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

  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Help with the Point-in-Time Homeless Count at UBC

    This will be the second year UBC Vancouver Point Grey is participating in the Homelessness Count. UBC Campus Security is looking for volunteers from across campus to take part in this event to collect details about the experiences and demographics…

    Read more: Help with the Point-in-Time Homeless Count at UBC