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Building Operations Weekly

FOLLOWING BUILDING SAFETY PLANS   A reminder to all to please continue to follow the safety plan of each building on campus. Ensure you have your employee ID with you to access any doors that are locked and follow signage, sign-in procedures, etc.  If you have not done so already, please review the Covid-19 Procedure for conducting […]

Joey-Lee Rebelo joins Building Operations as Manager, Business & Support Services

Joey-Lee Rebelo joins Building Operations as Manager, Business & Support Services

Joey-Lee Rebelo is the successful applicant for the Manager, Business and Support Services position, reporting to Customer Services & Informatics in Building Operations. This is a new position responsible for leading the Clerical and Service Centre teams, as well as supporting training and other important initiatives throughout Facilities.

Get to know: Jeetender Amritsar, Facilities Manager

Jeetender leads daily operations of buildings and is the primary contact for building maintenance services (for the Teal Zone), which include cleaning, preventative maintenance, repair and minor renovations on the UBC Vancouver campus.

Building Operations Weekly

PINK SHIRT DAY 2021: CELEBRATE EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION ACROSS THE VPFO The VPFO Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee presents Pink Shirt Day on February 24, 2021. The VPFO will be celebrating equity, diversity and inclusion across our portfolio with a virtual event and cookies for those working on campus. If you are on campus, […]

Pink Shirt Day 2021: Celebrate equity, diversity, and inclusion across the VPFO

The VPFO Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee presents Pink Shirt Day on February 24, 2021. The VPFO will be celebrating equity, diversity and inclusion across our portfolio with a virtual event and cookies for those working on campus. Join in on Zoom to hear an update on where the VPFO is going with EDI.

Municipal & Custodial Services keeping priority routes clear over the long weekend

Municipal & Custodial Services keeping priority routes clear over the long weekend

While many were out playing in the snow or bundled up by the fire, Building Operations’ Municipal and Custodial Services crews were on UBC campus ensuring the priority routes were clear so buses, emergency vehicles and those living and visiting the campus could move around as safely as possible.

Video: Virtual Hot Lunch with John Metras

John Metras, Associate Vice-President, Facilities presented at St. John College’s Virtual Hot Lunch Series on January 27, 2021. If you missed the Virtual Hot Lunch with John, or would like to revisit the talk, the event can be viewed on the St John College’s YouTube page.

Geetha Donepudi joins the EMMS Sustainment Team as Business Analyst

Geetha joins the EMMS Sustainment Team from UBC IT, where she worked on the Application Ecosystem Program (AEP) as a Business Analyst. The addition of Geetha joining the EMMS Sustainment Team rounds up an already strong and experienced group to ensure the best support is provided to all Planon users.

Building Operations Weekly

HOT LUNCH WITH JOHN METRAS Join this month’s Virtual Hot Lunch featuring John Metras, AVP Associate Vice-President, Facilities. Hot Lunch is a cross-campus staff networking initiative hosted by St. John’s College and co-sponsored by the office of each of the Vice-Presidents with the special support of Human Resources. Virtual Hot Lunch: January 27, 2021 12:00 […]

John Metras, UBC’s AVP Facilities, to speak at St. John’s College’s Hot Lunch speaker series, January 27

John Metras, Associate Vice-President, Facilities presented at St. John College’s Virtual Hot Lunch Series on January 27, 2021. If you missed the Virtual Hot Lunch with John, or would like to revisit the talk, the event can be viewed on the St John College’s YouTube page.