The Hastings Saw Mill was opened in 1867 by the B.C. and Vancouver Island Spar Lumber and Saw Mill Company (commonly known as Stamps Mill) on Burrard Inlet. Captain Edward Stamp operated the mill until 1869 when it was sold. The new owners, Heatley & Company of London, secured the services of Captain R.A. Raymur to manage the operation. The Mill was guided in turn by Richard H. Alexander, John Hendry and Eric Humber until 1928 when the property was sold to the National Harbours Board.

HMS Mutine was a Doterel-class sloop of the Royal Navy, built at the Devonport Dockyard and launched on 20 July 1880, and was assigned to the Pacific Station,including service in China. She was converted to a boom defense vessel in 1899, and served in World War 1 protecting Southampton Water. She was sold for breaking to C A Beard on August 1921.

The Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia (ICC of BC) was established in 1908 when the Literary Society Ingólfur was established in Vancouver. The objects of the Society are to promote an interest in Icelandic culture, traditions and fellowship, the observation of Icelandic holidays, entertain prominent guests from Iceland and North America, and to bring together Icelanders, Canadians and other persons interested in the Icelandic culture, traditions and fellowship. Since it was established, the name of the Club has been changed twice. The first change took place in 1946 when Ingólfur merged with the social club Ísafold under the name Ströndin. The second change took place in 1967 when the new name was adopted as part of a long-term re-organization of the Club. The ICC of BC is the most active single Icelandic Organization in North America, with a paid membership of about 500 persons of all ages. The ICC of BC also works with the Icelandic National League to achieve a national voice for Icelandic Culture throughout North America.

Provincial legislation passed in November 1973 gave rise to the British Columbia Medical Centre (BCMC). The legislation established a network of hospitals and related health facilities to provide patient care services, health science teaching, and related medical research. BCMC integrated the resources of numerous institutions, including Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Health Science Centre, G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Children's Hospital, B.C. Cancer Institute, St. Paul's Hospital, and Shaughnessy Hospital. The creation of BCMC would have involved a massive expansion of the Shaughnessy Hospital, which generated a great deal of public controversy. As a result, the provincial government disbanded BCMC in 1976 in light of the high cost.

The UBC Department of English was established in 1915 within the Faculty of Arts, one of the University's first academic departments. Over the years, various Department staff members have been prominent within the University community and nationally and internationally, including Earle Birney, Roy Daniells, Jane Rule, Garnett G. Sedgewick, Frederic Wood, and George Woodcock. Researchers can find a history of the Department and prominent staff members during the 20th century on the Department of English website. The UBC English Department is unique in Canada. It offers two tiers of English Literature, English Language, and Linguistics programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Courses include the following focuses: national, transnational, postcolonial, transpacific, Indigenous literature, language, linguistics, rhetoric, critical theory, and media studies in Medieval, Early Modern, Eighteenth Century, Romantic, Victorian, Modernist, Postmodern, and Contemporary contexts. In addition, English department faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students lead in several multidisciplinary research programs, including First Nations and Indigenous Studies, Science and Technology Studies, Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies, Studies in Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice, Law and Society, Media Studies, Canadian Studies, and Medieval Studies.

The Faculty of Arts was one of the three original faculties of the University of British Columbia. Renamed the Faculty of Arts and Science in 1922, it administered all departments and programmes in the natural, physical and social sciences, humanities, and creative arts. By 1962 the Faculty had about half of the University's total enrolment and was responsible for three-quarters of academic instruction. The resulting administrative complexities led to its division in 1963 into the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science. The reduced Faculty of Arts included the Departments of Anthropology and Sociology, Asian Studies, Classics, Economics and Political Science (split in 1964), English, Fine Arts, Geography, German (renamed Germanic Studies in 1976), History, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Romance Studies, and Slavonic Studies, plus the Schools of Home Economics (renamed Family and Nutritional Sciences in 1984), Librarianship (renamed Library, Archival and Information Studies in 1985), and Social Work.
Since 1963 the Faculty has added the Departments of Religious Studies (1965), Creative Writing (1965), Theatre (1965, renamed Theatre and Film in 1991), and Linguistics (1969). Romance Studies was split into the Departments of French and Hispanic and Italian Studies in 1967. The School of Music was formed in 1987. Since 1990, Slavonic Studies has been disbanded. Family and Nutritional Sciences has been transferred to the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, and departmental mergers (forced in part by financial constraints) have created the Departments of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, and Theatre, Film and Creative Writing. The Faculty of Arts continues to provide instruction and facilitate research in the humanities, social sciences, and creative arts.

The UBC Department of Economics, Sociology and Political Science was established in 1915 within the Faculty of Arts. However, there were no officers and staff in the department at that time. Instead, three courses in economics were offered by Samuel Mack Eastman, assistant professor of the Department of History. Theodore H. Boggs became the first professor of economics in 1917 and head of the department in 1920 when Henry F. Angus joined him. In 1931, Angus succeeded Boggs, and he served as a head until 1956.
Meanwhile, the department name was changed to the Department of Economics, Political Science, Commerce, and Sociology in 1934. Five years later, the Department of Commerce was created. The department was then renamed the Department of Economics, Political Science, and Sociology. A program leading to a master's degree in economics was offered in 1926, and a doctoral program was instituted in 1962. The Department of Economics and Political Science was divided into separate units; the Department of Economics and the Department of Political Science in 1964. The Department of Economics belongs to the Faculty of Arts that administers all departments and programmes in the humanities, social sciences, and creative arts. The department is responsible for teaching, research, and service to the university, profession, and community economics. Other heads of the department have been John J. Deutsch (1956-1959), Joseph A. Crumb (1959-1960), John H. Young (1960-1966), Anthony D. Scott (1966-1969), A. Milton Moore (1969-1973), Ronald A. Shearer (1973-1977), John G. Cragg (1977-1986), Samuel P. S. Ho (1986-1990), John F. Helliwell (1990-1993), William C. Riddell (1993-1997), Ashok Kotwal (1997-2002), and Angela Redish (2002- ).

The Bursar's Office was the University of British Columbia's administration unit responsible for financial affairs between 1915 and 1984. The Bursar, who acted as a chief financial officer for the University, implemented the Board of Governors' fiscal policies. In addition, the office encompassed the following areas of responsibility: treasury, internal audit and control, consultative or financial management, and the implementation of technological developments such as data processing and computerization. The position of Bursar dates back to the University's first opening in 1915. However, the position was known as Business Agent for the first two years of operation.
Relatively few individuals have served as Bursar at UBC. Fred Dallas held the position of Bursar for twenty years until his retirement in 1935. His successor, Angus MacLucas, was Bursar until 1948. He was succeeded by R.M. Bagshaw, who held the position for three years. E.D. MacPhee was appointed Honorary Bursar in 1951 and oversaw the operation of the office until 1963. William White became UBC's last Bursar, finishing his term in 1969. After that, the position of the Bursar was discontinued, although the Office of the Bursar continued to control the University's financial matters until 1984, when it was superseded by the Office of the Vice-President Finance (now V.P. Administration and Finance).

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 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.

Before establishing the University of British Columbia Archives in 1970, the UBC Library began to collect copies of faculty publications. Although not necessarily comprehensive, the collection of material grew over time. The Library periodically sent out notices to faculty members inviting them to deposit copies of off-prints and articles. The University Archives continued to collect this material until the practice was discontinued in 1990.

The Department of Mathematics existed as part of McGill University before UBC's founding in 1908. The mathematics professor George E. Robinson, acting principal and Dean of Arts for McGill University College of British Columbia, became head of mathematics at the new University of British Columbia. Housed initially at Point Grey in the Mathematics Building and Annex (built 1924-25), the Department of Mathematics was among UBC's first departments. Initially, the Department was part of the Faculty of Arts. However, in 1922/23, the Faculty of Arts has renamed the Arts and Science. In 1963 the Department joined the newly formed Faculty of Science.
UBC has long been known as home to one of the top mathematics programs in Canada. In 1972, in partnership with the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the College for Interdisciplinary Studies, the Department founded the Institute for Applied Mathematics (IAM). This partnership developed out of a need to provide applied mathematics students with the opportunity to embrace an interdisciplinary approach and study mathematics in other departments. In addition, the Department is an active participant in the broader mathematics community. Since 1979 it has run the Euclid Contest for British Columbia and several other outreach programs geared at broadening mathematics education across various communities.

The WCAC was established in 1946 when the art galleries in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg organized to bring exhibitions from eastern Canada and the U.S., sharing the costs involved. Gradually, other exhibiting centres joined this cooperative organization. The Circuit was re-organized in 1958. A Co-ordinating Committee was established, consisting of one representative from each of the four western provinces, and June Binkert was hired as the Executive Secretary to manage the day-to-day running of the WCAC. In 1969, in response to the growing need for art educational services rather than the coordination of exhibits, the WCAC was replaced by the Western Canada Art Association.

In 1918, Wilfrid Sadler became the first appointment to UBC's newly created Department of Dairying in the Faculty of Agriculture. Besides his teaching activities, he was involved in bacterial research and contributed to public health and technical journals relating to dairying science. In 1922, Sadler became head of the department and served in this capacity until he died in 1933.

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.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation resulted from a call by Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke in January 1989 for Asian-Pacific economies to consult on how they could effectively cooperate and increase trade and investment flows. Australia's motive was to create an Asia-Pacific economic identity, of which it would be an integral part. Japan endorsed the Australian proposal and became the second driving force in the creation of APEC. The first APEC meeting of trade and foreign ministers took place in Canberra in November 1989 (with twelve attendees: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the U.S.).
A summit or Leaders Meeting has become an annual event since President Clinton invited leaders to Blake Island in 1993. The first APEC Leaders Meeting was held in Seattle in November 1993. This first Leaders Meeting of economies represented half the world's population and 56% of its GNP. A year later, all APEC leaders met at Bogor, Indonesia. At that meeting, the Leaders resolved to move to free trade and investment by 2010 for industrialized member economies and by 2020 for developing member economies. The 1995 meetings were in Osaka, Japan, where the Osaka Action Agenda was agreed to, setting a template for future APEC work towards common goals. The Philippines convened the APEC Leaders Meeting in 1996 at Subic Bay. Finally, the Leaders Meeting was held in Vancouver, Canada, in 1997 at the Museum of Anthropology on the University of British Columbia campus.
The following countries are members of APEC as of 1999: Australia, Brunei, Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam.
APEC has two standing committees, ten working groups, and a few other forums that report to the Senior Officials Meeting. The two committees are the Committee for Trade and Investment (CTI) and the Economic Committee (EC). The CTI deals with trade and investment liberalization and business facilitation concerns. The role of the EC continues to evolve. It is primarily responsible for providing the Senior Officials Meeting with information and analysis on broad, cross-cutting issues which are not easily handled by one of the working groups.
The ten working groups are Trade and Investment Data, Trade Promotion, Investment and Industrial Science and Technology, Human Resource Development, Energy, Marine Resource Conservation, Telecommunications, Fisheries, Transportation, and Tourism.

In 1987 and 1988, the University of British Columbia students in Diane Newell's History 303 course ("The Canadian West") conducted a series of oral interviews with former Britannia Beach residents. The interviews were designed to provide students with a first-hand understanding of life in a mining community; this project was conducted in cooperation with the British Columbia Mining Museum. As a result, this collection provides valuable insights into the history of the Britannia Mining and Smelting Company and its impact on the community.

Education Minister Pat McGeer established the Committee on Continuing and Community Education in British Columbia in 1976 to study adult and community education around the province and make recommendations on funding, administration, and programming. Chaired by Ron Faris of the Ministry of Education, it became known as the "Faris Committee." Gordon Selman joined the UBC Department of University Extension in 1954 and served as associate director from 1960 to 1965. After serving two years as executive assistant to University President John B. Macdonald, Selman returned to Extension to serve as director from 1967 to 1974 - he then transferred to the Faculty of Education to teach adult education. In 1976 he served on the Faris Committee.

The British Columbia Forecasting Committee was formed by the Academic Board. Its goal was to create post-secondary enrollment forecasts.

The Biological Board of Canada was established in 1912. It evolved from a management board in 1898 that established a biological station on the Atlantic Coast. During the 1920s, the Biological Board of Canada hired full-time employees and opened laboratories concerned with fishing and food processing. By 1937 the Biological Board of Canada became the Fisheries Research Board.

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is a "non-partisan, autonomous and charitable society" whose mandate is to "preserve, defend, maintain and extend civil liberties and human rights in British Columbia and across Canada." On November 25, 1997, approximately 1,500 protesters came to the University of British Columbia campus to voice their opposition to the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit. Protesters were concerned that APEC discussions aimed at liberalizing trade between the participating countries would not reference human rights and social and environmental issues. In particular, the protesters demonstrated against President Jiang Zemin of China and President Suharto of Indonesia. Several anti-APEC organizers, including Jaggi Singh, were detained or arrested in the days leading up to the protest. Following a series of peaceful demonstrations on the morning of November 25, protesters clashed with police in the afternoon. At the Rose Garden plaza, protesters broke through a police barricade and were pepper-sprayed by the police. The protesters then spread out in hopes of being seen by APEC delegates. At one of the roadblocks on N.W. Marine Drive, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Staff Sergeant Hugh Stewart warned protesters that officers would use whatever force necessary if they did not clear the area. Shortly after that, officers moved in to the crowd with pepper spray. Differing versions of events, both before, during, and after the protest, led to the initiation of various legal actions. Serious charges were levelled at the RCMP for their handling of the event and their alleged role in suppressing free speech and other civil liberties.
Allegations of political interference by the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) into the actions of the RCMP were also made. The APEC Inquiry was launched by the RCMP's Public Complaints Commission (PCC) on February 20, 1998, and formal hearings commenced on October 5, 1998. Following additional allegations of renewed political interference, the hearings ended abruptly with the resignation of the Inquiry's Chief Commissioner, Gerald Morin, on December 4, 1998. The second round of hearings under the direction of Ted Hughes began on march 23, 1999, and concluded on June 30, 2000. The PCCs interim report was released on July 31, 2001, and its final report appeared on March 25, 2002. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association, through its president, Kay Stockholder, filed a complaint with the RCMP PCC. Although the BCCLA took no position on the merits of the various protestors views, the Association was the first to call for public hearings into the events at the APEC summit, and, as President of the BCCLA, Stockholder was the complainant before the PCC until replaced in 1998 by incoming president Andrew D. Irvine.

The University of British Columbia Senate was created under the terms of the British Columbia University Act of 1908. The first meeting of the Senate was held in 1915. The Senate is responsible for managing the curriculum, instruction, and education offered by the University. In addition, Senate addresses questions relating to the qualifications required of applicants for admission to the University or any faculty. Other Senate responsibilities include the provision and granting of degrees, including honorary degrees; making recommendations to the Board of Governors regarding the establishment or discontinuance of any faculty, department, or course of instruction; the awarding of fellowships, scholarships, bursaries and prizes; the making of rules and regulations for the management and conduct of the library; and the publication of the University Calendar. The Senate is composed of appointed and elected persons. The President of the University acts as Chair of Senate and the Registrar as Secretary. Other ex-officio members include the Chancellor, the University Librarian, the Academic Vice-President and the deans of the faculties. The actual work of the Senate is accomplished through appointed committees which present reports which are considered by Senate as a whole and accepted, amended or rejected.

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 Combines Services Trust Committee appears to have been established following the disbandment of military units' at the University of British Columbia in the 1960s. The history of military activity associated with the University dates back to 1914 with the founding of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps (C.O.T.C.) at McGill University College of B.C. by Harry Logan. Disbanded in 1920, the C.O.T.C. unit at U.B.C. was reorganized by Logan in 1928. During World War II, units of the Navy and Air Force were added to the campus military activity and together, the companies trained a total of 1,680 students for commissions. After the war, enrolment in the service units declined. However, fifty to one hundred students continued to train until 1968, when the units were disbanded.

From the time of the University of British Columbia's first Congregation, a Ceremonies Committee was appointed from faculty by the President to assist in staging the event. The committee chairman supervised the Congregation activities, while ad hoc committees handled other ceremonial activities. Ceremonial functions of the university fell primarily to the Chancellor; the Ceremonies Committee worked closely with the Chancellor and the President. The Ceremonies Office evolved slowly, beginning with the arrival of Sir Ouvry Roberts in the President's Office. He began as Director of Traffic and, in the early 1960s, gradually assumed responsibility for staging the university's public functions. The Ceremonies Office was first located in the Wireless Station. Malcolm McGregor replaced Roberts as Director of Ceremonies in 1968. The Office moved to the Old Administration Building in the late 1960s and assumed responsibility for staging the university's public functions. McGregor characterized the role of the Office as the "University on parade." The Ceremonies Office has prepared material for memorials, tributes, obituaries, honorary degrees, plaques and dedications, and sponsored special luncheons and dinners, hosted royalty and directed Congregations. In 1977, Benjamin N. Moyls succeeded McGregor as Director of Ceremonies. Moyls was, in turn, succeeded by J.K. Stager (1985-1990), C.E. Slonecker (1990-2004), and Eilis Courtney (2004- ).

In 1995, Community Relations became part of Public Affairs and this also saw the formation of University Relations. University Relations eventually became the Ceremonies and Events Office in c.2000s.

The Department of Visual and Performing Arts in Education (VPAE) was established in 1980 as part of the Faculty of Education. The Department combined the previously separate programs of Art and Music education and was given responsibility for teacher education in arts and music at the elementary and secondary school levels. This was done in close cooperation with the Department of Fine Arts and the Department (later the School) of Music. VPAE also sponsored a series of lectures for faculty and students by visiting education professionals, called the "Quarterly quorum." Its studio and performance courses were transferred to the Faculty of Arts in 1988. The Department was discontinued in 1994 as part of another reorganization of the Faculty of Education, when four departments, including VPAE, were merged into two new departments. During its early years, the Department was led by Dr. J.A.S. MacDonald (1980-1983), and Dr. Ronald MacGregor (1983-1994).

The Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (CSAA) was formed in 1965 and had 189 members. By the 1990s, membership had grown to over one thousand members but saw a significant decline after that. As a result, the CSAA was renamed the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) in 2007. The CSA is a professional association that promotes research, publication and teaching in Sociology in Canada. Membership comes mainly from sociology departments in Canadian universities.

The Division of Plant Science was established in 1955 when the Faculty of Agriculture was re-organized. At that time, the division absorbed the plant science subjects of the Department of Agronomy and the Department of Horticulture. The Faculty of Agriculture was then comprised of four departments and two divisions: the Departments of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Mechanics, Poultry Science and Soil Science, and the Divisions of Animal Science and Plant Science. In 1955, V.C. Brink became the chair of the division and retained this post until 1970. During Brink's leadership of the division, the faculty expanded. In 1955, there were three professors of horticulture and two professors of agronomy. A sixth full-time faculty member was hired in 1960, and a seventh in 1962. Several sessional lecturers were also hired. The division offered courses in agronomy, horticulture and plant science, and in 1964 plant protection courses were introduced. In 1963, a Master's Degree in Plant Science was offered, and in 1966, a Doctoral program was instituted. In response to increased enrolment and the availability of funds, a new building was constructed. The new complex, the present H.R. MacMillan Building, housed both the Faculty of Forestry and the Faculty of Agriculture. It was officially opened in July 1967. In 1969, a new curriculum was introduced that contained thirteen graduate-level courses. In addition, all courses offered by the division were now categorized under the heading of Plant Science. At that time, the division was renamed the Department of Plant Science.

The Department of Agronomy was established in 1916 as part of the Faculty of Agriculture. It was responsible for research and education in the agricultural economy related to field crops, soil and fertilizers. The first two members of the Department were Leonard Klinck, also Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, and P.A. Boving, who became Department chair in 1917 and retained the post until 1930. During 1916 and 1917, the Department cultivated a small portion of campus land for experimental work. In 1917, the first course, Agronomy 1, was offered and several short courses for the community and returning war veterans. By 1919, the Department had developed a full range of courses leading to a Bachelor's Degree. In 1930, G.G. Moe replaced Boving as Department Chair and retained the post until 1954. During its early years, the Department concentrated much of its efforts on public education and outreach. However, during the late 1920s and early 1930s, it suffered from substantial budget cuts because it was seen to have little relevance to average farmers by provincial legislators. Recovery from these setbacks began in 1933 with the cooperative efforts of the Provincial and Federal Departments of Agriculture, which led to many joint Department-government projects, such as research on seed development and the Dominion Experimental Farms. The Department was disbanded in 1955 when the Faculty of Agriculture was reorganized. Its functions of teaching plant and soil science were split between the Plant Science Division and the Soil Science Department.

The Department of Food Sciences was created as part of the Faculty of Agriculture in 1968. Michael Shaw served as acting head for the first year of operation until William Powtrie from the University of Wisconsin assumed that position.

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.

The 1965 Conference of Learned Societies was held at UBC. The UBC Committee on Arrangements was responsible for arranging conference facilities, accommodation and publicity.

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.

In 1956, Neville Scarfe became the founding Dean of Education at UBC.

The anthropology progam was first founded in 1947 by Harry Hawthorn and is the second oldest anthropology program in Canada.

The UBC Office of Research Services was established in 1977 as Research Administration. Before its establishment, the President's Office oversaw the administration of the university's research activities. In 1983 Research Administration changed its name to Research Services. In 1986 its name changed to Research Services and Industry Liaison. In 1992 it changed its name back to Research Services. Throughout this time, Richard D. Spratley managed its activities. In 1983, when Research Administration changed its name, Spratley's position as Research Administrator was re-named, Director.
The Office administers grants and grant programs for the University. Several separate committees are responsible for administering grant programs and overseeing different types of research. The Human Ethics Committee oversees ethical review procedures for research involving humans. The Animal Care Committee approves research involving animals while ensuring that animal care guidelines are met. The Biosafety Committee reviews and supports research involving biohazardous materials and sets safety standards.

Initially, the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences was established in 1969 as a division of the Department of Paediatrics under the UBC Faculty of Medicine. It was established as a School within the Faculty in 1981. For the first 13 years, the programme was funded by private foundation donations and research grants; in 1982, UBC assumed responsibility for most salaries and a portion of the non-salary budget. The size of the School remained constant for its first 20 years, with six faculty members and an average class size of 12. In 1987, the School received a Funds for Excellence Award from the provincial government – this allowed enrollment to double and led to the addition of three new faculty members. In 2008 the School relocated from the James Mather Building (later demolished) to renovated teaching and research spaces in the Friedman Building, allowing for expanded opportunities for research and education. As of 2013, the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences enrolled 35 new M.Sc. students each year and five to six Ph.D. students and two Post-doctoral Fellows. It had a university-based faculty of 15 and a clinical faculty complement of over 170.

The Harry Hawthorn Foundation was established in 1953 by eight academics from the University of British Columbia. The Foundation began during a 1953 fishing expedition to Vancouver Island, at which time a mock court was staged. The judges presiding over the affair, N.A.M. MacKenzie and Roderick Haig-Brown, fined Harry Hawthorn for a fishing violation and, thus, the Harry Hawthorn Foundation "for the inculcation and propagation of the principles and ethics of fly-fishing" came into existence. Money raised by the Foundation was turned over to the Library to establish a unique collection of fishing books. Members of the Foundation continue to meet for fishing trips and dinners and contribute funds for expanding the collection.

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, international 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.

Members of the Administrative and Professional staff (later renamed Management and Professional staff in 1987) founded the Association of Administrative and Professional Staff (AAPS) in October 1977. At first, AAPS was a voluntary association and had four representatives on the Liaison Committee, which met with senior members of the University to discuss such matters as salaries, benefits and other working conditions until the University cancelled the meetings in 1989. In 1990 an elected committee called the President's Advisory Committee on Management and Professional Staff (PACOMAPS) met to deal with staff issues. AAPS ran a six-member slate that subsequently won the election. Thus, PACOMAPS became an avenue to maintain a dialogue with the University. AAPS conceived the objective of a voluntary agreement to negotiate terms and conditions of employment and pushed this concept at PACOMAPS for over a year. In May/June 1991, staff voted overwhelmingly in favour of a voluntary agreement to govern their terms and conditions of employment. Before negotiations began, AAPS requested a mandate from staff members to represent them; the vote of 1992 was 67.69% in favour. The Framework Agreement defining the relationship between AAPS and the University was finally ratified in May 1995. It is a voluntary agreement under common law that recognizes AAPS as the bargaining agent for all Management and Professional staff of UBC.
At present, the Association's purposes are; "to promote the welfare of the Association's members employed by UBC and the welfare of the University of British of Columbia, to act as the bargaining agent of management and professional staff employed by the University of British Columbia, and to govern relations between the management and professional staff and the University through collective bargaining." The Association has an Executive Board composed of President, First & Second Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer and Members at Large, seven committees including Advocacy, Communications, Development & Education, Finance, Membership, Negotiating, and Recruiting, and representatives on several University committees.