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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Lance Xu joins Campus Security as Secure Access Technician

Lance Xu joins Campus Security as a Secure Access Technician. Lance is a dedicated security access technician with a profound passion for the physical security…
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Digital Payments Program: Cost recovery and credit card fees

Starting November 1, 2023, a cost recovery fee will be implemented for TouchNet, UBC’s new digital payment solution. Learn more about the cost recovery fee…
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Jenny Black joins UBC Facilities as Red Zone Facilities Manager

Jenny joins UBC Facilities’ Customer Services & Informatics team from UBC Athletics & Recreation where she has been working for the past 9 years as…
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Monday, October 16, 2023

Jeannie Lee joins Facilities’ Energy & Water Services as Utilities Manager

Jeannie brings in extensive, local knowledge in both private and public engineering sectors focuses on utilities planning, stormwater management, and climate change resilience. Prior to…
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Monday, October 16, 2023

VPFO MONDAY UPDATE – October 16, 2023

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on October 16, 2023.
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Friday, October 13, 2023

Safety on the Go. Download the UBC Safe Vancouver App

Download the UBC Safe Vancouver app and make sure you turn on your push notifications to receive timely updates and urgent notifications. The UBC Safe…
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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Are you prepared for an earthquake?

On October 19, 2023, practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:19 am during the annual Great BC ShakeOut earthquake drill. Learn more…
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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Steven Wong joins Comptroller’s Capital Financial Management & Reporting as Finance Manager in Project Accounting

Steven will be working closely with Capital Planning & Development and Project Services, in Facilities, responsible for overseeing the financial aspects of Facilities projects. This…
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

VPFO MONDAY UPDATE – October 10, 2023

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on October 10, 2023.
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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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