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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Updated Construction Financing & Internal Loan Guidelines

The Construction Financing & Internal Loan Guidelines has recently been updated. Learn more in the UBC Finance Portal.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Welcome Julia Findlay, Senior Financial Analyst, to the Financial Planning & Analysis team

We are excited to welcome Julia Findlay to the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team as our new Senior Financial Analyst. Read more in the…
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Welcome Alicia Hayre, Senior Financial Analyst, to the Financial Planning and Analysis team

We are pleased to welcome Alicia Hayre to the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, as a Senior Financial Analyst. Read more in the Finance…
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Protect yourself and others from the flu

Influenza (flu) season generally occurs in the fall to spring. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to others.…
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Monday, October 27, 2025

2026 payroll calendar now available

The 2026 payroll calendar is now available in the UBC Finance Portal. View more important payroll dates on the Your Pay & Taxes page.
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Monday, October 27, 2025

Upgrading accessibility at Allard Hall with new sit-stand desks 

UBC Facilities recently tackled a complex project to add sit-stand desks to five classrooms at Allard Hall. The original tables were built-in millwork embedded in…
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Friday, October 24, 2025

Leadership change in the VP Finance and Operations

After nearly two and a half years leading our Comptroller’s group, Helen Yung has decided to move on from the university in pursuit of new…
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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Planon Requestor(s): Update your Workday phone number

All service requests are managed in Planon. To help our teams quickly reach the Planon requestor when an issue is reported or a customer-funded job…
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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Upcoming change to RBC deposit slips and bags distribution – Your input needed

Treasury was recently informed by the UBC Bookstore that renovation work will begin on November 3, which will affect the current process for distributing RBC…
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

A refreshed look for Power BI dashboards

The VPFO Financial Business Intelligence team recently updated the design of all our Power BI dashboards to ensure a consistent visual style and formatting across…
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