Fraser Valley Writers Festival — Nov 7 and 8

The Fraser Valley Writers Festival is Back for 2025. The two-day festival of author talks and workshops kicks off November 7. The Festival will host 12 acclaimed authors from across the country for a celebration of Canadian literature. In its 18th year, the 2025 FVWF continues to grow, offering a dozen free events over two … Read more

TLC Workshop Series: Develop your AI Strategy — various dates

Ready to move past the “Should I use AI?” conversation? UFV is offering a number of exciting opportunities to delve into the nuanced realities of integrating AI into teaching and learning. Explore topics like academic integrity in the age of AI, AI-assisted research, designing AI-embedded courses, and using AI to streamline your academic workflow. Check … Read more

Chat-R: What does Indigenization look like in practice? — various dates

Chat-Reconciliation (Chat-R) Meet in person in G124 and/or online to chat about Reconciliation, Decolonization, Indigenization, or anything associated with Reconciliation. Sessions are scheduled for the 1st Wednesday of the month with a topic to guide our discussion. * This session is a drop-in format; participants can attend or leave at anytime during the session. Wednesdays, … Read more

Ask Anything about Brightspace (Hybrid) — various dates

Join Michelle Johnson, Teaching and Learning Specialist in online and digital pedagogy, for these ‘ask anything’ sessions. A weekly online discussion group with the goal of having a non-structured, casual discussion about the use of learning technology in the UFV classroom. Bring your questions about Blackboard, Brightspace, Padlet, Generative AI, and more. In these weekly … Read more

Chat-S: Indigenous New Year/Harvest Moon — Thurs, Oct 9

Chat Storytelling and Stó:lō (Chat-S) Let’s chat online about Traditional Storytelling practices, or anything associated with Story and Oral Traditions. These sessions are led by Leanne Joe (Indigenous Curriculum Developer) and are scheduled via Zoom with a topic to guide our discussion. Topic: Indigenous New Year/Harvest Moon Email TLCevents@ufv.ca to register. Thurs, Oct 9 12-1 … Read more

Chat-I: Setting expectations — Oct 9

Join Victoria Surtees for Chat Internationalization (Chat-I) to discuss the topic: Setting Expectations. Articulate and mediate differences in the roles of teachers and learners across cultures and disciplines Mentor students during their transition to new cultures and disciplines . Chat-I is an opportunity to hear what colleagues are doing in different disciplines and to think … Read more

Craft & Commiserate — Oct 21

Join Victoria Surtees for some crafts, snacks, and good conversation. Open to all faculty and staff. 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 up in our … Read more

UFV Book Club: Exploring Outgrowing Modernity — monthly starting Oct 24

Gather and engage with others in the UFV community to reflect on what’s needed to navigate higher education in the complexity of society today. Particular attention will be given to application to our own areas of work at UFV. All are welcome. Book: Outgrowing Modernity: Navigating Complexity, Complicity, and Collapse with Accountability and Compassion (Author: … Read more

2025 Employee Retirement Dinner

Purchase your tickets now to attend the 2025 Employee Retirement Dinner on Tuesday, November 25. They can be purchased in Human Resources for $25 each. Come out to join 17 of your colleagues and friends to celebrate, congratulate them on their service to UFV and wish them well as they head into retirement. Retirees being … Read more

UFV Budget Town Hall — Oct 7 — Zoom and/or in person

Please join us for a UFV Town Hall to learn about UFV’s 2025/26 budget update. A Q&A period will follow the presentation, where panelists will be available to answer your questions. Presenter: Dr. James Mandigo, President and Vice Chancellor Facilitator: Al Wiseman, University Secretariat Panelists: Jackie Hogan, VP Administration; Nicole Adams, CFO; Dr. Tracy Ryder Glass, Provost … Read more

Hand-in-Hand? Canada at the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Nexus — Oct 9

On Thursday, Oct 9 from 9:30 to 11 am on the UFV Abbotsford campus (room B101), students will have a unique opportunity to hear from leading voices in human rights and peacebuilding. No registration is required. This panel discussion features: Alex Neve – 2025 Massey Lecturer and former Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. Adam … Read more