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Monday, October 4, 2021

Lance Adams joining Operational Excellence as Business Analyst, SRS

Lance previously worked as a Business Analyst at UBC as part of the EMMS/Plannon and Workday implementations. His role will be dedicated to information systems…
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Monday, October 4, 2021

Global Disbursement Service: Updated Form Available

The Global Disbursement Service (GDS) is UBC’s method for making international payments (outside of North America). Departments paying foreign suppliers will need to ask their…
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Friday, October 1, 2021

Mikhail Manaligod joins Customer Services & Informatics as Service Centre Coordinator

Mikhail joins us from Impark, with over nine years of experience, where he held a variety of roles specializing in customer service, account management, and…
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Monday, September 27, 2021

Getting Ready for Canada’s New National Day of Truth & Reconciliation: Understanding Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day

This month, in honour of Orange Shirt Day and the newly introduced National Day of Truth & Reconciliation, the VPFO’s EDI Committee has been sharing a…
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Friday, September 24, 2021

Gardenia Honorio joins Facilities as Manager, Business and Support Services

Gardenia will take on this temporary 18 month position while Joey-Lee Rebelo fills in for Deb Capps’ maternity leave. She brings a wealth of career…
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Understanding and overcoming language barriers in the workplace 

English is the business language of the world, yet there are only 360 million people who speak English as their first language. Here are some…
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

UBC Library and UBC Campus Security launch Theft Prevention Pilot campaign

To support the safety and security of students, the library has partnered with UBC Campus Security to launch a Theft Prevention Pilot campaign that will…
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Monday, September 20, 2021

Getting ready for Canada’s new National Day of Truth & Reconciliation: What is UBC’s Commitment to Truth & Reconciliation?

As an entity created by and governed under provincial legislation, UBC has played a role in colonization. To many Indigenous students, faculty and staff, colonialism…
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Are you your own Project Runway?

Have you ever been judged by someone based on what you choose to wear on a given day, or misjudged someone based on their appearance?…
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Monday, September 13, 2021

Getting ready for Canada’s new National Day of Truth & Reconciliation: What is the United Nations Declaration for the Recognition of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)?

This week, we'll look at the United Nations Declaration for the Recognition of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and how it serves as a significant step towards…
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