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Monday, June 13, 2022

Jessica Dadwal joins Infrastructure Development’s Asset Replacement and Improvement Team as the Manager, Construction Office

A strong project manager with notable leadership skills and dedication to supporting her team and clients in an approachable, hands-on manner, Jessica will hold a…
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

New UBC Vancouver student residences opens with gifted names from Musqueam

Five new UBC Vancouver student residence buildings, initially called UBC Pacific Residence, were formally opened at a special naming ceremony hosted by xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian…
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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Sean Lynch steps into role as Acting Director, Custodial Service in Facilities

Starting June 6, Sean Lynch will be Acting Director, Custodial Service in Facilities. He joined UBC in 2011 in Student Housing & Community Services and…
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Monday, June 6, 2022

Celebrating Pride Month at UBC

June is Pride Month. It's a time when we celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ+ communities, while acknowledging the long-standing fight for equality and justice and…
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Friday, June 3, 2022

Donna Caedo joins Customer Services & Informatics as EMMS Sustainment Business Analyst

As a Business Analyst, Donna will be working closely with the Facilities team on all items related to Planon, which includes responding to ServiceNow tickets,…
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Friday, June 3, 2022

Updated Credit Card Request Forms in Workday

Financial Operations and the ISC have recently updated two Credit Card request forms in Workday: Credit Card Request | Limit Change and Credit Card Request…
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Friday, June 3, 2022

Upcoming road closures on UBC Vancouver campus

There is a number of road closures on the UBC Vancouver campus due to construction and events in the coming weeks. Please review the details…
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Thursday, June 2, 2022

Advancing in your EDI Journey with the VPFO

Your VFPO EDI committee has produced a series of self-paced, 45-minute online courses, available on UBC Workplace Learning (WPL). We encourage all VPFO team members to…
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Continuing as one VPFO under Karamjeet Heer and John Metras’ leadership  

Starting June 1, Karamjeet Heer will begin serving as the Interim Vice-President, Finance, and John Metras will become the Interim Vice-President, Operations following the departure of…
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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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