VPFO News

Feb 12, 2019
After the shaking stops: continuing to plan for a resilient campus
Since 2016, a team of UBC staff, leading faculty earthquake experts, and engineering consultants has been studying how to protect lives, research programs, infrastructure, and assets on the university’s Vancouver campus in the event of a catastrophic earthquake.

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Feb 08, 2019
Financial Operations Opening Satellite Location
Financial Operations is pleased to announce an expansion to a second location in Wesbrook Village that will accommodate the growing Accounts Payable team.

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Improving UBC’s Vendor Information
UBC works with thousands of vendors in the day-to-day operations of the university, ranging from clothing companies that produce uniforms for our student athletes, to telecommunications outlets that support our phone systems, to suppliers of industrial gasses that are used in lab research.

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Feb 07, 2019
VPFO Leadership office renovations completed
After several months of renovation, the VPFO Leadership office will be moving out of their current swing space location, and back to Level 6, Walter C. Koerner Library as of Monday, February 11.

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Feb 04, 2019
The View From Here: See how Environmental Protection helps the VPFO create a safe and flourishing UBC
Environmental Protection supports the mission of the VPFO and the UBC campus as a whole by providing technical and regulatory expertise to faculty and staff on how to best manage their activities to ensure compliance with environmental laws and stewardship goals.

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