Faculty of Education’s Spring Graduation Reception | May 22, 2025
Event Description The Faculty of Education alumni engagement team invites you to attend a reception at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre on Thursday, May 22 – directly after your convocation! The event will include a photographer, light fare, tea & coffee, and a chance to celebrate alongside friends, family, and fellow graduates. Date Thursday, […]
Book Talk with Jody Wilson Raybould and Carolyn Roberts | June 9, 2025
Event Description The UBC Faculty of Education and Peter A. Allard School of Law invite you to attend a book talk with Jody Wilson-Raybould, BA’96 and JD’99, former Canadian Minister of Justice and author of “Indian” in the Cabinet, and Carolyn Roberts, BEd’14, MEd’18, an Indigenous academic known for her work in Re-Storying Education, decolonizing […]
Faculty of Education Alumni Reception at the 2025 CSSE | June 2, 2025
Event Description The Faculty of Education alumni engagement team invites you to attend the alumni reception hosted by Dean Jan Hare, PhD’01, after the Canadian Society for the Study of Education’s 2025 Conference in Toronto, Ontario. CSSE’s annual conference is Canada’s largest gathering of researchers, scholars, graduate students, and practitioners in education. The conference mandate […]
Fireside Chat with Prof. Emerita Verna J. Kirkness and Dean Jan Hare | March 26, 2025
Event Description Join us for a fireside chat with Prof. Emerita V. J. Kirkness, LLD’94 and Dean Jan Hare, PhD’01, hosted by Marny Point, BEd’02, MET’04! Prof. Emerita Verna J. Kirkness, also fondly known as Ni-Jing-Jada, the “Longhouse Lady”, was the first Indigenous director of the First Nations House of Learning at UBC, serving from 1987 to 1993. She […]
Advancing Anti-Racism and Resilience through Mentorship and Leadership: A BCBELA Black Leaders Symposium | February 15, 2025
Advancing Anti-Racism and Resilience through Mentorship and Leadership: A BCBELA Black Leaders Symposium This one-day symposium in partnership with UBC Connects and the BC Black Educational Leaders Association , will bring together racialized leaders, community advocates, and allies from diverse sectors and communities to engage in impactful conversations about equity and inclusion. Through keynote addresses, breakout […]
NITEP Alumni and Friends Reception and Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award Presentation | December 13, 2024
Photo: 2023 NITEP gathering Event Description Dr. Jan Hare, Dean, and Dustin Louie, Director of NITEP, welcome you to the 2024 NITEP Alumni and Friends Reception and Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award Presentation. Join us for a chance to re-connect with alumni and friends and to congratulate one of our Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award […]
Faculty of Education’s Graduation Receptions | November 27, 2024
Event Description The Faculty of Education alumni engagement team invites you to attend a reception at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre on Wednesday, November 27 – directly after your convocation! The event will include a light snacks reception, coffee, a photographer, and a chance to celebrate alongside your friends, family, and fellow graduates. Date […]
Dr. Kyleen Myrah Receives RISE Woman of the Year Award
October 17, 2024 Created to honour and celebrate the achievements of inspirational leaders within Kelowna and the surrounding area, the RISE Awards acknowledge individuals who demonstrate inclusivity and represent Kelowna Women In Business’ (KWIB) mission and values. The Woman of the Year is a leader, champion for women in the workforce and role model within […]
Developing Critical Generative AI Literacies in Education | November 12, 2024
Developing Critical Generative AI Literacies in Education A talk with Yvonne Dawydiak, BEd’91, MET’11 and Sonya Woloshen, BA’06, BEd’08 Join UBC alum Yvonne Dawydiak and Sonya Woloshen for an interactive online workshop focused on co-constructing Critical Generative AI Literacy and is intended to help attendees uncover key considerations for use while taking a play-based and […]
UBC Faculty of Education Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award 2024 Recipients
September 27, 2024 Dean Jan Hare is pleased to announce the 2024 UBC Faculty of Education Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award recipients: Chas Desjarlais and Dr. Meike Wernicke The award acknowledges extraordinary alumni who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect, and commitment to furthering decolonization efforts or reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples or communities, or who […]
