Meet the 2025 Recipients of UBC’s Community-University Engagement Support Fund
This year, $727,014 was awarded to 30 community-led projects across B.C., supporting community-driven initiatives that advance collaborative research, teaching, and learning.
Challenges in Partnered Research: Achieving Sustainability in Engaged Research
In this episode, discover strategies to tackle financial challenges, ethical considerations, and trust in engaged research. Learn about the importance of community involvement, the difference between reciprocity and transaction, and visions for the future of community-based research.
Meet the CEN: Angela Han, Community Engagement Strategist, UBC Okanagan
Angela Han is the Community Engagement Strategist with UBC Okanagan’s University Relations team. Learn how Angela helps build respectful, reciprocal partnerships across the Okanagan, how listening to community needs informs her work, and how a collaboration with the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is helping local businesses navigate U.S. tariffs.
Meet the CEN: Karen Chu, Innovation Partnerships Manager
Karen Chu serves as the Innovation Partnerships Manager at UBC’s Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. In this interview, Karen shares her insights on building effective partnerships and aligning mutual goals to address critical societal challenges.
Challenges in Partnered Research: The Power of Storytelling in Collaborative Research
In this episode, learn how storytelling though a variety of mediums, namely comics, podcasts, and apps, are powerful tools for engaging audiences, securing research funding, and delivering impactful messages.
Community Engagement’s 2024 Annual Report
In 2024, the office engaged over 1,600 community partners, faculty, staff, and students through funding, programs, and events. Learn more in our inaugural annual report.
Challenges in Partnered Research: Should I Start a Non-Profit?
In this episode of “Challenges in Partnered Research,” Dr. Paul Kershaw & Dr. Elaine Leung discuss how starting a non-profit organization could advance their policy-relevant research and community change initiatives.
Meet the CEN: Donna Langille, UBCO Open Education Librarian
Donna Langille is the Open Education Librarian at UBC Okanagan. Hear about the impact of libraries and librarians in community-university engagement, and Donna’s recent collaborations.
Meet the CEN: Mandy Young, Community Engagement Coordinator
Mandy Young is the Community Engagement Coordinator for Patient and Community Partnership for Education in the Office of UBC Health. A dedicated patient partner and caregiver, Mandy works to integrate patient perspectives into the education of future healthcare professionals.
Challenges in Partnered Research: Professor Moura Quayle, Associate Provost, UBC Vancouver
Adriaan de Jager, UBC’s Associate Vice-President of Government Relations and Community Engagement, interviews Professor Moura Quayle, UBC Vancouver’s Associate Provost. They discuss the evolving role of universities, navigating academic structures, fostering innovation, and strengthening knowledge exchange with the community.
Demystifying UBC’s Financial System: Supporting Fair and Timely Payments for Community Partners
In this Partnering in Research workshop, hosted on November 7, 2024, Ryan Brown, UBC Community Engagement, and Sam Filipenko, UBC Indigenous Research Support Initiative, correct some common misconceptions about UBC’s financial system and share practical tips for navigating the payment systems, managing typical challenges, and processing timely, equitable compensation that can help to strengthen and sustain community-university relationships.
Feeding the Community: How Little Mountain Neighbourhood House and the UBC Farm Practicum Are Tackling Food Insecurity
Learn how the UBC Farm Practicum and Little Mountain Neighbourhood House have been tackling food insecurity for the past four years, featuring interviews with key contributors to the initiative.
Challenges in Partnered Research: Navigating Conflict in Partnered Research
In this episode, learn how to navigate and embrace conflict in partnered research to create stronger, more equitable partnerships and outcomes.
Meet the Summer Recipients of UBC’s 2024 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
From advancing Indigenous rights in Kaska Dena Traditional Territory to building seed-saving infrastructure at UBC Farm, this season’s projects showcase the diverse ways in which communities are partnering with UBC students, faculty, and staff.
Valuable Insights From Defining and Describing Community-Engaged Scholarship for Promotion and Tenure with Dr. Emily Janke
Watch and explore key takeaways from the Partnering in Research Workshop, “Defining and Describing Community Engaged Scholarship for Promotion and Tenure” with Emily Janke
Celebrating Our Work Learn Students’ Journeys: Q&A with Kaialuna Scarpetta-Lee
Kaialuna Scarpetta-Lee shares insights from their experiences and responsibilities during their Work learn term, reflects on key learnings, and discusses their favourite projects.
Celebrating Our Work Learn Students’ Journeys: Q&A with Lisa Kariuki
Our latest Q&A features Lisa Kariuki, one of our office’s Work Learn students. Lisa reflects on her time with Community Engagement, favourite moments and more.
Apply to the waitlist for the 2025 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
Get up to $1,500 to fill small resource gaps so community partners can build reciprocal relationships with UBC students, faculty and staff.
UBC Awards Over $700,000 to 30 Community-University Partnerships Through the 2023-24 Community-University Engagement Support Fund
From enhancing food security for new immigrants to partnering with First Nations for the better stewardship of our lands and wildlife, learn how these community-university partnerships are addressing priority issues throughout the province.
Meet the CEN: UBC’s Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement
In our fourth episode, we interview the team behind UBC ACRE, an incredible initiative that is working to center the voices, experiences, and expertise of Asian Canadian communities, both within the university and, crucially, beyond it.
Black History Month: Resources for Engaging with Black Communities Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Engaging, learning and working with Black communities is not a once-a-year issue when Black History Month comes around in February. Community engagement is about building reciprocal relationships which takes time, meaningful effort and, most importantly, trust.
Meet the Winter Recipients of UBC’s 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
From working with First Nations to restore land along the Fraser Watershed to combating ageism through theatre and performance, this winter’s projects showcase the diverse ways in which communities are partnering with UBC students, faculty, and staff on community initiatives.
Three takeaways from our November CEN session: How UBC staff are integrating Indigenous ways of knowing into their community engagement work
On November 9, the Community Engagement Network gathered to talk about how UBC staff are integrating Indigenous ways of knowing into their community engagement work.
How to hire a UBC student: Four UBC resources for community partners
Does your organization need extra help this year? Consider hiring a student from UBC. Whether for an internship, volunteer role, or paid position, UBC offers several ways for organizations to hire talented students from both UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan.
Meet the CEN: Kshamta Hunter, Manager of Transformative Learning and Student Engagement
In our third interview, we introduce Kshamta Hunter, the Manager of Transformative Learning and Student Engagement within the Sustainability Hub at UBC.
Meet the summer recipients of UBC’s 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
From supporting parents of children with speech delays to exploring Indigenous-led solutions to wildfires, this summer’s projects showcase the diverse ways in which communities are partnering with UBC students, faculty, and staff on reciprocal initiatives.
Meet the CEN: Kat Cureton, Community Engagement Advisor
In our second “Meet the CEN” interview, we introduce Kat Cureton, an Advisor at UBC Community Engagement and leader of the Community Engagement Network.
Apply to be a reviewer for the 2024/25 Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) Fund
Join a diverse group of UBC faculty, staff, and community leaders to review CUES fund proposals and make recommendations for funding. The reviewer role involves a one-time commitment from January 2 to February 21, 2024.
Apply for the 2024/25 Community-University Engagement Support Fund
Get up to $25,000 to support community-university partnerships and projects. Submit a Notice of Intent by September 27, 2024.
Meet the CEN: Holly Kim, Operations and Program Manager
We’re thrilled to present a new series that shines a spotlight on the dynamic individuals who make up the heart of our Community Engagement Network (CEN). In our inaugural feature, we’re proud to introduce Holly Kim, the Operations and Program Manager at UBC Community Engagement.