AS SCHOOL STARTS, GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE TO WORK AND PLAN YOUR BREAKS ACCORDINGLY
A friendly reminder that as school starts again, thousands of students will be pouring onto campus.
Plan extra time for your commute if you drive or take transit to campus. During your work hours, be aware of long line-ups for coffee and food services. Plan accordingly so you don’t spend your 15 minute break stuck in a coffee line up.
UBC ROAD CLOSURES SEPTEMBER 2 – 5 FOR STUDENT MOVE-IN AND IMAGINE
SHHS advised that students are moving in September 2-4 Labour Day long weekend, just before the academic year starts. SHHS is working with parking services and has identified designated drop off areas for loading. Expect crowded sidewalks, single lane alternating traffic, and generally lost and unaware students around campus.
Be aware of the road closures on September 5. Imagine UBC will host its Main Event along Main Mall for the start of the school year celebration. Event details:
- Date: September 5, 2017
- Time: 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
- Location: All along Main Mall – from Agronomy Road to Flag Pole Plaza
WATCH OUT FOR INCREASED PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING TRAFFIC ON CAMPUS
As the start of the school year approaches, it is important that we consider the increased traffic and pedestrian movement on campus. In performing our daily work on campus, please remember:
- Only go into the public realm as required and avoid movement during class change times.
- When moving through the public realm, make sure you travel at a reduced and safe speed which is appropriate for the pedestrian and cyclist movements in the area.
- When accessing the public realm area, ensure you immediately raise all bollards that were dropped once you have entered. We want to maintain the safety of the people within the area by avoiding unauthorized access to the public realm.
THE IMPACT MAP IS HERE!
Have you ever asked yourself any of these questions:
- How disrupted is a building, its users, and its assets due to project work?
- When will a space be affected by planned project work?
- Who is the contact person of a project in a particular space?
- Is there upcoming project work in a space, that I can take advantage of, to do my work?
If you answered yes to any of these, there’s a tool available that you can use to find answers: the Impact Map Tool. If you have access to ID Records you can follow this link http://www2.buildingoperations.ubc.ca/building-data/ and add your password and be able to use the impact map to help plan your maintenance or repair work in concert with everything else that is going on.
Developed in response to a need to understand how much particular buildings, their assets, and space users are being impacted by project work, the Impact Map Tool can help you map out what spaces are impacted and by how much.
It can also help you identify who you can talk to if you have a question about a particular project in a building. You can view projects that are currently ongoing, as well as future projects.
Currently the Impact Map Tool displays project information from Project Services, Building Operations’ Construction Office, and Shutdowns. There are also plans to incorporate projects from other project owners such as IT, Housing, and others.
Pearle will be demonstrating how to use the tool to heads/sub-heads, managers, and others involved in project work at Building Operations. If you’d like a demonstration, or have questions, feel free to call 7-0723 or email her at pearle.lundeen@ubc.ca.
MUNICIPAL SERVICES’ TEAM BUILDING EXERCISE HELPED FUND RAISE AND MADE WISHES COME TRUE
The leadership team of Municipal Services held their team building retreat last June 22, 2017. As part of the exercise, teams assembled bicycles which were then donated to the charitable foundation. Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada is the largest and only all-Canadian wish granting charity dedicated to granting wishes to Canadian children between the ages of 3 and 17 who are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.
The Children’s Wish team would like to extend their warmest thanks for the generous support offered by the Municipal leadership team. The bicycle donations allowed the Children’s Wish team to raise $19,000 at their Princess and Superhero Tea Party which will go towards granting the most heartfelt wishes for some very deserving children like Farrah. The support offered by the Municipal team through the bicycles that were built in their team building session helped put smiles on young faces and contributed to the success of the Foundation’s fund raising tea party – thank you to all who participated in the exercise and had a hand in building out the bicycles.
FUNDS RAISED AT BUILDING OPERATIONS’ GOLF TOURNAMENT DONATED TO THE COVENANT HOUSE
It was all smiles to those who attended the Building Operations’ golf tournament that sunny last June. Even better, there were more smiles when the $210 raised was donated to the Covenant House Vancouver. It is the only agency that provides three core programs (Outreach/Drop-In; residential Crisis Shelter; transitional living) all in one place. The donation received will pay for 21 meals for the youth-where 1 meal set per day includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and one snack.
Thank you to the organizers of the golf tournament and thank you to all who participated. Until next year…
THANKS FOR COMING TO OUR ICE CREAM SOCIAL
We wish to thank all those who attended our summer event and those who participated in the activities. Special shout out goes to the brave souls who participated in the Pie Eating Contest. Bill Guest continues to reign supreme in the day shift event. To give others a chance to win at the evening shift social, Wilma Bernales decided not to defend her title. It was neck and neck (or cheek and cheek) between Sharon Yagon and Jayvee Dizon, but newcomer Jayvee Dizon prevailed!
The Ice Cream Social was a success thanks to all those who helped, particularly; Bill Toor, Florante Navarra, the Utility Workers, the Electrical Shop, the Clerical Pool, and the Custodial Group. A special thank you goes to Suzanne Jolly of Athletics and Recreation who helped bring some of the activities to our social. It certainly added a new flavour to our day. Special thanks goes to Travis Simpson, Justin Rhodes, Jag Khella, Paul Tees, Evan Colville, April Wong, Jas Badesha, Rick Mitchell, Roozbeh Kianpour-Atabaki, John Neumann, Mark Donald-Jones, Deb Capps, Robert Stone, Robin Shortt and Caroline Soriano. The event was rather entertaining thanks to the emceeing talents of Charles Creelman and Ana Boal.
Join us next year for another fun-filled summer event. Stay cool!
HARVEST FEASTIVAL IS ON SEPTEMBER 28–WILL YOU BE OUR GUEST?
Celebrate the new fall season with UBC`s annual Harvest Feastival. Delight your taste buds with a locally sourced 6-course feast from UBC Farm with hundreds of other UBC community members. Then engage your other senses afterwards with a visit to UBC’s world-class Arts and Culture District as you let the food sink in.
When: Thursday, September 28, 2017
Where: University Commons (outside the Nest)
Cocktails: 4:00p.m. at Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
Dinner: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at University Commons
Special Shows and Exhibits: 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. across UBC Arts & Culture District
As in previous years, we have purchased one table (24 seats) and enjoin you to be our lucky guest. Contact Caroline Soriano indicating you want to come along. Names will be drawn on Tuesday, September 26 at 3:25 p.m. You may want to double check with your significant other, carpool, child care, dog care, etc., then let us know so we can hold your spot until Wednesday morning.
FALL BUS SERVICE IN EFFECT SEPTEMBER 4TH
On September 4, bus service returns to fall schedules in time for the new term. In addition, TransLink is implementing improved service on several UBC bus routes: 23, 43, 49 and 84.
A list of the changes can be found at transportation.ubc.ca.
Quick Updates
REMINDER: LAST CHANCE TO DO MAINTENANCE WORK IN CLASSROOMS BEFORE CLASSES START ON SEPTEMBER 5
NPS SCORE DECREASED TO 76% WITH 1 NEW DEMOTER.