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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Aligning enhanced safety and reducing risk for the university

In alignment with the VPFO and SRS strategic plan, Safety & Risk Services (SRS) is moving to the next step that builds on our strengths…
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Are you taking care of your own mental health?

Burnout is real and can be very damaging to our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This week's EDI article discusses how the pressures in the…
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

75,868 text notifications sent via UBC Alert as part of the annual ShakeOut drill  

As part of the annual ShakeOut drill, a UBC Alert test notification by text and voice message was sent on October 21, 2021, at 10:21 am,…
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Monday, November 1, 2021

Auditor General’s report gives context on their audit of UBC’s financial statements

In their 2021 report, the Auditor General shares their general findings from over 160 government entities as well as specific highlights from UBC and our…
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Monday, November 1, 2021

Cassandra Torres and Evan Lloyd join Safety & Risk Services as Management & Continuity Planning Advisors

Cassandra Torres (she, her, hers) and Evan Lloyd join the Emergency Management team in Safety & Risk Services as Emergency Management & Continuity Planning Advisors. Their education…
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Friday, October 29, 2021

Siu Tse will be Acting Managing Director, Energy & Water Services

Today is David Woodson's last day at UBC as Managing Director, Energy & Water Services after 23½ years of outstanding service and many great memories. I am pleased to…
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Friday, October 29, 2021

UBC Capital Assets Accounting Principles available

The UBC Capital Assets Accounting Principles document is now available on the UBC Finance website. These guidelines help to establish the accounting treatment for the…
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Thursday, October 28, 2021

Shilan Keshvadi joins Safety & Risk Services as Associate, Health & Safety Education and Audit

Prior to joining us, Shilan was a Research Safety Coordinator at Simon Fraser University, where she acted as the EHS (environment, health, and safety) resource person for the…
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

What does it mean to appreciate vs. appropriate culture?  

Cultural Appreciation is appreciating another culture in an effort to broaden their perspective and connect with others cross-culturally, while cultural appropriation is taking one aspect…
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Monday, October 25, 2021

Sandy Sull joins as the Finance Manager, Project Accounting

Sandy is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with over 16 years of accounting experience across various industries. She will partner with other VPFO team members…
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