▁the ▁BC ▁Legisl ature , ▁that ▁U BC ▁President ▁Mar tha ▁Pi per ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁clear ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁using ▁her ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Progress ▁Board ▁to ▁position ▁her ▁own ▁University ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁O UC ' s ▁university ▁programs . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁province ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁held ▁a ▁closed ▁joint ▁press ▁conference ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁Hotel ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Kel own a , ▁announ cing ▁that ▁O UC ▁would ▁be ▁dissol ved , ▁with ▁O UC ' s ▁North ▁Kel own a ▁Camp us ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁O UC ' s ▁degree ▁programs ▁were ▁largely ▁adopted , ▁with ▁minor ▁modification , ▁by ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁U BC ▁also ▁introduced ▁new ▁degree ▁programs ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁existed ▁at ▁O UC . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁components ▁of ▁Ok an agan ▁University ▁College ▁( including ▁the ▁entire ▁business ▁administration ▁program , ▁degree ▁included ) ▁were ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁college . ▁The ▁agreement ▁allowed ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 5 - month ▁transition , ▁before ▁the ▁changes ▁would ▁be ▁formally ▁adopted . ▁ ▁Although ▁rum ours ▁circul ated ▁widely , ▁O UC ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁formally ▁informed ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁advance . ▁The ▁press ▁conference ▁was ▁not ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁O UC ▁community , ▁including ▁O UC ' s ▁president . ▁ ▁Never ▁before ▁had ▁an ▁A U CC ▁member ▁university ▁secret ly ▁negoti ated ▁with ▁a ▁government