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A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.

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  • UBC Broadcast
    UBCV & UBCO
    10 June, 2021 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff

    Statement on behalf of the Vancouver Senate Tributes Committee

    A message from John H.V. Gilbert, C.M., Ph.D., LLD., FCAHS, Chair, Vancouver Senate Tributes Committee, Professor EmeritusFurther to President Ono’s Statement on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, the following is forwarded from Dr. John H. V. Gilbert, Chair of the Vancouver Senate Tributes Committee:

  • UBC Broadcast
    UBCV & UBCO
    12 May, 2021 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff

    Participate in the new Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey

    You are invited to participate in the new Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) for employees. The CCWS is a comprehensive, voluntary and confidential survey that assesses the health and wellbeing status of staff and faculty in the post-secondary sector. The survey takes under 15 minutes to complete and responses will be anonymous and confidential. Results of the survey will be reported in statistically aggregated form only, and it is not possible for UBC or CCWS to identify individual employees. The deadline is May 31, 2021.

  • UBC Broadcast
    UBCV & UBCO
    10 May, 2021 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff

    UBC Alert test notification this week

    At UBC, we have systems in place to support your safety and security. One of them is UBC Alert, the university’s mass notification system to send alerts to the community in urgent situations that pose an immediate safety or security risk, so that you can make informed decisions that prioritize your personal safety. As part of our regular testing program, UBC Alert will be sending out a test notification to students, faculty and staff via a phone call and text message, as follows:

  • UBC Broadcast
    UBCV & UBCO
    29 April, 2021 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff

    Building a more inclusive UBC: virtual forum

    A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor; Sara-Jane Finlay, Associate Vice-President, Equity & Inclusion

  • UBC Broadcast
    UBCV & UBCO
    29 March, 2021 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff

    Share your voice by April 16 to help shape UBC’s Climate Action Plan

    A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor In December 2019, UBC declared a climate emergency, which included a commitment to accelerate the reduction of emissions at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan. A key step is UBC’s development of a Climate Action Plan 2030 (CAP 2030) for both campuses.

  • UBC Broadcast
    UBCV & UBCO
    24 March, 2021 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff

    Celebrate UBC global engagement at the strategy launch

    A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor; Murali Chandreshekaran, Vice-Provost, International We are delighted to announce the launch of In Service, UBC’s global engagement strategy. We invite students, faculty, staff and international partners near and far to join us for a virtual event, where we will share the strategy and vision behind In Service, host a lively discussion and honour this significant milestone together.

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