Keep on Steppin’: Everyday Activism in the Anti-Racist Movement — Mar 17

Join the Race and Anti-Racism Network (RAN) at UFV for its annual event commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All are invited to join the online panel, Keep on Steppin’: Everyday Activism in the Anti-Racist Movement, on Wed, March 17, 2021 from 2-4pm PST. Register at: http://bit.ly/keep-on-steppin Meet the Panelists: MAUVEY … Read more

Senate public meeting — March 19

The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 19, 2021 at 1:30 pm via Zoom. Information regarding Zoom details can be found at https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tuesday, March 9 at noon. Please email your submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca … Read more

Graphic and Digital Design Portfolio + Info Night — April 14

Hands-on, career-focused + far from ordinary! Welcome to GDD! Graphic and Digital Design programs at the University of the Fraser Valley are forward-thinking, dynamic, and flexible. Come and learn about your options! Join our info session and begin shaping the future of the creative industry in the valley and beyond! • Explore various program options … Read more

Policy consultation — Honorary Doctorate policy (221)

As part of a six-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the following policy: Honorary Doctorate (221) policy Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by the deadline of April 14, 2021 at 4 pm. Thank you for your input. https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck … Read more

Why We Wrote It: a reading and conversation with acclaimed memoirists — Mar 18

UFV Writer-in-Residence Lindsay Wong will host memoirists Jenny Heijun Wills and Antonio Michael Down for a reading and conversation about the authors’ writing process. Jenny Heijun Wills is a Canadian writer whose memoir Older Sister, Not Necessarily Related won the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction in 2019. Her book was also named as … Read more

MicroCourses — Online Teaching Fundamentals — Mar 8-April 1

The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online courses), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly. Upcoming Schedule: MicroCourse 1 —  Course Organization — Tues, Mar 9 at 11am MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — Wed, Mar 10 at 1 pm MicroCourse 3 — … Read more

Professional Development — year-end deadlines

A message from Human Resources: Professional Development Fund – year-end deadlines for Expense Claims To ensure optimal timing for processing In-Service Professional Development reimbursements for approved PD activities and remote work resources this 20/21 fiscal year, all-expense claims must be submitted no later than Wed, March 31, 2021, to in-service_pd@ufv.ca. Please visit our Human Resources … Read more

UFV Student Research Day 2021 — Online Showcase Launch Date

UFV Student Research Day is a yearly opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to showcase their high-calibre, faculty-supervised research to peers, professors, UFV staff and alumni, industry professionals, family and friends, and the community at large. Taking place each year toward the end of Winter semester, students participate by designing a standard 48in by 36in … Read more

E’yies’lek Rocky LaRock: The Wild Inside — March 11

E’YIES’LEK ROCKY LAROCK: THE WILD INSIDE Thurs, MARCH 11, 2021 2:30-4 pm Artist talk & exhibit tour via zoom Join The Reach Gallery Museum’s Curator of Art & Visual Culture Adrienne Fast, and Stó:lō master carver Rocky LaRock, for a conversation about LaRock’s artistic path and career, his influences and inspiration, and the stories behind … Read more

Amea Wilbur and Raymonde Tickner featured on Global Migration podcast

In the first episode of the second season of the Global Migration podcast “Geographies from the Heart: Life-writing from Newcomers to Canada,” host Mohammed Alsaleh speaks to Dr. Amea Wilbur (University of the Fraser Valley), Raymonde Tickner, and Zahida Rahemtulla. They discuss the power of migration stories and the impact of multiple narratives that emerged … Read more

Chat – R (Chat Reconciliation) — Mar 3

Join Lorna Andrews, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Indigenization to chat about reconciliation efforts at UFV. Have an online chat about Reconciliation, Decolonization, Indigenization, or anything in association with Reconciliation. Date(s): Wed, March 3 (1- 2:30 pm) (The first Wednesday of every month (1-2:30pm) For information and registration, please contact: tlcevents@ufv.ca https://ufv.ca/teaching-and-learning/ For more information, contact … Read more