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Monday, March 27, 2023

Be a voice for campus safety!

UBC Vancouver Campus Security is taking a look at its services and organizational model to better understand how it can best meet the needs of…
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Friday, March 17, 2023

Upcoming road closures on UBC Vancouver campus as of March 17, 2023

The following road closures are expected around the UBC Vancouver campus as of March 17, 2023. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Dealing with natural disasters at UBC

Featured in University Affairs (UA), Hailey Maxwell, Manager of Emergency Management & Continuity Planning speaks about some of the programs and activities UBC offers to…
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Monday, March 13, 2023

Keeping our campus warm

It’s not easy keeping a campus as large as UBC warm throughout the cooler months. Most buildings on the UBC Vancouver campus are connected to…
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Monday, March 13, 2023

Finance & HR IRP Benefits Realization Management to cease monthly reporting in April 2023

Since 2020, Integrated Renewal Program's Benefits Realization Management (IRP BRM) has been providing visibility into UBC's journey towards achieving the benefits of implementing Workday HR…
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Friday, March 10, 2023

Growing our capabilities and strengthening the Treasury team

With the transition of Holly’s maternity leave, Treasury has taken this as an opportunity to grow the capabilities and knowledge of the Treasury team, and…
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Daylight Savings time can affect workplace health & safety

A reminder that Daylight Savings Time is taking place this weekend on Sunday, March 12th where we “spring ahead” and advance our clocks forward by…
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Monday, March 6, 2023

UBC launches new programs to help tackle cybersecurity risk

UBC launches the Compliance Support Program and the Privacy Matters Champions Program to help mitigate information security risk. A major cybersecurity breach has the potential…
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Monday, March 6, 2023

Pera Hardy joins the Facilities Planning team in Infrastructure Development as Senior Facilities Planner

Pera is a registered architect (AIBC) and LEED Green Associate, Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). Her programming, planning, design and construction experience in K-12 schools and…
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Friday, March 3, 2023

UBC will be included in Homelessness Services Association of BC’s Point-in-Time Homeless Count

UBC Campus Security and UBC Sprouts — a 100% volunteer and student-run organization at UBC, along with volunteers from across the university will be taking…
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