Indigenous Student Orientation

Now that you have made the decision to attend UBC’s Okanagan campus, it’s time to get to know UBCO and begin to discover your community on campus. Indigenous Student Orientation is open to all First Nation (status and non-status), Métis, and Inuit students new to UBC’s Okanagan campus. Learn more about Indigenous self-identification

September 2025

Whether you are coming to the Okanagan for the first time or live here, Indigenous Student Orientation (ISO) is designed to help undergraduate and graduate students prepare for a successful start at UBC Okanagan and develop connections and meaningful relationships.

Details and registration for Indigenous Student Orientation will be shared in Spring 2025!

 

Graphic featuring elements of the Syilx Okanagan landscape (mountains, sun, ponderosa pines, syia berries), a grizzly bear to symbolize Kelowna and sage to illustrate wisdom from elders.

About the Indigenous Student Orientation graphic

The logo represents the start of a new journey at UBCO. It features elements of the Syilx Okanagan landscape (mountains, sun, ponderosa pines, siya berries), a grizzly bear to symbolize Kelowna and sage to illustrate wisdom from elders.

—Ashleigh Green (artist)