VPFO Communications & Engagement launches new campaign to introduce VPFO’s Strategic plan
The VPFO is made up of diverse individuals doing important work to support the university. To help team members gain a better understanding of VPFO’s strategic plan and how their day-to-day work connects with our plan, Communications & Engagement is launching a new campaign to spotlight champions of our strategic plan.
Research: Simple Writing Pays Off (Literally) in Disclosure documents and others
Financial writing is full of jargon and complexity. But a series of research suggests that investors are drawn to simple, clear writing with short sentences. The simple reason is that complex writing is off-putting — people tune out and find it dull, a fact confirmed by neuroscience research. The author reviews a series of studies on the financial value of good writing and offers a few tips to communicate more clearly with investors, or with anyone else.
New campaign: Protect yourself from the flu
Influenza (flu) season generally occurs in the fall and winter but can occur as early as October and as late as May. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to others. Getting the flu shot is your best protection. We would like your help with sharing this information to encourage and inform the campus community to get their flu shot.
New campaign: 2022 ShakeOut BC
This year, the annual province-wide earthquake drill, ‘Great British Columbia ShakeOut’, takes place at 10:20 a.m. on October 20, 2022. In addition to the Shakeout drill, two earthquake public-information events will be happening on the UBC Vancouver campus. Please help share this information with your faculty/departments.
New campaign: VCH COVID-19 Booster Clinic
Starting September 19, 2022, a Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) COVID-19 booster clinic has opened at the UBC Life Sciences Centre. Please help share this information with your faculty/departments.
Adam Grant: Why repeating yourself is a good thing
Great communication is like a song. It isn’t enough to hear it once. You don’t know the melody until you hear it multiple times. You don’t know the chorus by heart until you’ve repeated it many times.
New Campaign: Are you prepared for an emergency?
Safety & Risk Service’s Emergency Management team will be setting up a booth from September 6 to 8, 2022 to share information about personal emergency preparedness. We would like your help with promoting this event to increase our community’s resilience, emergency awareness and preparedness.
New photos of UBC Treasury available on Flickr
The VPFO Communications & Engagement team recently did a photoshoot for UBC Treasury working together in their newly renovated office in the Old Administration Building. Visit the VPFO Flickr to see the collection, as well as other photos of VPFO teams that are brand compliant and free for UBC staff and faculty use.
New Campaign: Custodial Services in UBC Facilities is Hiring
UBC Facilities is hiring up to 20 positions for Auxiliary Building Service Workers (6 months term) to join our Custodial Services team. Please help us share and advertise the job posting for Auxiliary Building Service Workers.
Photos of the VPFO’s new interim leaders, John Metras & Karamjeet Heer now available on Flickr
The VPFO Communications & Engagement team recently captured photos of John and Karamjeet working together to steward the university’s finance and operations. Visit the VPFO Flickr to see the collection, as well as other photos of VPFO teams that are brand compliant and free for UBC staff and faculty use.