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Naloxone kits are on campus
UBC has an Overdose Prevention and Response Program designed to guide the prevention of opioid overdoses by making naloxone readily available and easy to use across the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. We would like your help with sharing this information to inform the campus community.
Creating a consistent look and feel for the VPFO
The refreshed identity will build strength and clarity through a consolidated and consistent approach to communications, storytelling and the visual applications of our look and feel framework while clearly working as a supporting part of the UBC brand architecture.
New campaign: Safety Awareness Week is September 18-22
September 18-22, 2023 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.
New Campaign: Are you prepared for an emergency?
Safety & Risk Services’ Emergency Management team will be setting up a booth from September 5 to 7, 2023, for Ready Week to share information about personal emergency preparedness. We would like your help with promoting this event to increase our community’s resilience, and emergency awareness and preparedness.
New campaign: Be a voice for campus safety!
UBC Vancouver Campus Security is taking a look at its services and organizational model to better understand how it can best meet the needs of a rapidly changing community. We would appreciate your support in spreading the word about this initiative, so we can make sure to learn from as many individuals as possible.
New campaign: UBC will be included in Homelessness Services Association of BC’ s Point-in-Time Homeless Count
UBC Campus Security and UBC Sprouts — a 100% volunteer and student-run organization at the UBC, along with volunteers from across the university will be taking part in the Homelessness Services Association of BC’ s Point-in-Time Homeless Count to collect details about the experiences and demographics of people who are experiencing homelessness.
New campaign: Have you completed all UBC required training?
On March 6, staff and student-staff who are not up to date on their UBC Required Training will receive a Workday notification as a reminder to complete the training(s). Managers and supervisors will also receive a Workday notification with instructions/details to access a report that outlines compliance for their team(s).
New campaign: 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 shot is your best protection. We would like your help with sharing this information to encourage and inform the campus community to get their flu shot.
New campaign: 2022 ShakeOut BC
This year, the annual province-wide earthquake drill, ‘Great British Columbia ShakeOut’, takes place at 10:20 a.m. on October 20, 2022. In addition to the Shakeout drill, two earthquake public-information events will be happening on the UBC Vancouver campus. Please help share this information with your faculty/departments.
New campaign: VCH COVID-19 Booster Clinic
Starting September 19, 2022, a Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) COVID-19 booster clinic has opened at the UBC Life Sciences Centre. Please help share this information with your faculty/departments.