The ORCA was made possible by a few pioneers and early adopters who championed the initiative and made the facility what it is today.
Many thanks to the following people for contributing to the establishment of the ORCA:
Elisa Baniassad
Nichole Boufford
James Charbonneau
Padideh Ebadi
Alicia Harder
Cinda Heeren
Monica Hsu
Maha Husain
Sara Knitter
Stephan Koenig
Patrick Lai
Sarah Lani
Steven Lee
Vivian Leung
Tim Li
Michelle Lin
Jennifer Lippa
Rose Loftus
Jenny Lum
Dan Miner
Robbie Morrison
Dickson Ng
Wendy Norman
Michael Sanderson
Jonatan Schroeder
Michael Segovia
Margo Seltzer
Mara Solen
Jackie Stewart
Anthony Winstanley
Jessica Wrinskelle
Funding
Prior to July 1st 2026, initial implementation funding was provided by the TLEF (PI: Dr. Cinda Heeren) and operational funding for the CBTF (computer-based testing facility) was provided by the UBC Computer Science Department.
Since July 1st 2026, the CBTF became ORCA and was centralized under the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, details here.