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Friday, August 12, 2022

Pauline Li stepping into a new role in UBC Okanagan’s Infrastructure Development as Building Records Manager

In her new role, Pauline will be responsible for records management, facility planning, as well as management of document and drawing repositories to ensure accurate…
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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Facilities Weekly – August 9, 2022

Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff. UBC Facilities is part of the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) Portfolio, and includes six departments—Building Operations, Custodial Services,…
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Monday, August 8, 2022

Temporary relocation of the three flagpoles to Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Due to the construction of the Recreation Centre and the upgrades to Student Union Boulevard, the three flagpoles will be temporarily installed at the East…
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Thursday, August 4, 2022

Fly-through video of UBC’s New Recreation Centre

The new facility will provide much needed recreation space including a state of the art fitness centre, three gymnasiums, an indoor track, and many other…
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Facilities Weekly – August 3, 2022

Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff. UBC Facilities is part of the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) Portfolio, and includes six departments—Building Operations, Custodial Services,…
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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Facilities’ Stores team applying Lean Six Sigma to reduce order pick time

Sean Zheng, a Store Operator from Municipal Services within UBC Facilities and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt graduate, recently implemented a simple yet effective process…
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Sean Lynch promoted to Director, Custodial Services within Facilities

Sean Lynch has been promoted to become UBC Facilities new Director, Custodial Services effective August 2, 2022.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Facilities Weekly – July 26, 2022

Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff. UBC Facilities is part of the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) Portfolio, and includes six departments—Building Operations, Custodial Services,…
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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

New Treasury Offices: Piloting Design and Technology to Support Hybrid Work across the VPFO

After years of hard work and planning by the Treasury team and UBC Facilities’ Infrastructure Development team, Treasury’s existing office space in the Old Administration…
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Monday, July 25, 2022

July update on upcoming road closures on UBC Vancouver campus

An update on the upcoming road closures on the UBC Vancouver campus.
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