IT Service Centre and Deskside Support

If you have an equipment issue or would like to speak with a technician, please request an appointment using the links below.If you have a quick question or pressing issue, please call 250-807-9000 (79000 from on campus).

UBC Okanagan Employees: Submit a UBC Self-Service Portal ticketBook a Technician for an in person appointment

Students: Student Tech Support

News Archives

UBCO Gitea is Moving to OpenID Connect (OIDC)

UBCO Gitea is transitioning from LDAP to OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication. Existing users need to link their current Gitea account to their CWL-based sign-in by September 30, 2026 to retain access to existing repositories, permissions, and settings.

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In Memoriam: Garth Evans

We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Garth Evans August 3, 2026 in Calgary, Alberta. Garth joined UBC in January 2012 and over thirteen years built something genuinely remarkable here. Before his work in emerging media, he spent years as the primary AV and technology support for the Southern Medical Program (SMP), where he became something of a legend. The SMP community adored him. Faculty, staff, and students alike regularly went out of their way to say so, and the accolades he received from that group over

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Start the Year Connected with UBC IT Pop-Up Support Booths

To ensure that UBC IT’s services work for you, UBC IT will be offering IT Pop-Up booths around campus from August 31 – September 18 to help you get connected to email, CWL, Duo MFA, and Wi-Fi. Drop by during our opening hours – no appointment needed. Come visit us!  Martha Piper Plaza (by the UBC Fountain) Aug 31 – Sept 4, 9:30am – 4:30pm Totem Park Residence Sept 2, 11:00am – 3:00pm Place Vanier Sept 3, 11:00am – 3:00pm Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (located on the third floor) Sept 8 – 11,

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The People Behind Production: Inside UBC Studios

UBC Studios helps bring some of the university’s most important ideas to life. Working with researchers, educators, and campus leaders, the team transforms complex ideas into experiences that inform, engage, and inspire. Whether producing a recruitment campaign, creating an immersive learning experience, preserving cultural artefacts through advanced 3D capture, or developing training used across the university, UBC Studios brings together specialists in storytelling, design, film production, animation, and emerging media to solve communication challenges of every scale. As artificial intelligence reshapes creative work, UBC Studios is embracing it thoughtfully, not

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Time Zone Update Notice for IT Staff

Time Zone Update Notice for IT Staff

British Columbia officially moved from observing Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) on a seasonal basis, to a single permanent time zone called Pacific Time (PT, U…

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