Students’ Union Okanagan of UBC

Hack Your Skills Opening event
2023-02-12 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Vancouver) | UNC 200 Ballroom, 3272 University Way, UNC200, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Want to make an exciting coding project, meet people who share your interests, and receive mentorship along the way? Join us for “Hack Your Skills”, Girls in Tech’s annual hackathon!
Whether you just learned Java last semester, or are in the last few semesters of your degree, come make something AWESOME with us!!! Open to ANYONE, and beginner-friendly!!! Not to mention, we’ve got some great prizes for you!
Fun fact: Hack Your Skills is around a week long, unlike traditional hackathons which are usually just 24 hours. This means you’ll have some flexibility to work around your life, while at the same time, the project isn’t dragging on and on to the point that you forget about it.
Important Dates:
1. Noon on Sunday, Feb 12 – Opening ceremony; group formation

Located: UNC 200 Ballroom.

Kelownafornia
2023-02-11 14:00 - 19:00 | UBCO, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
The MSA is bringing back Kelownafornia, an opportunity to network with your peers while experiencing the many breweries Kelowna has to offer. This event is a walking tour of breweries in downtown Kelowna.
You must be a 19+ student majoring in Management and able to provide proof of both.
Tickets available on Eventbrite

Two Rooms and a Boom
2023-02-11 13:00 - 17:00 | ASC 130, UBCO Campus, 3187 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Playing the large scale hidden role game two rooms and a boom.

Located: ASC 130

ASA Valentine's BBT Making & Mingle
2023-02-11 13:00 - 16:00 | EME Building, UBCO Campus, 1137 Alumni Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Looking for a date for your boo this Valentine’s season? OR looking for a boo to date? 👀 ASA’s got you! ❤️
Join us at the ASA Valentine’s BBT Making & Mingle this Saturday, February 11th!
Tickets are $10 for ASA Members and $12 for non-members. 🎟️ One ticket includes a bubble tea, cake slice, li’l snacks, and origami and card-making materials. 🍟
The event is open to couples and singles. And blind dating is optional! 👩‍❤️‍👩

Located: EME Collegia 0252

Valentine's Day Cookie Decorating
2023-02-10 18:00 - 22:00 | LIB 305, UBCO Campus, 3287 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Join us for our Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Event! We will offer people to have the opportunity to decorate their own sugar cookies to give to friends, family, or a special someone!

Located: LIB 305

Jam sessions
2023-02-10 18:00 - 22:00 | FIPKE Building, UBCO Campus, 3247 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
This event is for students to be able to find a safe space to create and learn music with other students on campus. This would allow musicians on campus to interact with each other and also make new friends.

Located: FIP 204

Professionalism-Week
2023-02-10 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-02-09 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-02-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-07 17:00 - 2023-02-11 19:00, 2023-02-06 17:00 - 2023-02-10 19:00 | EME Building, UBCO Campus, 1137 Alumni Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Every year we host a week-long event called P-Week dedicated to professional development. These events aim to imbue our students with the ability to create their own professional network, build their own professional brands and be well-versed in financial literacy.

Located: EME 1121

Bi-weekly Gathering
2023-02-10 17:00 - 18:20 | FIPKE Building, UBCO Campus, 3247 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
One week of cultural event; the other week of an event introducing Christianity in Korea.

Located: FIP 140

Age-Link Gala (Feb)
2023-02-10 16:00 - 20:00 | UNC 200 Ballroom, 3272 University Way, UNC200, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
A gala-style dinner with interactive games and activities. Students will get a chance to interact with senior community members.

Located: UNC 200

Workshop: Intro to Olympic Weightlifting
2023-02-09 18:45 - 20:15 | Temenos Athletics, 1155 St Paul St, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 2C6, Canada
With this workshop, members will learn the basics of Olympic Weightlifting: the Snatch and Clean & Jerk and practice movement patterns with Temenos Athletics.

BCCU BIOL 125 Midterm 1 Review Session
2023-02-09 18:30 - 20:30 | FIPKE Building, UBCO Campus, 3247 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
The BCCU will be hosting a review session for the first introductory biology midterm of the semester. Come join us for some interactive review!

Located: FIP 204

CCU CHEM 214 Midterm Study Session 1
2023-02-09 18:30 - 20:30 | UBCO Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
A midterm study review session for CHEM 214. Come get help from our tutors and get some pizza too!

Located: ASC 140

JCC Movie Night
2023-02-09 17:30 | EME Building, UBCO Campus, 1137 Alumni Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Join a Movie Night with authentic Japanese food and drinks! We’ll watch “Your Name / 君の名は”. Please fill in the registration form so that we can order foods beforehand.
The fee is free for JCC members, $5 for non-members. Food and drinks included. Fees would be collected at the reception.

Located: EME 1153

SUO Information Session for Election Candidates
2023-02-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual (Online), Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Please join us Thursday, February 9th at 3:00pm, on Zoom for a student led Information Session with current SUO Executives and Board of Directors to answer questions from the student body who are curious about running in the upcoming SUO General Election as part of the SUO Elections Awareness Campaign.

Opportunity for students to ask current SUO Executives and Directors to explain a typical day or week, duties, responsibilities as well as sharing any of their personal Elections testimonials such as:

“What my time at the SUO taught me…”
“About my roles as a…”
“What I wish I had known before running as a candidate…”

Simple and brief format, estimate an hour long depending on the volume of students and their questions.

Nominations open February 6th 2023 – February 17th at 12:00pm (noon). Nominations forms and information can be found on the SUO website:
https://www.suo.ca/elections/

Information Session Zoom link
Look forward to seeing you there!

Trivia Booth
2023-02-09 12:00 - 17:00 | UNC Foyer, UBCO Campus, 3272 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
This is an interactive booth where we display some of our work as a club and give people a chance to ask us about our activities.

Located: UNC 001 foyer

BCCU BIOC 305 Midterm 1 Review
2023-02-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Science Building, UBCO Campus, 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
The BCCU will be hosting a review session for the first biochemistry midterm of the semester. Come join us for some interactive review!

Located: SCI 333

Cookie Decorating + General Meeting
2023-02-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Arts Building, UBCO Campus, 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Come decorate cookies at the first general meeting of Jack.org, a mental health club devoted to raising awareness, fighting stigma, and providing resources for students.

Located: ART 104

Club Practice - Fencing lessons
2023-02-08 17:30 - 19:00 | EME Building, UBCO Campus, 1137 Alumni Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
The Student Fencing Club will be holding our first lesson! Everyone is welcome, drop-ins and members.

Located: EME Foyer

Discussion Event
2023-02-08 17:00 - 19:30 | EME Building, UBCO Campus, 1137 Alumni Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
These events aim to boost the knowledge of Iranian students and the ones who are interested in the fields of Democracy, Liberty and Freedom, Feminism, Politics and Religion, Revolutions, etc. with the goal of taking better actions considering the crisis in Iran. Usually, a speaker is invited to attend the events, and following their talk, we have Q&A and discussions around the mentioned areas.

Located: EME 2202

Medieval Club Meeting
2023-02-07 18:00 - 21:00 | UNC 200 Ballroom, 3272 University Way, UNC200, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
The Medieval club is happy to be teaching and demonstrating period style swordsmanship techniques. There will also be period appropriate arts and sciences demonstrations and workshops depending on the week. Check us out on Instagram, Discord, or Facebook to find out more!
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kw33HrZqfD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ubco_medieval_club/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1648507338766645

This is a weekly recurring event.
Located: UNC 200 ballroom.

Tuesday Game Night
2023-02-07 17:00 - 22:00 | Arts Building, UBCO Campus, 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Come down and play board games every Tuesday from 5-10! The first Tuesday of every month will also be a miniature painting night, with all supplies provided by the club.

Located: ART 110 and 114

Periodic Table Day Cupcake Event
2023-02-07 11:00 - 16:00 | UNC Foyer, UBCO Campus, 3272 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Selling cupcakes that are all decorated as the elements of the periodic table!

Located: UNC 100A foyer

MATH 101 review session
2023-02-07 09:30 - 11:00 | EME Building, UBCO Campus, 1137 Alumni Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Prepare for the MATH 101 midterms with your QSCU rep. Maddy!

Located: EME 1151

Cultural Studies Course Union Study Session
2023-02-06 17:30 - 19:30 | Arts Building, UBCO Campus, 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Join the Cultural Studies Course Union’s in-person study session from 5:30-7:30pm! Work on assignments, ask peers questions, work through tougher concepts, or take the time to relax and connect with other students!

Located: ART 112

COSC 121 review session
2023-02-06 15:00 - 16:30 | EME Building, UBCO Campus, 1137 Alumni Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Prepare for the COSC 121 midterms with your QSCU rep. Haniya!

Located: EME 1153

Ballroom Dance Classes
2023-02-05 16:30 - 20:00 | UNC 200 Ballroom, 3272 University Way, UNC200, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Come and learn all kinds of ballroom dance such as waltz, foxtrot, rumba, and more! See below for our normal class times!
Level 1: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Level 2: 5:30-6:30pm
Practice Dance Party: 6:30-8:00pm

Located: UNC 200 Ballroom.
