Facilities Weekly – August 8, 2023

Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Road closure: Agronomy Road (West of Main Mall) | Reminder: Permanent traffic flow change at USB Yard | New powered air purifying respirators (PAPR) units at USB Stores

Facilities Weekly – August 1, 2023

Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — USB Yard: Permanent traffic flow change | Exam period begins Tuesday, August 15 | Staying safe in the summer weather | Reporting a workplace accident or incident | Locker usage at The Centre

Colleen Mah and Kyle Fenton promoted to Project Managers in Infrastructure Development within Facilities

Colleen Mah and Kyle Fenton promoted to Project Managers in Infrastructure Development within Facilities

Congratulations to Colleen Mah and Kyle Fenton on their promotion to Project Manager I in Project Services within Infrastructure Development. Colleen will continue to spearhead diverse initiatives, including renovations to support the University’s Equity & Diversity goals, and Kyle will be leading complex renovation projects for Energy & Water Services, Faculty of Applied Science, and more.

Facilities Weekly – July 25, 2023

Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — A message from john Metras: What we do matters | Chilling success: Thanks for joining Facilities’ Ice Cream Social! | Streamlining backfills and internal recruitment for Custodial Services | Hot water interruption at USB on August 1 | Updated zone list | Book online: Free fitness classes at The Centre

Streamlining backfills and recruitment for Custodial Services

Custodial Services will be streamlining the process for identifying backfills and facilitating staff moves and recruitment. This change will help facilitate quicker moves of internal staff who are interested in moving to a new shift, and create a quicker turnaround time for hiring and onboarding new staff to backfill vacant assignments.

Facilities Weekly – July 18, 2023

Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Everything you need to know about the line painting on July 23 | Working behind the scenes to ensure a safe and efficient campus | See you this Thursday at the Facilities Ice Cream Social!

Working behind the scenes to ensure a safe and efficient campus   

As our campus winds down for the summer term, Facilities’ Energy & Water Services has been busy ensuring safety and smooth operations throughout our campus. 

Larisa Rohana joins Customer Services & Informatics’ EMMS Sustainment team as a System Analyst II

Larisa Rohana joins Customer Services & Informatics’ EMMS Sustainment team as a System Analyst II

As a System Analyst, Larisa will be working closely with the Facilities team on all items related to Planon, which includes responding to ServiceNow tickets, reviewing/addressing backlog items, and ensuring various technical activities are successfully completed in Planon.

Facilities Weekly – July 11, 2023

Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Staying safe in the summer weather | Reminder: Line painting on July 23 | See you next Thursday at the Facilities Ice Cream Social

x̌əl sic snpax̌nwixʷtn: The future of collaborative teaching and research at UBC Okanagan

In January 2023, the En’owkin Centre generously gifted UBC Okanagan with an Nsyilxcn name for the former Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Innovation (ICI) Building, currently under construction. Learn more about what the name means and how to pronounce it.