Behind a more inclusive campus: UBC Young Women in Business and UBC Hope to House
By Jacqueline Tung, AMS Social Media Coordinator (Canada Summer Jobs 2026)
For some students, inclusion starts with easier access to career guidance, mentorship and community. UBC Young Women in Business (YWiB) is one of the student clubs leading efforts to make those opportunities more accessible and UBC a more inclusive campus.
This year, the club won the AMS Inclusivity Award for expanding access to opportunities that help students build confidence, develop their skills and find meaningful connections.
The award celebrates clubs that foster a welcoming, supportive, and accessible community where students from different backgrounds can feel empowered to participate and belong.
“What makes our club unique is really focusing on the different variety of events,” said Juliana Avsec, Co-President of UBC YWiB.
Throughout the year, YWiB offered various programs focused on academic success, professional development and personal growth, including mentorship programs, case competitions, networking and other social events for members.
UBC YWiB Co-Preident Cassidy Karin said the club’s International Women’s Day Gala was one of the year’s highlights, calling it “a beautiful celebration of all the work we’ve put in throughout the year.”
The club also made its executive hiring and mentorship programs more equitable by implementing new hiring rubrics for its executive team and applying similar approaches when recruiting mentors and mentees.
UBC Hope to House, the award’s nominee, takes a different approach to inclusion by raising awareness about homelessness in Vancouver and connecting students with housing and mental health resources.
Co-President Moyowa Ometoruwa said the club also connects students with volunteer opportunities and creates spaces for conversations about housing insecurity in Vancouver.
For Ometoruwa, one of the highlights of the year was Clubs Day last September, where members met new students and formed new connections. She said the club saw its strongest growth in membership and followers this year.
“We’re still growing and excited to continue doing so,” she added.
Whether you’re looking to build professional connections, find mentorship or get involved in conversations around housing and community, UBC Young Women in Business and UBC Hope to House offer opportunities to find support and build meaningful connections.
Get Involved
Interested in getting involved on campus? Learn more about the clubs featured in this year’s Inclusivity Award.
UBC Young Women In Business
Website: https://ywib.ca/ubc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ywibubc/
UBC Hope to House
Website: https://amsclubs.ca/hopetohouse-awareness-initiative/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ubchopetohouse/
AMS Club Directory
Explore more student clubs and find opportunities to get involved: https://amsclubs.ca/
About the Author
Jacqueline Tung is a student journalist with BCIT News and a Broadcast and Online Journalism student at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). She is a UBC alumna with a background in International Relations and Psychology. Originally from Hong Kong and now based in Vancouver, she is passionate about multimedia storytelling and covering human-centered stories, local voices and community issues.