Category: Sustainability

SHCS sustainable holidays guide

by admin | Nov 28, 2025 | Climate Action, SHCS, Sustainability | 0

Check out this great guide by Hoi Ying Yu, Associate Director, Ancillary Procurement, to help you keep the holiday season a little easier on the earth—and your bank account!

Empowering students: Residence Sustainability Enhancement Fund

by Jackie Hunter | Apr 17, 2025 | Climate Action, SHCS, Student Housing, Sustainability | 0

Find out how we’re empowering students in residence to take sustainability and climate action—plus additional work we’re doing to significantly reduce our operational emissions and waste.

Cooking in two worlds

by Mike McGhee | Apr 16, 2025 | Food Services, Indigeneity, SHCS, Sustainability, Vancouver | 0

Learn about this unique gathering, a partnership between Food Services and Vancouver Community College, along with Jared Qwustenuxun Williams.

Introducing sʔitwənx: UBC Okanagan Child Care

by Kristen Thompson | Nov 7, 2024 | Buildings, Child Care, Indigeneity, Okanagan, SHCS, Sustainability, Syilx | 0

sʔitwənx, our newest child care centre, opened on the Okanagan campus in early-November. Learn all about it, view photos and find out how to pronounce the new nsyilxcən names.

SHCS Shoreline Cleanup 2024

by Erin Harley | Jun 12, 2024 | Events, Food Services, Marketing & Communications, Occupational Health & Safety, Our People, OWC, Purchasing, Sustainability, Vancouver | 0

Check out photos and learn more about this year’s shoreline cleanup at Wreck Beach, organized by Chef Hoang Nguyen and the Outstanding Workplace Committee

Aligning our climate actions: SHCS CAP 2030 committee

by Mike McGhee | Apr 15, 2024 | Climate Action, SHCS, Sustainability | 0

Learn more about the committee, who’s on it and our new climate action framework.

Debra Eng: reducing our energy use and emissions

by Mike McGhee | Nov 21, 2023 | Climate Action, Facilities & Building Services, Innovation, Our People, Student Housing, Sustainability, Vancouver | 0

Meet Debra Eng, our Ancillary Energy Manager, and learn more about how she’s working to reduce energy use in our buildings. Plus, get Debra’s energy saving tips for work—and home!

Celebrating sustainability and climate action in SHCS

by Mike McGhee | Mar 31, 2023 | 5-Year Plan, Climate Action, Innovation, SHCS, Sustainability, UBC | 0

Learn more and join us in celebrating all the incredible achievements from this past year.

Land to Table at UBCO Food Services

by Kristen Thompson | Aug 23, 2022 | Climate Action, Food Services, Okanagan, Sustainability | 0

Find out how UBC Okanagan Food Services is helping to support a burgeoning network of local food growers and producers.

Hydrogen cars and solar parkades

by Mike McGhee | Apr 11, 2022 | Climate Action, Parking, Sustainability, Vancouver | 0

Discover how UBC Parking is collaborating with campus partners to establish a renewable energy hub at Thunderbird Parkade.

SHCS: supporting UBC’s strategic plans

by Mike McGhee | Nov 30, 2021 | Climate Action, Indigeneity, SHCS, Sustainability, UBC | 0

Find out how we’re taking action toward UBC’s strategic plans and helping to shape UBC’s next century.

Upcoming Events

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30mayAll Day05junGo by Bike Week

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It’s time for the SHCS Road Warriors—one of UBC and Metro Vancouver’s top teams!—to get ready for the next round of Go by Bike Week from May 30 to June 5.

We would love to have new SHCS recruits from all departments and divisions join the riders already on our roster.

The goal is to log the team’s bike rides during Go by Bike Week, any length and for any reason—such as riding to work, for fun or while doing errands. Be part of the change and help make Metro Vancouver a happier, healthier place to live, work and play. Remember–every ride counts!

Prizes

Great prizes are up for grabs for all registered riders who log a ride. Check the Go By Bike BC website for details on how to enter the grand prize, a cycling adventure for two!

How to register

Already registered on the SHCS Road Warriors team from a previous year?

Log on to the GoByBike website.
Click on the “Log My Ride” button to enter your kms for each one way trip.

New to the SHCS Road Warriors team?

If you are signing up for the first time, set up an account and automatically join the team.

You can also visit Go By Bike BC to create your account, then click on the Team icon in the website header and register with the SHCS team using the instructions below.

Choose:

Organization: UBC
Team (from pull down menu): SHCS Road Warriors
Team Captain: Mike McGhee

Once you’ve joined the SHCS team, register for the event by logging a trip via the Log My Ride button in the top right corner.

Happy pedalling!

Learn more

Learn more about the SHCS Road Warriors.

Questions?

Email mike.mcghee@ubc.ca, the SHCS Road Warriors team captain from Marketing and Communications.

Time

May 30 (Saturday) - June 5 (Friday)

Location

Vancouver

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june

30mayAll Day05junGo by Bike Week

Event Details

It’s time for the SHCS Road Warriors—one of UBC and Metro Vancouver’s top teams!—to get ready for the next round of Go by Bike Week from May 30 to June 5.

We would love to have new SHCS recruits from all departments and divisions join the riders already on our roster.

Prizes

Great prizes are up for grabs for all registered riders who log a ride. Check the Go By Bike BC website for details on how to enter the grand prize, a cycling adventure for two!

How to register

Already registered on the SHCS Road Warriors team from a previous year?

Log on to the GoByBike website.
Click on the “Log My Ride” button to enter your kms for each one way trip.

New to the SHCS Road Warriors team?

If you are signing up for the first time, set up an account and automatically join the team.

You can also visit Go By Bike BC to create your account, then click on the Team icon in the website header and register with the SHCS team using the instructions below.

Choose:

Organization: UBC
Team (from pull down menu): SHCS Road Warriors
Team Captain: Mike McGhee

Once you’ve joined the SHCS team, register for the event by logging a trip via the Log My Ride button in the top right corner.

Happy pedalling!

Learn more

Learn more about the SHCS Road Warriors.

Questions?

Email mike.mcghee@ubc.ca, the SHCS Road Warriors team captain from Marketing and Communications.

Time

May 30 (Saturday) - June 5 (Friday)

Location

Vancouver

Calendar GoogleCal

july

24jul11:00 am5:00 pmSHCS Golf Tournament

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