Dr. Spiro Yannacopoulos
Flags on UBC’s Okanagan campus will be lowered on Thursday, December 24, 2015, in memory of Dr. Spiro Yannacopoulos, who passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015. Dr. Yannacopoulos, a full professor, served as Director and Associate Dean of the School of Engineering at UBC Okanagan from 2006 through August 2015. Prayers will be held […]
Mr. William Richards Bennett
Flags on UBC’s Okanagan campus will be lowered on Monday, December 7, 2015, in memory of Mr. William Richards Bennett, PC, OBC, who passed away on December 3, 2015. Bill Bennett was Premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986. His son, Brad Bennett is former Chair of UBC’s Board of Governors, and his daughter-in-law, […]
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Flags on UBC’s Okanagan campus will be lowered on Sunday, December 6, 2015, to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Attacks in France and Lebanon
In remembrance of those who died in the terrorist attacks, flags at both UBC campuses are being lowered on Sunday and Monday, November 15 and 16, 2015.
Lauren Krueger
The Okanagan campus community mourns the passing on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, of Lauren Krueger following a short, sudden illness. A first-year student at UBC Okanagan and Trinity Western University, Lauren was a graduate of Kelowna Christian School and had been living at home with her family in Kelowna. The Health and Wellness space (UNC […]
Daniel Bruce Murray
Flags at UBC’s Okanagan campus will be lowered on Friday, July 10, 2015, in remembrance of Dr. Daniel Murray, Associate Professor of Physics. Dr. Murray passed away on June 13, 2015. Born in Vancouver in 1962, Dr. Murray grew up in Richmond, BC, and attended Simon Fraser University and earned a Gordon M. Shrum Scholarship. […]
River Timothy Sidley
Flags at UBC’s Okanagan campus will be lowered on Monday, January 12, 2015, in remembrance of student River Timothy Sidley of Rossland, BC River passed away suddenly at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre on December 9, 2014. He was in his fifth year of a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Zoology. An accomplished soccer […]