Taylor Schepella (top left) and Maria Guadin (bottom right), co-leads of the DTES Neighbourhood House Advisory Council (NHAC) Report project, pictured with fellow Urban Ethnographic Field School students and Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House volunteers.
This spring, 16 inspiring university–community initiatives received funding through the UBC Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund!
These awards, up to $1,500 per project, help bridge small resource gaps, enabling UBC students, faculty, and staff to build and deepen reciprocal relationships with community partners through diverse teaching and research initiatives. From developing pediatric nutrition guidelines, to exploring Okanagan waterway restoration, remembering Nelson’s historic Chinatown, and supporting a Kwiakah-led regenerative forestry initiative, this year’s projects reflect the many ways collaboration is advancing equity, sustainability, Indigenous engagement, and community wellbeing across British Columbia.
Learn more about all 16 projects at communityengagement.ubc.ca
Congratulations to Okanagan School of Education staff Jennifer Laminger and Dr. Danielle Lamb who received funding from the UBC Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund for their projects that are empowering community–university collaboration and relationship building.
BC Teacher Education Program (BCTEP) Professional Conversations
Jennifer Laminger and community partner Kerry Robertson, University of Victoria
This project brings together field/faculty advisors and mentor teachers across BC for a third season of online learning. Through panel conversations on mentoring, Indigenous education, and GenAI, this initiative supports educators in preparing teacher candidates for increasingly complex classroom contexts.
The Return of the Salmon
Dr. Danielle Lamb and community partner Rose Alexis, Peter Greer Elementary
This project brings students together with Elders, storytellers, and artists to explore captikʷł and the importance of Okanagan waterways. Students will create art, prepare traditional salmon dishes, and co-create a school-wide banner to welcome the salmon home.