Introduction to 5 R’s: Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, Responsibility, and Relationships Workshop

Kirkness and Bernardt’s First Nations in Higher Education: The Four R’s (1991) is a foundational form for Indigenizing education. These four R’s: Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, and Responsibility will be reviewed as well as a fifth R: Relationships. Strategies for weaving the 5 R’s into your practice will be demonstrated. Workshop Dates: Wed, Feb 2 (4-5 … Read more

Educators Journey Towards Reconciliation — Jan-April

This workshop is offered through both synchronous and asynchronous sessions. We will go through a journey to discover challenges and best practices in decolonizing our education practice and spaces. Through reflecting on your experiences and knowledge of Indigenous history and issues, we will work through activities based on decolonization, Indigenization, and reconciliation practices. Our journey … Read more

Test Questions for Multilingual Learners workshop — Jan 18, Feb 11

Learn to revise your existing test questions so that they are clearer and promote student success… all without compromising course content! Informed by research conducted at UBC, the methods we will review have resulted in increases on final exam scores of as much as an entire letter grade. This is a hands on online workshop, … Read more

Assignment Feedback for Multilingual Learners Workshop — Feb 1 or 28

In this online workshop, we will explore ways to give effective feedback for student assignments. Learn about some typical features of multilingual student writing and how to address them in your course. Workshop Dates: Tues, Feb 1 (2-3 pm) Mon, Feb 28 (12-1 pm) More events:  events.ufv.ca/tlc/ More Information: tlcevents@ufv.ca or victoria.surtees@ufv.ca https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/TeachingandLearningTLCInternationalizationWorkshops@ufv.ca/bookings/s/OCybR79OLEqyd3XldVX5YA2 For more … Read more

Risk & Safety department launches new service management tool.

The Risk & Safety department will join Information Technology Services in using TeamDynamix as its service management tool. The first phase of Risk & Safety’s deployment, which went live September 1, replaces many PDFs and MachForms with the new TeamDynamix ticketing system. https://www.ufv.ca/risk-and-safety/contact-info/ For more information, contact Mary Miller at mary.miller@ufv.ca 02/08/2022

Senate public meeting — Jan 21

The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, Jan 21, at 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford campus, Room A225 The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tues, Jan 11 at noon. Please email your submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 01/21/2022

Policy Revision: Appropriate Use of Information Technology Resources

After a five-week consultation, the Appropriate Use of Information Technology Resources (14) policy has been revised and can be viewed at: https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ Note that this policy was formerly Appropriate Use of Computer and Network Resources   For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 01/15/2022

Policy Consultation: Transfer Credit policy.

As part of a six-week consultation (taking into account the holiday break), the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the Transfer Credit (#107) policy, regulations and procedures. As the revisions are a significant departure from the current document, there is not a track-change version. Please submit your comments … Read more

Board bylaw revisions

At its December 2nd, 2021 meeting, the Board of Governors approved the following bylaw revisions: • Board bylaw BGB-110.07 — Board Composition, Appointment, Election and Succession • Board bylaw BGB-110.06 — Dismissal of a Board Member The revisions can be found at https://www.ufv.ca/board/bylaws/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 12/24/2021

A Sickness No One Could Escape — Examining Disease in the Pacific Northwest

A Sickness No One Could Escape: Examining Disease in the Pacific Northwest Researchers: Dr. Keith Carlson (UFV), Dr. John Lutz (UVic), in collaboration with research assistants: Michaela Sapielak, Holly Janzen, Maaria Zafar, Aliyah Friesen, Jackie Drummond. Report by Jackie Drummond and Aliyah Friesen ________________________________________ This summer UFV’s Peace and Reconciliation Centre launched a research project … Read more

GDD Orientation

Hey Design Students! We are so excited for you to join us on campus in January. To set you up for success we have planned an orientation session to cover a range of useful topics for brand new and returning students alike! This is your chance to meet GDD faculty, staff and classmates in an … Read more