Financial Aid & Awards Tips for January

Financial Aid and Awards Tips for January Be sure to pay your fees before the Tues, Jan 19 deadline. Penalties apply 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. Get your bursary applications prepared. First day to apply is … Read more

Faculty Microlecture — The two-minute challenge! — Feb 24

Each year the Research Advisory Council (RAC) and the Research Office invite faculty researchers to be a part of the continued success of the UFV Microlecture series. Our goal is to provide “snapshots” to students and UFV faculty of the range and depth of faculty research, as well as highlight the interdisciplinary nature of their … Read more

Get your Campus Card

Are you are a new student in the Winter 2016 semester? If so, visit the Campus Card office to get your Campus Card. The office is located on the Abbotsford campus, S1101, or you can visit the Chilliwack library circulation desk. Dates, times, and locations are listed here. Your Campus Card is your university ID, … Read more

Study Smart Day — Feb 11

UFV Counselling workshop Study Smart Day Thurs, Feb 11 Abbotsford campus Sign-up FREE Study Skills workshop! Pizza lunch included if you attend the Study Smart Day! Workshops & times: Student Stress & Managing Time 10 am-noon Memory, Test Prep and Active Learning Strategies 12:15-1:35 pm Exam Anxiety 1:45-3 pm Do you want to study more … Read more

Commuter Alert – January 2016

An event at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre to be aware of, as it affects traffic and parking congestion on and around campus. • Sat, Jan 9, 6:30pm – So You Think You Can Dance Event Daily Parking: Students and employees may purchase daily parking and park in lots 1, 4-6, 8-10, or on … Read more

Additional feedback requested-further revisions to Grading System (101) policy

After carefully considering the feedback and suggestions received in Sep 2015, the UEC Policy Subcommittee made further edits to the Grading System (101) policy. These changes include revising the grading scheme for better balance between the grade levels and providing further explanation in the grade descriptions. Since the revisions are fairly significant, the subcommittee is … Read more

Terror-phobia and Counter-terrorism: the Dilemma of the West vs. the Rest — Dec 17

Join faculty and students from Communications, Political Science, Geography, Global Development Studies, Indo-Canadian Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies and Media Studies in a lively debate on this issue. From Beirut to San Bernardino we are reminded that terrorism impacts people all over the world. Terrorists do not respect state borders, rules of just war, or … Read more

SUS Angel Tree program: Adopt an Angel and make Christmas brighter for UFV students and their families

Please be an angel this Christmas and help out the families of students in need by choosing an angel from the Angel Tree to sponsor. Angels are posted the trees located in the atrium of the Student Union Building on the Abbotsford campus and in the Atrium of Building A on the Chilliwack campus, with … Read more

Encourage your students to apply for Co-Curricular Record recognition

Students may request validation at any time for activities between May-December 2015. Deadline to submit requests for CCR recognition will be December 31, 2015. Validation will occur Jan 1-15. The validation process formally recognizes a student’s participation in a co-curricular experience. The supervisor of the experience acts as validator to confirm the participant has met … Read more

Peaks of Peru photo exhibit — Nov 17

Join us for the first look at the Peru study tour photo exhibit. Tues, Nov 17 at 3:30pm in the UFV Global Lounge (B223). This exhibit is a collaboration between the departments of history and fashion design. This study tour explored the valleys and peaks of Peru! Join us for a visual tour of the … Read more

Rita Atake is new coordinator of the Academic Success Centre

Teaching and Learning welcomes Rita Atake, the new coordinator of the Academic Success Centre. Rita has 15 years of administrative as well as teaching experience. Her educational background includes an undergraduate degree in English and literature and a master’s degree in communications studies. She has worked collaboratively with faculty and other areas in post-secondary institutions … Read more