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 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
UBCO cross-country coach hosts event to raise funds for KidSport Kelowna
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Defying gravity and making a difference
EMILY GIROUX CAN DEFY GRAVITY. For more than 15 years […]
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Zuwena Haji Machano adjusts to university life in Canada, half a world away from home
WHIRLWINDS OF CHANGE carried first-year Human Kinetics student Zuwena Haji […]
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Children’s health is the focus of Mini-Med 2017
Ask any parent. Their most important goal is to raise children who are healthy—physically, cognitively, socially and emotionally.
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Sharing an empowering message
ROSLYN HUBER’S WORDS ECHOED ACROSS Kelowna’s downtown marina as she […]
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