Category: Internal Communications
SHCS Town Hall Q&A
Read a brief recap of our recent Town Hall and the responses to Q&A questions we were unable to get to during the Town Hall itself.
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Q&A with Gary Hartung
Read a Q&A with Gary Hartung about how the Okanagan Food Services team is working and keeping themselves and customers safe during COVID-19.
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SHCS on-campus
While we’re all doing our duty to flatten the curve, it’s important to recognize those SHCS staff who are working on campus.
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SHHS Staff Appreciation Party | 2017
On January 20, 2017, over 500 SHHS staff members gathered at the River Rock Casino Resort for the SHHS Staff Appreciation Party and Long Service Awards.
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Hero Coffee + Market
This month we welcomed Hero Coffee + Market to the SHHS family. Hero officially opened on February 6 in Orchard Commons and has quickly become a hotspot for Orchard residents, students across campus, and the university community.
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Heroes of SHHS!
We asked leadership across SHHS to select staff from our units, and from any level of the organization, to acknowledge as heroes. To find out why each of these SHHSians is considered a hero, read on!
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In Memoriam: Victor Guillen-Solano (1964–2016)
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Victor Guillen-Solano (October 27, 1964–November 18, 2016), one of our valued SHHS colleagues. Victor was a dedicated member of SHHS who worked on our Mobile and Events team as a food truck cook, after first joining SHHS in 2013 as a cook in our residence dining rooms.
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Q&A with C&A
UBC Conferences & Accommodation (C&A) had a very successful summer this year. We asked Allan De Jong a few questions about what made it great, what he’s looking forward to next summer, and a bit about what’s happening in the industry.
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Farewell to Pacific Spirit Place
In August, we said goodbye to Pacific Spirit Place (PSP) in the old SUB. PSP was home to many SHHS staff over the years and is filled with memories. Sherman Kong sent us a brief testimonial, plus a few pictures of PSP before the crews moved in to renovate.
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Brock Commons: The World’s Tallest Wood Building
The mass wood structure and façade of Brock Commons – the world’s tallest wood building – is now complete, four months ahead of schedule!
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Welcome to Orchard Commons & Open Kitchen
This August, we opened an amazing campus facility. Orchard Commons is our newest student residence, home to UBC Vantage College, 1,047 student residents, and our favourite place to eat on campus, Open Kitchen.
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UBC Wedding Venue & Tasting Tour
On June 15, SHHS hosted the UBC Wedding Venue & Tasting Tour in partnership with Cecil Green Park House and UBC Rose Garden to highlight the dramatic venues available for weddings at UBC and the exquisite catering provided by Sage and Wescadia.
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