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Nava and Karen (1st-Place Award International Society for Anthrozoology Sydney, Australia, 2018) Founded by Dr. John-Tyler Binfet, B.A.R.K brings together university students, trained therapy dogs and handlers in an effort to reduce stress, combat homesickness, foster interpersonal connections, and promote the overall social-emotional well-being of students.<\/p>\n Throughout the academic year, B.A.R.K offers sessions at the Library, in the Engineering, Management and Education Building, Fipke Building and VEDA Exclusive Student Living. You can find the dates and times of their sessions on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n (Description Source: UBC Okanagan<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Authors<\/em><\/p>\n Carlee Dobbyn Photography<\/strong> is responsible for the award-winning photo of Nava and Karen.<\/p>\n John-Tyler<\/strong> Binfet<\/strong> is an associate professor in the department of the Okanagan School of Education and in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. He has two distinct research streams: 1) the investigation of kindness in school including how children, adolescents, and teachers understand what it means to be kind within a school context; and 2) the effects of canine-assisted interventions on undergraduate student well-being. Dr. Binfet is the director of UBC\u2019s Building Academic Retention through K9\u2019s (B.A.R.K.)<\/a>\u00a0program. Founded in 2012, B.A.R.K. routinely sees 60+ therapy dogs brought to campus to support students\u2019 stress reduction and overall well-being. In 2021 he became the director of the\u00a0Centre for Mindful Engagement<\/a>.<\/p>\n N\/A UBC Okanagan Classroom Artwork Project<\/em><\/p>\n The\u00a0University of British Columbia Okanagan Classroom Artwork Project<\/em>\u00a0aims to display academically inspiring artwork in classrooms and other teaching areas of the university.<\/p>\n Artwork displayed as part of this project \u2013 including the covers of books and journals containing work written or edited by UBCO scholars and researchers \u2013 is intended to help enliven university teaching spaces, educate classroom users about the connections between research and teaching, and introduce members of the broader public to some of the research and scholarship carried out at UBCO.<\/p>\n
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