affairs (AUA) Drédyn Fontana is suing the AMS for wrongful termination and aggravated damages.
Voting is open for the student senator-at-large re-election from May 2-9.
Campus community members gathered for a vigil yesterday afternoon in front of the UBC Bookstore to commemorate the victims and families affected by the Lapu Lapu Day festival tragedy on April 26.
AMS council met on April 26 for its final meeting of the term to vote on previously deliberated changes to AMS policies and next year's preliminary budget.
Wade Grant has been elected as the Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra in the 2025 Canadian Federal Election as member of the Liberal Party
