Our faculty members take active roles both locally and internationally, serving on more than 90 advisory and editorial boards and boards of directors. In addition, the Faculty hosts a number of community partnerships including:

• Co-op, Tri-mentoring, Job Posting, Internships, Career Fairs and other Career Development
• The Community Health Initiative by University Students
• Dairy Research and Education Centre

Co-op, and Tri-mentoring, Job Posting, Career Development Internship Programs

Students receive work skills and experience while community partners benefit from extra support for assignments and projects. [website]

Community Health Initiative by University Students (CHUIS)

An inter-professional student-run clinic, CHIUS meets the needs of Vancouver’s downtown eastside community including access to medical professionals and health care services, including dietetics geared specifically to the needs of women. [website]

Dairy Research and Education Centre, Agassiz 

Undergraduate students from UBC, University-College of the Fraser Valley and Caribou College intern at the Centre learning reproductive technologies and animal welfare and handling methods. Students from high schools throughout the province gain hands-on work experience and the Centre receives thousands of visitors from the general public each year. [website]