Welcome to VPFO Communications & Engagement

Everyone in the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) has a part in telling the story of how finance, facilities, safety, risk management, and assurance enable UBC’s teaching, learning and research. 

VPFO Communications provides internally focused communication strategies that support alignment, engagement, and effective information flow across the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) portfolio and to the campus community. Learn more about how to work with us and what we do below.

Working with us

Partner with us to share key information within the VPFO and across the UBC community.

VPFO visual identity

The VPFO visual identity acts as both a visual language and a unifying system.

Assets and templates

Download templates aligned with the UBC Brand and VPFO visual identity.

Campaigns

Help share VPFO initiatives and resources across your communications channels.

VPFO Channels

We have several different channels in our portfolio to connect information with the right audiences.

VPFO News

Find important announcements, news and alerts related to VPFO’s communications and engagement.

VPFO Communications News

  • To make a change at work, tell yourself a different story

    For better or for worse, our stories shape what we notice and how we interpret it. There may come a time when you need to shift your guiding story to one that enables you to pursue new goals or do…

    Read more: To make a change at work, tell yourself a different story
  • VPFO all staff town hall: Strategic Plan 2022-24

    Peter Smailes, Vice-President Finance & Operations and the VPFO senior leadership team welcome you to a townhall. Together we’ll set our path to build a stronger team and better support for teaching, learning and research at UBC.

    Read more: VPFO all staff town hall: Strategic Plan 2022-24
  • Keeping it simple really works

    Sometimes you’ll find yourself dialoguing instead of talking, utilising instead of using, or leaning on one of the many other ways we all try to sound like we really know what we’re doing. But experience and research shows that while…

    Read more: Keeping it simple really works