Expanding fuel resilience at UBC
Teams from Environmental Protection, Emergency Management and Energy & Water Services collaborated to expand the back-up diesel supply at the Campus Energy Centre by replacing the existing 42,000 litre tank with two 100,000 litre tanks.
T2200 UPDATE — EXPENSES RELATING TO WORKING FROM HOME
Many members of the UBC faculty and staff community have moved to working-from-home scenarios as a result of COVID-19, and the university’s finance teams have received some questions about whether UBC will be issuing T2200 tax forms for the 2020 tax year.
Building Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within the VPFO
A lot has happened in the world and our university to bring unconscious bias, systemic racism, and other related equity and inclusion conversations to the forefront. Our journey together into EDI is one I am looking forward to and ask you to embrace it with me. This will be one of the first opportunities we have to go forward as a one team, as we outlined in our strategic plan.
Monday Update
Managing Your Mental Health HR has collected mental health resources to help you manage our ups and downs. Our VPFO HR staff is always available for a confidential conversation. On demand courses and resources available to you: Problematic substance use intervention pilot program available at UBC Overcoming Burnout (on-demand webinar available to October, 31) Wellbeing in the […]
Monday Update
Managing Your Mental Health HR has collected mental health resources to help you manage our ups and downs. Our VPFO HR staff is always available for a confidential conversation. Facilitated courses from Central HR this week: Self-care 101 facilitated seminar, October 21 Mindful Parents, Resilient Children: How mindfulness & self-compassion can support families during times of uncertainty, […]
Monday Update
Managing Your Mental Health HR has collected a great set of mental health resources to help you manage the ups and downs of our COVID-19 experience. Our VPFO HR staff is on campus every day for confidential conversations. See below for this week’s HR duty roster. Articles from Central HR this week: Self-care 101 facilitated […]
It’s one month to go-live for Workday, Planon and the Integrated Service Centre
Over the past two years, we have been accelerating towards a renewal of our key business systems. This week, we are only one month away from our November 2 go-live date and our continued collective engagement in training and other start-up preparations are critical for a smooth and successful implementation.
Monday Update
Managing Your Mental Health HR has collected a great set of mental health resources to help you manage the ups and downs of our COVID-19 experience. Our VPFO HR staff is on campus every day for confidential conversations. See below for this week’s HR duty roster. Articles from Central HR this week: Supporting your physical health in […]
Adam Rosenthal promoted as the Head in Stores with Building Operations
Adam has been an acting Head on many occasions in Stores, and has demonstrated he has the qualities required to be successful in this new role. As a Sub-head, Adam has developed strong relationships, and provided leadership and technical oversight to the Stores team.