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Friday, October 3, 2025

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…
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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Drop, cover and hold on October 16 for ShakeOut!

Help share the news: the annual province-wide earthquake drill, ‘Great British Columbia ShakeOut’, takes place at 10:16 am on October 16, 2025. UBC Alert will…
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Friday, September 26, 2025

Disruptions to university cheque mailing due to Canada Post job action

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has launched a national strike as of September 25, 2025. Please expect delays in mail delivery, including cheque delivery…
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Monday, September 8, 2025

Tips for VPFO file storage

At UBC, there are three options for secure file storage that can/are to be used for different purposes. Review the following recommendations for file storage…
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Spread the news: Safety Awareness Week is September 15–19, 2025

Help us promote Safety Awareness Week to keep our community safe and secure! Throughout the week, UBC Campus Security will set up information booths across…
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Help UBC be prepared with the Emergency Preparedness Communications Calendar

Help our UBC community be prepared and resilient! Use this calendar of emergency preparedness topics to share in your communications with students, faculty, staff, and…
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Monday, June 30, 2025

Browse the refreshed VPFO Update archive

The archive section of our VPFO newsletter just got a refresh! Browse through the VPFO Update archive to find a past newsletter or update from…
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

May is Internal Audit Month

As part of Internal Audit Awareness Month, Enterprise Risk & Assurance wants to raise awareness about UBC’s Internal Assurance team and how they can help…
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Friday, April 25, 2025

Emergency Preparedness Week is May 4–10, 2025

May 4 to 10, 2025 is Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week). We would like your help with promoting EP Week to increase our community’s resilience,…
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Supporting Indigenous suppliers

With the recent developments regarding U.S. tariffs, we would like to encourage the UBC community to consider purchasing from Indigenous businesses. UBC Faculty and staff can…
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