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Sam Stephens steps into new role as Interim Director, Campus Security in Safety & Risk Services

In his new position, Sam will be responsible for leading the Campus Security team and ensuring that we continue to provide great service to keep the campus community safe and secure.

Monday Update

Updates from UBC June 13: UBC Bulletin: Announcing the appointment of Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion For the latest updates for faculty and staff, visit UBC Today. Updates on UBC’s response to COVID-19 are at covid19.ubc.ca. ^ Back to Top Operations updates Facilities Building Operations, Custodial Services, Customer Services & Informatics, Energy & Water Services, Infrastructure Development, and […]

Jessica Dadwal joins Infrastructure Development’s Asset Replacement and Improvement Team as the Manager, Construction Office

A strong project manager with notable leadership skills and dedication to supporting her team and clients in an approachable, hands-on manner, Jessica will hold a pivotal role in the Construction Office team. 

Operational Excellence celebrates Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Graduates in inaugural celebration event

On May 25, Operational Excellence hosted its first ceremony event at the Great Hall North to celebrate the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt graduates’ achievements and hard work.

New UBC Vancouver student residences opens with gifted names from Musqueam

Five new UBC Vancouver student residence buildings, initially called UBC Pacific Residence, were formally opened at a special naming ceremony hosted by xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band).

Sean Lynch steps into role as Acting Director, Custodial Service in Facilities

Starting June 6, Sean Lynch will be Acting Director, Custodial Service in Facilities. He joined UBC in 2011 in Student Housing & Community Services and joined Custodial Services as Operations Manager in 2017.

Monday Update

Updates from UBC June 6: UBC Bulletin: Large TLEF Transformation funding: Special call for hybrid and multi-access course redesign projects Updates from VPFO Continuing as one VPFO under Karamjeet Heer and John Metras’ leadership: Effective June 1, Karamjeet Heer, Interim Vice-President, Finance, and John Metras, Interim Vice-President, Operations, will work together to steward the university’s finance […]

Celebrating Pride Month at UBC

June is Pride Month. It’s a time when we celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ+ communities, while acknowledging the long-standing fight for equality and justice and reflecting on what each of us can do individually, and institutionally, to be inclusive.

Donna Caedo joins Customer Services & Informatics as EMMS Sustainment Business Analyst

As a Business Analyst, Donna will be working closely with the Facilities team on all items related to Planon, which includes responding to ServiceNow tickets, reviewing/addressing backlog items, ensuring various business activities are successfully completed in Planon, and much more.

Updated Credit Card Request Forms in Workday

Financial Operations and the ISC have recently updated two Credit Card request forms in Workday: Credit Card Request | Limit Change and Credit Card Request | Application, to improve clarity and guidance as well as help reduce the number of revised requests.