Green Research Workshop
2014 Lunch & Learn – Scale down and you’ll reduce waste. Do you want to reduce the environmental impact of your lab? Not sure where to start? Worried about the costs? Your experiments may be eligible for Green Research Funding! Come to the Green Research Lunch & Learn: Small Scale Experimentation The purpose of the […]
Announcing Finance and Operations changes
The following update outlines several significant changes in the AVP Finance and Operations portfolio on the Okanagan campus, involving Finance, Risk Management Services, Campus Security, and the creation of a new department overseeing all ancillary business units on campus. Two new Finance directors Last summer I announced a major restructuring of finance operations on the […]
Heater Swap-Out Program update
Ryan Hirowatari, manager of the UBC Bookstore, shows off an energy efficient radiant heater. The Heater Swap-Out Program continues to help employees learn more about the difference between ceramic and radiant heaters, including a series of personal demonstrations at Ugly Sweater Day last month. Attendees of the Ugly Sweater Day lunch hour event on February […]
IT Helpdesk – New Workflow Entry Forms
On Monday, February 24th, we launched the first two streamlined IT-related staff onboarding and offboarding workflow forms in the IT Helpdesk system. The purpose of the new workflow forms is to provide a streamlined process for provisioning/deprovisioning services and equipment for onboarding and offboarding staff. The first two forms to launch were the New to […]
New websites for Finance and Payment & Procurement Services
New websites have been launched to assist in understanding the recent restructuring of Finance and Payment and Procurement Services. The Finance site (finance.ok.ubc.ca) focuses on Budget and Reporting, Strategic Decision Support, Research and Trust Accounting, and Finance Training/Registration. The Payment and Procurement Services site (pps.ok.ubc.ca) focuses on Payables, Payroll, Revenue Accounting, Strategic Sourcing, Systems and […]