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 2023

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

Please check back in Summer 2023 for more information

 

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)