Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCV & UBCO4 August, 2019 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffPeter Smailes
Peter Smailes is Vice-President, Finance & Operations. He is responsible for leading the Comptroller department, Financial Operations, Treasury and Safety & Risk Services as well as UBC Facilities (Infrastructure Development, Energy & Water Services, and Building Operations) across the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. As part of his portfolio, he serves as a board member and oversees the university’s relationship with UBC Investment Management Trust, which manages the endowment and staff pension plan, and UBC Properties Trust which develops and manages real estate assets for the benefit of the university. Peter was promoted to Vice-President in July 2018. Prior to that he served as the UBC Treasurer for 10 years and Associate Treasurer for 7 years.
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UBCO18 July, 2019 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff30-second bio: Francis Langevin
Meet Francis, French Instructor in the department of Languages and World Literatures at UBC Okanagan. When he’s not teaching French language, culture and literature, Francis spends his time meeting other adventurers and language enthusiasts.
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Other UBC Sites17 July, 2019 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffWearing three hats sewn together by a passion for one health
Chelsea Himsworth describes herself as an odd duck at UBC. That is because not only is she a full-time employee of the BC Ministry of Agriculture, but she also conducts UBC teaching and research through a partner track faculty appointment with the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s School of Population and Public Health.
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UBCV & UBCO7 July, 2019 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffFostering global citizenship through UBC’s international strategy
For Murali Chandrashekaran, UBC’s first Vice-Provost, International, universities are key to building a more just and prosperous world.
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UBCV4 July, 2019 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff30-second bio: James Ellis
Meet James, Hearing Officer with UBC Parking & Access Services in Vancouver. He likens his role to being a traffic court judge just for UBC, and tells us why he enjoys teaching others how to avoid getting traffic fines.
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UBCV21 June, 2019 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff30-second bio: Joni Hayden-Summerton
Meet Joni, Project Administrator with UBC Infrastructure Development, Project Services. Take a moment to get to know Joni and why she spearheaded two mental health education initiatives for her department.
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UBCV15 June, 2019 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffFlorian Gassner and his quest to define censorship
Florian Gassner, Senior Instructor of German and Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies from the Faculty of Arts, tried to understand the meaning of censorship in a recent project focused on unearthing books that have been, or still are, banned.
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UBCO5 June, 2019 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff30-second bio: Kyle Watson
Meet Kyle, Events and Projects Manager in Student Recruitment and Advising on the Okanagan campus. In his crusade to share the endless possibilities of our university, Kyle oversees UBCO's Campus Tours program, welcoming prospective students and their families from all over the world.
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UBCO4 June, 2019 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffAnanya Mukherjee Reed
Dr. Ananya Mukherjee Reed is Provost and Vice-President, Academic, at UBC Okanagan and Professor in the Department of Economics, Philosophy and Political Science at the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. An interdisciplinary scholar in the field of Development Studies, Dr. Mukherjee Reed’s work over the past decade has mostly concentrated on inclusive and people-centered development. Her current research project, in collaboration with the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Geneva, focuses on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the role of universities in social change. Prior to joining UBC in November 2018, Dr. Mukherjee Reed was Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies at York University. During her time at York University, she also served as Associate Vice-President of Research, Chair of the Department of Political Science, and Founding Director of the International Secretariat for Human Development. In 2016, she was named as one of five brilliant women in academia by Canadian Immigrant magazine in their third annual tribute to ‘Immigrant Women of Inspiration’.
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UBCV27 May, 2019 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff30-second bio: Albert Ng
Meet Albert Ng, Public Services Assistant with the Peter A. Allard Law Library. When he's not helping faculty, staff and students access library resources, you can find Albert blogging about his tasting journey across the Vancouver campus.
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UBCV4 May, 2019 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffCatherine Dauvergne
Catherine Dauvergne is Dean of the Peter A. Allard School of Law. A life-long legal academic, she has worked in the areas of refugee, immigration, and citizenship law over the past quarter of a century. As a UBC alumna, she clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada, and was named a Fellow of the Trudeau Foundation in recognition of her contributions to public discourse in Canada. She was appointed Dean of the Peter A. Allard School of Law in 2015.
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UBCV12 April, 2019 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff30-second bio: Angela Wagner
Meet Angela, Education Program Coordinator with UBC Health. When she’s not delivering integrated learning and enrichment activities to 3,000 students, she can be found trail running and forest bathing around the Vancouver campus.