UBC Okanagan
what’s going on?
Lots. we suggest checking in with Ally to find out the specifics: aphillips@united-church.ca
Our Team
Campus Minister
Ally (he/him)
My Major
Diaconal Studies
My favourite place on campus
Looking out over the valley
Describe your Campus United work in 3 words
New, Exciting, Challenging
What does community mean to you?
Community means solidarity, gathering together and looking out for one another.
What’s your most irrationally strong opinion?
Outside clothes don't belong on inside furniture.
Community Connector
Serina Folly
My Major
Combined Major in English literature and Creative Writing
In between classes, you can find me...
in the library on campus, it is a calming environment where I like to study, it is always nice to be surrounded by books as you ponder over your own work. You can also find me on the mound of this hill near the Arts building. There are trees you can sit under for shade while you relax and wait for your next class.
What’s your favourite Campus United memory so far?
It would definitely be participating in the children's summer camp activities, playing games, trying to make a balloon fly down a string. The games were so lively and funny! It was lovely all of us playing together and watching a movie.
What’s one thing that makes you feel connected to something bigger than yourself?
The magic of literature and storytelling has always made me feel connected with the expanse. Everything has a story, and the opportunity to encounter that story through mediums such as the written language or paintings has always come across to me as sacred. There is a timelessness to it that makes me feel part of something greater than myself.
What’s your oddly specific talent?
I can walk and balance like 20 books stacked on my head, it was a very big deal in middle school.
We’re Hiring!
Community Connectors are students who work with the Campus United Ministers to build an inclusive community where all students feel welcome. We seek candidates who bring a positive attitude, a curious open posture to the Christian journey of faith and spiritual discovery, a passion for social justice, and a willingness to work with a team. 5–8 hours/week | Fall 2026 & Spring 2027 semesters. $21/hour. Click HERE for more info.
We respectfully acknowledge the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, in whose traditional, ancestral, unceded territory UBC Okanagan is situated.