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English professor Trevor Carolan is taking experiential education to a new level. He will be performing with two of his former students in a music/poetry mashup at the Harmony Arts Festival on Aug 9 from 3 to 4 pm at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. Carolan and singer/guitarists Zachary Keely and Marlowe Ferris will share … Read more
Join us for a Turnitin training workshop, facilitated by Ken Harmel. This 60-minute workshop will provide you with an overview of Turnitin and get you access to UFV’s licence. Turnitin’s Originality Check feature can help students and instructors detect plagiarism by comparing student work to an extensive online database. Turnitin.com compares student papers to the … Read more
Are you a new or returning student in kinesiology, dental assisting, nursing, or health care? Welcome to the Faculty of Health Sciences! You’ll love it here. We invite you to join our first annual student welcome back barbecue! Hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences Dean’s Office, the event welcomes new and returning health sciences … Read more
We will be acknowledging Yvon’s service to UFV and congratulating him on his upcoming retirement. This will be an informal event with a short speakers list. Everyone from UFV and the community is invited. Thurs, Aug 16 1-3 pm BH100A — Harvest Table (open area beside lecture theatre) For more information, contact Cherish Forster at … Read more
The festival will be held in the Student Union Building on Friday, September 21 from 6-8pm with an evening reception and keynote address shared by Billeh Nickerson, Renee Saklikar, and Carleigh Baker the night before (Friday). The festival continues on Sat, Sept 22, from 9 am-3:30 pm, The Saturday speakers are listed below. The festival … Read more
Join Tests and Quizzes in myClass, facilitated by Soowook Kim You will learn how to set up tests/quizzes effectively, how to grade them, how to give feedback, how to use access logs, and prevent possible technical issues. 08/31/2018 – 08/31/2018 2:30-4pm UFV Abbotsford Campus – G180 http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/ For more information, contact Leah Lyon at leah.lyon@ufv.ca … Read more
Join myClass Assignments, facilitated by Soowook Kim You will learn how to create assignments effectively, how to grade them, how to give feedback and prevent possible technical issues. 08/30/2018 – 08/30/2018 02:30 pm – 04:00 pm UFV Abbotsford Campus – G180 http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/ For more information, contact Leah Lyon at leah.lyon@ufv.ca 08/30/2018
Thank you for joining us for a 15-minute hands-on orientation to our new touchscreen (aka all-in-one) eRoom computers. Most of our classrooms have been, or will soon be, updated with this new PC. To better fit your schedule, we have scheduled open drop-in sessions in G113. Let’s get comfortable with these PC’s before the first … Read more
Turnitin — Online Training Session *note date change to Aug 29 from Aug 30 This 60-minute workshop will provide you with an overview of Turnitin and get you access to UFV’s license. Turnitin’s Originality Check feature can help students and instructors detect plagiarism by comparing student work to an extensive online database. Turnitin.com compares student … Read more
The UFV Library is honored to be the only host site in the Lower Mainland for the Art of the Book 2018 exhibition, which will be here from September to December. Art of the Book is an international juried exhibition of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) members’ work. Please join us for … Read more
Join us for myClass Essentials — Blackboard Learn Intro with Gordon Jang This two-hour workshop will provide you with an overview of myClass Essentials — Blackboard Learn. The workshop will save you time providing you with the essentials in using myClass (Blackboard). Topics include: how to navigate Blackboard, how to personalize your course, and how … Read more
The Abbotsford library has a new display for the summer of 2018: Indigenous Foodways: the story so far from UFV Library’s Special Collections. Highlighting material from the Newman Western Canadian Cookbook Collection as well as a number of titles from the Heritage Collection, viewers can get a sense of how food practices and knowledge were … Read more
Don’t miss the upcoming MNP networking event! Thursday July 12 5-7 pm Abby B140 Dress Code: Business Casual Join MNP Partners, Managers, CPAs and Articling students — including UFV alumni — for an introduction to MNP, Accounting as a career, and your potential as a future CPA (more than you might think!). Learn about opportunities … Read more
Come celebrate the start of a new academic year at our own family ‘picnic in the park’ on the campus green. Enjoy being with colleagues in the outdoors with great food, music, giveaways and fun including a candy bar and ice cream sundae station. It’s a great day filled with fun activities for all ages. … Read more
A portion of lot 7 at the Chilliwack campus at CEP will be fenced off and rented to the RCMP starting July 1, 2018. This arrangement will take place until Summer 2020. If you have any questions please contact parking@ufv.ca For more information, contact Elizabeth Eberts at elizabeth.eberts@ufv.ca 08/31/2018