UBCO welcomes community home

Homecoming weekend kicks off today

UBC Okanagan is welcoming its alumni, and the community, home for the weekend.

The campus is hosting a two-day Homecoming event, starting with breakfast today and wrapping up after a full day of activities on Saturday.

The kickoff breakfast is free for students, $3 for others and takes place on University Way starting at 8:30 a.m. The faculty of creative and critical studies is hosting a visual arts alumni exhibition in the FINA Gallery starting at 4 p.m., while the School of Engineering is showcasing current research with lab tours, and the canine friends of BARK (Building Academic Retention Through K9s) will be showcased from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Streetfest, an evening of food trucks, beer gardens, carnival games and line dancing, takes place on University Way starting at 6 p.m. Okanagan recording artist Ben Klick will provide the music for the evening.

Saturday will offer walking tours, an engineering extravaganza with a trebuchet competition, a chemistry display complete with explosions and liquid nitrogen ice cream, and a campus-wide scavenger race.

The featured event, Nourish, is an evening with Canadian Olympic champion Jon Montgomery at 6 p.m. Montgomery, host of The Amazing Race Canada, will share the story of his Olympic journey. The event concludes with a harvestthemed reception with samplings from the Okanagan’s finest chefs, wineries, craft breweries and cideries. Tickets for Nourish cost $50 and are available at ok.ubc.ca/homecoming/nourish.

Details and registration for events are at ok.ubc.ca/homecoming.