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Gala 2021

Our First Online Nursing Gala The first online UBC Nursing Gala took place on May 13, 2021 via Zoom. Fred Lee, Director of Alumni Engagement at Alumni UBC. was Master of Ceremonies while Director Elizabeth Saewyc, and Dean James Olson offered words of welcome, news, and announcements. Presenters of awards included the new co-chairs. The event included a slide show of recent nursing events, introduction of new faculty, and an overview of the plans for the new Gateway Health building. A moment was set aside to contemplate the loss of…read more

Centenary Gala

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents Centenary Gala A Special Evening for Special People “We really set the bar!” Elizabeth Saewyc announced, after hosting the School of Nursing’s Centenary Gala on May 2, 2019. The sold-out event had received the generous support of the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, James Olson, and benefited from the enthusiastic presence of UBC’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Santa J. Ono and other luminaries. The energy was high, the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver was sparkling, the plated meal was delicious, the formal program proceeded swiftly…read more