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: The Harvard Business Review: Storytelling Can Make or Break Your Leadership
The Harvard Business Review: Storytelling Can Make or Break Your Leadership
Whether you need to win over a colleague, a team, an executive, a recruiter, or an entire conference audience, effective storytelling is key.
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Read more: Join UBC’s virtual ShakeOut drill on October 15th
Join UBC’s virtual ShakeOut drill on October 15th
We’re all spending more time at home at the moment, which makes it all the more important to prepare your home for the unexpected. Join UBC’s virtual ShakeOut drill on October 15th to get ready!
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Read more: VPFO Finance & Communications Teams Launch Finance Update
VPFO Finance & Communications Teams Launch Finance Update
This new communication will be sent each Friday to consolidate and streamline communications to UBC’s finance community from our central finance functions.