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

  • Getting ready for changes to the UBC Finance website in January 2025!

    Starting January 5, 2024, the UBC Finance website will have two new platforms to better serve you – an external Finance website and a secure internal UBC Finance Portal for UBC staff and faculty, accessible through VPN and CWL login.

    Read more: Getting ready for changes to the UBC Finance website in January 2025!
  • Protect yourself from the flu

    Influenza (flu) season generally occurs in the fall and winter but can occur as early as October and as late as May. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to others. Getting the flu…

    Read more: Protect yourself from the flu
  • Changes coming to UBC’s finance website

    In January, we’ll be transitioning the UBC finance website (finance.ubc.ca) into two platforms including a new UBC Finance Portal for UBC staff and faculty.

    Read more: Changes coming to UBC’s finance website