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    UBCV & UBCO
    22 February, 2022 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Read the results of the Workplace Experiences Survey

    The university-wide results from the 2021 Workplace Experiences Survey results are now available online, accessible via CWL. This survey, conducted late last year, is the primary opportunity for all faculty and staff to share feedback on their experiences of working at UBC. The results offer insights into the progress on efforts to make UBC a more diverse, inclusive, safe and vibrant workplace. 

  • Brad Wuetherick
    UBCO
    22 February, 2022 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Brad Wuetherick

    Brad Wuetherick is the Associate Provost, Academic Programs, Teaching and Learning at UBC Okanagan. In this role, he focuses on creating an inclusive, anti-racist teaching and learning environment and educational pathways for student success. Taking a non-traditional path into academic leadership, Brad began his career as an elected student leader, centering students as partners to imagine the future of teaching and learning. He is an internationally-recognized scholar of teaching and learning in higher education, and is a fellow with the US-based Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. For the past 20 years, Brad has served in a variety of leadership roles in teaching and learning, undergraduate student affairs, continuing education, and undergraduate research. Of Métis and European ancestry, Brad brings a unique perspective to UBC’s leadership team. 

  • UBC Accessibility Shuttle
    UBCV
    18 February, 2022 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    UBC Accessibility Shuttle resumes services on the Vancouver campus

    The UBC Accessibility Shuttle is a free, shared ride service for people with conditions that impact their mobility. Run by the UBC Centre for Accessibility in collaboration with Campus and Community Planning, it travels along a designated route and makes stops within the central pedestrian areas of campus. The shuttle has a limited-storage trunk which can transport mobility aids.

  • UBC Global
    UBCO
    17 February, 2022 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & Staff

    Annual Report on UBC Okanagan’s Declaration of Commitments to the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action

    A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan   way’ UBC Okanagan campus community, In 2019, UBC Okanagan pledged to support Indigenous students, culture and scholarship through a public declaration of five commitments in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.

  • Updates for leadership: UBC Bulletin
    UBCV & UBCO
    16 February, 2022 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & Staff

    Moving staff to midpoint of salary range (midpoint progression increase)

    UBC has procedures in place to ensure that staff in the following employee groups move to the midpoint of their salary range within a specified timeframe. These include Association of Administrative and Professional Staff (AAPS), Non-Union Technicians & Research Assistants (TRA), Executive Administrative Staff, and Farm Workers. Identifying eligible staff

  • Lesley Cormack
    UBCO
    15 February, 2022 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & Staff

    Honouring the contributions of Black Canadians

    A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, ‘way: As UBC Okanagan and the country mark Black History Month 2022, I want to encourage everyone to take time this February—and, indeed, every day—to honour the contributions of Black Canadians, both past and present, and Black students, faculty and staff at UBC. Importantly, I also urge everyone to reflect on the work that remains to combat racism on campus, within the academy and in our communities.

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