Triple Bottom Line

• Financial Highlights
• Social Highlights
• Environmental Highlights

Social Highlights

UBC recognizes the importance of setting an example for social sustainability. It is committed to growing its contributions to local communities, support for students, and progressive policies for faculty and staff.

Community

UBC provided a wealth of educational outreach services to communities across B.C. -- such as continuing education, workshops, internships, and research -- through more than 500 community-faculty linkages.

650 students enhanced their learning through community service in 35 non-profit organizations through the UBC Learning Exchange Trek Program. A further 400 students provided health services through the Community Health Initiative by University Students and 200 law students provided free legal advice to more than 5,000 low-income clients.

As one of the province's largest employers, and the largest centre for research and development, UBC contributed $3.8 billion to the provincial economy.

Plans were put in place for an international architectural competition for University Boulevard, the university's main entrance. UBC is attracting the world's finest architects to help define the character of the campus entryway, and establish a Vancouver landmark of international stature. The campus community will have an opportunity to vote on the finalists.

Students

UBC enrolled 40,945 students last year. Working with the provincial government to improve student access, UBC will add 2,200 new student spaces at its Vancouver campus, and 4,500 new student spaces at UBC Okanagan, over the next five years.

In support of its policy that no qualified domestic student be denied entrance solely for financial reasons, UBC grew its financial assistance programs by 28 per cent to $41.9 million last year.

Last year UBC provided 8,078 student residence spaces. Over the next two years, it will create 1,978 more residence spaces for students.

Faculty and Staff

UBC employed 3,036 full- and part-time faculty and 7,416 researchers and staff in 2003.

National employment equity comparisons for designated groups:

Through a wide range of education and training initiatives, UBC delivered 89 presentations to staff and faculty on issues such as diversity, equity, anti-racism, gender bias and human rights.

UBC launched a co-development housing initiative as part of its campus sustainability strategy. The first project, completed last year, saw 10 faculty and staff come together to develop their own housing project of ten homes on campus at Hawthorne Green. The second project, Logan Lane, will see faculty and staff co-develop a 61-unit campus neighborhood. All units will have secondary suites, many of which will be rented to students.