Welcome to VPFO Communications & Engagement

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.

2024-27 VPFO Strategic Communications Plan

The VPFO’s strategic Communications Plan provides a moving 3-year planning window for Communications & Engagement across the VPFO, supporting the Vice-President Finance & Operations’ (VPFO) Strategic Plan, in alignment with the UBC Strategic Plan.

News & Announcements

  • New Campaign: Reimbursing Expenses Training Course

    To assist staff and faculty in submitting expense reimbursements, Finance & Integrated Services has put together a Reimbursing Expenses – “Carpe per Diem” online course. Help us share this course with anyone new to submitting expenses.

    Read more: New Campaign: Reimbursing Expenses Training Course
  • New campaign: Furniture Reuse Program

    The Furniture Reuse program accepts donations of gently used, surplus furniture from faculty and departments and resells it to the UBC community and broader public to help divert waste from disposal. Help us promote this sustainability initiative.

    Read more: New campaign: Furniture Reuse Program
  • New campaign: VPFO User Research Survey

    We are conducting a survey to understand what tasks matter the most on VPFO websites as they relate to finance and payroll, buildings and spaces, and safety and security at UBC. Help us share this information about the VP Finance…

    Read more: New campaign: VPFO User Research Survey