School of Kinesiology welcomes new-to-BKIN students in Virtual Orientation Events

In a School that is renowned for its close-knit community of students, faculty and staff, affectionately known as the “KINmunity”, Jump Start and Imagine UBC Day took on a whole new level of significance in 2020.

UBC’s first-year orientation began with Jump Start, where 100 KIN students were welcomed and oriented by faculty members and upper-year student leaders through various learning seminars, and participated in a variety of scheduled events with peers in their learning community. On September 8th, the School embraced 400 new-to-BKin students, while welcoming back returning students from around the globe in Virtual Imagine UBC Day. The complex array of programming offered an AM and a PM schedule to accommodate time zone differences and accessibility and featured pre-recorded events, live lectures, live facilitated peer meetups and a live and interactive involvement fair.
On Imagine UBC Day, you could feel the kin spirit and energy shining through into the online space. Our team of dedicated orientation leaders did an exceptional job of welcoming students to the community, sharing personal experiences and facilitating conversations that enhanced peer connections amongst members in their groups.

As we wind up orientations for another year, the School would like to acknowledge and thank all 75 of our ‘amazing, amazing’ student leaders, faculty, and staff for making our transition back a welcoming and memorable one. Special thanks and recognition goes to Jump Start Faculty Fellows, Dr. Maria Gallo and Dr. Carolyn McEwen, as well as all of our Jump Start Orientation and Transition Leaders, Imagine UBC Senior Orientation Leaders and Imagine UBC Orientation Leaders for their dedication and commitment to welcoming our incoming class of 2020.

Jump Start Orientation Leaders: Martin Dong, Sabrina Kazi, Michelle Yang, Aaron Chan, Ivana Abrigo, Raf Bhuyia, Collin Seto, Wade Zhang. Imagine UBC Senior Orientation Leaders: Delon Chan; Donald Lao; Harjot Thandi; Ivran Rai; Pushhti Parekhh. Imagine UBC Orientation Leaders: Ahmed Masood; Aisha Rehman; Amanda Lee; Angie Lu; Anjali Johal; Ashley Johal; Benjamin Yoon; Chelsea Zmetana; Christina Whang; Delon Chan; Gary Sidhu; Julia Berka; Kaytia Kostersky; Michelle Li; Priya Dhaliwal; Pushhti Parekhh; Ramneek Dhaliwal; Rebecca Tsow; Sarah Sum; Sheida Keshavarzi; Sydney Guderyan; Tahir Mawji; Taylor Unger; Tommy Xu; Tomoki Okamura.