Academic Success Centre workshops: note-taking and exam prep — Mar 6 and 28

Did you know better note taking techniques lead to better exam prep? As part of Procrastination Awareness Week, these sessions on Wednesday, Mar 6, and Thursday, Mar 28, will cover effective approaches for taking notes and prepping for your exams. The first is online only. The second is online and in person at UFV Chilliwack. … Read more

A brief introduction to community and patient partnership in health research — Feb 2

A Zoom presentation on Friday, Feb 2, will provide a brief overview of the principles of patient-oriented research and offer tips and tools for both novices and experienced adopters of a patient-oriented or community-based research approach. Patient-oriented research is a type of community-based health research that aims to improve the effectiveness and uptake of evidence … Read more

Student Wellness Day: Kick off your winter wellness — Jan 31

Kick-off your winter wellness! Join the Student Wellness team for our first ever Student Wellness Day on Wednesday, Jan 31 from 11 am to 2 pm in the UFV Abbotsford campus Student Experience Lounge (S1111). Visit our activity stations, play games, enjoy free snacks and refreshments, and get to know your wellness community on campus. … Read more

Bad Romance Movie + Bingo Night

Come by on Monday Feb 12 to watch Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010), discuss consent and depictions of romance in the media. Play along with Bad Romance movie bingo, win prizes, eat free snacks and meet new friends. This gathering is presented by In This Together, UFV’s sexualized violence prevention program. RSVP at https://forms.gle/fHfpsGA7fagtj7UU8 … Read more

Service Canada hosts services clinic — Jan 12

Join us at the Services Clinic hosted by Service Canada, Health Insurance BC, and @ufvjobs. We’re here to help with social insurance number (SIN) applications, Medical Services Plan (MSP) enrollment, and rapid resume reviews. Remember to bring your original valid Study Permit with work authorization and passport for SIN number and/or MSP applications, and bring … Read more

UFV School of Creative Arts presents Rhinoceros — Mar 14-23

Presented by the UFV School of Creative Arts Acting and Production classes, Rhinoceros is a humorous and absurdist masterwork by Eugène Ionesco, written in 1959. Parjad Sharifi directs the play, which comments on the dangers of conformity and acts as a metaphor to depict the rise of fascism and totalitarian ideologies. Rhinoceros challenges audiences to … Read more

Campus engagement expos – Jan 17 and 24

Discover opportunities to get involved on the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses. Expos take place Wednesday, Jan 17, at UFV Chilliwack and Wednesday, Jan 24, at UFV Abbotsford, highlighting upcoming events, and campus work opportunities. The expo includes more than 40 student clubs and associations, and UFV and SUS services will be showcased. There will also … Read more

Advanced Excel — Apr 16

At a webinar on Thursday, April 16, learn advanced skills in Microsoft Excel through Blackboard Collaborate. Topics may include financial functions, table creating and manipulation, PivotTables and PivotCharts, custom formatting, and consolidating data. Courtney Boisvert facilitates. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advanced-excel-tickets-781435453477. Thu, Apr 16, 2024 1:30 to 3 pm Online For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at … Read more

Stretching break – Learn stretches at your desk — Mar 7

Learn about how stretching at your desk can make your work day better during a webinar on Thursday, March 7. The discussion is facilitated by Jason Dallavalle, manager, environmental health and safety. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stretching-break-learn-stretches-at-your-desk-tickets-772373719587. Thu, Mar 7, 2024 Noon to 12:30 pm Online via Teams For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca. 03/07/2024