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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Working together to ensure proper and timely payments to payees

Fair and timely processing of payments to payees, including vendors and suppliers, is a priority of the Accounts Payable (AP) team in UBC Finance. This…
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Esther Li promoted to Senior Financial Processing Specialist in Treasury

Reporting to Chen Shi, Treasury Accounting Manager, Esther will continue to be responsible for the incoming payments while playing a critical role in more complicated…
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

VPFO Monday Update – November 1, 2022

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on November 1, 2022.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Creating inclusive spaces beyond the public realm

Jen Sheel takes pride in what her team does… and it shows. When you meet Jen, one of the first things you see is her…
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Monday, October 31, 2022

Facilities Service Centre extends operating hours as of November 1

With two recent additions to the Customer Services and Informatics team, the Service Centre will be extending its hours to 7:30 am - 5:30 pm,…
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Monday, October 31, 2022

Josephine Shen joins the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team as a Financial Analyst

In her new role, Josephine will play a key role in developing the Strategic Initiatives’ multi-year forecasting model and maintaining various financial models (i.e. Contingency…
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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Thunderbird Boulevard closure for the Transportation Test Bed Project

The eastbound and westbound lanes between the Thunderbird Parkade access and Health Sciences Mall/East Mall will be closed until November 3 noon. The westbound lane of Thunderbird Boulevard will…
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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Working and planning together to ensure long-term reliability of electrical power supply

UBC Facilities and Safety & Risk Service recognizes the value of your work and the impact a disruption in electrical power supply can have on…
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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

UBC Investment Management releases 2022 Annual Report

The Board of Directors and Management of UBC Investment Management is pleased to release the company’s 2021-22 Annual Report for the fiscal year ending March…
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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Celebrating UBC VPFO’s long-serving member inductees in 2022

The VPFO team has a number of long service member inductees this year. This is an amazing personal accomplishment for the individuals and a true…
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