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.

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
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Read more: Yvonne Kwok promoted to Communications Manager, Facilities and Safety & Risk Services
Yvonne Kwok promoted to Communications Manager, Facilities and Safety & Risk Services
Yvonne Kwok will be expanding her role as our new Communications Manager, Facilities & SRS, effective Friday, May 21, 2021.
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Read more: The trickle down does not work: a beginners guide to more strategic communications
The trickle down does not work: a beginners guide to more strategic communications
There’s an idea that when a message is sent out it will act as a cascade or waterfall — it will trickle into every nook and cranny of your organization and everyone will learn and understand the message automatically. That…
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Read more: 5 Tips for Better Communication Around Change
5 Tips for Better Communication Around Change
Communications must focus on the right people at the right times and in the right ways. Leveraging our collective experiences and more than two decades of Prosci Best Practices in Change Management research, we complied five helpful tips to improve…
