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Update on campus incident

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan Dear campus community, I want to update you on an incident that took place on our campus over the weekend. One of our security personnel was assaulted by a worker in the University Centre building. We were informed that the guard succumbed to her injuries. To protect her privacy and that of her family, we are not identifying her at this time. This is the kind of communication with our community that I hoped never to have to deliver.

30-second bio: Mauricio Coronel

Mauricio is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Nursing, and focuses on health interventions and strategies to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of vulnerable youth.

Access your T4 / T4A statements and T2200S forms on Workday

As we enter tax season, access the following information on Workday:

UBC Okanagan strategic review of health report

A message from Dr. Rehan Sadiq, Provost and Vice-President Academic pro tem, UBC Okanagan; and Michael Burgess, Associate Provost, Strategy, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues,

Santa J. Ono issues statement on Russia and Ukraine

2022 President’s awards for staff: Call for nominations

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor Each year through the President’s staff awards, we recognize and celebrate staff members who demonstrate outstanding achievement and excellence within the UBC community, and who enable us to shape the future of research, teaching, and work.  Once again, I invite you to nominate your colleagues for the 2022 awards. Nominations may be submitted by faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 8 at 4pm. 

Learn about the updated Nsyilxcn street signs at UBC Okanagan

Nsyilxcn translations of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus streets were first added to the existing campus street signs in March of 2010. The design of the translations closely resembled the conventional UBC street signs with classic white lettering on a blue background.

Different types of support can impact a person’s smoking cessation journey

UBC researchers find innovative way to process lithium from rocks, brines and wastewater

Call for applications to the PWIAS Wall Scholars Catalyst Program

Read the results of the Workplace Experiences Survey

The university-wide results from the 2021 Workplace Experiences Survey results are now available online, accessible via CWL. This survey, conducted late last year, is the primary opportunity for all faculty and staff to share feedback on their experiences of working at UBC. The results offer insights into the progress on efforts to make UBC a more diverse, inclusive, safe and vibrant workplace.