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Monday, December 9, 2019

Our Strategy in Action — Our New VPFO Feature Series

To illustrate the vision, values and priorities that animate our Strategic Plan, the VPFO has launched a quarterly story series that looks at the connection…
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Friday, December 6, 2019

ELIMINATING BANK DRAFTS AS A FORM OF PAYMENT AT UBC

This summer, UBC’s Treasury department and the Accounts Payable unit in Financial Operations initiated a pilot project to move vendors requesting bank drafts to another…
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Friday, December 6, 2019

Extension to IRP Workday Timeline

The Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) governance conducted the first of three planned program readiness reviews on October 31. Following this review, a recommendation was issued…
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

The Flow of Water: How the VPFO Safeguards UBC’s Critical Supply of H2O

Water is a crucial resource at UBC, for basic human needs and to support research and operations. The simple act of turning on a tap…
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Monday, December 2, 2019

Bryan Archibald is new Manager of Maintenance Planning in Facilities, Building Operations

Bryan will be responsible for facilitating the outcome from those responsible for preventative and predictive maintenance programs in Building Operations.
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Thursday, November 28, 2019

Grab a sweater and prepare for a cooler campus

The weather outside is cooling down, which means its time to wear warmer layers and close our windows to stay comfortable and save energy over…
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

SUGAR SHEET PAPER ALTERNATIVE NOW AVAILABLE TO UBC AT REDUCED RATE

Sugar sheet is manufactured using recycled sugarcane waste fibre. This “tree-free” product looks, performs, and feels just like paper — as well as being completely…
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Colleen Mah promoted to Associate Project Manager, Project Services with Infrastructure Development

Colleen joined UBC in 2017 as a Project Administrator and has taken on an increasing number of project management tasks, while providing enormous bandwidth to…
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Darren Wong promoted to Project Manager, Project Services with Infrastructure Development

Darren Wong joined UBC in 1998 as a project designer, and has been with Project Services since 2011 as an Associate Project Manager. Over the…
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Friday, November 22, 2019

Aziz Kara joins the Comptroller team as a Portfolio Finance Director, DAE, External Relations and Governance

Aziz is a Certified Professional Accountant who brings 25 years of progressive experience in Healthcare.
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