Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

07/31/2026

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07/01/2026

06/12/2026

Join us on Thursday, June 25th in the central courtyard of UBC’s Okanagan campus for an outdoor evening concert featuring a quartet of professional opera singers. Artists will perform favourite songs from well-known operas, as well as a music of other genres and perhaps a surprise performance or two! Opera Under the Stars is hosted by Opera Kelowna and sponsored by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies.
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Join us at UBC’s Okanagan campus for an outdoor evening concert, hosted by Opera Kelowna, featuring a quartet of professional opera singers.

06/09/2026

MindFest is back! Join UBC Okanagan psychology students and faculty for engaging talks on mental health, human behaviour, creativity, and more—no psychology background needed.

🗓 Thurs, June 25
⏱ 6:00 - 8:30 pm
📍 Metro Community Hub, 1265 Ellis St., Kelowna
🎟️ Free admission

Enjoy free catered food, raffle prizes, and a live magic show by Ryan Michael! RSVP at the link in our bio.

06/09/2026

Join us for a vibrant evening that brings cutting-edge psychology research at UBC Okanagan to life! Discover how our students and faculty are advancing wellbeing through engaging, interactive presentations made for everyone.
Date: Thurs, June 25
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Venue: Metro Hub, 1265 Ellis St., Kelowna
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Join us for MindFest, an engaging event that brings cutting-edge psychology research at UBC Okanagan to life!

06/05/2026

Congratulations to the first-ever graduates of the Bachelor of St’át’imc Language Fluency degree: Rena Patrick (N’Quatqua), Audrey Casper (Tsal’alh), Angelina Hopkins-Rose (New Westminster) and Deborah Doss-Cody (Xáxli’p)!

Their achievement marks a historic milestone in protecting and revitalizing one of BC’s most critically endangered Indigenous languages.

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UBC Okanagan has conferred its first Bachelor of St’át’imc Language […]

06/02/2026

Join us for a summer screening of two short films from the Smithsonian Mother Tongue Film Festival Archive. Each film will be followed by a moderated discussion exploring storytelling, culture, ethics, and media. Light refreshments provided.

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Students and faculty are invited to a curated summer screening of two short films as part of Frames of Thought season 2.

05/29/2026

How Do We Manage in a World of Mis/Disinformation? A timely and thought-provoking keynote discussion exploring the growing challenges posed by false and misleading content was hosted by UBC Okanagan.

Featuring renowned experts Dr. Tanu Mitra of the University of Washington and Dr. Taylor Owen of McGill University, the event brought together technical, policy, and societal perspectives on the future of the information ecosystem. The event was moderated by Political Science Professor Wendy Wong and Computer Science Professor Pourang Irani.

05/26/2026

Don’t miss out. Tickets are still available for a plenary talk featuring leading researchers who will tackle a question facing every democracy: How do we tell facts from fiction? Join us tonight!
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How do we manage in a world of mis/disinformation? Join us on May 26 for a candid conversation with two experts in the field.