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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Meynardo Villarica promoted to Architectural Sub Head in Building Operations

Meynardo's carpentry trade background, coupled with his skills and understanding of the restoration process will benefit the architectural trade team well as he brings a fresh…
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

How sports can bring us together

Tis the season when we gather around the big screen, dressed in holiday colours, cheering on our national junior hockey team. Sports is a uniform platform that…
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Preliminary approval received for the downtown Kelowna project

The UBC Downtown Kelowna project recently received preliminary approval from the Board of Governors meeting on December 5, 2021 to move forward with this project.…
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Celebrating promotions within the newly renamed division – Occupational Health and Safety, Safety & Risk Services

Safety & Risk Services is making changes to its reporting structures to strengthen alignment with the university's strategic priorities. Janet Hankins has been promoted to Manager…
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Last pick-ups from Environment Services Facilities will be on December 16

The Environmental Services Facilities (ESF) will be closed starting December 20, 2021 until January 4, 2022. The last day of pick-ups from academic departments will…
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Redefining Masculinity  

In 2012, three male psychologists, Dr. William Seymour, Dr Ramel Smith, and Dr. Hector Torres, try to help redefine American masculinity in the wake of…
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Sean McGregor joins Mechanical Trades as People & Process Manager in Building Operations

Sean joins the mechanical team with strong customer service experience from his current role as Blue Zone Facilities Manager in Customer Services & Informatics. He…
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Monday, December 13, 2021

A reminder to stick to primary routes when driving to campus

When extreme weather comes to UBC Vancouver, Municipal Services in Building Operations is responsible for managing snow and ice within the Vancouver campus. Our snow…
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Monday, December 13, 2021

UBC Launches Indigenous Finance Guidelines and Spend Category for Status Indian Individuals on Reserve

The Guidelines review current payment practices at UBC and highlight some of the disparities in standard processes for the disbursement of funds to Indigenous partners.…
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Friday, December 10, 2021

Pulu Rana joins Operational Excellence as Business Data Analyst

Pulu brings to UBC over 20 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst across various industries, including eCommerce, telecom, insurance, and health care. Reporting…
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