Class of 2022 Graduates
Congratulations to this year’s graduates! We are immensely proud of all our students and excited to share their accomplishments.
Zahra Fazal
Zahra Fazal (BSc in Global Resource Systems) Major: Global Health and Nutrition During her time at UBC, Zahra Fazal was determined to create a community for students like her. In her first year, Zahra struggled to adjust to university after moving from her hometown in Morogoro, Tanzania. She found it difficult to access resources and […]
LFS Alumna Wins Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
Congratulations to Aditi Sriram, one of 11 Canadians heading to Oxford University next October, and among 100 standout scholars from around the world who won fully sponsored graduate Rhodes Scholarships.
Community Builder Roxana Quinde Wins President’s Staff Award
Roxana plays an essential role in the success of the Global Resource Systems (GRS) undergraduate program, a role she has contributed to since it was created nearly two decades ago.
Brennen Gilbert
The amount of personal growth I’ve witnessed, both in myself and others, since joining this community is unbelievable.
Finding a Job Through Interpersonal Skills Built at LFS!
While people often joke about how my current job doesn’t seem to relate to my degree studying food systems, I actually got this job because of my LFS background!
A Bold Voice for Change
A Bold Voice for Change Christine Boyle (BSc Global Resource Systems 2007), a first time Councillor for the City of Vancouver, isn’tafraid to take on big issues. When announcing her decision to run, she decided to focus her campaign on tackling the growing wealth gap, housing affordability, and on strengthening community engagement. Boyle has been […]
Learning Tools for Just Food
Learning Tools for Just Food Joyce Liao and Meryn Corkery worked on a community project in LFS 350 (Land, Food, and Community II) involving equity issues in the food system and both felt a strong desire to dig deeper. So together with PhD candidate Colin Dring, theyproposed an ambitious project to build tools that everyone […]
Dylan Kennedy wins award named for his father
George Kennedy played a key role in establishing the Global Resource Systems program.
Sarah Common
The flexibility of the GRS program gave me the time to find my focus, and ultimately connect with community through land and food.