From Here Forward

20 years of UBC Okanagan

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In our final episode of 2025, hosts Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha connect with Dr. Lesley Cormack, Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of UBC's Okanagan campus, for a conversation about UBC Okanagan’s 20th anniversary. They discuss the extraordinary growth the campus has seen over the past two decades, and talk about the important connections that have been made between the institution and the region it calls home.

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  • alumni UBC
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  • Dr. Lesley Cormack
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  • (00:00) - Introduction
  • (02:32) - Reflections on five years at UBCO
  • (04:11) - Research highlights
  • (06:16) - How the geography shapes campus life
  • (08:15) - Key milestones in UBCO’s 20-year history
  • (10:48) - Growing pains of a rapidly expanding campus
  • (11:55) - UBCO’s Future goals
  • (13:29) - Where to decompress on campus
  • (14:01) - UBCO through the five senses
  • (18:40) - The Unique Joy of a Small Campus
  • (20:03) - Outro
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