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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Measuring our impact: Facilities Key Performance Indicators

The Facilities Key Performance Indicators (KPI) brings together 15 indicators to provide a comprehensive overview of how Facilities is performing today and where opportunities for…
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Turn electronics off! Help save energy as part of UBC’s Seasonal Shutdown

This holiday season help save energy by unplugging electronics and turning out the lights. This supports energy savings as part of UBC’s Seasonal Shutdown, which…
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Re-register for access to the Centre for Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing in 2026

We are refreshing access for the Centre to ensure our records are current. All existing access will be removed on January 12, and only staff…
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Working and walking in the cold – Avoid slips, trips, and falls

With colder temperatures and increased winter conditions, take precautions not to slip, trip, and fall. Outdoor workers should also be alert of the risk for…
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Monday, December 1, 2025

New leadership roles in the VPFO

As part of our continued efforts to strengthen strategic alignment and operational excellence across the VPFO, we will be initiating two key recruitment processes in…
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Run, Hide, Fight: Protect yourself during an active threat

Understanding what to do in the high-pressure reality of an active threat is important. If faced with an active threat, whether at UBC or elsewhere,…
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

See something? Do something.

As part of International Fraud Awareness Week, from November 16 to 22, UBC is raising awareness about the importance of financial fraud prevention.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Welcome Emily Chow to the Financial Reporting team as a Senior Financial Analyst

We are pleased to welcome Emily Chow to the Financial Reporting team as a Senior Financial Analyst. Read more in the Finance Portal [CWL required].
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Andrea Caners joins as Director, Financial Reporting

Welcome Andrea Caners as she steps into the role of Director, Financial Reporting, as Lindsay Wyant is on maternity leave. Read more in the Finance…
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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Welcome Raul Delgado, Workday Security and Access Manager, Finance & Integrated Services

Raul brings over two decades of experience in Information Technology, with a strong focus on enterprise applications across their full lifecycle—from selection and implementation to…
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