UBC’s Accessible and Inclusive Event Planning Guide
Access UBC’s guide and downloadable checklist that can assist you in planning events, public consultations, celebrations, and other occasions so that they can be equally accessible to, and inclusive of, community members who have a disability.
The Harvard Business Review: Storytelling Can Make or Break Your Leadership
Whether you need to win over a colleague, a team, an executive, a recruiter, or an entire conference audience, effective storytelling is key.
Join UBC’s virtual ShakeOut drill on October 15th
We’re all spending more time at home at the moment, which makes it all the more important to prepare your home for the unexpected. Join UBC’s virtual ShakeOut drill on October 15th to get ready!
VPFO Finance & Communications Teams Launch Finance Update
This new communication will be sent each Friday to consolidate and streamline communications to UBC’s finance community from our central finance functions.
Who, what, when, where, and how?
For communication to be effective, we need to find the right words, the best time, and the most effective channels to reach the right people.
New Campaign: Cover Your Cough
Getting sick is never fun, but thankfully there are a few precautions we can all take to stay healthy and stop the spread of germs that make you and others sick. Help us spread the word, not germs!
What does good communications look like?
Research by international consulting firm Watson-Wyatt identified three communication traits of high-performance organizations while Deloitte identified four communication-related factors that help organizations achieve their goals.
The VPFO is Working with the Rest of UBC in its Response to Covid-19
In this uncertain time the VPFO continues to provide some of UBC’s crucial services while protecting those that operate them.
Are you Ranger Ready? Visit the UBC Emergency Ranger Station on Feb 13 and find out!
Emergencies happen, and as UBC students, faculty, staff, and residents, we all have a role to play in emergency preparedness. Visit the UBC Emergency Ranger Station in the AMS Nest on February 13 to find out how you can prepare for an emergency, and get Ranger Ready!
Our Strategy in Action — Our New VPFO Feature Series
To illustrate the vision, values and priorities that animate our Strategic Plan, the VPFO has launched a quarterly story series that looks at the connection between people on our VPFO team, and how their individual efforts enable us to collectively support excellence in learning and research at UBC.