Angel Tree

Welcome to Angel Tree! Each year the Angel Tree program creates opportunities for local community members to support our UFV students during the holiday season. The Student Union Society operates the Angel Tree program annually around the holiday months. The program strives to help support UFV students raising families while pursuing their education. It’s one … Read more

MicroCourses — Teaching Fundamentals

The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online and hybrid courses ), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly. Upcoming Schedule: MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization — Nov 23, 30/Dec 7, 14 (11 am-12 pm) MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — Dec 8 (2-3 … Read more

UFV Tech Tools and Blackboard Workshops — Nov 24-Dec 22 (various dates)

Make your online courses more meaningful. Enhance your teaching with ed tech tools from TLC’s top picks inventory. Browse our A-Z listing or find tools based on teaching outcome, popularity, and type of support. Be sure to check back regularly for updates and new apps. Upcoming Schedule: Camtasia Workshop — Wed, Nov 24 (2-3 pm) … Read more

Course Development Workshops — Nov 26-Dec 10 (various dates)

BUILDING A COURSE SYLLABUS WORKSHOP Building a course syllabus is a challenging task but creating a syllabus that students want to read can be daunting. Join Claire Hay for this workshop where we will explore the creation of a student-centred syllabus and think about ways we can encourage students to engage in its content. Workshop … Read more

Grant Writing Workshop: Developing a Successful SSHRC Insight Development Grant Proposal — Dec 9

Are you a social sciences or humanities researcher considering applying to the SSHRC Insight Development program? Have a walk through the application process complete with tips and strategies for writing a successful SSHRC Insight Grant proposal by attending our ocnline grant writing workshop on December 9. Thur, Dec 9 10–11:30 am Zoom Facilitated by Jerri-Lynne … Read more

Textbook buyback — Dec 14-22

Buyback is Back! Come visit the Abbotsford Bookstore on December 14, 15, 16, 21 or 22 between 11 am-3 pm to sell back your textbooks. For more details, check out our website! 12/14/2021 – 12/22/2021 11 am-3 pm UFV Abbotsford Bookstore, 1385 McKenzie Road, Abbotsford https://www.ufv.ca/bookstore/textbooks/textbook-buy-back/ For more information, contact Maggi Davis at maggi.davis@ufv.ca 12/22/2021

EFCIE webinar | Business as unusual: A business model for social innovation — Nov 30

Business model (BM) literature has developed considerably; however, most research takes place in large for-profit organizations in western settings, rather than small–medium enterprises with social goals. This is surprising given the drive for social innovation (SI) and alternative modes of organizing. Models for managing innovation are typically agnostic about sources of social, ecological, and cultural … Read more

Circle Works Sessions — Dec 3 and 7

This workshop will provide an overview of the history, cultural protocols, and Indigenous worldviews of Circles. Learn about using Circle Works as a pedagogical tool in both the face-to-face and online classrooms. Strategies to facilitate a culturally appropriate Circle will be discussed and modelled. Abbotsford Campus – Thinker Space (G124): Tues, Dec. 7 (4-5 pm) … Read more

How to Register workshop — Nov 17

Wondering about how to register for your courses at UFV? This in-person workshop will provide clarity and instruction on the registration process. By the end of the session, you will understand how to pay your tuition deposit, find your registration time, find your program outline, look up classes, register for classes, and more. Registration required, … Read more

BMO Bank at Work Employee Benefit Presentation

BMO Bank At Work Employee Benefit Presentation Please join Kevin Cheung, Manager, Partnerships, for BMO Bank at Work program presentation He’ll provide a quick overview of the benefit and how you can take advantage of these exciting offers. Wednesday and Thursday Dec 1 and Dec 2 11:45 am to 12:30 pm ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams: meeting … Read more

How to Register Workshop — Nov 25

Wondering about how to register for your courses at UFV? This in-person workshop will provide clarity and instruction on the registration process. By the end of the session, you will understand how to pay your tuition deposit, find your registration time, find your program outline, look up classes, register for classes, and more. Registration required, … Read more

Legal Admin Assistant, Paralegal certificate & diploma info night — Nov 18

Come meet the experts. On November 18 at 7 p.m. you are invited to come and learn about UFV’s Legal Administrative Assistant program, Paralegal certificate, and Paralegal diploma. A short presentation will provide information that includes: the benefits of taking one or all of these programs, a review of the courses you would take, how … Read more

Senate Public Meeting — Nov 19

The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, Nov 19, 2021 at 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford campus, Room A225 The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tuesday, Nov 9 at noon. Please email your submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 11/19/2021

Nursing Mentorship in Action — Join us for a Conversation — Nov 18

This is an online ZOOM event that will allow new graduates nurses an opportunity to pose questions to a group of panelists. The panel will consist of nurse leaders and nurse clinicians. The goal is to identify current practice challenges and to work towards solutions to a positive transition to nursing practice! Thurs, Nov 18 … Read more

History and Activism in the Public Sphere Virtual Panel Talk — Nov 30

What is at stake when history becomes explicitly political? On the other hand, is all history political? We know history is frequently contested. If it was not, history would not be a worthwhile discipline to study. Some pasts have become hotly contested in public consciousness in recent years. Historians, academic, public, and popular have been … Read more