Prof's contact hours and grading will increase, but his colleagues were all game, says History Dept. Head Daniel Vickers - photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 8 |
Aug 9, 2007
This issue of UBC Reports has a back-to-school theme, highlighting several new teaching and research initiatives, the thoughts of an incoming student (and the response of a fourth-year student), and a Q & A about the student experience with UBC’s new Provost and Vice President, Academic.
History Profs Boldly Re-make Program
They say history is written by the winners. At UBC, it’s also written by undergraduates.
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 A Better Way to Evaluate Teaching
UBC students may not recognize their teacher and course evaluation forms this year.
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 Co-op Programs Grow In Popularity
Having taken a bite out of our national rodent, you could say Jessica McIntyre’s summer UBC co-op placement left a unique taste in her mouth.
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Entering University Can be Exciting and Stressful
UBC Reports asked first-year student Michael Singh to share his questions about crossing the country to enter UBC -- and we asked current fourth-year student Lisa Wagner to respond.
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 First Nations Entrepreneurs
For aspiring entrepreneur Vivian Bomberry, the irony of the term cohort wasn’t lost when she began her studies in the Ch’nook Advanced Management Program.
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 Q & A with David Farrar
Question and answers with incoming Provost and Vice President, Academic, David Farrar.
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 Who Will Take Care of our Boomers?
Everyone ages. People just have different start dates.
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 Cultural Barriers for Diabetes Care
Chinese-Canadian diabetes patients will soon have access to customized health information with the launch of a Chinese language web site designed to reflect their unique diet and culture.
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UBC Okanagan Faculties and Programs Grow
Among the new programs at UBC Okanagan this year are undergraduate degrees in Human Kinetics and Health Studies, and several new graduate degrees.
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Getting Around Made Easier at UBC Okanagan
A reduced-cost public transit program for students, a new Bus Rapid Transit service, a new road network on campus, and a $14.5-million highway “flyover” are changing the look of transportation at UBC Okanagan this fall.
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New Vancouver Study Options
Taking time to go abroad won’t be a problem for UBC Forestry students who choose the new Global Perspectives major.
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 A High-Tech Place to Call Their Own
UBC science students have become the envy of their peers for their swank new digs.
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 Scratching Beneath the Surface
This coming year, up to 600 students will have the opportunity to be part of new UBC-Community Learning Initiative (UBC-CLI) courses.
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