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Frontier Life is a digital resource designed to enrich teaching and research, examining settlement, existence and interactions at the edge of the Anglophone world from 1650-1920. With a vast array of primary source material previously unavailable in digital form, this resource enables research into the many dynamics of frontier existence and its lasting influence across … Read more
UFV Visual Arts Faculty Brenda Fredrick has an installation of recent work installed in the S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery through October 6 Exploration with the works and space will continue throughout the duration of the exhibition. Viewers are encouraged to use a cell phone flashlight to read the labels and textual information. To Oct 6 Mon-Fri; … Read more
Come out and join us at the Phoenix ballroom, next to Finnegan’s Pub, on Friday October 6th at 5:30 pm for our 2nd Annual Start of Semester Fundraiser! Come for food, drinks, a silent auction, raffle prizes and more to support our association! There will be great prizes to be won, so make sure to … Read more
VACANCIES ON STANDING COMMITTEES OF SENATE Expressions of interest are being sought from faculty and undergraduate/graduate students to serve on the standing committees of Senate for two-year terms, beginning in the 2017-18 academic year. Please fill out an expression of interest form, available at http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/standing-committee-vacancies/, and submit to monique.castonguay@ufv.ca. Positions will be filled as received. … Read more
Publishing panel featuring Carleigh Baker, author and editor at Joyland Vancouver; Shashi Bhat, editor of Event magazine; and Katie Stobbart, co-founder of Raspberry magazine. 11 am–noon SUS Great Hall Tues, Nov 7. For more information, contact Amy Huesken at amy.huesken@ufv.ca 11/08/2017
Check out this opportunity to celebrate International Literacy Day by wearing purple and sharing literacy skills with others. For more information, contact Leonne Beebe at leonne.beebe@ufv.ca 09/08/2017
Start the school year in UFV style! Shop at UFV Abbotsford or Chilliwack Bookstore and take 20% your purchase of UFV clothing and supplies. Sale ends Sept 15! *Offer excludes textbooks, electronics or already reduced items — more details in-store* http://ufv.ca/BOOKSTORE/ For more information, contact UFV Bookstore at bookstore@ufv.ca 09/15/2017
A UFV Continuing Education course is making a difference in the lives of firefighters in Surrey. Evidence-Based Decision Making is aiding firefighters in making the tough decisions they face while maintaining a level of transparency when questioned about their actions. This Continuing Education course, and success the firefighters have found with the learning outcomes, is … Read more
The next Senate meeting will be on Fri, Sept 22. If you have any items for the Senate agenda, please send them to Lisa McMartin by 12 noon on Mon, Sept 11. http://www.ufv.ca/senate/ For more information, contact Lisa McMartin at lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca 09/22/2017
Turn your textbooks into cash! Bring your past semester’s textbooks and we’ll buy them back. Book Buy Back begins September 5 at UFV Abbotsford Bookstore: September 5, 6, 7, 8 & 11 9:00am – 4:00pm * New Location* UFV Abbotsford Bookstore September 6 10 am-3 pm CEP Bookstore Textbooks must be in good condition, no … Read more
Renovations of the first floor of the Abbotsford library will continue into September, but the library will be open regular semester hours and is ready to welcome new and returning students, faculty, and staff. The first floor remains closed to access, so study space is reduced, and students will be referred to the computer labs … Read more
Join team UFV S’olh Temexw Siya:ye for the Walk for Reconciliation. Together, let’s walk for reconciliation on Sun, September 24, 2017! Human Resources is kindly sponsoring T-shirts for the first 48 people who register! http://reconciliationcanada.ca/walk-for-reconciliation-2017/ For more information, contact Jennifer MacDonald at jennifer.macdonald@ufv.ca 09/25/2017
Financial Aid and Awards — Tips for September Be sure to pay all of your fees before the September 19 deadline — penalties will be applied if fees are not paid in full. If you’re experiencing delays with government student loan funding, please contact Financial Aid and Awards right away. When you receive your Master … Read more
Get your Campus Card within the first two weeks of classes. It’s your university ID, and so much more! Use your card to print, grab a meal, check-out library resources, or hop on the campus shuttle between Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Langley. We recommend adding $5 on your card to start — you’re set to do … Read more
Please join us on Wed, Sept 27 at 7 pm for the UFV Alumni Association Annual General Meeting to be followed by a reception featuring this year’s Commemorative Wine and hors d’oeuvres.Join us! Wed, Sept 27 UFV Alumni Association Annual General Meeting Event details: 7 pm Annual General Meeting, Abbotsford campus: room B121 8 pm … Read more