Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCVNovember 24 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Taryn Cigagna goes global
If there were ever a job custom-fit for an individual, it’s Taryn Cigagna’s role as Associate Director of UBC’s Go Global international learning program.
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UBCV & UBCOOctober 26 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Fighting the good fight
When it comes to conflict, most people try to avoid it. But Aftab Erfan, UBC's first Director of Dialogue and Conflict Engagement in the Equity & Inclusion Office, views it as an opportunity for growth and change.
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UBCVOctober 20 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
The value of engagement: An interview with Darren Dahl
Darren Dahl, Senior Associate Dean of Faculties and Director of the Graduate School at the Sauder School of Business, works with faculty in the hiring, development, and tenure process for research faculty and also supervises 36 staff. Here, he shares his perspective on why workplace engagement matters.
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UBCVOctober 19, 2017 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Karen Carriero
Karen Carriero (Kcee) is the Associate Vice-President, Communications. She is responsible for developing an over-arching long-term communications strategy for UBC, ensuring alignment with the university’s vision, mission and values. She oversees the Public Affairs, Brand and Marketing and Internal Communications units within the External Relations portfolio. Originally from Australia, Kcee brings with her a wealth of experience in communications, having served in senior leadership positions at a number of large organizations, including Curtin University of Technology and most recently, the University of Western Australia.
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UBCVSeptember 19 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Perfect synchronization – at work and on the water
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UBCVSeptember 17, 2017 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Andrew Szeri
Professor Andrew Szeri is the Provost and Vice-President Academic for UBC Vancouver, providing leadership for the university’s academic strategy, budgetary and planning processes. The role also includes overseeing UBC’s academic programs and support functions, faculty affairs, enrolment, sustainability and information technology. Prior to his appointment at UBC, Professor Szeri served as Vice-Provost for Strategic Academic and Facilities Planning, at the University of California at Berkeley. Professor Szeri was also a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, teaching in the areas of fluid mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. He has won several research awards.
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UBCVSeptember 11, 2017 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Joseph Ferguson
Name: Joseph Ferguson Title: Financial Analyst Department/Unit: Finance Location: Vancouver Year I started working at UBC: 2009
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UBCVAugust 21, 2017 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Andrea Bundon
Name: Andrea Bundon Title: Assistant Professor Department/Unit: School of Kinesiology Location: Vancouver Year I started working at UBC: 2016
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UBCOJuly 29, 2017 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Rehan Sadiq
Dr. Rehan Sadiq joined UBC Okanagan in 2009 and is Associate Dean of the School of Engineering. Prior to arriving at UBC, Dr. Sadiq worked in the Urban Infrastructure Program of National Research Council Canada, and since 2002 has been involved in research related to drinking water quality modelling, environmental risk analysis and decision-making, and lifecycle asset management of civil infrastructure systems. He was named UBC Okanagan’s Researcher of the Year in 2014, and is an author of more than 400 publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, books, and conferences. He is listed among the top 200 most cited civil engineering researchers.
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UBCVJuly 18, 2017 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Karyn Magnusson
Karyn Magnusson is the Managing Director of Building Operations at UBC Vancouver. A UBC alumna, Karyn is a registered professional engineer, and spent 14 years within progressive leadership roles with the City of Vancouver’s engineering department. She joined UBC in 2014 to lead the operations and maintenance of over nine million square feet of building space and over 1,000 acres of landscaping at UBC Vancouver’s Point Grey campus. She is a former elite-level swimmer.
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UBCV & UBCOJuly 17, 2017 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Stephen Lamb
Stephen Lamb joined UBC’s Office of the CIO in April 2017 as Deputy Chief Information Officer, a new role to help lead significant change across the information technology landscape of the university. Prior to joining UBC, Stephen was Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, where he was responsible for leading the delivery and advancement of IT services and data analytics in support of teaching and learning, applied research and business administration. During his career, he also served as the CIO for the Vancouver School Board, one of Canada’s largest and most diverse school systems, serving 56,000 students across 109 schools.
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