The UBC Musical Society (MUSSOC) was one of the first Alma Mater Society student clubs formed at UBC in 1916. Its original aim was to allow students to present concerts on campus. On occasion, it also performed off-campus in Vancouver and Victoria. In 1930, the Society expanded its repertoire to include operettas, beginning with Garden of the Shah and later, including Gilbert and Sullivan productions as The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe, and HMS Pinafore. In 1950, the Society began presenting twentieth-century operettas such as The Student Prince and Maid of the Mountains. In 1957, with Call Me Madam, the Society embarked upon a series of Broadway musical comedies, including Damn Yankees and Lʹil Abner. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, work by Rodgers and Hammerstein, including Carousel and Oklahoma, were performed. Apart from the 1980‐81 seasons, the Society performed at least one musical per season when there was no production. The Society came to an end in 1989 after its performance of The Best of MUSSOC: A Celebration! however, it was revived in the late 1990s. The musicals are all put on by volunteer student casts and stage crews. The directors and choreographers are the only paid professionals involved.

The Museum of Anthropology was established in 1949 as a department within the Faculty of Arts at UBC. In 1976, it moved to its current location, designed by architect Arthur Erickson and the grounds landscaped by Cornelia Oberlander.

The Men's Undergraduate Society (MUS) organized freshman initiation and controlled all class and faculty social activities, with the exception of the graduating class. The MUS executive consisted of a president as well as the presidents of each of the Arts, Science, and Agriculture Men's Undergraduate Societies. At the beginning of the fall term, the MUS called for the submission of budgets from each of the various classes and the Undergraduate Societies. The budgets were reviewed, and in the case of classes, fees were set according to the budgeted amount. The major social activities consisted of three faculty balls and two banquets. In 1945, the MUS became one of the bodies absorbed by the Undergraduate Societies Committee.

The Men's Athletic Association (MAA) was established at UBC to oversee all-male athletic activities and manage and distribute the athletic budget. The MAA executive was composed of an elected president and treasurer, the various appointed team managers, and faculty members. In 1939 the executive was reduced to an advisory capacity, responsible for running Association meetings. In its place, the Men's Athletic Directorate was established, with more balanced representation and more representative of the Alma Mater Society. The directorate was reconstituted as an autonomous body, no longer under the control of the AMS Student Council, in 1945.

In 2018 the Public Affairs Office changed its name to Media Relations. Its direct predecessors included the Information Office (1965-1985), Community Relations (1985-1994), and Public Affairs (1994-2017). Media Relations falls under the UBC Communications portfolio. UBC Communications' function is to provide expertise in brand and marketing, media relations, internal communications, marketing research, social media, photography, design and web usability. The media relations role is to communicate and promote faculty research and institutional priorities and advertise UBC as a global leader. Media Relations is also responsible for disseminating information to a broad base of print and electronic media sources for publication and presentation to the public. They act as an intermediary between news outlets and faculty experts through their website. They are also involved in responding to news that is potentially harmful to UBC's reputation.

An extensive ecological study of Marion Lake, B.C., was undertaken by the University of British Columbia Institute of Fisheries between 1963 and 1973. The Institute of Fisheries was later renamed the Institute of Animal Resource Ecology in 1968/69. The purpose of this project was to identify the components of a fresh-water ecosystem. Under the direction of Ian E. Efford of the University of British Columbia's Department of Zoology, the project received funding from the Canadian Committee of the International Biological Program in 1967, becoming a part of a fifty-nation plan of interdisciplinary research on biological productivity and adaptability.

Formed in 1921, the Livestock Club provided students with an opportunity to pursue their interests outside the classroom. The club sponsored lectures by prominent professionals who talked to Club members about various facets of the livestock industry in British Columbia.

The Literary Department was formed in 1917, encompassing the previously autonomous activities of the Men's Literary Society and the Women's Literary Society. In 1920 the department became known as the Literary and Scientific Department. The executive of the new department included the presidents of the literary societies, the Player's Club, the Musical Society, the Chemistry Society, Sigma Delta Kappa Society, the Agriculture Discussion Group, and Dr. Sedgewick as honourary president. The resulting composition of the Literary and Scientific Executive (L.S.E.) was to be one representative from each campus club which was not athletic and did not fall under the Engineering Undergraduate Society. The task of the L.S.E. was to promote, direct, and coordinate the activities of its constituent organizations. In 1955 the L.S.E. changed its name to University Clubs' Committee (U.C.C.), remaining a self-governing subsidiary of the Student's Council of the Alma Mater Society. At the same time, engineering clubs and some athletic clubs (Fencing and Badminton) were added to the constituent clubs of the U.C.C.

The Library Assistants' Association (LAA) was formed in September 1965. There were 65 founding members. The stated objects of the LAA were as follows:
"The objects of this Association are the regulation of relations between the members of the Association and the University of British Columbia through collective bargaining, the advancement of the members' social and economic welfare, and the promotion of unity and goodwill among the members." (Section 2, LAA Constitution, Feb. 3, 1966).
Several battles were fought between the LAA and University Administration, with varying outcomes. One breakthrough which the LAA precipitated was the changing of promotion policies for Library Assistants, whereby the requirement of a BA for advancement was rescinded. By 1971 the LAA acted mainly as a "watchdog" for the benefit of supporting staff. Apathetic membership proved to be a recurring problem for the LAA, and by 1973 there were threats of dissolution. With the certification of the AUCE on campus in early 1974, the LAA, relieved of its bargaining powers, decided to dissolve officially on July 1, 1975.

Provisions for a library at the University of British Columbia were first made in 1914, one year before opening its doors at the old Fairview campus. President Frank F. Wesbrook secured the services of J.T. Gerould to select and purchase books for the Library. In 1914 John Ridington was hired to catalogue the Library's collections, and in 1916 was appointed UBC's first University Librarian. He saw the collection grow from 700 to 125,000 volumes during his tenure. Ridington also oversaw the move of the collections in 1925 from Fairview to the new Library at the Point Grey campus. He was succeeded by W. Kaye Lamb (1940-1948), Anne Smith (1948-1949, 1951, acting), Leslie W. Dunlap (1949-1951), Neal Harlow (1951-1961), Samuel Rothstein (1961-1962, acting), Jim Ranz (1962-1963), Basil Stuart-Stubbs (1964-1982), Douglas McInnes (1982-1989), William Watson (1989-1990, acting), Ruth Patrick (1990-1997), Catherine Quinlan (1998-2007), Peter Ward (2007-2009, pro tem), Ingrid Parent (2009-2016), Melody Burton (2016-2017, acting), and Susan Parker (2017- ). In recent years Assistant University Librarians and Deputy University Librarians have also been appointed, with specific areas of responsibility. A north wing was added to the Library building in 1948, and a south wing in 1960. The Library's growth led to reorganizing its collections and public services into subject-based divisions in 1960. In addition, a process of decentralization was begun in 1952 with the opening of the Bio-Medical Branch Library at Vancouver General Hospital. A three-million-dollar donation by industrialist H.R. Macmillan in 1965 significantly enhanced the size of the Library's collections, which by the 1990s had grown to over three million books. A more comprehensive decentralization plan, implemented in the 1960s, created a large and dispersed system which by 1999 consisted of two central libraries (Main Library and the Walter C. Koerner Library), thirteen public service branches and divisions, and eight internal service divisions. After the construction and reconstruction of Main Library, which began in 2003, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, housing Library collections and operations and classrooms, study areas, and administrative space, was opened in 2008.
As of 2008, the UBC Library consists of 19 branches and divisions, located in facilities at the Point Grey campus, Robson Square in Vancouver, three Vancouver hospitals (St. Paul's, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, and Children's and Women's Health Centre), and UBC-Okanagan. The Library continues to provide access to recorded knowledge and information – in books, periodicals, manuscripts, audio-visual materials, and electronic media – to students, faculty, and the surrounding community.

In 1975 the UBC Librarians' Association was established in response to negotiations between the UBC Faculty Association and the University to establish a Framework Agreement for Collective Bargaining. During this process, the need for librarians to determine their collective position on any issue became apparent, notably where the interests of librarians and teaching faculty may differ. As a result, the first constitution of the Association was adopted in July 1975. The Association works to secure and improve conditions of employment for its members; keep members informed of University affairs outside the Library; provide a forum for discussion of internal Library matters, and foster their continuing professional development. Through its Collective Bargaining Committee, the Association presents librarians' contractual demands to the Faculty Association, negotiating terms with the University. The Association also works closely with the Library to foster librarians' professional development through staff training and travel grants.
In 2000 the name was changed to the University of British Columbia Librarians and Archivists Association (UBCLAA) to recognize the distinct professional identity of archivists in the Association. The Association was absorbed into the UBC Faculty Association in 2012; the interests of librarians and archivists are now represented by the Faculty Association Standing Committee for Librarians and Archivists.

The Letters Club was formed in 1920 by Professor Thorlief Larsen to encourage "the study of English as a joy." The membership in the first year of the club was limited to 20 members, for convenience, of undergraduate students in the 3rd and 4th years. Meetings consisted of the reading of papers by the members on appointed subjects. For the first few years, contemporary English literature was the theme of discussion, novelists and dramatists treated alternately. Papers were followed by general discussion "which strayed with delightful freedom over the pastures of literature" (Totem 1921). The occasional meeting was set aside to present original works by club members.

The Landscape Architecture Program began in 1980 in the Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Agriculture. While the Program's main objective is to provide a comprehensive landscape education, it is also meant to train professionals capable of confronting the critical resource issues which are of vital concern to western Canada's economic and social future. Landscape education includes training in site design, graphic communication and construction technology. The curriculum consists of design studios, landscape construction studios, lecture courses in landscape architecture, and other disciplines. In 1985 the Landscape Architecture Program was one of the programs that UBC considered cutting due to budget restraints. One of the criteria for cutting the program was the lack of research that was being carried out. In response, a Research and Development Endowment Fund was established, seeking pledges from landscape architects. The pledges aided the cause, and the Senate voted against discontinuing the program.

Land and Building Services is responsible for engineering and grounds and building maintenance. These functions were initially the responsibility of the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, first established in 1943 within the Bursar's Office, and later the Dean of Administrative and Financial Services. This position was subsumed into the Office of Physical Plant in 1967. In the 1980s Physical Plant was re-organized into two departments, Plant Operations (1989-1997) and Physical Design and Construction. In 1988 Physical Design and Construction merged with Facilities Planning to form Campus Planning and Development (later renamed Campus and Community Planning). Plant Operations continued as a separate department until 1998 when it was subsumed within Land and Building Services under the direction of Associate Vice-President Geoff Atkins. During the next ten years, UBC's sustainability and community planning initiatives and its traditional plant operations and utility management were directed from within the Land and Building Services framework. In 2009 these responsibilities were re-organized and dispersed. Atkins was placed in charge of the University's sustainability initiatives within Campus and Community Planning. Plant operations and utility management were placed within Building Operations under Managing Director David Woodson, established within the Vice-President Finance, Resources and Operations portfolio under Pierre Ouillet.

Established in 1953, the International House Club was formed by an amalgamation of the International Students' Club and the International House Committee. In 1954, the university assigned the club an army hut in Acadia Camp and local service clubs donated money, labour, and furnishings. The club undertook a fund-raising project to erect its own building. With a sizable donation from the Vancouver Rotary Club and a site donated by the university, International House began construction in 1958. The following year Eleanor Roosevelt opened International House. In 1964, the International House Association - B.C. Chapter was amalgamated with International House. International House carries out a number of programmes, both by itself and together with other institutions and government bodies, and plays host to many student organizations and events. These programmes and services have sought to ensure that students from abroad are adequately oriented toward the university and the community and that Canadian students also benefit from broadened international experience.

The Institute of Oceanography at the University of British Columbia was established within the Faculty of Graduate Studies in 1949. W.M. Cameron, a UBC zoology graduate, became the first active staff member. Initially, the Institute operated under the President's Committee on Oceanography which W.A. Clemens chaired. In 1953, Clemens was appointed as the Institute's first director. He served in this capacity until 1958 when George L. Pickard succeeded him. In the late 1950s, grants from the National Research Council further facilitated the development of oceanography at UBC. The Institute enjoyed considerable success in interdisciplinary teaching and research when such an approach was viewed with some skepticism on campus. In addition, graduate degrees could be awarded only by the departments whose faculty were also members of the Institute. In April 1979, the Institute was transferred to the Faculty of Science and became the Department of Oceanography.

The Institute of International Relations was established at the University of British Columbia in 1970 to promote multi-disciplinary research projects involving international relations. Included within the scope of the Institute is research on international politics and organizations, diplomatic history, strategic studies, global legal problems, trade and development, and social science theory insofar as it helps to describe or explain international relationships. Administered by a Committee of the Faculty of Arts composed of representatives of participating departments, the Institute supports individual or group research projects at the graduate, post-graduate and faculty levels.

The Institute of Industrial Relations was established at the University of British Columbia in 1960 to facilitate an interdisciplinary research and education program. Although it supported industrial relations studies at the graduate and faculty levels, the Institute was not a teaching faculty nor granted certain degrees or diplomas. Instead, the Institute lent support to faculty research and to students engaged in graduate programs interested in focusing upon various aspects of industrial relations. The following individuals served as directors of the Institute: W.A. Carrothers (1960-1962), J.T. Montague (1962-1968), S.M. Jamieson (1969-1970), Noel Hall (1971-1973), Donald McRae (1974) and Mark Thompson (1975-1977). The activities of the Institute were suspended in 1977.

The UBC Institute of Fisheries was founded by Dr. Peter Larkin, a Professor of Ecology at UBC and BC's first Chief Fisheries Biologist. In 1968, the Institute of Fisheries was renamed the Institute of Animal Resource Ecology (IARE) to reflect its broadening interests.

While courses in women's studies were first offered at the university in 1971, the degree-granting Women's Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts began offering an undergraduate major in 1991. The program was an interdisciplinary field of study that drew upon the social sciences, humanities, research methods, theory, literature, and gender relations. Tannis MacBeth Williams was the program's first chair.

Early faculty involved in the Women's Studies Program were Dr. Dawn Currie, Dr. Valerie Raoul, Dr. Veronica Strong-Boag, Prof. Sneja Gunew, Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh, Dr. Becki Ross, and Dr. Lenora Angeles. In addition, the Women's Studies Program worked closely with the Centre for Research in Women's Studies and Gender Relations (created in 1991 with a mandate to support research and develop links between local and international scholars, policymakers and activists). The Founding Director of CRWSGR was Veronica Strong-Boag. Graduate-level courses were first offered in the 1998-99 academic year, initially from within the Interdisciplinary Studies Programme in the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The CRWSGR began administering M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Women's Studies and Gender Relations in 2000-2001. It changed its name to the Centre for Women's and Gender Studies (CWAGS) in 2006. In 2012, CWAGS and the Women's and Gender Studies graduate and undergraduate programs merged to form the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, directed by Dr. Mary K. Bryson.

ICICS was founded in 1985 as the Centre for Integrated Computer Systems Research (CICSR) to promote interdisciplinary research among the three founding departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia. In November 2000, CICSR's name was changed to the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS). The Institute's scope was broadened to include emerging human-centred technologies research, and membership eligibility was opened to any UBC faculty member pursuing this type of research. The Institute has grown from 30 members in 1986 to 150 in 2012.
Directors of the Institute include Jim Farah - Faculty of Computer Science (1986-1996), Rabab Ward - Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (1996-2007), Nimal Rajapakse - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (2007-2010), and Panos Nasiopoulos - Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2010).

In the autumn of 1955, President Norman Mackenzie appointed a Committee on Automation to investigate "the University's total interest in computers and automation in general." The Committee consisted of approximately 20 members representing most of the research interests on campus and was chaired by E.D. McPhee. At the Committee's first meeting on November 16, 1955, four sub-committees were formed: Departmental Interests and Specifications; Training and Curriculum: Type Equipment; and Library Needs and Resources. The Committee held several meetings and prepared several reports on various facets of computerization.
The University of British Columbia Computing Centre was established in 1957 with the ALWWAC III-E installation. Because of the ever-increasing demand for memory and speed, the Computing Centre eventually replaced the ALWAC with the IBM 1620 in 1961. The IBM 7040 was introduced in 1964, and IBM 360/67 and IBM 7044 were introduced in 1967. Over the years, the Centre has continually upgraded its facilities to provide academic and administrative computing services to the University.
In the 1990s, the Computing Centre went through many significant changes, both structurally and functionally. In 1994 it became a core component of a new division known as University Computing & Communications (C&C). C&C initially had four main branches under it, known as University Computing Services, Telecommunication Services, Media Services (later ImPress), and UBC Press. In 1995 Information Systems Management was absorbed by C&C. In 1999, Computing & Communications became Information Technology Services (IT Services). In 2003, IT Services was restructured and, after removing two units that did not fit its mission, became UBC Information Technology "IT." In 2010 IT groups were amalgamated to form UBC IT. As of 2018, the department service offerings range from IT-related strategy, applications, infrastructure, to support services.
The department has had several heads since its inception. The title for the head of the department has evolved from Supervisor to Director to Associate Vice-President. Currently, UBC IT falls under the Associate Vice-President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Jennifer Burns (2015 –). Previous individuals holding the top leadership position over the years have included T. E. Hull (1957 -1964), James M. Kennedy (1966 – 1980), Alvin G. Fowler (1981 – 1985), and Jack L. Leigh (1986-1997), Ted Dodds (1997 – 2009), Oliver Grüter-Andrew (2009 – 2015).
Additional administrators of note include S. Werner "Vern" Dettwiler (Acting Head 1963-1965), Dr. Richard Spencer (Acting Head 2007-2008), Carol J. Bird, and Jim Tom. Carol was Assistant Director (1980-1990), Associate Director of Academic Services (1990-1993) and Director of Information Systems Management (1993-1995). Jim Tom was Director of Telecommunications (1992 – 1999), Director of Networks (1999 – 2004), and Director of e-Learning & Telestudios (2004).

In 1965, Information Services assumed the Information Office's responsibilities, which had existed from 1955 to 1965. Like its predecessor, the mandate of Information Services focused on disseminating information to the public by arranging interviews with the news media, promoting participation in television and radio broadcasts, and preparing news releases for all potential news outlets. In addition, the office published UBC Reports and produced UBC Now, a weekly half-hour television series that chronicled university activities. Information Services continued until 1985, when Community Relations assumed its public relations functions.

Although not established as a separate unit at the University of British Columbia until 1955, the Information Office with its attendant responsibilities had previously been exercised by the Department of University Extension for some years. In 1955, the University developed a separate agency for public relations and appointed Edward Parker as Information Officer. The responsibilities of the Information Office were twofold; (1) to aid media representatives in their reporting about UBC and (2) to assist faculty and staff in ensuring that adequate attention would be drawn to university events and activities. The Information Office existed until 1965, when Information Services superseded its operation.

The "Indian Education Resource Centre" was established in Brock Hall on the UBC campus in 1970. It functioned as a resource centre for Indigenous peoples' education, visiting Indigenous schools, establishing research and curriculum projects, producing the "Indian Education Newsletter," disseminating information about education, and serving as a lobby organization for Indigenous peoples' education in B.C. and across Canada. The centre was funded by government grants and private donations, an association of professionals, para-professionals, and educational community members. The centre was closed in 1978.

In 1979, the Women Student's Office sponsored a "Youth Employment Project" to gather information about women's history at the University of British Columbia. The project workers consisted of Penny Washington and Frances Wasserlein, who carried out research and conducted interviews.

The Historical Society of the University of British Columbia was established in 1919 to provide a forum for discussion and independent investigation of the historical problems of the day. The original constitution established three classes of members: honourary, associate and ordinary. The Society initially imposed a fourteen-student membership limit, but later this was amended to allow twenty active members. No attempt was made to limit the number of associate members (former members of the Society who graduated). The Society annually awarded a $25 prize for the best essay in Canadian history and the Historical Society Gold Medal (donated by E.W. Keenleyside) to the outstanding graduating student in history at UBC. Each year a banquet was held at which a prominent speaker would address the club, or a paper would be read by one of the members.

The origins of the Office of the Co-ordinator of Health Sciences date back to the early years of the Faculty of Medicine, which was established at the University of British Columbia in 1950. Instruction was carried out on campus, and clinical courses were taught at many city hospitals. The 1950s were growth years for the faulty as staff members were assembled. In 1959 a new team was appointed, and the faculty and the Board of Governors granted permission to the Faculty of Medicine to plan for a university Hospital. With grants received by the Rockefeller and Markle Foundations, the faculty members launched a study to investigate health care delivery and medical education in the Western World to apply the findings to the UBC situation. The investigation led to a broadening of scope from a teaching hospital to the idea of a Health Sciences Centre where all members of the health team would receive their education from the same teachers, in the same classrooms, working on the same patients, to merge the various professions into a more effective working unit. In 1961 the Provincial Government approved the Health Sciences Centre concept and accepted the plan to build a hospital later, but the financial arrangements were not clarified. A grant from the Leverhulme trust enabled the first Co-ordinating Committee to be established in 1961. The committee realized that the B.C. Hospitals Act (1960) would require additional legislation if a teaching hospital were selected. In addition, the University required a more significant representation on the administration board of the hospital if the educational function was to be successfully carried out. In 1963 the Provincial Legislature passed the University of British Columbia Health Sciences Act.
The Co-ordinating Committee remained an informal organization until 1967, when the president of the University established a temporary committee known as the Curtis Committee to study the administrative structure of the Health Sciences Centre. In 1969 the Curtis Committee issued the president's Temporary Committee Report, Administrative Structures of the Health Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia. The report respected the earlier recommendation that the health team concept be implemented and called for establishing an office of the Coordinator of Health Sciences and a Coordinating Committee. The Coordinator of Health Sciences was to be the Chairman of the Coordinating Committee and serve on several committees of the University, including the board which administered the hospital. The coordinator's function was the same as the Coordinating Committee's, with the additional responsibility of acting as the spokesman for the Management Committee, the President and the Senate. The Coordinator and the Co-ordinating Committee of Health Sciences would report to the Management Committee, the president, and ultimately to the Board of Governors. In 1970 the Board of Governors approved the administrative structure, and in the following year, the Co-ordinating Committee was formalized. The title of Interim Director was changed to Co-ordinator of Health Sciences. Six divisions were established under the umbrella of the Office of the Coordinator: Continuing Education, Health Services Research and Development, Interprofessional Education, Hospital Administration, Business Administration, and Health Systems.
During the 1960s and 1970s, the Co-ordinating Committee and the coordinator's office were involved in the planning and construction the Health Sciences Centre facilities. Funding was provided by the Provincial Government, the Health Resources Fund (1966) of the Federal Government and donations from various private foundations. In 1959 work began on three permanent Basic Medical Science Buildings, later developed into a health sciences complex. In 1964 Woodward Library was built, with additions made in 1970. In 1966 construction began on the Psychiatric Unit, completed in 1969. The Dentistry building was built in 1966, and the Instructional Resources Centre in 1972. The Extended Health Care Unit in 1979, and the final Acute Care Unit was opened in 1980.
Several individuals have held the Coordinator of Health Sciences. Dr. J.F. McCreary was the first coordinator, appointed Interim Director in 1967. In 1970, this position was formalized as the Co-ordinator of Health Sciences. From 1959 to 1972, McCreary also served as the Dean of Medicine for the UBC. He was replaced upon his retirement in 1975 with Dr. Harold Copp, who served as the Acting coordinator between 1975 and 1977. Dr. B.E. Riedel took over in 1977 and remained Co-ordinator until 1985. In that year, Dr. Larkin served as Acting Co-ordinator for six months until the present Coordinator, Dr. Low, assumed his position. Lloyd Detwiller was also a significant figure in the functioning of the Health Sciences Centre, acting as Consultant-Administrator from 1962 until 1972 when his work was changed to that of Administrator. Detwiller retired in 1983.

Guided Independent Study was first established in 1973 as Credit and Independent Study, offering university courses by correspondence. The name was changed to Guided Independent Study in 1977; after 1986, it became known as UBC Access. However, its functions remained the same: to offer credit and non-credit courses to students outside the Lower Mainland by correspondence. The department was always closely associated with the Centre for Continuing Education. In 1998 it was re-organized and re-named Distance Education and Technology, and later the Office of Learning Technology. In July 2010, it merged with the Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth to form the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology.

The Graduate Student Society (GSS) at UBC was formed in 1982 to consolidate the administration of the Graduate Student Association and the Graduate Student Centre. Currently, all students registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies are members of the GSS. The Society operates from the Thea Koerner Graduate Student Centre, which was donated to the University by Leon Koerner in 1959, in memory of his late wife, and expanded by graduate students in 1969. The Society promotes and protects its members' academic, social, intellectual, cultural, and recreational interests. The GSS is a registered Society under the Society Act of British Columbia and is administratively divided into four departments: Administration, Academic & External Issues, Events & Services, and Finance. An Executive Committee, elected annually by graduate students, is also responsible for the administration of the GSS. Its Council is composed of executive members and graduate students elected from each department of the University.

The Graduate Student Association was formed in 1958 to promote the welfare of graduate students and the University; and to organize social, intellectual, cultural, and recreational activities for postgraduate students. The GSA was a subsidiary of the Alma Mater Society. The President of the GSA was a member of the AMS Student Council. The Graduate Student Association was composed of officers who were elected from the various university departments as students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The five leading executive positions of the GSA were President, Vice-president, Secretary, and Treasurer. In addition, six officers were chairpersons of the following committees: the Public Relations Committee, the Social Activities Committee, the Cultural Activities Committee, the Special Services Committee, the Sports Activities Committee and the Club Night Committee. The GSA operated from the Thea Koerner Graduate Centre, administered separately. In 1982, the Graduate Student Association and the Graduate Student Centre were merged. The succeeding body was the Graduate Student Society, whose operation continues today.

The University of British Columbia Graduate Historical Society was established by former UBC history students in the April of 1934 to "encourage among graduates in history an interest in the discussion of historical subjects." The Society served as a gathering place for former UBC history graduates. In addition, it recognized the best student in the History graduating class through the endowment of a prize. Helen R. Boutlier (Arts '34) served as the first president of the Society, which existed only until 1944.

The Fisheries Centre was founded in 1992 as a research unit within the Faculty of Graduate Studies to facilitate and foster research and training in freshwater and marine fisheries' scientific, social, and legal aspects. However, its origins date back to 1953 with the establishment of the Institute of Fisheries. According to the 1953/54 UBC Calendar, the Institute's objective was "to give, at the graduate level, broad and advanced instruction in various fields relating to the best use and management of the fisheries resources... [including] biology, economics, law, commerce, engineering, nutrition, technology, etc." By 1959 its programmes had expanded to include cooperation with the Vancouver Public Aquarium, the federal Pacific Fisheries Experimental Station, and the UBC Institute of Oceanography. The Institute's name changed to Animal Resource Ecology in 1970. It made this change reflect its expanded focus on "theoretical ecology, applied ecology and population genetics and relate them to specific ecological systems - freshwater and marine communities, mammal, bird, fish and insect populations and human systems" (1970/71 UBC Calendar). The Institute's activities remained closely tied to those of the Department of Zoology. It also interacted with Agricultural Sciences, Forestry, and Community and Regional Planning. The Institute was discontinued in 1988 but re-established as the Fisheries Centre in 1992. In 2000 the Centre was re-organized into two sections: the B.C. Fisheries Research Section, and the Marine Mammal Research Unit.
The directors of the Institute of Fisheries / Animal Resource Ecology were: W.A. Clemens (1953-55), Peter A. Larkin (1955-63, 1966-69), Norman J. Wilimovsky (1964-66), C.S. Holling (1970-75), W.G. Wellington (1975-80), J.D. McPhail (1980-81, 1986-88), and C.C. Lindsey (1981-86). Since its re-establishment, the Fisheries Centre's directors have been L.M. Lavkulich (acting, 1992-93) and T.J. Pitcher (1993- ).

Management of the University of British Columbia's financial affairs was initially the responsibility of the Bursar Office. The first to hold the position of Bursar was F. Dallas (1916-34), followed by Angus MacLucas (1935-48). In the 1950s, Dean of Commerce Earle D. MacPhee held the title of "Honorary Bursar." UBC had grown to the extent financial affairs required a full-time staff of ten people to manage accounting, buildings and grounds, food services, purchasing, and the book store. The Office of the Bursar continued to grow as its responsibilities evolved. Walter White was the last to hold the title of Bursar until his retirement in 1984. That year, A.B. Gellatly was named the first Vice-President of Finance. Since the 1980s, the responsible vice-presidential positions have been Finance, Finance and Administration, or Financial Services. At various times, they have had ultimate responsibility for such services as supply management, campus security, the UBC Bookstore, the Development Office, food services, land and building services, human resources, budgeting, treasury, and other business and financial operations.

The Festival of the Contemporary Arts began in 1961 as a week-long series of activities intended to draw attention to those arts taught and practiced at the University and illustrate their importance as part of the general university experience, organized by B.C. Binning and June Binkert of the Fine Arts Department, the Festival brought to the campus performances, events and exhibitions that represented some of the most advanced directions in the different art genres. The Festival continued on an annual basis until 1971.

The Fairview campus was initially constructed to teach students as part of the McGill University College of British Columbia, the precursor to UBC. The Fairview campus was located on Laurel Street and 10th Avenue. The temporary campus was nicknamed the "Fairview Shacks" due to its hasty construction.

In 1988-89, Ann Carroll interviewed seven members of the Faculty Women's Club. Those interviewed included: Bea Wood, Violet Eagles, Alex (Alexandra) Hrennikoff, Marjorie Peebles, Maebritt Jeffels, Helen B. Akrigg and Jo Robinson. Each of the women speaks about their own life and career and their involvement with the Faculty Women's Club.

The Women's Club of the University of British Columbia was founded in 1917 in response to a request from the Board of Governors "that the wives of faculty members be asked to supervise possible rooming houses for women students about to enter the university." In 1925 the Club's name changed to the Faculty Women's Club. Membership included both faculty wives and women members of faculty. Its official purposes were, and are, to promote social activities and other interests among its many members and provide financial support and further assistance to students as the Club's resources may permit. Early Club meetings were held in members' homes; later sessions were in Brock Hall. Social activities included entertainment for Club members and their spouses at dinners, dances, and teas, and lunches for the students. Club meetings regularly include speakers and musical programs. Student financial assistance is provided through scholarships and bursaries. The Anne Wesbrook Scholarship Fund, founded in 1919, awards $500 (formerly $100) to any student (preferably a woman) for post-graduate work at any university. From 1934 to 1967, the Faculty Women's Club bursary was awarded annually until funds were diverted to the Dean of Women's emergency fund for female students. The Jubilee Fund, established in 1970, provides financial aid to mature female students. From the beginning, the work of the Club has been primarily carried out by committees. Membership expanded after World War II. Since then, many interests and hobby groups have been formed; they also play an essential role, significantly since membership jumped again during the 1960s. In 1967 the Club obtained permanent quarters in the basement of Cecil Green Park House, and in 1992 celebrated its 75th anniversary.

By 1944 the B.C. Medical Association, the Provincial Government, and the university actively discussed establishing a Faculty of Medicine. In 1949, following some controversy over the school's location and the availability of hospital beds, a compromise was reached. As a result, the Faculty of Medicine was established at U.B.C. Dr. Myron M. Weaver, formerly Assistant Dean at the University of Minnesota Medical School was appointed Dean in July 1949. Administrative offices and classrooms were established in temporary army huts. Clinical training took place off-campus at Vancouver General Hospital and other Health Centre's designated by agreement as "Teaching Hospitals." U.B.C. admitted its first class of 60 medical students in September 1950.
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of British Columbia, which includes a Medical School, a School of Rehabilitation Sciences (Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy) and a School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, is closely affiliated with the prominent Vancouver teaching hospitals (St. Paul's, Shaughnessy and Grace Hospitals; Vancouver General Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Providence Health Care; Children's and Women's Health Centre of B.C and the B.C. Cancer Agency) and the Vancouver / Richmond Health Board and an additional sixty hospitals throughout B.C.
A set of values guides the Faculty: Excellence, Integrity, Discovery, People, Learning and Partnership. In turn, these values are supported through the Faculty's mission statement, which is to advance society's knowledge, understanding, and health through education, scholarship, and health care, with excellence being an essential criterion for success. The appointment and retention of faculty members include the responsibilities to recruit faculty members who have an interest in, and talent for, education and research; to clearly define and consistently apply conditions of appointment, reappointment and promotion; and to develop and fairly use a system of remuneration, rewards, and recognition distinct from promotion alone.
The Faculty of Medicine is hierarchically organized, with the Dean of Medicine at its pinnacle. Reporting directly to the Dean are the Administration, the Associate Deans, the Departments and Schools, and the Research Centre's (including the B.C. Institute for Children's and Women's Health, Biomedical Research Centre, the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, the Neurodegenerative Disorders Centre, the Respiratory Disease Centre, the U.B.C. Centre for Disease Control, and the Vancouver Vascular Biology Research Centre). The Area of Administration includes the Directors of Faculty Affairs and Administration; Finance; Inter-institutional Planning; Planning, Construction and Space Utilization; the Sr. Faculty and the Faculty Development Officers. The Associate Deans are in turn responsible for Admissions. Undergraduate Education (which also has an Assistant Dean responsible for Faculty Educational Development), Student Affairs, Postgraduate (Clinical) Education, and research (which is additionally supported by four Assistant Deans, Research each of whom is the Vice President, Research in their home teaching hospital).

The University of British Columbia's Faculty of Law opened in September 1945. Before this, individuals wishing to become lawyers in British Columbia articled for three years and attended lectures given by the legal profession at the Vancouver Law School (VLS) operated by the Law Society of BC. The VLS opened in 1914 then closed in 1915 due to World War I. The School reopened in 1919 and worked until 1943 when World War II forced its closure. Discussions among the legal profession regarding the Faculty of Law at UBC continued throughout this entire period. These discussions intensified as the war concluded. The University Act already allowed for a Faculty of Law at UBC. In 1944 the Legal Professions Act was amended to enable the Law Society to merge the VLS with a new faculty at UBC. As a result, a joint Law Society/U.B.C. committee was struck in July 1945 to submit recommendations and plans to establish a Faculty of Law. The University's Board of Governors and Senate approved the committee's recommendations late in August. In September, the Law Society's benchers approved the guidance and amended the society's rules in October.

Lectures began on 24 September 1945 to an enrollment of 86 students. The faculty's staff consisted of George F. Curtis, Professor and Dean, formerly a Professor of Law at Dalhousie University; Frederick Read, Professor, previously of the Manitoba Law School and Alfred Watts, a Vancouver lawyer and, in 1947, the Secretary of the Law Society of BC, appointed on a part-time basis as Honorary Liaison Secretary to the Faculty. The faculty was housed in converted army huts on campus and would remain in these huts for the next seven years. The instruction was based on the Canadian Bar Association's standard curriculum. In addition to Dean Curtis and Professor Read, members of the judiciary and bar served as lecturers in the new faculty. Classes were conducted both on campus and at the Courthouse in downtown Vancouver. Students also had to use the library at the Courthouse until a Law Library was established on campus. In that first year, some 5,000 books were donated by the public and the new library's legal profession. D.M. Priestley was the first Law Librarian and also lectured in the fifties. The faculty was officially opened on 17 January 1946 by the Honourable Gordon Sloan, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal. The first class graduated in 1948.

Student enrollment and staff hiring increased after the war. The demand for lawyers and legal education was significant. In the 1948-49 year, registration was 473, an unsurpassed figure until the late sixties. By the early 1950s, the faculty had outgrown its accommodations. In 1951 Dean Curtis began plans for a permanent Faculty of Law Building. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent opened the new building on 4 September 1952. Student enrollment levelled off and declined during the fifties. In the 1954-55 year, it hit a low of 197. In 1955-56 Malcolm M. MacIntyre, a professor at the faculty since 1948, served as Acting Dean while Curtis was a visiting professor at the Harvard Law School. The decade he ended with the establishment of The UBC Law Review in 1959. The Law Review's predecessor, UBC Legal Notes, was begun by a students' committee in 1949.

By 1960-61 enrollment had increased to 240. The faculty now included the Dean, two Professors, one Associate Professor, three Assistant Professors and sixteen Lecturers. These numbers stayed relatively constant until the mid-sixties when the baby-boom generation increased enrollment and staffing to unprecedented levels. Overcrowding in the Faculty building forced the use of army huts once again for classes and study space. Watts left the faculty's service in 1968 to accept a judicial appointment. In 1968-69, the new position of Administrator was created and filled by P.W. Ayres. Curriculum, evaluations, bureaucratic procedures and faculty facilities all came in for scrutiny. As a result, there was an increase in student organizations' activity, including publications, petitions and meetings. Liaison committees were struck to bring administrators, faculty and students together for discussions.

Curtis retired as Dean in 1971. During his twenty-six-year administration, the faculty had grown significantly in enrollment, staffing, facilities, and national and international stature. In 1970-71 there were 614 students in attendance. In addition to the Dean, there were ten Professors, five Associate Professors, sixteen Assistant Professors and seven Lecturers. The library was administered by Law Librarian Thomas J. Shorthouse and two Assistant Law Librarians. The new Dean was Albert J. McClean. He first joined the faculty as a Lecturer in 1960 and had been a full Professor since 1968. The faculty continued to grow throughout the seventies, again raising the need for a larger building. In 1975 the existing building was remodelled, and a new addition was constructed. This new structure was completed in 1976 and named the George F. Curtis Building. 1975 also saw the establishment of the Clinic Term Programme. By the following year, when McClean resigned, enrollment was up to 704.

Kenneth M. Lysyk became Dean in 1976 after having served as Saskatchewan's Deputy Attorney General. Lysyk started teaching at UBC's Faculty of Law in 1960 as a Lecturer and left as a Full Professor for a position at the University of Toronto in 1970. Under his administration, there was a thorough overhaul of the faculty's curriculum. In 1980 the East Asian Legal Studies Programme was introduced, which included Japanese Legal Studies.

Peter T. Burns, a Full Professor at the faculty since 1971, followed Lysyk as Dean in 1982. In 1985 Chinese Legal Studies was added to the East Asian programme through a joint U.B.C./Peking University exchange of legal scholars and graduate students. That same year also saw the establishment of a Cooperative Project in Law and Computers with IBM Canada. Patrick Gibson now filled the position of Administrator. In 2015, after a significant donation by Peter A. Allard, the faculty was renamed the Peter A. Allard School of Law.