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New affinity group seeks to connect 2SLGTBQIA+ faculty and staff
Looking to connect more often with 2SLGBTQIA+ staff and faculty at UBC? Get started virtually over MS Teams to be part of the conversation. Over the summer and fall, this group will be coming together to learn more about the needs of its members and how best to connect and strengthen our community networks.
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Apply for the Managing at UBC program by August 12
Managing at UBC is a leadership development program designed to equip newer managers with the foundational skills, knowledge and tools to succeed and grow in leadership roles at UBC. Applications for the 2022/23 program are now open. The deadline is Friday, August 12 at 4:30 p.m.
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Take the new UBC Positive Space Foundations course
The new Positive Space: Foundations course is your resource hub for promoting and practicing inclusivity towards sexual and gender diversity. Learn about amatonormativity, what to do if you misgender a friend, and how you can engage in respectful interactions related to names, pronouns and inclusive language.
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Delivering solutions to integrate with Workday Student
IRP Student’s mission is to renew UBC’s student information system (SIS). Most applications that currently exist in the SIS will be replaced by or integrated with Workday Student. However, some newly created applications (aka point solutions) will integrate with Workday Student to complement and enhance its functionality.
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Register for the Workday webinar on direct hires
The next event in a new series of webinars for experienced Workday users will be on Thursday, August 11 and focus on the direct hiring in Workday.
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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. Thursday, July 21
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Introducing the IRP Student Transition Network
IRP Student has formed the Transition Network to help faculty and staff move from using the classic Student Information System (SIS) to the renewed SIS.
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Learn more about inclusive recruiting and hiring through the JEDII Stem summer series
How can you support equity-deserving groups? Learn how you can integrate more equitable and inclusive practices into your unit’s hiring and recruitment processes through the newly launched JEDII Stem Series.
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Register for the Workday webinar on recruitment
The first in a new series of webinars for experienced Workday users will be on Thursday, July 21 and focus on the recruitment process in Workday. This session is for HR Administrators and Managers to deepen their understanding of managing a Job Requisition in Workday, from posting a job to hiring the chosen candidate.
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UBC formally adopts hybrid work
Last year, UBC announced the introduction of a Remote Work Pilot Program, which was successfully launched last June. The university is proceeding to formally adopt remote work through the UBC Hybrid Work Program. Review the announcement.
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