Feb. 27 is Pink Shirt Day
By working together, we can help to end bullying in schools and in the workplace. Please join us in supporting Pink Shirt Day on Feb. 27, 2019, and learn about how you can help to stop bullying in communities across the province at http://www.pinkshirtday.ca.
At UBC, we strive to provide a safe, respectful and productive environment for our faculty, staff and students. The UBC Respectful Environment Statement outlines our principles about creating a respectful environment for all:
The best possible environment for working, learning and living is one in which respect, civility, diversity, opportunity and inclusion are valued. Everyone at the University of British Columbia is expected to conduct themselves in a manner that upholds these principles in all communications and interactions with fellow UBC community members and the public in all University-related settings.
One of UBC’s initiatives to support a respectful environment is the Bullying and Harassment Prevention website. The website has information and training for UBC faculty, staff and student employees to support a positive workplace.
The UBC community works together every day to build a respectful environment for all. On Feb. 27, wear pink to show your support for an end to bullying and harassment in our communities.
Resources:
- Pink Shirt Day
- Bullying and Harassment Prevention at UBC
- Respectful Environment Statement
- Equity and Inclusion Office: Vancouver | Okanagan
- Contact your HR Advisor or Faculty Relations Manager
Next Integrated Renewal Program HR update call: Feb. 14
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Integrated Renewal Program HR update call on Jan. 27. If you weren’t able to make it, or you would like to review the slides and the call, there is a recording available.
Our next HR IRP call-in session will be Feb. 14, 9:00-10:00 a.m. All human resources practitioners at the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses are invited to join through phone or by video-conference.
Feb. 14 agenda
This month’s call in will be a Supervisory Organization Q&A session. The team is changing up the format for this call to ‘open the lines’ and take your specific questions about Supervisory Organizations for the hour. The team will also share more information about complex models and concepts of Supervisory Organizations such as matrix organizations, dotted line reporting and pooled positions. Please feel free to submit any questions for the team in advance of the call by including them in your RSVP email to integrated.renewal@ubc.ca.
RSVP
If you are interested in participating in the call, email integrated.renewal@ubc.ca to RSVP.
Hot Lunch featuring Barbara Meens Thistle, Vice President, Human Resources: Feb. 27
You are invited to attend Hot Lunch on Feb. 27, to meet and network with your colleagues across UBC, and to hear from Barbara Meens Thistle, Vice President, Human Resources. Tickets are $10. Please purchase your tickets by Feb. 22.
Hot Lunch is a cross-campus staff networking initiative hosted by St. John’s College and supported by Human Resources.
Positive Space workshop: Feb. 14
Are your working, learning or living environments welcoming to LGBT2SQIA+ students, staff and faculty? Would you like to learn more about how to improve and positively impact the climate for sexual and gender diversity at UBC?
The Positive Space foundational workshop covers current language, issues, resources, and best practices in an interactive and experiential learning environment. Participants will gain relevant knowledge and skills to use in their academic, work and campus life.
Upcoming workshop
- Feb. 14, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sign up on the UBC Equity & Inclusion Office website.
Reminder: Next IRP HR update call Jan. 29
As a reminder, the next IRP HR update call is Jan. 29, 9:00-10:00 a.m. If you are interested in participating in the call, please contact IRP at integrated.renewal@ubc.ca to RSVP.
Jan. 29 agenda
- Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) Update
- HR Work Stream Update – what has the team been working on and what is planned for the next 30 days
- Supervisory Organizations – details of upcoming data validation with the community
- Q & As
PD workshop: In-Powering: Making Sense of Your Talents and Strengths: March 15
HR is hosting In-Powering: Making Sense of Your Talents and Strengths, a one-day workshop focusing on helping participants to gain a better understanding of their strengths, and how to translate those strengths to your professional life.
Course information
Date: March 15, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: TEF III, Room 610 [map]
Cost: $375
Register online
If you are interested in this course, you may be able to use your professional development funding. Please visit the page for your employee group to learn more.
Move UBC month: Feb. 1-28
This February, invite your team members to move more! Move UBC is an annual university-wide initiative to encourage physical activity and reduce the time students, staff, faculty and the UBC community spend being sedentary. By inspiring people to move more through inclusive and accessible events and activities, Move UBC aims to improve everyone’s overall wellbeing. Check out the following Move UBC events:
- Feb. 1: Cha Cha Slide (Vancouver)
- Feb. 6, 13 & 27: Lunchtime Staff & Faculty Volleyball (Vancouver)
- Feb. 11: Wellbeing Challenge Kick-off (Vancouver)
- Feb. 28: Wear Your Active Wear Day (Vancouver & Okanagan)
Click here for a full Move UBC calendar of events taking place in Vancouver and the Okanagan.
Let’s talk about mental health on Jan. 30
On Jan. 30, let’s talk about mental health. Bell Let’s Talk Day is an opportunity to join a national conversation about mental health challenges and help reduce the stigma around mental illness.
UBC is committed to building mentally healthy workplaces where all employees can thrive – and we all have a part to play. Bell Let’s Talk Day is one of the ways we encourage UBC faculty, staff and students to think about mental health, to reach out to one another and connect with the resources, services and supports available at UBC and in the broader community.
Here are some simple ways you can support mental health at UBC:
- Learn about the mental health supports available.
- Find out how you can help a colleague in distress.
- Register for a mental health training program or workshop.
Thank you for supporting Bell Let’s Talk Day and for contributing to a safe, healthy and respectful community at UBC.
A few spaces left in the Working Mind for Managers: Jan. 31
We have a few spaces left in the Jan. 31 Working Mind for Managers. All supervisors, managers, and members of the distributed UBC’s HR community of practice are invited to attend.
About this workshop
The Working Mind is a Mental Health Commission of Canada, evidence-based, workplace training program aimed at increasing mental health literacy for supervisors/managers.
Program goals
- To provide supervisors and managers with the confidence, tools and resources to support employees who may be experiencing mental health challenges
- To reduce stigma and negative attitudes towards those struggling with poor mental health
- To provide learners with a broad understanding of mental health and wellbeing
- To promote mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
Course information
Date: Jan. 31, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: TEF III, Room 610 [map]
Cost: Free
Register online
Working Mind for Employees: Feb. 25 (half-day)
In partnership with our Working Mind for Managers program, we are hosting a session for all employees, the Working Mind for Employees, on Feb. 25. This half-day workshop will address and promote mental health, and reduce the stigma of mental illness in a workplace setting.
Program goals
- To reduce stigma and negative attitudes towards those struggling with poor mental health;
- To provide learners with a broad understanding of mental health and wellbeing;
- To help participants maintain mental health and improve resilience; and
- To promote mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Course information
Date: Feb. 25, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: TEF III, Room 610 [map]
Cost: Free
Register online
Wesbrook Mall upgrades: Public information session Jan. 29
Wesbrook Mall, a main transportation corridor at UBC’s Vancouver campus, is being upgraded in phases between Chancellor Boulevard and 16th Ave.
You are invited to attend a public information session to learn about planned improvements for Wesbrook Mall on Jan. 29, 12:00-2:00 p.m. in the UBC Life Building. Information on the planned improvements will be posted at https://planning.ubc.ca/wesbrook-mall after Jan. 29.
Next Integrated Renewal Program HR update call: Jan. 29, 2019
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Integrated Renewal Program HR update call on Dec. 6 If you weren’t able to make it, or you would like to review the slides and the call, there is a recording available.
Our next HR IRP call-in session will be Jan. 29, 9:00-10:00 a.m. All human resources practitioners at the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses are invited to join through phone or by video-conference.
Jan. 29 agenda
- Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) Update
- HR Work Stream Update – what has the team been working on and what is planned for the next 30 days
- Supervisory Organizations – details of upcoming data validation with the community
- Q & As
If you are interested in participating in the call, please contact IRP at integrated.renewal@ubc.ca to RSVP.
Upcoming Understanding Your Staff Pension Plan workshops
The Pensions Administration Office is holding several Understanding Your Staff Pension Plan workshops.
- If you are already a Plan member, this workshop will help you learn more about the Plan, pensions in general, and related retirement considerations.
- If you are interested in retirement planning, this workshop will help you understand your retirement options.
- If you are not yet a member, this workshop will provide enrolment information and an opportunity to have all of your pension-related questions answered.
Advance registration is required. Sign up at http://staff.pensions.ubc.ca/news/workshops/.
Upcoming dates:
- Jan. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
- Jan. 22, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
- Feb. 12, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
- Feb. 14, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
- March 19, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
- March 21, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
PD workshop: Coaching For Personal and Professional Development (Jan. 16, 2019)
Join us for an hour-long session on Jan. 16 to learn about Coaching@UBC’s free professional coaching services for staff and faculty.
In this information session, you will learn:
- What is Coaching?
- How does Coaching work?
- Why choose Coaching for personal or professional development?
- How do I access Coaching at UBC?
Course information
Coaching For Personal and Professional Development
Jan. 16, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Location: TEF III, Room 610 [map]
Register online
PD workshop: Time Management: Planning, Prioritizing & Productivity (Jan. 29, 2019)
On Jan. 29, we are hosting a workshop on Time Management: Planning, Prioritizing & Productivity. This session is designed for those who wish to learn new tools to decrease work stress while increasing level of satisfaction, happiness and productivity at work.
About this workshop
This workshop provides you with peak performance tips, tools and strategies so you can spend more time working toward your high-value tasks. If you are swamped with emails, requests, tasks, and interruptions, this workshop is for you. In this highly interactive, thought-provoking, enjoyable, skill-building workshop you will learn proven time management techniques and at the same time tune your skills at managing your priorities and achieving your objectives.
Learning Outcomes
- identify your time type
- implement strategies to align your activities with your goals
- optimize productivity and decrease stress
- put into practice a laser-like focus on priorities
- identify obstacles that get in your way
- be more effective in handling interruptions
- recognize time-saving email tips
- distinguish between being busy and being productive
- identify how you may sabotage your goals
- share tools and technology to help manage your time more effectively
- determine what you get by procrastinating and how to conquer procrastination
- apply a practical new mindset and toolset develop a specific plan of action to implement immediately
Course Information
Date: Jan. 29, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: TEF III, Room 610 [map]
Cost: $300
Register online
If you are interested in this course, you may be able to use your professional development funding. Please visit the page for your employee group to learn more.
Wellbeing workshop: Parenting Tips: How to Talk to Your Kids about Sexual Health (Jan. 23, 2019)
On Jan. 23, we are holding a noon-hour session for parents on How to talk to your kids about sexual health.
About this workshop
The prospect of talking to your children about sex and sexual health can be a difficult one, but these conversations do not need to be feared or avoided. Why not arm yourself with knowledge, age-appropriate information and fantastic resources? Learn how to speak to your children about comprehensive body science and sexual health information. You will also take away a helpful formula for answering questions and discover some fantastic resources for both parents and children of any age. Help provide your children with the tools to keep themselves safe and to make healthy and informed decisions.
Course Information
Date: Jan. 23, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Location: CEME Room 1215, 6250 Applied Science Lane [map]
Register online
Wellbeing workshop: Working Mind for Managers (Jan. 31, 2019)
We present Working Mind for Managers, to be held on Jan. 31 (9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.). All supervisors, managers, and members of the distributed UBC’s HR community of practice in Vancouver are invited to attend.
About this workshop
The Working Mind is a Mental Health Commission of Canada, evidence-based, workplace training program aimed at increasing mental health literacy for supervisors/managers.
Program goals
- To provide supervisors and managers with the confidence, tools and resources to support employees who may be experiencing mental health challenges
- To reduce stigma and negative attitudes towards those struggling with poor mental health
- To provide learners with a broad understanding of mental health and wellbeing
- To promote mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
Course information
Date: Jan. 31, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: TEF III, Room 610 [map]
Cost: Free
Register online
Walkabout Challenge begins Jan. 21, 2019
Walkabout is an annual nine-week health and wellbeing challenge that promotes regular exercise in social settings. Everyone is welcome to participate, either individually or by creating teams of five and walking the distance of the virtual route. The challenge runs Jan. 21 to March 24, 2019.
Register your team before Jan. 27 at http://walkabout.educ.ubc.ca/.
Walkabout was designed and launched in 2005 by Dr. Joy Butler and is a partnership initiative between the Faculty of Education, UBC Recreation and UBC Human Resources.
Hot Lunch: Jan. 30, 2019 (feat. Dr. Henry Yu, Principal, St. John’s College, Associate Professor, History)
You are invited to attend Hot Lunch on Jan. 30, to meet and network with your colleagues across UBC, and to hear from Dr. Henry Yu, Principal, St. John’s College and Associate Professor, History. Tickets are $10. Please purchase your tickets by Jan. 25.
Hot Lunch is a cross-campus staff networking initiative hosted by St. John’s College and supported by Human Resources.
Integrated Renewal Program HR update call #3: Dec. 6, 2018
You are invited to join the third Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) HR call-in session on Dec. 6, 9:00-10:00 a.m. All human resources practitioners at the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses are invited to join through phone or by video-conference.
The Dec. 6 agenda includes:
- IRP update
- HR work stream update: what the team has been working on for the last 30 days; what’s planned for the next 30
- High-level HR Workday walkthrough – in-system review, including an overview the of basic concepts, navigation and terminology
- Q & A
If you are interested in attending, please contact IRP at integrated.renewal@ubc.ca to RSVP.