Topics: Indigenous Student Experience
Finding connections between civil engineering and tap dancing
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Why did you want to study engineering?My father is an engineer so I’ve always had the idea of studying engineering in the back of my mind as an option. When I began looking into university programs, I realized that…
UBC/UNBC environmental engineering program offers best of both worlds
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Why did you want to study engineering?I found it hard to figure out what I wanted to study, and in grades 11 and 12 I felt like I had way too many options to choose from. One day in math class I thought ‘I’d like to do a degree where I can do a fair…
Seed2Stem Research Program Gives Tomme Lab Experience
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Tomme's experience in first year engineering.
Making The Most Of Every Opportunity, From Researching T-cell Therapy to Co-leading UBC Bionics
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Emily's experience in biomedical engineering; how co-op shaped her degree and her plans after graduation.
Applying Your Knowledge and Building Things
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Briden's experience in mechanical engineering and how his co-op shaped his professional journey.
Engineering Is A Way Of Thinking And A Way Of Life
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Raven's experience in integrated engineering and his co-op journey.
UBC’s Engineering Transfer Program Was A Pathway To Success
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Mikah's experience in engineering, co-op and the engineering transfer program.
Relate Your Learning To Something That Matters To You
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Graham's decision to study engineering and his experience.
Secwèpemc woman adept at kicking down doors
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Indigenous woman Dawn McGrath is among the first cohort of Indigenous people completing a PhD in civil engineering at UBCO.
Catarina Rodriguez chose to study mechanical engineering because “it is the most involved in terms of design and very hands-on. “
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The first student in her family to attend university, Catarina Rodriguez chose to study mechanical engineering because “it is the most involved in terms of design and very hands-on. “