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Campus Security honours victims of the Kamloops Residential School

This week, Campus Security has put on orange epaulets in shared grief and to pay our respects to the children of the Kamloops Residential School, their families and communities.

Changes to support VPFO Finance  priorities

Over the past few weeks, Vice-President Peter Smailes and our portfolio leadership team have shared their insights into how our unit priorities align with our portfolio strategic plan. We would like to share more specific details about one of those initiatives, a change to how the VPFO’s internal finance teams are structured. 

Operational Excellence Website Launches

UBC and the VPFO are currently undergoing a series of transformational changes. Our new Operational Excellence team has been created to help us navigate these changes. Visit the newly launched website to learn more about what Operational Excellence does and how it will help UBC move towards a culture of continuous improvement.

UniForum activity on hold until fall 2021

With the impact of COVID-19 and the implementation of Workday last fall, UBC decided to put UniForum activity on hold for 2020/2021. Over the next few months, you will be hearing more about this year’s UniForum program from the Uniforum project team, now part of the newly formed Operational Excellence team.

Access Services joins Campus Security in Safety and Risk Services (SRS)

Safety & Risk Services is excited to announce that Access Services is transitioning from Student Housing and Community Services (SHCS) to Campus Security in SRS, effective Monday, May 31, 2021.

Monday update

Last week’s updates from UBC May 31: President’s Statement: Statement on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Indian Residential School May 28: President’s Weekly Update: Spring Graduation May 27: UBC Broadcast: Join the National Forum on Anti-Asian Racis 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 […]

Leadership one-on-one with our Comptroller, Karamjeet Heer

As UBC’s Comptroller, Karamjeet is responsible for ensuring the university’s fiscal sustainability by providing financial intelligence and strategy. This week she has been featured in the UBC Today Leadership One-on-One interview series.

Monday Update

Last week’s updates from UBC May 21: President’s Weekly Update: Plans for Fall 2021 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 for a confidential conversation. Self-guided: Self and Community Care: Building skills to manage […]

Update on Importing Goods to UBC

As all goods imported into the country need to be cleared through the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), it is important to understand how we manage this process at UBC, and when there are important changes.

Yvonne Kwok promoted to Communications Manager, Facilities and Safety & Risk Services

Yvonne Kwok will be expanding her role as Communications Manager, Facilities & SRS, effective Friday, May 21, 2021.