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New Student Orientation is open to all new-to-UFV students. During Orientation you will: Connect with other students in your program Become familiar with UFV supports and resources and know how to access them Learn your way around campus Discover all that UFV has to offer you! For more information on New Student Orientation, please visit … Read more
UFV Mediaspace and myMedia in myClass (Blackboard Learn) will be unavailable on July 27 2019, from 12 noon til 10 pm. Upgrade will include, – Kaltura Capture desktop recorder will replace Capturespace – Express Capture – In-video Quizzing will allow Multiple attempts, Analytics table, Open Question type (not gradable). For more information on this upgrade, … Read more
All faculty, staff, administrators, and their families are invited to attend our annual Welcome Back BBQ to celebrate the start of a new academic year. Enjoy being with colleagues, the outdoors, great food, music, giveaways and fun including a candy bar and ice cream sundae stations, and fun activities for all ages. We hope to … Read more
Enjoy the latest display of titles from the Newman Western Canadian Cookbook Collection: Tea for Two, a celebration of baking. A selection of community cookbooks as well as company cookbooks are on display highlighting their functions as community builders and marketing tools of new convenience foods. Abbotsford campus library (G building) https://libguides.ufv.ca/NewmanCollection For more information, … Read more
Join us to see final projects from the students of “Expanding the Creative Process Through the Art of Forest Bathing” and learn more about the activities of this unique course. VA 395C is a special topics course, supported by the Fund for Innovative Teaching and was offered for the first time this summer, delivered completely … Read more
UFV alumni and their families are invited to join us at the Abbotsford International Airshow in our UFV alumni exclusive viewing lounge on Saturday, August 10 at Abbotsford International Airport. 9 am: Gates Open – Static Display, Exhibit Area and Concessions Open 10 am: Alumni Chalet Open 11 am: Opening Ceremonies 1:30 pm: USAF Thunderbirds … Read more
Independent researcher Dr. Tahseen Choudhury comes to UFV to speak about South Asian diasporas in Britain, spanning from decolonization to post-diasporic hybridity. Dr. Choudhury’s presentation will be on Tuesday, July 23 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at the South Asian Studies Institute (SASI) in room F125. For more information, contact Sharanjit Sandhra at sharanjit.sandhra@ufv.ca
Come listen to the “Rally for Rail” presentation being put on here at our UFV Abbotsford campus. The event will be focusing on the proposal of the “state of the art, emissions-free passenger train line using hydrogen fuel cell technology to connect all communities from Surrey to Chilliwack.. You won’t want to miss out on … Read more
Sad news: longtime biology lab technician Leslie Wood has passed away. She was a lab tech in the biology department for almost 35 years, from 1975 until her retirement in 2010. Celebration of life: Sun, June 16 3-5 pm Windsong Cohousing — 20543 96 Ave Langley https://www.ancientburials.com/obituaries/wood-leslie For more information, contact her daughter Liz McDowell … Read more
Valley Food + Farm Collective is collaborating with a team of UFV students to host a Children and Youth Community Market called Growth. We are focussed on teaching the upcoming generation about agriculture and locally sourced food in our community. Featuring: Youth Vendors Live Music Kids Activities Cooking Demos Pie Baking Contest Raffles & so … Read more
Newly admitted UFV students are welcome to come and receive support registering for courses. June 19-20, 3-6 pm. How to prepare before you attend: 1. Pay your $200 registration deposit (https://www.ufv.ca/future-students/go-to-university/tuition-fees/how-to-pay/) 2. Find your registration time on myUFV 3. Check out the timetable (https://www.ufv.ca/arfiles/includes/201909-timetable-with-changes.htm) 3. Build a potential schedule using a timetable worksheet (https://www.ufv.ca/media/assets/arts-advice-centre/blank+timetable+worksheet.pdf) June … Read more
Our event founders, Dr. Amarjit Bajwa and Dr. Malwinder Dhami, want to build a bridge to foster deeper understanding, respect, and friendship between people of various ethnicities in the Fraser Valley. Join them for a fun-filled day of golf in support of a good cause. The Building Bridges Community Golf day supports UFV’s South Asian … Read more
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE FOR 2019 | BOOK YOUR TEAM NOW! Sign up your team for Abbotsford’s premier charity golf event and gala. Team entry fee for your threesome (we supply a golf pro to complete your team!) includes 3 gala tickets for the evening of September 4 and team entry into the Pro-Am golf day … Read more
Presented by Prospera Credit Union, the Town & Gown Dinner is UFV’s signature event that celebrates students, Alumni and Community. Join us on Wednesday, Nov 13 at 6 pm Evered Hall, Student Union Building, Abbotsford campus Meet student leaders and find out first-hand about how UFV is helping them to advance their life and career … Read more
The Faculty of Science Dean’s Seminar Series Dr. James Inkster, Research Fellow, Department of Radiology Boston Children’s Hospital | Harvard Medical School Looking Inside the Body Without a Knife Developing Novel Probes for Medical Imaging — the case for 18F-Labelled Rhodamines Thurs, June 6 10:30-11:30 am Abby D215 https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/ For more information, contact Wendy Gracey … Read more