Nav-CARE: A volunteer-based compassionate community program

Online virtual event

Nav-CARE (Navigation: Connecting, Advocating, Resourcing, Engaging) is an innovative compassionate community program that builds upon the unique role of hospice volunteers to provide early assistance to people living with declining […]

Event Series ME Time: making room for joy

The Working Mind Virtual: Mental Health Training for Managers

Online virtual event

The Working Mind Virtual: Mental Health Training for Managers.

This is a high engagement training that includes group discussions and breakout rooms. Participation also includes interactions with the group and facilitators via Zoom chat and through PowerPoint annotations.
For participant and facilitator safety, we encourage participants to have your cameras on during the training when possible.

Teach-In on Climate and Justice

Campus Administration Building (ADM) - Sunroom 1138 Alumni Ave, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Join students, faculty and staff and students at the second UBC Okanagan Teach-In on Climate and Justice on Tuesday, March 12

Setting Boundries

Online virtual event

In this engaging workshop, we will explore the common struggles that arise after setting boundaries, such as guilt and pushback, and the impact these challenges can have on our relationships. We will also look at strategies to effectively manage these reactions.

Biodiversity Research Seminar: Jennifer Bonnell

University Centre (UNC) 3272 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Stewards of Splendour: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia This presentation will introduce the context and process for the creation of Bonnell’s book, Stewards of Splendour: A […]

Event Series Nurse On Campus

Nurse On Campus

University Centre (UNC) - Picnic 3272 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Drop-in and chat with our nurse on campus. No appointment needed to access this free service.

Fitting Models to Data Not Data to Models Workshop Series: Generalized Additive Models

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

This workshop will introduce Generalized Additive Models (GAMs), which allow one to fit models that are complex and nonlinear but easily interpretable, unlike many “black-box” machine learning models.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to fit GAMs in R using the mgcv package and understand the advantages of GAMs over GLMs and LMs.

Free
Event Series B.A.R.K.2GO

B.A.R.K.2GO

Engineering, Management, and Education Building (EME) 1137 Alumni Ave, Kelowna, BC, Canada +1 more

Spend time with therapy dogs, reduce your stress, and meet others from UBC Okanagan.