UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus

We are the UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus, proudly advocating for the 11,000 students studying at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus.

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

Clarification statement from @ubcprez in UBC Okanagan Special Senate Meeting: 'The University of British Columbia with require COVID-19 testing for all students, faculty, and staff, with exceptions only for those who can certify they are vaccinated'

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

BREAKING: Special Okanagan Senate meeting called regarding a motion to urge mandatory COVID-19 vaccination at UBCO

[Kristen Morgan @kristhemorg]

Special Okanagan Senate meeting called for Aug 30 to consider the motion "That the Okanagan Senate urges the President and Board of Governors to require students who will be living in residence, and students, faculty and staff that will be attending, supporting or delivering...

[Dr.Ananya Mukherjee @AnanyaVC]

As of September 2021: All full-time current or incoming PhD students (domestic & international) at UBC Okanagan will receive a minimum funding package of $20,000 for each of the first 4 years of a PhD program. The amount will increase to $22,000 in 2023.

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

UBC Senate of the Okanagan unanimously votes to approve the graduation of 1,851 students. The Concoction will officially meet later this evening. Congratulations to the new grads of 2021 🎉🎉

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

UPDATE: UBC Okanagan Senate unanimously endorses, in principle, the Indigenous Strategic Plan

[Ubyssey News @UbysseyNews]

NEW: The UBCO Senate has restricted the use of remote invigilation tools including Proctorio. Proctorio has now been restricted across both campuses, except when required by accreditation bodies.

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

BREAKING: UBC Okanagan restricts the use of remote invigilation tools (ie, Proctorio) effective immediately, except in cases mandated by external accreditation bodies

[Kristen Morgan @kristhemorg]

Petition for Chris @actuallyeaton to be granted a new official job title of 'Motion Wizard'? CC: @ubcosenate

[Kristen Morgan @kristhemorg]

What a thrilling, thrilling, thrilling moment!! Full-week break in November, exam hardships are now 27 hours (rather than 23h59m), and a permanently later January start all passed through Senate. Emotional and thankful and somewhat surreal ❤️

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

@AnanyaReed @eyyitsven_ You never go unappreciated, Ananya! Thank you so much for all your help and support to the students, and for your contributions to UBC! 🥳

[Venedict Tamondong @eyyitsven_]

Tonight was a very big night for the @ubcosenate, and for the general mental health of the greater campus community. Welcome to: much more fair exam hardships, an all-new fall reading break, a permanent late term 2 start, and fee protection on digital assessment tools! We did it!

[SUO of UBC @suo_ubc]

A monumental win for everyone on our campus. Thank you @ubcosenate Student Caucus for your continued advocacy!

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

And that wraps it folks! The February meeting of the Okanagan Senate has been adjourned!

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

The motion is called to grant these students from the College of Graduate Studies their degrees, and the motion passes.

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

We move into other business, a request from COGS to grant degrees to 44 students who have completed their requirements. This has been added to the agenda for immediate consideration.

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

Senator Ragoonaden extends her support and appreciation for this item, and further asks how the two Senates can be more collaborative

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

DVC Cormack gives a brief on the Cross Campus Collaboration Task Force

[UBC Okanagan Student Senate Caucus @ubcosenate]

Senator Lalonde comments that faculty appointed across campuses is a “administrative nightmare”