Updates, news and stories

Administrative update to Finance & Operations

A message from Rob Einarson, Associate Vice-President, Finance and Operations, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, After years of hard work and preparation, UBC launched Workday as its new HR and Finance system in November 2020. With the move to this cloud-based system, we are positioned to continue modernizing our core business processes, improve how we are structured and transform the way we do our work.

Invitation: Heads Up Forum

Invitation: Heads Up ForumYou are invited to the next Heads Up Forum from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on June 22. This is an opportunity to learn and discuss important UBC and UBC Okanagan initiatives. Tuesday, June 22, 2021 | 1:00 to 3:00pm 

COVID-19: Resumption activities and updates

A message from Shelley Kayfish, Director, Campus Operations and Risk Management; Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee; and Prof. Michael Burgess, Associate Provost, Strategy, UBC Okanagan, Professor and Chair in Biomedical Ethics, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Faculty of Medicine, Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee Dear colleagues,

Honouring Indigenous History Month in Canada

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, June marks National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time when we thoughtfully celebrate the history, heritage and culture of Indigenous peoples. Our very campus was founded in partnership with the Syilx Okanagan Chiefs in whose territory the campus is situated, beginning a longstanding friendship with the Syilx Okanagan Nation that we continue to honour today. 

Faculty and staff — return to campus update

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor

UBC Language Sciences Institute ready to tackle society’s pressing problems

UBC National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism in Canada June 10-11 to discuss new Angus Reid Institute data

Setting the stage for accessibility

Every year, National AccessAbility Week celebrates diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The Department of Theatre and Film in the Faculty of Arts is proud to feature three members of our community who are driving social change in the performing arts. Through their work, and the works of others, our goal is to create a space where disability is properly represented in our community. 

Call for letters of intent for Large TLEF Transformation projects

Faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver are invited to submit letters of intent for Large Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) Transformation projects. The deadline is 3pm on Thursday, July 15, 2021.About Large TLEF Transformation projects

IBPOC Connections: Building Community, Increasing Representation at UBC

How language teaching, learning, and pop culture, can help combat racism

Nominate someone great: Staff Awards of Excellence

A message from Gillian Henderson, Executive Director, Human Resources, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues,  Do you know a staff member who provides great customer service and enhances the UBC experience for students and faculty? Someone who demonstrates exemplary and inclusive leadership?  If so, nominate them for an award of excellence. The Staff Awards of Excellence celebrate individuals responsible for outstanding contributions to our campus community.