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The UBC Central\, Eastern & Northern European Studies (CENES) Department is pl eased to invite undergraduate students to our fourth annual Careers Night o n January 21st\, 2026. A yearly tradition\, this event welcomes UBC student s\, CENES alumni and faculty to get together.
CENES will be inviting alumni from each of our programs (German\, Nordic\, Slavic and Eastern European\, and Modern European Studies< /a>) to speak to the full CENES experience. Current students can hear about our alumni’s undergraduate journey first hand\, what skills they took away from their degree\, and ask questions about what careers and opportunities are possible with a CENES major or minor. This is also a great opportunity for alumni to engage and build connections with the faculty\, alumni and s tudents in the department they majored and/or minored in.
5:30pm - Doors open
5:45pm - 6:45pm - There will be a student-moderated panel featuring a gradu ate from each of the CENES pr ograms talking about their careers. This panel will conclude with a Q&A portion where audience members can ask their own questions
6 :45pm - Students are invited to mingle with CENES faculty and alum ni.
Light appetizers and refreshments will be served.
For event planning purposes\, kindly RSVP here b y January 19\, 2026.
This event will take place on January 21 st\, 2026\, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the Peña Room (Room 3 01) located in the Chapman Commons\, Irving K. Barber Cent re at 1961 East Mall. Those who are unable to RSVP prior to the ev ent will still be able to attend.
Gabrielle Bonifacio
BA’17 Media Studies / minor in German
Gabrielle graduated UBC with a BA in Media Studies and a minor in Ge rman in 2017. She recently finished an MA in Literary\, Cultural and Postco lonial Studies at SOAS University of London. Outside of academia\, she is i nterested in the intersections between arts\, culture and community organiz ing\, as well as creative forms of anti-colonial\, anti-imperialist solidar ity.
Cicely Belle Blain
BA’16\, Modern European Studies / Russian Minor
Ci cely Belle is an instructor in Executive Leadership at SFU\, the Editorial Director of Ripple of Change Magazine and the author of Burning Sugar (Arse nal Pulp Press\, 2020). They are noted for founding Black Lives Matter Vanc ouver and being listed as one Vancouver’s 50 most powerful people by Vancouver Magazin e in 2018 a nd 2020\, B C Business‘ s 30 under 30 and one of Refinery29’s Powerhouses.
Matt is a perf ormer\, director\, writer\, producer\, researcher and teacher of Theatre fo r Young People with special focuses on Improvisation and Adaptation. He rec eived his BA from UBC in English Literature and Nordic Studies\, and is cur rently in the MA in Children’s Literature (MACL) program at UBC studying yo uth agency in adapted Theatre for Young People.
Colby Payne
BA’23\, Honours English Literature/Russian Minor
Colby Payne is a second-year MA student in English lite rature at the University of British Columbia\; her research focuses on affe ct theory and fanfiction. She also works as a freelance writer and fact-che cker for publications in Canada and abroad.
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