UBC Welcome Back Staff and Faculty BBQ
- Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
- *Time Slot 1: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
- *Time Slot 2: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
- Location: Flag Pole Plaza [map]
- Parking: Rose Garden Parkade [map]
On behalf of Adam Charania, Interim Vice-President, Human Resources, we are pleased to share that the Welcome Back BBQ is coming this fall with a change. For the first time, this event will bring together staff and faculty.
Held annually in September, the event is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a complimentary lunch, live entertainment, information booths, and the camaraderie of your fellow UBC staff colleagues and faculty members.
Registration for the BBQ is completed through your department contact. (Department Contact, learn more about registering your colleagues.)
Registration closes: Friday, August 23 (online RSVP closes at 11:59 pm August 23)
For more information on the event and how register visit here
Event Wristbands
Ceremonies & Events will be issuing wristbands to all who have registered for the event. Wristbands will be sent to the departmental contact in each department a week before the event. If you haven’t received a wristband and had RSVP’d before the close of registration, please check with your departmental contact to ensure you were included on the department list.
Registered staff and faculty should wear their wristbands on the event day to gain access to the food tent.
Missed Registering?
Staff & faculty who have missed registering through your departmental contact are welcome to join the BBQ festivities, and can visit the “BBQ Registration” table on the day of the event. Please bring your UBCcard for verification. We will do our best to accommodate day-of registration, however, a wrist band for food cannot be guaranteed.
Support Waste Free
Help make the UBC Staff and Faculty BBQ waste free (well, almost)! Please bring a water bottle and recycle or compost everything. Ask the onsite sustainability volunteers if you have questions.
Photography
Please be advised that photos may be taken at this event for use in communication materials.
Entertainment
Live entertainment by Mazacote.
Community Partner Booths
The Community Partner tables are an integral part of providing value at the event and engaging staff and faculty. To ensure this is a worthwhile part of the BBQ experience, we are looking for Community Partners who offer the following:
• Programs, Services, and Opportunities: Available and relevant to UBC staff and faculty broadly, regardless of their role at the university. This includes culture, recreation, and opportunities that support staff and faculty wellbeing at UBC.
• Interactive: Opportunities for attendees to interact and engage with table staff, make connections, and learn something new. In other words, table displays should be welcoming, interesting, and fun.
• Sustainable: We also encourage our community partners who have tables at the event to go paper free as much as possible. If you wish to include giveaways, please have them be useful or practical.
The demand for tables is always strong and departments are asked to share tables wherever possible. Preference will be given to exhibitors who meet the above criteria.
The time commitment is as follows:
• Booth set-up – 9:30 am
• BBQ Start Time – 11:00 am
• Event End Time – 2:00 pm
We will be reaching out to our contact list of campus community partners in early August. To request a table at the Community Partner Booths contact Ceremonies & Events at special.ceremonies@ubc.ca
2024 list of Community Partners