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

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  • Colleagues at work
    UBCV & UBCO
    13 January, 2022 | Announcement | Staff

    Staff — submit your Professional Development Fund claims by March 4

    Don't forget to use available professional development (PD) funding and submit claims in Workday by Mar. 4. PD funds are intended to support learning activities that will enhance your workplace knowledge or skills and support your career growth at the university. Claims will be accepted in Workday on a first-come, first-served basis, until the annual funding pool is exhausted or by Mar. 4, whichever comes first. 

  • UBC Broadcast
    UBCV & UBCO
    12 January, 2022 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff

    COVID-19 — Update on Winter Session, Term 2

    A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor; Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan

  • Updates for leadership: UBC Bulletin
    UBCV & UBCO
    12 January, 2022 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & Staff

    Submit your comments as part of an external review of UBC IT

    External reviews are conducted periodically to ensure that UBC’s Faculties and Administrative Units are supporting the university’s academic mission. In February, UBC Information Technology (UBC IT) is undergoing an external review as part of this process.

  • Order of Canada graphic
    UBCV & UBCO
    7 January, 2022 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    UBC faculty appointed to the 2021 Order of Canada

    On December 29, 2021, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 135 appointments to the Order of Canada.

  • Heather McCaw
    UBCV & UBCO
    6 January, 2022 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Heather McCaw

    Heather McCaw is UBC’s Vice-President, Development and Alumni Engagement (DAE). She rejoined her alma mater in 2018, having served previously as the Vice-President of Advancement at the University of Alberta. As Vice-President, DAE, Heather leads the development and alumni engagement activities across the university’s two campuses.  Over the course of her career, she has been involved in several major campaigns and co-directed UBC’s historic start an evolution fundraising and alumni engagement campaign which raised over $1.6 billion from 2008 through 2015 and actively engaged more than 130,000 alumni in the life of the university. In addition to 25 years of experience in the post-secondary sector, Heather was vice-president of two associated consulting companies, Give Canada Fundraising Corporation and Spectrum Marketing Corporation. These organizations specialize in securing strategic business partnerships and multimillion-dollar donations on behalf of non-profit clients that have included the United Way of the Lower Mainland, the Rick Hansen Foundation, the universities of Calgary and Victoria, and the Toronto Rehab Foundation.  

  • Movement leaders
    UBCV & UBCO
    4 January, 2022 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Apply for funding to host an event during Move UBC month

    Move UBC is an annual university-wide initiative in February to encourage the UBC community to move more and sit less. During Move UBC month, you can learn about the benefits of moving more, get tips on getting active, and participate in virtual events and initiatives.  If you have ideas on how you can help our community move more and move well, apply for a grant to host an event during Move UBC month.

  • Snow on campus
    UBCV & UBCO
    4 January, 2022 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Preparing for extreme weather at UBC

    To support those faculty and staff who are working on our campuses, we would like to remind you of the information available, in the event of extreme winter weather. As per the Snow Policy, if UBC is subject to extreme winter weather conditions, the administration may decide to cancel or reschedule classes and/or curtail non-essential services.

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