| St. John's College, University of British Columbia | |
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| Motto | "Light and Truth". |
| Established | 1997 |
| Type | centre for advanced interdisciplinary scholarship at the University of British Columbia |
| Principal | Dr. Henry Yu |
| Postgraduates | 150 graduate students, 12 postdoctoral scholars |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Campus | urban overlooking the ocean and mountains |
| Website | www.stjohns.ubc.ca |
St. John's College is one of two residential colleges at the University of British Columbia, the other being Green College. It provides a community for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, with an international focus.
The college consists of a residential community of 160 graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, visiting scholars and professors, and non-resident affiliated faculty and academic programming. The College is located at the West end of the UBC campus, near Wreck Beach. Aside from taking up residence at St. John's, residential membership entails active involvement in the social and academic aspects of College life. Involvement takes the form of participation on various social and academic committees, and attendance at functions and lectures sponsored by or otherwise linked with the College. Dining together is an integral part of the St. John's College experience. The college is home to the Dining Society which provides five meals a week to residents and guests.
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A diverse array of resident groups and committees are active at the college. Associations include: Academic Committee, Arts Committee, Environment Committee, Outreach Committee, Choir, Sports Committee as well as Chinese, French and German conversation groups.
The college is a unit of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The head of the college is the College Principal who is responsible to the Dean of Graduate Studies. Management of the college is guided through an Advisory Board consisting of faculty, community leaders, college residents, and representatives from parallel institutions. Academic components of the college are managed through a variety of joint faculty – resident committees.
St. John's College - UBC was founded by alumni of Saint John's University, Shanghai, which was shut down by the Communist regime in Beijing in 1952.
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