“What I find most stimulating and challenging is inspiring students to recognize their inner potential and help them develop those talents,” says Daniel.
We talked to Gabriel Potvin, instructor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Chair of the Applied Science Program at Vantage College, about what he's reading.
Arts Academic Advisor at Vantage College, Shane Campbell, describes what Vantage students can approach him about (hint: the answer is "just about anything and everything"!) and what his main piece of advice for students is.
Abby Bu found pictures online depicting the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus. Beautiful and welcoming, they were enough to convince her that she would love attending the university, even if there were multiple barriers to overcome, including her English language skills.
Check out some of the final projects our Engineering students completed and displayed at the Capstone Conference of 2019, the theme of which was "Stepping Out to Inspire"!
Chemical and biological engineering student Alicia Cortez Romero remembers clearly what it felt like to leave her hometown of San Miguel in El Salvador to travel around the world to Vancouver and start studies at the University of British Columbia.
