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Letter from Santa

This message was sent to faculty, staff and students in Vancouver and the Okanagan.

September 24, 2020

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor

I hope you’re all having a good start to our new academic year. As we say farewell to the summer and welcome in the fall, I am pleased to share the September 2020 edition of my Letter from Santa. In this issue, I discuss our COVID-19 guidelines, UBC Homecoming, fall graduation plans, anti-racism efforts and other news. 

My Letter from Santa is a regular newsletter to members of the UBC community, where I share what I’ve been doing as president, as well as celebrate UBC milestones and accomplishments.

You’ll find all the stories at https://president.ubc.ca/communications/letter-to-the-community/.

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