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

  • Run, Hide, Fight | How to respond to an active threat 

    Understanding what to do in the high-pressure reality of an active threat is important. If faced with an active threat, whether at UBC or elsewhere, be prepared to respond: Run, Hide, Fight. 

    Read more: Run, Hide, Fight | How to respond to an active threat 
  • Protect yourself and others from the flu: Get the flu shot

    Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to others. Getting the flu shot is your best protection. Help share this information to encourage and inform the campus community to get their flu shot.

    Read more: Protect yourself and others from the flu: Get the flu shot
  • Keep our shared spaces clean and welcoming: Check out the Classroom Usage Guidelines

    Help raise awareness about proper usage of classrooms outside of class hours. Posters are being installed in General Teaching Spaces to encourage students to reset classrooms after they use them. Help us share the campaign with students via your newsletters…

    Read more: Keep our shared spaces clean and welcoming: Check out the Classroom Usage Guidelines