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Monday, July 26, 2021

UBC’s HVAC teams are making sure we can breathe easy

Over the past 18 months, learning, research, and work at UBC have been taking place remotely, wherever possible. But one group of people has diligently…
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Friday, July 23, 2021

UBC transitioning to new customs broker: Thompson Ahern

For international shipments, UBC will be transitioning to a new customs broker of record, Thompson Ahern who will take over from the university’s current broker…
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Thursday, July 22, 2021

Payroll moves into new location

As of July 22, 2021, the Payroll team has relocated from the Technology Enterprise Facility (TEF) 3 office on Agronomy Road to their new home…
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Scott Stevens promoted as High Voltage Electrical Sub-Head in Energy & Water Services

Scott Stevens will be joining the Supervisory Organization of Electrical Trades with Energy & Water Services at the Campus Energy Center location. His role as…
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Monday, July 19, 2021

July 15 VPFO Townhall presentation and slides

Our VPFO townhall looked back on our experiences over the past year and forward to a brighter fall and beyond. It was recorded on Zoom…
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Friday, July 16, 2021

Kyle Whitehead starts his Landscape Technologist Apprenticeship with Municipal Services

Kyle Whitehead is the successful candidate for the recent posting of Landscape Technologist Apprentice in Municipal Services. He first joined the Municipal Services team as…
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Friday, July 16, 2021

Changes to Payroll Representative Portfolios

The portfolio composition of our payroll representatives is now based on employee last name. This change will support our service delivery to faculty and staff,…
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: How does racism in the past relate to the present and future?

Author, activist, and historian Wayde Compton reflects on the patterns of racism and how we can disrupt the cycle. 
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Monday, July 12, 2021

UBC IMANT shares university’s first endowment carbon footprint report

The UBC Endowment Carbon Footprint Report describes activities undertaken in 2020 as well as initial emissions estimates, and establishes a baseline for evaluating progress against…
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Thursday, July 8, 2021

Shiraz Khan joins Customer Services & Informatics as Service Centre Coordinator

Shiraz joined UBC in 1995 and has had a variety of experience on campus including Bookstore warehouse, Parking, and Campus Mail. He is excited to…
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