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
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Read more: New campaign: Safety Awareness Week is January 9–13, 2023
New campaign: Safety Awareness Week is January 9–13, 2023
January 9 to 13, 2023 is Safety Awareness Week. Stop by UBC Campus Security’s booths to learn how you can help keep yourself and the UBC community safe and secure.
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Read more: VPFO Communications & Engagement launches new campaign to introduce VPFO’s Strategic plan
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…
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Read more: Research: Simple Writing Pays Off (Literally) in Disclosure documents and others
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…