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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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Monday, December 6, 2021

New water meter installation on 16th Avenue in the University Endowment Lands (UEL)

The University Endowment Lands will be installing a new water meter on 16th Avenue as part of regular maintenance and upgrades. UBC Facilities will support…
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Monday, December 6, 2021

Supporting UBC Faculty of Dentistry’s simulation and digital dentistry laboratory project

Last year, UBC Dentistry announced plans for a new simulation and digital dentistry laboratory that will allow DMD and DHDP students to learn advancing dental…
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Friday, December 3, 2021

Grab a sweater and prepare for a cooler campus

With the cooler weather outside, UBC’s heating energy will go up to compensate. During COVID-19, the Facilities team has taken measures to increase and/or enhance…
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