Nicholas Potovsky joins Infrastructure Development as the Accessible Buildings Planner
Co-created with the UBC Centre for Accessibility, this newly created role will help UBC develop accessibility design guidelines for new and existing campus buildings. Nicholas is a registered architect with over 10 years of experience in the design of new buildings and renovations of various scales as well as a passion for solving complex problems.
Seminar: Everything you need to know about occupational sensitization
Whether you work in a lab, animal facility, workshop, museum — or even an office, you may come into contact with sensitizers at your workplace. UBC Safety & Risk Services has invited industry and academia experts to educate the community on why sensitization is an important workplace safety issue and how to protect yourself.
Share your feedback on UBC’s Statements on Responsible Investing
The UBC community is invited to comment on the Statements on Responsible Investing in preparation for the submission to the UBC Board of Governors in the Spring of 2023. The feedback period will be open until February 17, 2023.
VPFO Monday Update – February 6, 2023
The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on February 6, 2023.
Upcoming road closures on UBC Vancouver campus as of January 31, 2023
The following road closures are expected around the UBC Vancouver campus as of January 31, 2023. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
Our 6th Annual Pink Shirt Day Celebration
Join the VPFO portfolio virtually or on campus at the Life Sciences West Atrium at 2:00 pm in celebrating diversity, kindness and empathy. There will also be an evening event for evening shift workers at Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 1250 at 7:00 pm.
David Sequeira joins Custodial Services as Assistant Supervisor
In his new role, David will oversee the dayshift Custodial Services team and will work out of the Life Building. David comes to us from the Office of the Dean at the Faculty of Education with responsibility for Faculty-wide health and safety programs, space management matters, and facilities operations over the past four years.
Fabiola Ruiz-Aguilar joins Safety & Risk Services as Safety Advisor, Scientific Diving
In her new role as Dive Safety Officer, Fabiola is responsible for developing, strengthening and growing the Scientific Diving program in compliance with WorkSafe BC, Canadian Association for Underwater Science (CAUS) and CSA Ocean Sciences — after all the earth is 70 % water!
VPFO Monday Update – January 30, 2023
The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on January 30, 2023.
Calling on EDI Facilitators
Last year the VPFO EDI committee produced a series of six self-paced courses available on UBC Workplace Learning (WPL). Now, the VPFO Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee is looking for volunteer facilitators to help us drive EDI conversations at the VPFO.