Everyone in the VPFO has a part in telling the story of how finance, facilities, and safety enable UBC’s teaching, learning and research.
Here you will find information, resources, and tools to do your part to strengthen your communications and achieve our business goals.

Plan

Plan your communications to focus your objectives, refine your messages and identify your audiences.

Produce

Take advantage of our resources to create outstanding communications that align with our vision and values.

Publish

Discover the channels at UBC to make sure your message is reaching the right audiences, in the right way, at the right time.

Learn

Explore what makes good communications, find resources to improve, and see where we're at and where we're going.

News & Events

Apr 02, 2025

Supporting Indigenous suppliers

With the recent developments regarding U.S. tariffs, we would like to encourage the UBC community to consider purchasing from Indigenous businesses. UBC Faculty and staff can find Indigenous vendors using the UBC Indigenous Business Directory and following the step-by-step guide for purchasing.

Mar 26, 2025

People consider only a small group of options on any idea, changing that window can change everything

Ever wonder how people choose what they’ll support? Or have you ever noticed that a politician championing one policy idea can win an election in one country, but at the same time no politician in your country will support that same policy? The Overton Window can help explain these phenomena.

Mar 18, 2025

Supporting Canadian suppliers and navigating U.S. tariffs

With the recent developments regarding Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs, many questions have been raised regarding purchases at UBC. We encourage you to share this toolkit to faculty and staff on both the UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. Visit UBC’s Finance portal for more information regarding supporting Canadian suppliers and navigating U.S. tariffs.

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