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

  • Disruptions to university cheque mailing due to Canada Post job action

    The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has launched a national strike as of September 25, 2025. Please expect delays in mail delivery, including cheque delivery for payroll and suppliers. 

    Read more: Disruptions to university cheque mailing due to Canada Post job action
  • Tips for VPFO file storage

    At UBC, there are three options for secure file storage that can/are to be used for different purposes. Review the following recommendations for file storage in One Drive, Teams, and Teamshare/Network Folders to learn how to best organize your files…

    Read more: Tips for VPFO file storage
  • Spread the news: Safety Awareness Week is September 15–19, 2025

    Help us promote Safety Awareness Week to keep our community safe and secure! Throughout the week, UBC Campus Security will set up information booths across the UBC Vancouver campus to actively engage and educate students, faculty and staff on theft…

    Read more: Spread the news: Safety Awareness Week is September 15–19, 2025