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Did you know that one computer left on at night for a year costs $64 in electricity? Help reduce costs by shutting off your computer when it’s not in use. Starting on Nov 17, the Centre for Sustainability will be running a campaign called Computers Need Sleep Too! to encourage staff and students to shut … Read more
Don’t forget to send your United Way pledge forms to Nancy Scarrow in Human Resources soon so you don’t miss out on your opportunity to win some great prizes! The early bird draw will take place on Thurs, Nov13. The e-pledge form was sent to you on Nov 3 along with all the information on … Read more
Telus will be performing maintenance on the data fibre for Chilliwack campus ast CEP on Fri, Nov 14 from 5 to 7 am. During this period there will be no Internet, wireless, or telephone service at Chilliwack campus at CEP. There will also be no telephone service at Chilliwack North during the maintenance period. All … Read more
From Nov 12-14, UFV will join over 100 countries in celebrating International Education Week and Canada’s engagement around the world. The theme identified for UFV for 2014 is “Exploring Global Indigeneity” where events and discussions will highlight the connections between local and global indigenous peoples, and our interactions and stories shared together. UFV International has … Read more
All web services including, but not limited to the UFV website, myUFV, myClass, staff email and student email will be unavailable between 6 am and 9 am on Sun, Nov 16. Internet and wireless services on the Abbotsford campus will also be unavailable during this period. The service interruption is necessary to complete upgrades required … Read more
Getting hands-on experience is how we learn about the world, and how we learn about ourselves. The growth of experiential learning opportunities are growing at University of the Fraser Valley and in our communities. On Wednesday Nov 12 from 2:30-4:00pm in B101, Abby campus, the event “Exploring Global Indigeneity through Internships” will highlight the journey … Read more
All web services including, but not limited to the UFV website, myUFV, myClass, staff email and student email will be unavailable between 6 am and 9 am on Sun, Nov 16. Internet and wireless services on the Abbotsford campus will also be unavailable during this period. The service interruption is necessary to complete upgrades critical … Read more
Calling all potential elves!!! We are now recruiting candidates for the highly prestigious Elf University. The Elf Training Institute is a free, fun-filled holiday event for the all the children of staff, faculty, and students of the UFV community. Each child will be taken through a series of elf-specific crafts and activities that will allow … Read more
What does food do for our minds? This free workshop is an excellent opportunity to find out how to care for our student brains and moods by using nutrition. Tues, Nov 4. 2 pm Abby A225 https://www.facebook.com/events/1474119019535072/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming For more information, contact Anoop Tatlay at equalities@ufvsus.ca 11/05/2014
Peru Study Tour New Info Session, Oct 30 History & Fashion Design Want to travel and study in Peru? If so, please attend the Peru Study Tour info session, on Thurs, October 30, 12:30 to 2 pm, Abby A225. At the session we will discuss: • the tour itinerary and timing • costs • courses … Read more
PechaKucha Abbotsford October 23 Join us for a [Paradigm] of creativity and inspiration! The Reach Gallery Museum, the University of the Fraser Valley and Jelly Marketing bring you the next PechaKucha series! PechaKucha Abbotsford is revealing four new paradigms in a series of sensational events in 2014/15! The Reach is holding the next Fraser Valley … Read more
The School of Social Work at the University of the Fraser Valley will be hosting a conference from April 28 to May 1, 2015. We are accepting proposals for Reaching Out Together: Connections Through Social Work at http://ufv.ca/swhs/conference2015. The submission deadline has been extended to November 15, 2014. The proposal submission form can be found … Read more
Come join us for the first Scholarly Sharing Initiative event for 2014-15. Thurs, Oct 23 1:15–2:45 pm Abby University House Delicious light lunch provided Gloria Borrows and Graham Shaw, Writing Centre — Teacher talk: Within-discipline conversations about writing assignments Prabhjot Parmar, English department and Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies — Komagata Maru returns Sponsored by and … Read more
Engaging over 300 students in early 2014, the global citizenship grants (GCGs) have proven to be a successful program for global engagement here at University of the Fraser Valley. The GCG program is designed to support UFV student-led events, activities, projects, training sessions or other appropriate ventures that encourage the UFV student body to be … Read more
One hundred years ago a ship named the Komagata Maru dropped anchor in Vancouver with 376 passengers on board. The majority of these passengers were Sikh men (and British subjects) intending to immigrate to Canada. The journey was a challenge to a Canadian law that prevented immigration aboard ships that had not travelled by ‘continuous … Read more