Spring course: Intro to Storytelling with Nicola Campbell

This course introduces students to storytelling through the exploration of multi-faceted forms of orality, community, (auto)biography and performance. Students will learn and explore protocols, creative processes, and storytelling techniquies including Sto:lo and Salish narratives. Students will have the opportunity to create and perform their own stories. THEATRE 250 — Intro to Storytelling May – June, … Read more

School of Business — Marketing & Communications panel event — April 4

Are you interested in a career in Marketing or Communications? Industry professionals will give students advice on how to transition from school to work as well what a career in Marketing & Communications looks like today. Tues, April 4 1-3 pm Abby B133 To secure your spot, please email networking@ufv.ca as space is limited! http://www.ufv.ca/jobs/upcoming-events/ … Read more

School of Business — Human Resources Panel Event — April 6

At this event, students will gain insight into the world of Human Resources. Industry professionals will provide students with advice on how to transition from school to work, what the industry looks like today and how students can be successful in HR. To secure your spot, please email networking@ufv.ca as space is limited! Thurs, April … Read more

Financial Aid & Awards Tips for April

Tip #1: Registration for summer semester is underway. Remember to set aside $200 for your deposit — fee deferrals are not a given. Tip #2: Start preparing your scholarship and leadership applications — deadline is May 10. NOTE: The online applications are accessible through your MyUFV account. Tip #3: If you are applying for scholarships … Read more

Want to be a teacher? Teacher Education seminars — April 10 and 11

If you are thinking about a teaching career either as an elementary/middle or secondary school teacher, then you are invited to attend the upcoming information seminars. There will be opportunities to explore reasons to become a teacher and hear about the expectations of teachers in today’s classroom. As there are multiple pathways leading to a … Read more

The S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery website launch

The Visual Arts department is excited to announce the launch of the S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery website: www.sag-ufv.ca. The purpose of the website is to provide online access to the exhibitions and collections held in the S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery, as well as to support teaching, learning and engaging with contemporary artwork in a digital context. The … Read more

Grand Theft Terra Firma: Stories of (Re) Conciliation — various April dates

Directed by Phay Gagnon April 6-9 at The Reach Gallery, Abbotsford April 20-23 at the Stó:lō Research Centre, Chilliwack Thursday, Friday, Saturday performances at 7:30pm, Sunday matinees at 2pm Grand Theft Terra Firma explores how S’ólh Téméxw — the traditional and unceded territories of the Stó:lō people—was colonized in the 1850s and 1860s and asks … Read more

Credentials policy (64) revised

Senate approved revisions to the Credentials policy (64) on February 10, 2017 The following graduation requirements, as per the recent revisions, will be in effect for Fall 2017: A program GPA (the GPA calculated over all UFV courses used to meet program requirements) of at least 2.0 (3.0 for graduate programs) is required for all … Read more

Policy Consultation – Prevention, Education & Response to Sexualized Violence and Safe Student Learning Community

As part of a three-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on two policies, accessible here, which are connected by subject matter: Prevention, Education and Response to Sexualized Violence — new policy Safe Student Learning Community — currently Student Non-Academic Conduct (204) The Prevention, Education and Response … Read more

Print Services temporary closure

Print Services on the Abbotsford campus will be temporarily closed on Mon, March 27 and Tues, March 28, to accommodate the installation of a new digital press. Abbotsford Print Services will reopen on Wed, March 29; however, colour printing will be unavailable until Thurs, March 30. Please send all print jobs to the Chilliwack print … Read more

Holocaust Study Tour of Berlin and Krakow/Auschwitz — apply by Mar 17

This study tour has been designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the German-led attack on European Jews and other victims during the mid-twentieth century. Tour participants will travel to Germany and Poland, where they will visit historical sites related to the Holocaust and its commemorations. The study tour will bring participants into … Read more