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HR Networks NewsVisit our HR Network News page regularly for information on upcoming events and networking opportunities with other human resource providers on campus. Want to suggest an event or learning opportunity? Have news that you'd like to share with your HR Network members? Contact us with submissions by email at communications@hr.ubc.ca. Posted Feb. 4, 2010 In this issueNo February HR Roundtable No February HR RoundtableDue to the 2010 Olympic Games, we will not be holding an HR Network Roundtable in February. Stay tuned for details on our next Roundtable. Leave for Change blogPlease share this information message with your staff and faculty.The first of the Leave for Change volunteers have left for their overseas assignments. Please share the Leave for Change blog with your faculty and staff, so they can follow the updates of Nancy Vered (Chemistry, UBC Point Grey) and Michelle Lowton (Student Development and Advising, UBC Okanagan). Get in the Games: 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Ticket Contest for Staff and FacultyPlease share this information message with your staff and faculty.110! That's how many pairs of Olympic and Paralympic tickets we gave away to UBC Faculty and Staff through our online lottery. We are in the process of distributing the tickets, with the first of our winners to attend a hockey game on Feb. 13. Thank you to everyone for sharing the contest details with your faculty and staff! Final contest tally
UBC HR Networks SurveyThe HR Networks Survey has closed. We are in the process of reviewing the results. Thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out the survey. 2010 Winter GamesPlease share this information message with your staff and faculty.UBC Visitor Centre: Pacific Spirit Place, SUBThe UBC Games Visitor Centre will be in Pacific Spirit Place in the SUB [map]. The Centre will be available for visitors to get information about the campus and sign-up for campus tours, as well as a place to sit and relax while watching the Games on available screens. The Visitor Centre will be open Feb. 12-28, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the duration of the Olympic Games, and March 11-21, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the duration of the Paralympic Games. All faculty and staff are invited to drop in to take part in the available activities. Reminder: Olympic Torch Relay: Feb. 11On Feb. 11/10, the Olympic Torch will be carried through the UBC Point Grey Campus as part of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. To mark the occasion, the UBC 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Secretariat and UBC REC are holding a free campus-wide celebration.
Celebrations and activities are planned in the lead-up to and after the torch’s arrival on campus. Exact times and participants to be confirmed.
2010 Winter Games UBC Employee FAQHR has created an employee-centric FAQ to supplement to the Administrator FAQ, with regards to the period leading up to, during and immediately following the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The guide includes frequently asked questions on transportation concerns, venue access and security. Please direct your Faculty and Staff to http://hr.ubc.ca/2010/employees/index.html. Keeping Up-To-Date with 2010 Winter Games NewsSubscribe to the UBC 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Secretariat’s newsletter, Game Time, to receive important information on the impact of the Games on the UBC campus. During the duration of the Games, Game Time will come out daily. You can also follow the Secretariats’s Twitter account, http://twitter.com/UBCWinterGames. For information directed at UBC faculty and staff, please bookmark the HR Blog. |
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HR Networks Advisory Committee Our Advisory Committee takes a leadership role in identifying and advising on future priorities and activities of the Network, identifies development opportunities, engages in peer-to-peer discussions, and acts as a champion for resources to sustain this important working group. Chair: Nicole Udzenija Barbara Hsiao Susanne Schmiesing Patrizia Todaro George Athans Amanda Versteeg View past issues of HR Network News |
