UBC perks for faculty and staff

The ARC & BirdCoop Fitness Centres offer over 15,000 sq. ft. of combined workout space. The two facilities are equipped with day lockers, showers, and change facilities so that you can schedule workouts around your workday. The two facilities can be accessed through a single discounted membership for staff and faculty. Memberships also include access to spin and group fitness classes.

Additionally, there are regularly scheduled boot camps, yoga and Pilates, martial arts, and dance programs offered at discounted rates for UBC faculty and staff. 

Visit the UBC Vancouver Recreation page for more information. Please note, you will need to use you CWL to sign to access the faculty and staff discounts. 

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UBC departments wishing to offer private or semi-private programs for their employees (including off-site or alternate campus locations) can also book classes at discounted rates by contacting fitness.programs@ubc.ca.

Explore UBC’s spectacular biological collections through exhibits and programs at the Beaty biodiversity museum. More than two million specimens of plants, marine invertebrates, insects, fish, vertebrates, fungi, and fossils showcase the stunning natural history of British Columbia and beyond. The Beaty is also home to the largest blue whale skeleton on display in Canada.  UBC faculty, staff and students can visit for free with their valid UBC Card.

UBC staff and faculty receive a 10% discount on all Chan Centre Presents series performances. Located at 6265 Crescent Road on the Point Grey Campus, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts has earned an international reputation for its striking design and stellar acoustics. Artists, critics and patrons alike are unanimous in their praise of this multi-faceted facility, winning it a place among North America’s premier performing arts centres. To access this discount visit the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts website and choose an event. Click on Buy Tickets and enter the promotional code: ubcstaff.

Since 1995, the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery has developed a program of collecting significant works by Canadian and international artists and mounts four exhibitions each year together with associated programs and events. Admission is always free.

Experience one of the world’s finest displays of art from Northwest Coast First Nations at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. Explore more than 9,000 magnificent traditional and contemporary objects from cultures around the world in a spectacular Arthur Erickson-designed building overlooking mountains and sea. Enjoy the extraordinary architectural beauty, provocative programming and exciting exhibitions. MOA also offers the elegant MOA Shop, Café MOA and free daily tours. UBC students, staff and faculty can visit for free with their valid UBC Card.

Across the street from the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, the Pacific Museum of the Earth displays rocks, minerals, fossils, Canada’s only OmniGlobe, and exhibits relating to ocean and atmospheric sciences. Also on display are the skeletons of a Lambeosaur and Elasmosaur – over 80 million years old! Admission to the museum is by donation. Donations can be placed in the donation box, located near the front entry of the Earth and Ocean Science Main Building.

The UBC Aquatic Centre offers UBC staff and faculty discounts for drop-in passes, memberships, locker rentals, adult lessons, a selection of advanced courses and fitness classes. Membership includes access to the public swim times, steam room, sauna and a selection of aquacize classes.  Please show your valid UBC Staff/faculty ID card at the front desk.  We encourage all patrons to visit the UBC Aquatic Centre Drop-in Schedule prior to any visit.

UBC staff and faculty have access to:

• Complimentary access to UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial Garden
• Discounted admission to the Greenheart TreeWalk treetop eco-adventure (only $10 + tax)
• Complimentary tickets to Roseline Sturdy Amphitheatre Summer Series performances
• Invitation to the annual holiday Members’ Sale in the Shop in the Garden at the end of each year
• Discounted rates on team building experiences through the Sustainable Communities Field School and select workshops and events
• 5% off facility rental fees

To enhance your visit, explore UBC Botanical Garden’s collection online with the mobile-friendly Garden Explorer tool. Click on “tours” for monthly highlights and specialty tours.

UBC Camps is a leading provider of high quality camps for children ages 3-17. They offer a vast selection of summer camps, including adventure, art and music, enrichment, and sport and recreation programming. UBC staff and faculty receive a 5% discount on summer camps. For more information, visit the UBC Camps website.

Register and receive your 5% discount.

All UBC staff and faculty have access to a range free ergonomics trainings and opportunity to become a department ergo rep.

Save 5% off food and non-alcoholic beverages at UBC Food Service locations when you pay with your pre-loaded UBC Card. Find out more about the UBC food plan.

At the UBC School of Music you can take in intimate solo recitals, chamber music, fully-staged operas, symphony orchestra, band and choir concerts, plus a myriad of small ensemble performances by student performers including jazz bands, Renaissance and contemporary music, Indonesian gamelan, and Korean drumming groups.

• UBC Opera Ensemble: $5 discount off the adult ticket price for UBC faculty and staff for the fully staged opera productions with the online promotional code: ubcstaff or with your UBC Card when purchasing tickets in person.
• Select UBC School of Music concerts at the Chan Centre: $5 discount off the adult ticket price for UBC faculty and staff with the online promotional code: ubcstaff or with your UBC Card when purchasing tickets in person. Note: the faculty/staff discount does not apply to concerts with an $8 ticket price.

For more information visit music.ubc.ca or email music.concerts@ubc.ca. For tickets to performances by the UBC Opera Ensemble contact: ubcopera.tickets@ubc.ca

The UBC Student Recreation Centre is home to three gym courts and has regular offerings of drop-in sports that are free to staff and faculty with a valid UBC Card. Choose from basketball, volleyball, badminton, and futsal (indoor soccer) which are all available on a weekly schedule.

The UBC Tennis Centre is Vancouver’s only public indoor facility and has 12 indoor courts and one outdoor court. A new facility houses eight of these indoor courts with the outdoor court just west of this building. They also have four courts inside the UBC Tennis Bubble, which offer another great playing option. You can book a court for play or register in one of their programs available for all ages, levels and abilities. UBC Staff and Faculty are eligible for discounts on adult and youth programs, as well as some designated staff-only programs. UBC Students are also eligible for discounts on programs, have designated student-only programs, and discounted court rentals during applicable times. For information on UBC Tennis Centre programs and court rentals, visit www.recreation.ubc.ca/tennis or call 604-822-2505.

UBC staff and faculty receive 2-for-1 admission to UBC Theatre season productions. To access this discount visit theatrefilm.ubc.ca/buy-tickets. Enter the promotional code: FACSTAFFUBC