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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ShakeOut BC is back on October 17
On October 17, 2024, practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:17 am during the annual Great BC ShakeOut earthquake drill. Help us encourage participants to join in the drill and learn about earthquake safety at srs.ubc.ca/shakeout.
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VPFO Portfolio Strategic Communications Plan 2024–27 now available
The 2024–2027 VPFO Portfolio Strategic Communications Plan is a supporting document to the Portfolio Strategic Plan that supports the communications, engagement, and cultural initiatives needed to achieve the VPFO’s portfolio-wide strategic directions and provides an aligning structure for individual division/project…
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Safety Awareness Week is September 9–13, 2024
September 9–13, 2024 is Safety Awareness Week. We would like your help with promoting Safety Awareness Week to maintain a safe and secure campus for our university community.