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Fox, Natalie Baloy, and Allen Sens, University of British Columbia  \nAbstract  \nDeveloped at the University of British Columbia (UBC), UBC Mix creates interdisciplinary learning experiences for students by developing partnerships between existing courses, and between existing courses and other learning opportunities. UBC Mix connects faculty members interested in making their courses more interdisciplinary, and facilitates the creation of shared learning activities that “mix” students together. The UBC Mix project provides a model for facilitating interdisciplinary teaching and learning within existing courses and programs at colleges and universities.  \nIntroduction  \nThe benefits of interdisciplinary teaching and learning are well established (cf. Letterman and Dugan 2004 ; Knotts, Henderson, Davidson, and Swain, 2009 ; Smith and McCann 2001) . Institutions of higher learning have responded by creating interdisciplinary degree programs, colleges, institutes and centres (cf. Holley et al. 2009; Klein 2009; Newswander and Borrego 2009) . Individual instructors have also created courses with explicit interdisciplinary content and pedagogy (cf. Epstein 2004; Miller and Totten 2009; Newell 1994) . UBC’s strategic plan, Place and Promise (UBC 2012), speaks to the importance of learning across disciplines: ‘Through rigorous study within and across disciplines, students acquire the knowledge, inquiry and communication skills, professional abilities, and understanding of other cultures that enhance their personal development and enable them to contribute and lead in a global society.’Like most universities, UBC operates a wide variety of excellent interdisciplinary programs. However, these programs require a significant commitment of resources, and do not serve the majority of students. In addition, individual instructors often introduce interdisciplinary themes into their courses, but may be constrained by time and expertise limitations, and a lack of awareness of related teaching elsewhere in the institution. In this article, we discuss the creation and conceptual design of the UBC Mix project as a model of interdisciplinary engagement. We critically reflect on the challenges and benefits of the Mix experience, and highlight how other educators and programs can adopt this approach to promote interdisciplinarity at their institutions.  \nHow the UBC Mix Project Started  \nThe UBC Mix Project developed under the auspices of the UBC Terry Project, a program dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary education across the arts and sciences. The Terry Project manages a number of learning activities, including the annual TEDx Terry Talks Conference featuring UBC students. A 2008 TEDx presentation by Geoff Costeloe, an Integrated Sciences and Political Science double major, was the genesis of the UBC Mix project. Geoff suggested developing a strategy to bring students in different disciplines together to discuss common  \nthemes and problems. The Terry Project Team adopted Geoff’s idea and successfully applied to launch UBC Mix through the UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF), which provides seed funding for new educational initiatives. In Geoff’s own words, ‘My Terrytalk was about the importance of integration in university education and integrative solutions in society. With UBC Mix, I hope to create more opportunities for students to experience issues through different disciplines and work with students from different backgrounds.’  \nThe UBC Mix Concept and Design  \nUBC Mix was based on the value of learning across the disciplines, and the need to develop interdisciplinary instruction in ways that are accessible and achievable for most instructors. 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