By Marat Raimkhan Dear CUPE 2950 members, I am delighted to extend my warm greetings to you in my capacity as the newly appointed chair of our Education Committee. I would like to provide details regarding the educational opportunities currently accessible to our members. Use Your Professional Development Funds I encourage you to review the …
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Benefits Overview
By Louise Harrison Did you join our September GMM and hear from Janet McHugh from the UBC Benefits Team? Whether you joined or not, we’ve put together an overview here of new and existing benefits at UBC. We also wanted to highlight some fabulous benefits and the work of our members on getting these into …
Rediscovering My Cultural Identity: Embracing the Taqiya, a Kazakh National Headwear
By Marat Raimkhanov, Student Financial Management My journey with the taqiya, a traditional rounded cap, began during my early childhood. I vividly recall the sight of almost every grown man in my community proudly adorning a taqiya, a symbol of cultural heritage and identity. As a young child, I too had a smaller version of …
