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Projects and UBC's 5-Year Capital Plan approved by UBC Board of Governors
A number of projects received approval in the Board Committee meeting on June 29:
UBC's 5-Year Capital Plan was also endorsed in the Board Committee meeting, in advance of submission to the Province in July. Learn more about UBC's capital priorities.
The agenda package and minutes of the Board Committee meeting are available on the UBC Board of Governors website.
New job strategy session (NJSS): June 28 & July 5
Project Services
- Biological Sciences Building South Wing: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) project – related to project number: 21CF1002
- Life Sciences Centre:
- LSC 3440 – Renovate existing wet labs and support space to accommodate new School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) hire.
- Renovations in rooms: 3435, 3437, 3440, 3440D, 3440E, 3340F, and 3443. Facilities Planner, Gernot Koefer has provided the test fit).
Construction Office
- Anthropology and Sociology Building – Mary Murrin Hall: Electrical upgrade
- Increase in electrical capacity to the Mary Murrin wing.
- Review of electrical capacity in the main ANSO building, Room 048.
- Chemistry A Block, Chemistry Physics Building: Lab A120 – Install gas safety cabinet for incoming faculty member.
- Wet lab requires installation of a 2-cylinder gas safety cabinet (24"w x 18"d x 72" tall). Involves seismically securing, connecting to exhaust system, and connecting to sprinkler system.
- Identical cabinet was recently installed in ChemPhys A220 by the Constrution Office (total cost was less than 20K).
Replacing the Air Handling Unit (AHU) Hydronic Coil at the Biological Sciences Building 
Kudos to the Building Operations Trades team for replacing the AHU coils at the Biological Sciences Building over the weekend!
The coils were damaged over the Christmas break, but our Steamfitter team was able to quickly repair one side of the system as a stop-gap measure until the replacement parts arrived on Campus last week. Excellent work!
Celebrate Summer on Main Mall: Free festivities and fun, all summer long!
From moments of mindfulness at outdoor yoga sessions to lunch hour concerts, a pop-up mini-golf course, and more, UTown@UBC (part of Campus & Community Planning) has planned a summer of free festivities and fun to help you connect, relax, and encourage everyone to enjoy the beautiful UBC campus—together.
All events are free and open to everyone while spaces and supplies last. Hope to see you at the Mall!
Activities are weather dependent and may change as a result.
Welcome to the team
- Jivan Sidhu was promoted to Financial Analyst, Project Accounting in Facilities on July 4. Congrats on your new role, Jivan!
- Farewell to Wende Kinch, Senior Manager, Fleet, Materials & Contracts after over 5 years at UBC. Her last day will be this Friday, July 15. Thank you Wende for your contributions to UBC.
Job openings
All positions at UBC are available on the UBC HR Careers website, or through the career application in your Workday account. Please note that applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on the day prior to the posting end date. The following VPFO positions are currently open:
- Trades 2 - Carpenter (JR8495) – 7/15/2022
- Trades 2 - Bricklayer (JR8528) – 7/15/2022
- Student Litter Picker-1 (JR8420) – 7/18/2022
- Oper/Drvr-Heavy Equip (JR8236) – 7/22/2022
Don't forget to apply as an internal candidate! Please review the Apply for an Internal Job Posting guide in the Workday Knowledge Base for instructions on how to apply. Reminder to attach a copy of your resume when you apply for a career opportunity in Workday.
In case you've missed it
Here is a quick recap of key events and information that you may have missed. For more details, please click on the links below or refer to our weekly portfolio newsletter, VPFO Update.
EDI: IBPOC Stem Network social series
Are you an IBPOC woman or IBPOC gender-diverse person in a STEM field at UBC Vancouver? Expand your IBPOC STEM network while enjoying complimentary refreshments at the summer socials. Open to faculty, staff, post-docs, and grad students.
RSVP now
Workplace Strategies for Mental Health: Self-doubt and Imposter Syndrome
Many of us have experienced feeling like we aren't as competent or intelligent as people think we are. Imposter syndrome can be connected to perfectionism when we feel we must know everything to be credited with knowing something.
For some, this feeling of being an imposter can be persistent, despite our skills and accomplishments. It can also prevent us from trying new things, and impact our self-esteem, personal and professional relationships, as well as put our mental health at risk.
The antidote to imposter syndrome is self-acceptance. When we can authentically and objectively acknowledge both our strengths and weaknesses, we no longer feel the need to appear perfect.
Lean more about what imposter syndrome is, what triggers it, and how you can take action to address your self-doubt on the Workpalce Strategies for Mental Health website.
Emergency tip: Knowing the risks
Knowing the potential disasters and hazards that exist in your area is an important part of emergency preparedness, and will help you properly prepare. Earthquakes and wildfires are the first that come to mind, but many others can affect us.
For a complete list of the natural risks and other hazards in BC, visit the Government of Canada’s Get Prepared website.
Managing your mental health
Human Resources has collected mental health resources to help you manage your ups and downs. To view workshops, webinars and events, visit the HR event listing.
Our HR representatives are always available for a confidential conversation:
- Monica Haab (monica.haab@ubc.ca): Building Operations, Energy & Water Services, Customer Services & Informatics, and Municipal Services
- Gregor MacDonald (gregor.macdonald@ubc.ca): Custodial Services and Infrastructure Development
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