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Update on UBC’s Campus Return Plan

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

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal’s Spring Town Hall

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, I am pleased to invite you to our virtual Spring Town Hall on Thursday, May 13, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. This town hall provides us with an opportunity to come together and share in UBC Okanagan’s many remarkable achievements and notable developments over the past year, as well as provide an update on where we’re heading as a university.  

UBC’s budget for 2021/22

The UBC Board of Governors has approved the budget for 2021/22, setting spending priorities for the year ahead to support the ongoing recovery from COVID-19, to further UBC’s impact through key priorities, and to continue support for excellence in teaching, learning, and research.

Anti-racism witnessing session for Indigenous staff

In 2020, President Ono reaffirmed our commitments to the Indigenous Strategic Plan as well as our institutional commitment to inclusion, and called for the acceleration and intensification of efforts to build a more inclusive campus community. Over the past year, we held listening and witnessing sessions with community members to hear their experiences at UBC. 

UBCO engineer cautions pregnant women about speed bumps

Update on UBC’s Budget for the 2021/22 fiscal year

The 2020/21 fiscal year was unprecedented and challenging in many ways for our community as UBC navigated the effects of COVID-19, along with other higher education institutions across Canada and around the world.  In that context, and enabled by the knowledge and experience gained through the past year, our finance teams across the university have worked hard to prepare the 2021/22 budget. The proposed budget was formally presented to UBC’s Board of Governors today, and we are pleased to announce that it has been approved. 

Announcing the new Chief Student Health Officer

Noorjean Hassam has been appointed as the new Chief Student Health Officer (CSHO) and will join UBC on May 10. As the CSHO, Noorjean will help drive UBC's student health and wellbeing services and programming, and strengthen the university's health-related partnerships to continue to support our students.    

Get active by taking part in the virtual Staff & Faculty Sports Week

At UBC, we recognize the foundational importance of wellbeing to our success as individuals, as a university, and as a community. As part of this commitment, UBC Human Resources and UBC Athletics & Recreation are pleased to invite you to participate in the virtual Staff & Faculty Sports Week from May 3-7 2021. This free event is open to all UBC faculty and staff.

UBC leads as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2021

30-second bio: Soodabeh (Soodi) Joolaee

Soodabeh works in the Faculty of Medicine, helping people share their voice and tell their story through qualitative research. Her favourite quote is by H. A. Sayeh: “Love is joy. Love is freedom. Love is the beginning of humanity.”

UBC faculty are invited to share their feedback on the impacts of COVID-19 on research and scholarly activities

The Office of the Vive-President, Research & Innovation has scheduled a series of virtual town halls in April and May to hear from UBC faculty members about the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on their research and scholarly activities and programs. The aim is to better understand how the university can help both internally and by working with appropriate external bodies, such as funding agencies. 

Read the latest Letter from Santa