iSTAND - Integrative STEM Team Advancing Networks of Diversity at UBC Okanagan

Faculty of Health and Social DevelopmentiSTAND

Summer Camps 2022
iSTAND is excited to present summer STEM camps for grades K – 3! Six camps are available from June 27th – August 5th. Check it out here!
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, September 30th
Truth and Reconciliation day honours the resilience of Indigenous survivors, families, and communities impacted by residential schools, and who continue to experience the negative effects of colonialism. The day also ensures that the legacy of those survivors and the children who did not return home, and the history of residential schools is not forgotten, by […]
The National Network of NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering has officially launched a website
We’re excited to announce that the National Network of NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering has officially launched a website! If you’re looking for more information on the Network or any of the individual Chair programs, this is the place to go. You’ll also find resources created by the Network or Chair programs, […]
iSTAND Director, Dr. Jennifer Jakobi named new NSERC Chair
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Jakobi on being announced as the new NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) Program for BC and Yukon! See the official announcement here! Dr. Jakobi will be leading the the Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WWEST) Program. For exciting news, events, and learning opportunities, visit their […]

Welcome!

Under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Jakobi, the integrative STEM Team Advancing Networks of Diversity (iSTAND) creates a network to recruit, support and increase underrepresented persons in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and facilitates organizational change through the development of programs that build equity, diversity, and inclusion changes in STEM enterprises. Activities such as workshops and presentations, are designed to tackle unconscious bias, equitable hiring, retention initiatives, and teaching to underrepresented persons. iSTAND also connects individuals, industries and organizations to provide opportunity and support for underrepresented persons in STEM.

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Summer Camps 2022

National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, September 30th

The National Network of NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering has officially launched a website

iSTAND Director, Dr. Jennifer Jakobi named new NSERC Chair

Welcome!