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Sidi Chen, a second-year international student from China studying in UFV’s Visual Arts department, has been awarded the top prize in the painting category of the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Art Showcase 2016. Sidi was made aware of the CICan opportunity by Visual Arts professors Melanie Jones and Chris Friesen. He decided to enter … Read more
Looking for professional development opportunities? Need to brush up on digitizing your minute taking or digital record-keeping practices? Take a look at some of the exciting new Fall courses being offered in Continuing Education! Courses range from software-based skills such as Adobe InDesign, to organizational and time management such as minute taking! Check us out … Read more
Can you lend a hand? The Coast Capital Savings Peer Resource and Leadership Centre (PRLC) wants volunteers for the 2016/17 school year. Peer leaders are committed to providing peer support, information, and referrals to the UFV community of students. Peer leaders don’t follow a certain profile — volunteers can come from all walks of life … Read more
As part of a six-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the proposed revisions to the Course Load, Academic Program (63) policy, including the rescission of the Definition of Full-Time and Part-Time Students (65) policy, now incorporated into the Course Load policy. Supporting documents are on … Read more
The national search for UFV’s next President and Vice-Chancellor is now underway. The opportunity is being promoted widely, and can be viewed online at Boyden Global Executive Search. We expect this initial phase of the search for suitable candidates to span the next several months. Thank you to all students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members who participated … Read more
Some events at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre to be aware of, as they affect traffic and parking congestion on and around campus. Thurs, June 9, 6 pm – High School Graduation Fri, June 10, 6 pm – High School Graduation Sat, June 11, 3 pm – High School Graduation Tues, June 28, 8 … Read more
Please see link for article. http://blogs.ufv.ca/health/move-for-health/ For more information, contact Michael Armstrong at michael.armstrong@ufv.ca 05/31/2018
Print Services is offering specially marked paper at reduced prices this summer. From May 30 to August 31, or while supplies last, various colours and weights will be offered at the following prices: Black and white print prices: • 8.5 x 11: $0.04/copy (originally $0.05 to $0.08) • 11 x 17: $0.06/copy (originally $0.07 to … Read more
A new Sponsorship (234) policy was recently approved. A copy of the new policy is attached for your information. For more information, please contact Monique Castonguay via monique.castonguay@ufv.ca. http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ 05/31/2016
Making smiles bigger and brighter, the UFV dental program has continued to make community outreach an integral part of the student experience. Since the beginning of the program many school-aged children and seniors have benefited from dental health promotion and services provided by UFV students. Most recently, the UFV Dental program visited the Chehalis Community … Read more
Follow live footage of UFV drawing students on their Sichuan Study Tour in Chengdu, @UFV Visual Arts on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter. Instagram and the Visual Arts homepage. https://www.ufv.ca/UFV_Visual_Arts.htm For more information, contact Jennifer Chew at jennifer.chew@ufv.ca 05/28/2016
Some events at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre to be aware of, as they affect traffic and parking congestion on and around campus. Sat, May 21, 8 pm – Babbu Maan Sun, May 22, 6 pm – Chris Tomlin Daily Parking: Students and employees may purchase daily parking and park in lots 1, 4-6, … Read more
The inaugural SUS Student Awards & Volunteer Recognition Night celebrated dozens of students, and culminated with the announcement of major award winners: Kelly Chahal Volunteer of the Year Award: Sahil Chawla Terry-Lynn Stone Club/Association of the Year Award: Arab Club Dr. Brian Minter Excellence in Leadership Award: Heather Campbell For more information, contact Rodrigo Madrigal … Read more
For those unable to attend the budget forums earlier this month, video from both the Abbotsford and Chilliwack forums is now available online. Please visit here to see the presentations by President Mark Evered and Chief Financial Officer Jackie Hogan. For more information, contact Kristi Mansley at kristi.mansley@ufv.ca 04/22/2016
A revised Admission (80) policy was approved at Senate on March 11, 2016. As part of the process, the following policies were rescinded: Change in Admission Requirements (87), Re-admission (91), and Program Waiting Lists (89). If you have questions, please contact at monique.castonguay@ufv.ca 03/30/2016