Welcome to the Office of Community Affairs

Upcoming Events

Please visit the Centenary website for upcoming events.

Will Kymlicka's recent UBC-Laurier Institutiton Multiculturalism Lecture was hosted by Paul Kennedy of CBC Radio One. The lecture will also broadcast across the country on CBC Ideas (690 AM Vancouver) on Thursday, June 19 at 9:00 pm.

RECENT EVENTS

UBC-Laurier Institution Multiculturalism Lecture 2008 - Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 7:00 PM, The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.

This event is open to the public and everyone is welcome. Tickets are required. Please call 604-822-1444 to pre-register for your FREE ticket or visit the Chan Centre Ticket office.

This year's lecture, The Three Lives of Multiculturalism, will be delivered by guest speaker Dr. Will Kymlicka, Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University, and a visiting professor in the Nationalism Studies program at the Central European University in Budapest. Dr. Kymlicka will be introduced by UBC President, Professor Stephen Toope.

The event will open with music by Delhi 2 Dublin, a five-member ensemble of Canadian musicians who blend east and west, electronic and acoustic, mainstream and underground. The band fuses the traditional sounds of tabla, dhol, fiddle, and sitar with cutting edge DJ aesthetics, to create a highly charged multi-cultural celebration. Please visit their website for more information.

More information is available on the Centenary Website.

Please visit our Centenary Website for other recent events.

Mandate

The Mandate of the Office of Community Affairs is to forge and develop relationships with special communities as well as to further expand UBC's presence and commitment in the urban environment by creating and promoting programs that encourage participation in UBC activities and academia.

The philosophy and practices of the unit are in direct relation to TREK 2010 including the development and support of a high level of critical mass of interesting and relevant programs for UBC Faculty, Staff and Students and for the Community-at-large.

Mission

To act as a catalyst developing community programmes based on the teaching and research activities of the University and partner institutions

To show by example the kind of activities that lead to the creation of a civil society and increased social engagement with the communities we serve.

To act as an integrator and promoter of the myriad of excellent community programs developed by the departments and faculties

HISTORY

Community Affairs grew out of Community Relations, a portfolio handled by Chuck Slonecker who, while also serving as Director of Ceremonies, engaged UBC in community activities. Ceremonies and Community Affairs are now separate departments under ELA.

Programs

Bridge Through Sport
Celebrate Research Week
UBC Laurier Institution Multiculturalism Lecture
Talk of the Town