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Monday Update

Updates from UBC July 6: Letter from Santa: Black Opportunity Fund partners with UBC to empower next generation of Black leaders Updates on UBC’s response to COVID-19 are at covid19.ubc.ca. Managing your mental health HR has collected mental health resources to help you manage your ups and downs. Our VPFO HR staff is always available […]

UBC IMANT shares university’s first endowment carbon footprint report

The UBC Endowment Carbon Footprint Report describes activities undertaken in 2020 as well as initial emissions estimates, and establishes a baseline for evaluating progress against the university’s ambitious goal of reducing its carbon footprint 45% by 2030.

Shiraz Khan joins Customer Services & Informatics as Service Centre Coordinator

Shiraz joined UBC in 1995 and has had a variety of experience on campus including Bookstore warehouse, Parking, and Campus Mail. He is excited to be back with the Customer Services & Informatics team and will be starting on July 12, 2021 in the University Services Building (USB).

UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Have museums sidelined Asian history?

Dr. Viviane Gosselin, Curator of Contemporary Culture at the Museum of Vancouver, discusses the role of museums in shaping the histories of Asian Canadians. 

Jason Wright promoted as Senior Manager, Mechanical in Building Operations

Jason held the leadership role of People & Process Manager with UBC Building Operations, leading our Mechanical Maintenance team since September 2018.

Keeping everyone cool while waiting to enter the VCH Vaccination site  

Huge kudos to our crews for acting quickly and installing misting and portable drinking water stations near for patients that were waiting outside to enter the VCH vaccination site under last week’s heatwave.

Monday Update

Updates from UBC July 5: UBC Bulletin: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards — call for nominations June 30: UBC Broadcast: Reminder of the requirement to use UBC email system Updates on UBC’s response to COVID-19 are at covid19.ubc.ca. Managing your mental health HR has collected mental health resources to help you manage your ups […]

UBC’S Financial Results for 2020/21

Our audited financial statements, which were approved by UBC’s Board of Governors on June 24, illustrate a healthy financial position for the university as we close the 2020/21 fiscal year.

Updated UBC COVID-19 Safety Framework

With the recent announcement of Public Health moving to Step 3 of BC’s Restart Plan and as mentioned in the UBC Bulletin on June 28— Supporting our return to Campus, UBC has aligned our safety planning process with the BC Restart Plan.

UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Why isn’t hard work enough?

Vicky Sunohara, two-time Olympic gold medalist and ice hockey coach, discusses her and her family’s experiences, with a look forward for future generations