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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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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Have museums sidelined Asian history?

Dr. Viviane Gosselin, Curator of Contemporary Culture at the Museum of Vancouver, discusses the role of museums in shaping the histories of Asian Canadians. 
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Monday, July 5, 2021

Jason Wright promoted as Senior Manager, Mechanical in Building Operations

Jason held the leadership role of People & Process Manager with UBC Building Operations, leading our Mechanical Maintenance team since September 2018.
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Monday, July 5, 2021

Keeping everyone cool while waiting to enter the VCH Vaccination site  

Huge kudos to our crews for acting quickly and installing misting and portable drinking water stations near for patients that were waiting outside to enter…
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Friday, July 2, 2021

UBC’S Financial Results for 2020/21

Our audited financial statements, which were approved by UBC’s Board of Governors on June 24, illustrate a healthy financial position for the university as we…
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