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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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Friday, December 10, 2021

UBC Second Quarter 2021/22 Financial Report is now available

The university's second quarter 2021/22 financial report is now available on the UBC Finance website. While the university continues to operate under an element of uncertainty…
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Thursday, December 9, 2021

Congratulations to our successful CFE writers for 2021

Please join UBC Finance in congratulating Shari Jia, Brianna Bailey, and Nancy (Xi) Yang on passing their 2021 Common Final Exam (CFE), their last exam before becoming…
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Thursday, December 9, 2021

Delay in ordering UBC Visa cards 

Please note that the Credit Card team will hold off on ordering new UBC Visa cards starting from Wednesday, December 15, 2021, until Tuesday, January…
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Curtis Spencer is promoted to Subhead Electrical Maintenance in Building Operations

Curtis joined UBC in February 2017 working on campus street lights before moving to the electrical controls crew where he took on both the green…
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Monday, December 6, 2021

National Day of Remembrance & Action on violence against women 

December 6, 2021, is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. This day is about remembering those who have experienced gender-based violence…
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