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.
Changes coming to UBC’s finance website
In January, we’ll be transitioning the UBC finance website (finance.ubc.ca) into two platforms including a new UBC Finance Portal for UBC staff and faculty.
Don’t feed the clog monster
Help UBC Facilities raise awareness around the problems with flushing paper towels. UBC faces significant responsive maintenance costs when toilet plumbing issues arise. We will be running a campaign and engaging with students through an awareness event on October 29 & 30.
ShakeOut BC is back on October 17
On October 17, 2024, practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:17 am during the annual Great BC ShakeOut earthquake drill. Help us encourage participants to join in the drill and learn about earthquake safety at srs.ubc.ca/shakeout.
VPFO Portfolio Strategic Communications Plan 2024–27 now available
The 2024–2027 VPFO Portfolio Strategic Communications Plan is a supporting document to the Portfolio Strategic Plan that supports the communications, engagement, and cultural initiatives needed to achieve the VPFO’s portfolio-wide strategic directions and provides an aligning structure for individual division/project communications.
Safety Awareness Week is September 9–13, 2024
September 9–13, 2024 is Safety Awareness Week. We would like your help with promoting Safety Awareness Week to maintain a safe and secure campus for our university community.
Do you love board games?
Communications & Engagement is working on a team building board game for the VPFO. We need 12 VPFO board game fans to help us on August 28 at 12 pm — we’ll bring the pizza 🍕 and you’ll have the fun!
Building and Spaces Database project underway
A discovery for a Building & Spaces database and lookup tool has been completed and the project moves forward with the build of a new learning spaces’ ‘Find a Space’ tool.
Show your connection to the VPFO with updated templates
You’ve already seen the new look at VPFO Day and on our websites. Now it’s your turn to integrated this look and feel to your own reports, presentations, and more. The new updated templates will help build consistency to communications and how we appear to the campus community. Try them out for yourself now!
Creating a consistent look and feel for the VPFO
The refreshed identity will build strength and clarity through a consolidated and consistent approach to communications, storytelling and the visual applications of our look and feel framework while clearly working as a supporting part of the UBC brand architecture.