Events at: Brock Commons South, Compass Hub (Room 3001)

Making the most of your time at UBC

Join English professor and Associate Dean, Students Laurie McNeill, and the AUS for a casual coffee chat as we kick-off the year. We’ll offer some tips for success in the classroom and beyond and talk about how to get involved on campus, must-attend events, and where to go for support. Come with questions and we’ll […]

Remembering Ancestral Voices

Every time you see a sign in an Indigenous language on their ancestral lands you are seeing the traces of the echoes of time immemorial. How do these echoes change our relationship to the land? They are open invitations to experience Indigenous traditional territories as ancestral lands rich in history and tradition. With Professor, and […]

The Compass: Open House

On October 3rd from 2-4 PM, join the Arts Compass: Student Engagement Hub for an open house to learn all about the upcoming programs for this year! Curious when you can find wellbeing, career prep, or academic support programs? Come and find out all the Compass has in store, and help yourself to free refreshments […]

Awards Information Session

Did you know that the Faculty of Arts distributes over $1.5 million dollars in awards, work, and research opportunities to 500+ undergraduate students each year? Join us to learn more about the diverse funding opportunities within the Faculty of Arts before their upcoming deadlines. Possible funding sources for international and domestic students to be discussed […]

Increase Focus and Reduce Procrastination

Every day we’re pulled in multiple directions—social media, catching up with friends and family, gaming—the list goes on! This workshop is here to explore why we procrastinate and arm you with effective strategies to tackle it. This Student Wellbeing workshop is part of a series of events in The Compass: Arts Students Engagement Hub. Student […]

“It’s Alive! It’s Alive!”: Monstrous bodies, monster theories, and what we can learn from monsters with Dr. Kim Snowden

When we think of monsters, we might conjure up images of horror films: vampires, zombies, werewolves, aliens – creatures that terrify us and threaten our worlds. But are monsters only just there to scare us or can they tell us something about the societies that produce them? This talk will explore the representation and reproduction […]