Dear colleagues,
I’m writing to remind you that the deadline for employees to complete their Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct mandatory training is Friday, February 28, 2025. Reminder notifications will be sent via Workday after that date for those who have not completed the training.
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As winter approaches, preparations are underway to ensure readiness for the season and any weather-related impacts to campus operations.
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On November 4, UBC will open the 2024 Workplace Experiences Survey. This survey, which traditionally happens every three years, gives faculty and staff an opportunity to share feedback about their experiences working at UBC and provides leaders with unit-specific reports where there are five or more responses.
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You are invited to the next Heads Up Forum from 2 to 3:15 pm on February 29.
The Heads Up Forum will focus on generative AI as well as cybersecurity dynamics and will help us to explore how we are using generative AI around the university, the opportunities and the associated risks involved.
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Dear colleagues,
As you may have read on Workday This Week, a significant number of student records are now available as part of the transition to Workday Student. This will change how UBC students are hired into student positions (e.g. teaching assistants, graduate research assistants, co-op students) as well as hiring practices for faculty and staff positions.
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Dear colleagues,
If you are hiring—or planning to hire—a student this month, please note the upcoming freeze dates on student hiring transactions in Workday. This freeze is to support the transition to Workday Student.
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Starting November 1, all UBC job postings must include the expected pay or pay range, as per BC’s Pay Transparency Act.
BC’s Pay Transparency Act was passed earlier this year, which requires all employers in BC, including UBC, to take steps toward addressing systemic discrimination in the workplace.
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Dear colleagues,
We are excited to announce a new workplace learning series pilot for staff and faculty on the Okanagan campus which spans the 2023/24 academic year. These series were developed intentionally to support your professional development goals and are being offered as a way to provide on-campus opportunities for faculty and staff to utilize their professional development fund for campus-based programming. The fall series will be focused on resilience and respect, aligned with Thrive. The winter series will be focused on performance and growth.
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Dear colleagues,
If you are in a leadership or supervisory role and manage faculty and/or staff, you are invited to attend the upcoming virtual Heads Up Forum on August 24 from 9-10:30 am on Zoom. Registration for this session is required.
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Dear colleagues,
Each year, the UBC Okanagan Staff Awards of Excellence celebrate outstanding contributions in specific areas that are crucial to the campus.
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