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Friday, April 21, 2023

Wendy Lam joins Customer Services & Informatics in Facilities as Clerk

Through supporting engagement and communication activities, Wendy will enhance the team’s ability to make data readily available to staff managers.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Maintaining an ideal exam experience at UBC

Setting up an exam space is not an easy task — it requires hours of hard work and strict compliance with UBC’s exam requirements, especially…
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Custodial Services celebrates Vaisakhi  

Custodial Services' staff celebrated Vaisakhi on Friday morning at the start of the shift in the UBC Life Building Custodial deployment office. Special thanks to Balvir…
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Meet UBC’s new cogeneration engine

UBC’s replacement cogeneration engine, the Jenbacher J-612 arrived in its new home inside the Bioenergy Research Demonstration Facility (BRDF) engine room on April 6, 2023,…
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

VPFO Monday Update – April 18, 2023

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on April 18, 2023.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

UBC Facilities supports student team in the construction of a unique building

Last week, UBC started to unveil a vibrant new teaching and learning space that is one of Canada’s first institutional spaces designed to be near-zero…
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Monday, April 17, 2023

Thank you for your warm welcome from our new VP, Frank Laezza 

Time is flying, it’s hard to believe a month has passed already since I joined the portfolio. I’m so impressed with the work I’m seeing across the…
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Monday, April 17, 2023

UBC Emergency Management welcomes two new team members, Mariyam Syed and Alicia Head

Mariyam Syed, Emergency Management & Continuity Planning Advisor, will spearhead UBC’s Continuity Planning Program while also providing expertise to numerous other program elements, and Alicia…
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Friday, April 14, 2023

Update on UBC’s budget for the 2023/24 fiscal year

UBC’s Board of Governors has approved the 2023/2024 budget, setting out the university’s spending priorities for the year ahead. Thank you to all those who…
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Friday, April 14, 2023

UBC launches Agency Fund Guidelines (FD950)

The Agency Fund Guidelines have been developed to provide the UBC finance community clarity on the requirements for the appropriate usage of the Agency Fund…
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