UBC Okanagan focus of $40 million investment for library expansion and infrastructure upgrades
A joint federal-provincial and university investment totalling $40.65-million was announced today at UBC’s Okanagan campus to establish a new Teaching and Learning Centre and fund various sustainability and infrastructure upgrades. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Norm Letnick, Minister of Agriculture […]
New Finance Operations and Strategies website coming soon
The new Finance Operations and Strategies website (finance.ok.ubc.ca) is estimated to go-live on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. The new website will combine the old Payment & Procurement Services and Finance websites into one website. Our goal is to increase customer service by having one source that combines all finance/research resources for the campus community to access. The website […]
UBCO Gardening Club presents Learning Local Landscapes workshops
If you’ve been itching for a row to hoe, the new Gardening Club is an excellent opportunity to work on your green thumb. Taking root on campus this month, the new club has organized a series of four Learning Local Landscapes workshops — being held in August, September and October — hosted by community experts […]
Smoking gazebo changes
Recently, the following changes were made to the smoking gazebos outside the Library and Administration (ADM) buildings: June 25 and 26 The wooden gazebo outside ADM was removed. The gazebo had reached the end of its lifecycle. July 9 and 10 The steel gazebo near the Library building was moved to the location outside ADM. […]
New safety app launched
UBC Okanagan has a new tool to promote safety UBC Safe is a free mobile app for our entire community — students, faculty and staff. Download the app today on the App Store or the Google Play store.
Planned Power Outage – January 13th & 14th, 2016
Project Services has been tasked with replacing the emergency generator that services the following buildings: Science building Library Gymnasium Arts Building Central Heating Plant Creative and Critical Studies. The existing emergency generator is at end of life and provincial funding has been recently granted for replacement. The province requires project completion before March 31st, 2016. […]