KIN Student Leadership Breakfast 2024
The School of Kinesiology held its annual 2023-24 Student Leadership Recognition and Awards Breakfast on April 5, 2024 at the Jack Poole Hall, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre. Student Engagement Officer, Emily Speidel hosted the event, featuring an address by the School’s Director, Robert Boushel. These awards celebrate the exceptional contributions of Kinesiology students throughout […]
Acharya, Talisa
Student Advising Assistant
Kim, Hyosub
Assistant Professor
UBC KIN celebrates largest graduating class in history
After crossing the stage on May 25, 2023, UBC Kinesiology graduates were joined by faculty, staff, friends, and family to celebrate and recognize their outstanding achievements at the School’s reception, held at Sage Bistro. The class of 2023 is the largest in KIN history, with 303 undergraduate students and 29 graduate students (MKin, MSc, PhD) […]
UBC Walking Club Volunteer
UBC Walking Club is looking for volunteers! The club is a passion project that started with seniors from the UBC community. Each week, the group gets together and walks for 1-1.5 hours. This is a great volunteer opportunity for individuals looking for in person experience working with a vulnerable population in an exercise capacity. We […]
KIN historians trace the evolution of gymnastic systems through the Rare Books section of UBC’s Library
Historical work on the foundations of movement systems is always interesting, but a significant acquisition by UBC Library Rare Books section two years ago opened up new opportunities for kinesiology historians to investigate aspects of body culture during Vienna’s interwar years. The library acquisition included a large and eclectic collection of photographs and documents (mostly […]
KIN students recognized for outstanding service and leadership at awards breakfast
The School of Kinesiology held the 2022-23 Student Leadership Recognition and Awards Breakfast on March 24, 2023 at the Jack Poole Hall, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre. Student Engagement Officer, Emily Speidel, and Indigenous Academic Advisor, Robert Busch, co-hosted the event, which included an address by the School’s Director, Robert Boushel. The awards recognize the […]
KIN faculty receive 2022-23 Community-University Engagement Support Fund
We are pleased to announce that Drs. Andrea Bundon and Rosalin Miles have each been named a recipient of the 2022-23 Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) Fund. The 2022-23 CUES Fund has awarded over $745,000 to 31 community-university projects that will benefit communities and advance collaborative research, teaching, and learning. Dr. Bundon’s project includes a collaboration […]
Active Kids Volunteer
Active Kids is always on the lookout for enthusiastic and open minded Kin students to become part of our volunteer team! For many, this is the first direct step to becoming one of our coaches. We offer a variety of programs including soccer, basketball, gymnastics, multisport, physical literacy, birthday parties, school groups, our adapted physical […]
Active Kids Instructor (various positions)
Active Kids is always on the lookout for coaches for all of our programs including soccer, basketball, gymnastics, multisport, physical literacy, birthday parties, school groups, our adapted physical activity program, our partner program with Musqueam Band, and more. Basketball Instructor Gymnastics Instructor Multisport Instructor Soccer Instructor