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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Caroline Macleod promoted to Executive Assistant to Associate Vice-President, Facilities

Caroline brings a wealth of experience to this role and will be responsible for liaising with the wider University community and fostering working relationships with…
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Monday, May 30, 2022

Changes in the VPFO HR team

We are pleased to announce a number of positive changes on the VPFO Human Resources team. We have prepared a service map to help you…
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Monday, May 30, 2022

Inclusion, Exclusion, Segregation, and Integration: What are they and how are they different?

Many African-Americans migrated to Tulsa after the Civil War, carrying dreams of new chapters. The Tulsa race massacre took place on the evening of May 31, 1921, killing hundreds…
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Monday, May 30, 2022

Ernesto Castano joins UBC’s Financial Operations group as the Associate Director, Procurement

Ernesto will play a vital role in leading the Procurement function to support our community in meeting their needs through the procurement and competitive bidding…
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Thursday, May 26, 2022

May 26 VPFO Town Hall Presentation and Slides

In this VPFO town hall, we reviewed the leadership transition plan, looked back on our accomplishments, and learned about our strategic plan together as one…
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Joan Mar and Entela Ifti step into new positions in the Financial Planning & Analysis team

In their new roles, Joan and Entela will work with the Assistant Comptroller to lead the FP&A team and support our partners across the university.…
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Preparing for transition in the VPFO

The hand off starts now. Starting on June 1, Karamjeet Heer will be serving as the Interim Vice-President, Finance, and John Metras will be the…
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Susan Johnson steps into her new role as Senior Manager, Privacy and Information Security Risk

In her new role, Susan will continue to oversee the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) process, including major projects such as the Integrated Security Program Student…
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Friday, May 20, 2022

tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬ is now occupied

Located adjacent to and infilling around the Walter Gage Residence, the student residence project tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬ will provide a total of 940 housing beds for upper-year students.
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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Norman Kotze joins the Emergency Management team as Associate, Emergency & Continuity Planning

In his new role, Norman will help lead continuity planning for the Vancouver Point Grey campus. Working with academic units, he will assist in the…
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