▁institution ' s ▁legal ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁degree ▁programs ▁were ▁mostly ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁new , ▁North ▁Kel own a ▁campus ▁which ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁to ▁students ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁degrees ▁were ▁awarded ▁earlier , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁students ▁completed ▁their ▁degrees ▁through ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁( U BC ) ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁the ▁degrees ▁were ▁granted ▁in ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁collabor ators ▁( e . g ., ▁" a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁at ▁Ok an agan ▁University ▁College "). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁O UC ▁began ▁grant ing ▁degrees ▁under ▁its ▁own ▁authority . ▁ ▁New ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁the ▁degree ▁programs ▁continued ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁for ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁institution ' s ▁mand ate , ▁eventually ▁helping ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁new ▁community ▁group , ▁" Univers ity ▁ 2 0 0 0 ", ▁with ▁the ▁s log an ▁" OU ? ▁Oh ▁yes ! ▁Full ▁University ▁Status ▁for ▁O UC ". ▁The ▁goals ▁of ▁this ▁group ▁were ▁to ▁further ▁expand ▁the ▁university ▁college ' s ▁post second ary ▁role , ▁princip ally ▁by ▁adding ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁and ▁research ▁to ▁O UC ' s ▁mand ate . ▁The ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁degree ▁programs , ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Kel own a ▁Camp