The campus at UBC-Okanagan in Kelowna has come alive with students--and a lot of them.
“This is where we see, like, the energy of campus — just reinvigorating at this time of year and it’s always just so exciting to welcome our students back.” said Layne McDougall, interim director of student engagement and learning.this year and while the overall student body is about the same as last year, there are more first-year students than in 2022.First-year students moved into on-campus residences over the Labour Day long weekend.
They were also able to take part in orientation sessions to ease the transition into the post-secondary environment.“Through ‘Create New Student’ orientation, which we ran on Labour Day, we saw over 1,500 new students connected with student leaders, and we have an information fair with student clubs and course unions and campus departments…where students can find ways to feel connected.”Returning students are also enjoying the campus connection after COVID forced many courses to go online.
“Everything is kind of in-person now, which is when I first started it was all online, so it’s kind of nice to actually get to see the campus,” said fourth-year student Sarah Crerar. As the campus grows, so do the housing needs for students and with affordability being a major issue in Kelowna, for many students finding accommodation has be challenging.
“I was staying up in Academy way, that got kind of pricey and it is kind of geared towards students and stuff so seeing that was kind of unfortunate but then I found this lovely family and everything is included and nicely priced,” said fifth-year student Emily Matthew.
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