Sean McGregor assumes role as Blue Zone Facilities Manager in Building Operations
Sean has been temporarily filling the role as Facilities Manager for the Blue Zone since June 2018. He has built many relationships with various university stakeholders making him an excellent addition to the Customer Services business unit.
VPFO Gathers for Pink Shirt Day 2019
When you’re part of a 24-hour operations group, Pink Shirt Day is really an all-day event. Staff from the Vice President Finance & Operations (VPFO) gathered across UBC to on February 27 in the morning, evening, and night for cake, coffee, and an opportunity to connect and talk about respect, diversity, and inclusion.
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Employee Engagement PINK SHIRT DAY AT THE VPFO: WEAR PINK FOR FEBRUARY 27 Last year, we hosted a series of conversations about respect in the workplace, which we capped with a department-wide celebration on Pink Shirt Day — the annual Canada-wide event symbolizing respect for the diversity of people and expression. This year the entire […]
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Asset Stewardship SNOW CLEARING Municipal crews have been busy keeping campus roads and pathways clear of the falling snow. Crews are working additional hours in order to clear priority roadways and pathways. A job well done to everyone involved and major kudos given to the team by UBC HR on their twitter feed […]
After the shaking stops: continuing to plan for a resilient campus
Since 2016, a team of UBC staff, leading faculty earthquake experts, and engineering consultants has been studying how to protect lives, research programs, infrastructure, and assets on the university’s Vancouver campus in the event of a catastrophic earthquake.