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An online session on Tuesday, Sept 23 from noon to 1 pm introduces Leq’áleq’el, a multilingual video series where UFV faculty and staff share how they came to know and connect with the goals of Indigenization. They use their home and heart languages to share their personal journeys into this work – the relationships, the … Read more
The Academic Advising Centre and the Centre for Experiential and Career Education, with support from UFV programs, are excited to invite you to the UFV Graduate Studies Fair On Tuesday, Sept 16 from 2-4 pm. This event in Building K (rooms K180 and K150 patio) on the Abbotsford campus is open to UFV staff, faculty, … Read more
Please be advised that all UFV buildings will be closed on Monday, Sept 1 in observance of Labour Day. If you need to access a specific area during these times, kindly submit a room/building access request no later than Thursday Aug 28. Please note that access will only be granted with a pre-authorized access request. … Read more
Join Victoria Surtees for some crafts, snacks, and good conversation. Open to all faculty and staff. NEW THIS YEAR! This year, we will commiserate about some of the Pearls of Wisdom from last year. We will draw a few “pearls” from a hat and chat about how we see these showing up or not showing … Read more
Join Claire Hay, Learning Specialist (Curriculum and Assessment), for conversations around teaching with intention. We will explore intentional curriculum design, course delivery, inclusive spaces, and assessment design to support student learning. Join one session or the series and be intentional in your teaching. Sessions will take place on Thursdays via Zoom from 2:30-3:30 pm: Thurs, … Read more
Facilitated by Claire Hay, Lorna Andrews, and Leanne Joe from the Teaching and Learning Centre, the Community of Practice: Holistic Assessment will provide a space for dialogue on assessment practices that weave together Indigenous and western perspectives. We will provide space to consider how these principles apply to our teaching practice. This CoP is an … Read more
Learn, Talk, Eat… Join Lorna Andrews, the Indigenization specilaist in the Teaching and Learning Centre, in learning about her traditional pine needle work, while sharing about Indigenization and eating your lunch. Learn the history of pine trees, pine needle baskets, and modern practices. Practice making your own mini basket or medallion while sharing your truths/realities … Read more
Leanne Joe is offering beginner language sessions for greetings and territorial place names. Do you want to: -learn how to introduce yourself in Halq’eméylem? -practise pronouncing the names of the local First Nations? -learn some of the history of Halq’eméylem and our sister dialects? If you are staff or faculty at UFV and said yes … Read more
Chat Storytelling and Stó:lō (Chat-S) Let’s chat online about Traditional Storytelling practices, or anything associated with Story via Zoom with a topic to guide our discussion. Topic: National Truth and Reconciliation Day Email TLCevents@ufv.ca to register. Thurs, Sept 11 12-1 pm Zoom https://events.ufv.ca/tlc/events/chat-s/ For more information, contact Michelle Andrus at tlcevents@ufv.ca 09/11/2025
Join Victoria Surtees for Chat Internationalization (Chat-I) to discuss the topic Balancing Connection and Boundaries. Together we will explore ways to build and navigate relationships with students who have different perceptions of power distance. Chat-I is an opportunity to hear what colleagues are doing in different disciplines and to think through wicked problems together. This … Read more
Kick off the school year with delicious, kid-approved bakes on Sept 6, from 9:30 am to 3 pm at the UFV Chilliwack Trades and Technology Centre. This back to school baking class costs $135 and is perfect for students, parents, and snack lovers. 👩🍳 With Shoshawna Blair, Red Seal Baker 🥖 Herb & cheese pull-apart … Read more
Wednesday, August 6 | 1–3 PM | S1111 Lounge Join us for an afternoon of art, connection, and learning ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day. This drop-in event creates space to reflect, reduce stigma, and build hope together. -Contribute to a community quilt with the Reducing Overdose Abbotsford Response (ROAR) team using fabric painting supplies. … Read more
Join us at the Sikh Heritage Museum for an interactive photography workshop with local South Asian professional photographer, Gibi Saini! Gibi’s portfolio includes photography and videography for the Vancouver Bandits (CEBL), the BC Lions (CFL), and most recently, Vancouver’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) team. Whether your go-to is a trusty mobile phone or … Read more
You’re invited to attend one of two upcoming Open House sessions on Aug 28 and Sept 11 to learn more about plans for developing land on the Abbotsford campus. Representatives from the design team — including TKA+D Architecture, PFS Studio, and Happy Cities — will be available to answer your questions and hear your ideas. What … Read more
When a regime bans girls from education, bars women from healthcare jobs, and blocks access to treatment, it’s not just oppression, it’s a slow, deliberate death sentence. August marks four years since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. Please join us at noon on Thursday, August 14 for our third annual walkout of UFV’s Abbotsford … Read more