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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Connection and Collaboration in the VPFO

After a series of careful and thoughtful discussions with the Senior Leadership Team, we’ve decided to make a change to increase the time we spend…
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Monday, September 25, 2023

Nikki Reiter joins the VPFO Project Management Office as Continuous Improvement Program Manager

Nikki joins the VPFO Project Management Office from the Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) – Student, where she served as Acting Associate Director, Transformation & Change…
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Monday, September 18, 2023

Alan Ehrenholz joins Facilities’ Municipal Services as Municipal Engineer

Alan will help enhance our technical expertise in civil engineering and asset stewardship. Alan's passion and contribution towards community-oriented initiatives will help strengthen our equity,…
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Monday, September 18, 2023

Fostering a culture of purpose-driven leadership

Welcome to the hustle and bustle of a full campus! I have to say, that’s the first time I’ve seen over 5,000 people line up…
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Safety Awareness Week is September 18-22, 2023

Let’s start the Academic year off right by learning how to keep yourself and the UBC community safe and secure on campus. During Safety Awareness…
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Friday, September 8, 2023

UBC’s Mass Care exercise comes to life in a full set up

After several years of planning, Safety & Risk Services' Emergency Management team was able to see the plan come to life in a full set…
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Steven Lee is promoted to Learning Spaces team’s Senior Learning Space Planner within Facilities’ Infrastructure Development

Steven will be leading the Learning Spaces team within Facilities Planning and working closely with partners in AV IT and Scheduling Services to ensure the…
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Increase in mosquito activity may be attributable to this year’s weather pattern

UBC Facilities is aware that there is currently an increase in mosquito activity due to this summer’s weather pattern. Although, some may find mosquitos pesky…
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

The latest Facility Condition Index is available

UBC Facilities has updated the diagrams that shows the condition of UBC Vancouver Point Grey owned buildings as assessed by the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education…
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Monday, August 28, 2023

Okanagan wildfires

The past weeks have been difficult, as many of us watched the wildfire situation developing in the Okanagan and especially around our campus near Kelowna.…
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