Alumni

Alumni Builder Award Recipient Guided by ‘Wise Mind’ Decisions

“Creating a safe space for Indigenous youth to be unapologetically themselves, traditional, loud, quiet, victorious and defeated, is all central to my outlook on sport and reconciliation.” Skylar Bown (BHK’20, MPT’22) is a 2024-25 Alumni Builder Award recipient. The co-founder and co-operator of Remote Rehab, she is a compassionate and dedicated physiotherapist committed to delivering accessible […]

Ava Neely Finds Balance in Work, Life and Play

Ava Neely Finds Balance in Work, Life and Play

  Ava Neely graduated in June 2024 with a Bachelor in Human Kinetics and a Minor in Psychology. Like many students, she started first year at UBC Okanagan without an exact map of her academic path before finding the ideal combination—and balance along the way.  “I started UBC Okanagan in the Faculty of Science,” says […]

Olympic marathoner raises money so that all kids can play