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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Learn more about your VPFO Communications & Engagement leaders and their advising areas

The Communications & Engagement team is here to help you achieve your VPFO business goals. Visit the Contact page to learn more about your VPFO…
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Friday, October 8, 2021

New Campaign: UBC First Aid

UBC Campus Security provides First Aid for students, faculty, staff, student-staff, and visitors on the UBC Vancouver Point Grey campus. Our patrol officers are Occupational…
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Operational Excellence Website Launches

VPFO Communications & Engagement developed a new website for the VPFO's new Operational Excellence department. Explore and discover how they will be working across UBC…
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Yvonne Kwok promoted to Communications Manager, Facilities and Safety & Risk Services

Yvonne Kwok will be expanding her role as our new Communications Manager, Facilities & SRS, effective Friday, May 21, 2021.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

The trickle down does not work: a beginners guide to more strategic communications

There’s an idea that when a message is sent out it will act as a cascade or waterfall — it will trickle into every nook…
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Thursday, April 1, 2021

5 Tips for Better Communication Around Change

Communications must focus on the right people at the right times and in the right ways. Leveraging our collective experiences and more than two decades…
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Pink Shirt Day 2021: Celebrate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Across the VPFO

The VPFO Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee presents Pink Shirt Day on February 24, 2021. The VPFO will be celebrating equity, diversity and inclusion…
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Friday, January 15, 2021

Harvard Business Review: Making good choices about channels can increase your productivity

You can be an email ninja, but with the explosion of email (not to mention instant messages, Twitter, LinkedIn, Slack, and countless other communication tools),…
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Monday, December 14, 2020

UBC’s Accessible and Inclusive Event Planning Guide

Access UBC's guide and downloadable checklist that can assist you in planning events, public consultations, celebrations, and other occasions so that they can be equally…
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

The Harvard Business Review: Storytelling Can Make or Break Your Leadership

Whether you need to win over a colleague, a team, an executive, a recruiter, or an entire conference audience, effective storytelling is key.
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