Teaching and Learning – Workshops running Aug 2-Sept 8

Teaching and Learning provides assistance to faculty in developing meaningful learning experiences for UFV students. We provide professional development opportunities for UFV’s teaching community in areas including Indigenization, internationalization, curriculum development, and course delivery, as well as learning technologies and techniques. UPCOMING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Camtasia Workshop – Thurs, Aug 11, 18, 25 (11-12pm) Padlet Workshop … Read more

Internationalization Workshops — Aug 25 & 29

CHAT-I (Chat Internationalization) Come join Victoria Surtees, Teaching and Learning Specialist in Internationalization, to a casual time of dialogue around cultures, inclusive approaches to teaching, working with international & multilingual learners, or any other topics on internationalizing your curriculum, teaching, and assessment. Online workshop. Thurs, Aug 25 (1-2pm) What is Internationalization Anyways? Learn about internationalization as it applies to teaching … Read more

Help welcome new students at Orientation!

UFV’s Orientation team invites you to help welcome new students to the Fall 2022 semester! Student Orientation is a truly institutional effort that has grown into a robust series of programming for students beginning their studies at UFV. Especially exciting, this year marks the return of our large-scale on-campus event that takes place on the … Read more

Seeking nominations for Inaugural Outstanding Student Leader Award!

Call for Nominations: Outstanding Student Leader Award Do you know a student who has made impressive contributions to the UFV community? In 2019, a group of alumni and the UFV Alumni Association (UFVAA) came together to fund the Outstanding Student Leader Award. This new annual award will recognize and engage with student leaders who go … Read more

Seeking nominations for the Distinguished and Young Distinguished Alumni Awards!

Now accepting nominations for the 2022 UFV Distinguished Alumni and Young Distinguished Alumni Awards Do you know UFV alumni doing incredible work at home and around the world? We want to hear about them! Established in 2003, the UFV Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes the accomplishments of our amazing alumni. The traditional Distinguished Alumni Award celebrates … Read more

Provost’s Lunch and Learn: South Asian Canadian Legacy Project — June 22

Provost’s Lunch and Learn: South Asian Canadian Legacy Project Please join us as Dr. Satwinder Bains discusses the South Asian Canadian Legacy Project. The SACLP has a multipronged approach through six projects that reflect the valuable contributions of South Asian Canadians to British Columbia’s diverse cultures, history, heritage, economy and society. While foregrounding the work … Read more

Volunteers needed for Team Convocation

A message from President Joanne MacLean Dear Colleagues, Convocation provides two of the happiest days of the year for our students and for me personally, and I invite you to be part of it. UFV Convocation ceremonies in 2022 will be celebrated on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14 and 15. Once again, we will host … Read more

Campus Recreation & Wellness Spring/Summer Opportunities

Here is what’s happening this Spring/Summer at Campus Recreation & Wellness Evening basketball (men’s) and volleyball (co-ed) intramural leagues You can sign up as a team or as an individual (free agent). So grab a friend and sign up today! Community members are welcome to sign up for spring/summer leagues. For more information about how … Read more

Faculty: Please join us at Convocation 2022

A message from Dr. James Mandigo, Provost and VP Academic:Dear Colleagues,It is with great excitement and anticipation that I’m sharing the good news that UFV will be resuming in-person Convocation ceremonies this year. Being able to celebrate in person the accomplishments of our students, and recognize those who have supported their educational journey, is one … Read more

Education for Sustainable Development workshops — May 30 & June 1

Education for Sustainable Development Workshops The two workshops in this series will offer insight into what Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is and why it is crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. They are experiential and will help participants to articulate what sustainability means and the ways it is intricately connected with issues of … Read more

Provost’s Lunch and Learn — Redefining food: The boundaries of agricultural policy and technology — May 24

Provost’s Lunch and Learn — Redefining food: The boundaries of agricultural policy and technology Emerging agricultural technologies such as vertical agriculture and cellular agriculture are redefining what it means to be a farmer and challenging the boundaries of the definition of food itself. In this talk, Dr. Lenore Newman will introduce technologies that are challenging … Read more