We’re hiring  Community Engaged Research Data Management Outreach Assistant!

 Community Engaged Research Data Management Outreach Assistant  NB: This is an Undergraduate Research Assistant role (upper-level undergraduate preferred)  Application Deadline: Sept. 5, 2025  Interviews: Sept. 10 & 11, 2025  Job Description:   The Institute for Community Engaged Research (ICER) unites researchers from a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds, including Anthropology, Gender Studies, Indigenous Studies, Economics, Education, […]

Mar.26 – Starting the Conversation with Bonny Lynn Donovan

Mar.26 – Starting the Conversation with Bonny Lynn Donovan

Please join Bonny Lynn Donovan for her Starting the Conversation talk: Visiting with the tmxʷulaxʷ: Indigenous ecocultural literacy in the early learning years   Wednesday, March 26 12:00 to 1:00 pm Arts 368, In-person Via Zoom, please e-mail: Icer.ok@ubc.ca  Bonny Lynn’s qualitative study addresses ecological sustainability through Indigenous language reclamation and the intergenerational transfer of traditional […]

Mar.12 – CER Storyteller Series with Dr. John Wagner

Mar.12 – CER Storyteller Series with Dr. John Wagner

Join us on Wednesday, March 12 for a conversation between Dr. John Wagner, and ICER director, Dr. Christine Schreyer! 11:00 am to 12:00: Storyteller conversation 12:00 to 1:00: Pizza lunch for in person attendees John Wagner  John is an environmental anthropologist situated on the UBC Okanagan campus. He has been studying water governance issues in […]

Feb. 26 – On Air: Podcasting 101 Workshop with Kailee Fawcett

Feb. 26 – On Air: Podcasting 101 Workshop with Kailee Fawcett

Wednesday, February 26, 1:00 to 2:30 pm Arts 368, in person Zoom – email icer.ok@ubc.ca for the link Kailee Fawcett is a 4th year Bachelor of Media Studies student and ICER’s Podcast and Video Editor, hosting a beginner-friendly workshop on podcasting essentials. What you will learn: Planning and Pre-production Recording and equipment Editing and publishing […]

Denica Bleau. Photo credit: Yarrow Froehler

Feb. 5 – Starting a Conversation with Denica Bleau: Indigenous Land-based Program Framework for Criminalization and Institutionalization

Please join Denica Bleau for the next Starting the Conversation! Wednesday, Feb. 5 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm, PST Arts 368 in person Zoom: please email icer.ok@ubc.ca for the link   Indigenous Land-based Program Framework for Criminalization and Institutionalization  Imprisonment within Canada has been used as early as 1849 to exercise control over Indigenous populations and extinguish […]

Jan. 29 – Starting a Conversation with Dante Carter: Nanâtawihowin (Healing & Finding Place) through Economic Self-Determination

Jan. 29 – Starting a Conversation with Dante Carter: Nanâtawihowin (Healing & Finding Place) through Economic Self-Determination

Please join Dante Carter for the next Starting the Conversation! Nanâtawihowin (Healing & Finding Place) through Economic Self-Determination Wed. Jan. 29, 2025 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, PST 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm CST Arts 368, or via Zoom (email: icer.ok@ubc.ca for the link) Everyone is welcome!   Nanâtawihowin (Healing & Finding Place) through Economic […]

2025 ICER student CER award applications are now open!

In recognition of ICER’s commitment to supporting students involved in community engaged research, we are providing three $1000 awards 2025. The awards offer financial support to current UBC Okanagan graduate, or in exceptional circumstances, undergraduate, students. The recipients should be actively involved in community engaged research projects or activities and have a community partner. The purpose […]

Nov.27 Starting a Conversation with Rheanne Kroshinsky, Marni Turek and Natalie Forssman!

Nov.27 Starting a Conversation with Rheanne Kroshinsky, Marni Turek and Natalie Forssman!

Watersheds and the Institution: Extension as a Bridge for Hydrosocial Communities We hope you can join us for tomorrow’s Starting the Conversation with Rheanne Kroshinsky, Marni Turek and Natalie Forssman! Wednesday, Nov. 27 1:00  to 2:00 pm Arts 368, UBC Okanagan, in-person and via Zoom. Please register by emailing: icer.ok@ubc.ca The University of British Columbia, […]

Institute for Community Engaged Research (ICER) Introductions and Updates 

The Institute for Community Engaged Research (ICER) is located on the third floor of the ARTS building in Arts 368 (UBC Okanagan campus).   Effective July 1, Dr. Christine Schreyer assumed the director’s role from Dr. Jon Corbett. Many of you know Dr. Christine Schreyer through her work with the Nsyilxcn Language Fluency program. You can […]

Nov.6 – Elements of Community Engaged Research: Co-Writing and Collaboration

Nov.6 – Elements of Community Engaged Research: Co-Writing and Collaboration

Wednesday, November 6 1:00 to 2:00 pm PST Arts 368 In-person (max 20 registrants) Via Zoom Please register by clicking here. Join Amanda Brobbel, Senior Manager, Writing & Language Learning Services. Centre for Scholarly Communication, and Robin Metcalfe, PhD Candidate in IGS – Community Engagement, Social Change, and Equity, who will lead a workshop on […]