Updates, news and stories

Help build a more inclusive UBC – complete the Employment Equity Survey by Oct. 29

Please note: due to a temporary technical issue with the survey link sent out via UBC Broadcast, some of you may not have been able to open the link and access the survey. To complete the survey, visit https://wd10.myworkday.com/ubc/email-universal/inst/17219$21/rel-task/2…

Roger Sugden to serve as Dean pro tem for Faculty of Management

A message from Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues,

Submit your comments as part of an external review of the UBC Learning Exchange

External reviews are conducted periodically to ensure that UBC’s Faculties and Administrative Units are supporting the university’s academic mission. This fall, the UBC Learning Exchange is undergoing an external review as part of this process. 

Join UBC's ShakeOut drill on Oct. 21

We all play a role in protecting ourselves and those around us, and making our campus safe. Participate in the annual ShakeOut drill on Oct. 21, and learn more about the risks in our community and what UBC is doing to plan ahead.The Great BC Shakeout is an annual province-wide earthquake drill for everyone to practice how to protect themselves and be better prepared in the event of an earthquake. UBC offers a number of tools to help ensure you receive alerts in urgent situations: 

Gordon Binsted appointed at York University’s Markham campus

A message from Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan As you are aware, Dr. Gordon Binsted’s appointment as dean, Faculty of Health and Social Development, concludes on June 30, 2022.  Dr. Binsted has recently been appointed as deputy provost, Markham, at York University and will conclude his term as dean, Faculty of Health and Social Development, on December 31, 2021.

Flu season is coming: what you need to know

As COVID-19 restrictions ease, Canada is seeing a resurgence of many respiratory viruses—and many experts predict this year’s flu season could be severe. Dr. Michael Curry (he/him), clinical associate professor with UBC faculty of medicine’s department of emergency medicine, reveals how this year’s flu season will be different from the last and weighs in on how to reduce your risk of getting sick. 

Remote Work Update

As you are aware, in June of this year the university released our institutional approach to remote work. Thank you for your support in rolling out this program across both campuses. You can review the institutional strategy, objectives, principles, and HR guidelines at https://hr.ubc.ca/remote-work-ubc.

Keeping it clean and cool

Invitation: Heads Up Forum

You are invited to the next Heads Up Forum from 1 to 2:30 pm on November 1.    Monday, November 1, 2021 1:00 to 2:30pm Join on Zoom

COVID-19: Resumption activities and updates

A message from Shelley Kayfish, Director, Campus Operations and Risk Management; Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee; and Prof. Michael Burgess, Associate Provost, Strategy, UBC Okanagan; Professor and Chair in Biomedical Ethics, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Faculty of Medicine; Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee