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Policy Consultation: Graduate Course & Program Approval (209) Revisions

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As part of a six-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the Graduate Course and Program Approval (209) policy, The procedures to the policy are also included for reference only. The revisions to this policy can be found on the website: https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ Please submit your comments … Read more

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women — online Dec 6

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Join us virtually on December 6 as we recognize the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Speakers: Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra, Host, Coordinator of the South Asian Studies Institute and co-chair of UFV’s Race and Anti-Racism Network Dr. Lolehawk Laura Buker, Assistant Professor, Indigenous Studies, UFV Michele Giordano, Senior Program Officer, Public … Read more

Donors invited to support student families in need with Angel Tree program

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Each year the Angel Tree program creates opportunities for local community members to support our UFV students during the holiday season. The Student Union Society operates the Angel Tree program annually around the holiday months. The program strives to help support UFV students raising families while pursuing their education. It’s one of the ways we … Read more

Angel Tree

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Welcome to Angel Tree! Each year the Angel Tree program creates opportunities for local community members to support our UFV students during the holiday season. The Student Union Society operates the Angel Tree program annually around the holiday months. The program strives to help support UFV students raising families while pursuing their education. It’s one … Read more

UFV Tech Tools and Blackboard Workshops — Nov 24-Dec 22 (various dates)

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Make your online courses more meaningful. Enhance your teaching with ed tech tools from TLC’s top picks inventory. Browse our A-Z listing or find tools based on teaching outcome, popularity, and type of support. Be sure to check back regularly for updates and new apps. Upcoming Schedule: Camtasia Workshop — Wed, Nov 24 (2-3 pm) … Read more

Textbook buyback — Dec 14-22

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Buyback is Back! Come visit the Abbotsford Bookstore on December 14, 15, 16, 21 or 22 between 11 am-3 pm to sell back your textbooks. For more details, check out our website! 12/14/2021 – 12/22/2021 11 am-3 pm UFV Abbotsford Bookstore, 1385 McKenzie Road, Abbotsford https://www.ufv.ca/bookstore/textbooks/textbook-buy-back/ For more information, contact Maggi Davis at maggi.davis@ufv.ca 12/22/2021

EFCIE webinar | Business as unusual: A business model for social innovation — Nov 30

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Business model (BM) literature has developed considerably; however, most research takes place in large for-profit organizations in western settings, rather than small–medium enterprises with social goals. This is surprising given the drive for social innovation (SI) and alternative modes of organizing. Models for managing innovation are typically agnostic about sources of social, ecological, and cultural … Read more

Circle Works Sessions — Dec 3 and 7

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This workshop will provide an overview of the history, cultural protocols, and Indigenous worldviews of Circles. Learn about using Circle Works as a pedagogical tool in both the face-to-face and online classrooms. Strategies to facilitate a culturally appropriate Circle will be discussed and modelled. Abbotsford Campus – Thinker Space (G124): Tues, Dec. 7 (4-5 pm) … Read more

Winter ’22 textbooks available Dec 13

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The Winter 2022 semester textbook list will go LIVE on Monday, December 13. Shop online or instore for your next semester’s course materials! Questions? Email us bookstore@ufv.ca or call 604-854-4532 – – https://www.ufv.ca/bookstore/ For more information, contact Maggi Davis at bookstore@ufv.ca 12/13/2021

Legal Admin Assistant, Paralegal certificate & diploma info night — Nov 18

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Come meet the experts. On November 18 at 7 p.m. you are invited to come and learn about UFV’s Legal Administrative Assistant program, Paralegal certificate, and Paralegal diploma. A short presentation will provide information that includes: the benefits of taking one or all of these programs, a review of the courses you would take, how … Read more

Senate Public Meeting — Nov 19

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The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, Nov 19, 2021 at 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford campus, Room A225 The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tuesday, Nov 9 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 11/19/2021

Nursing Mentorship in Action — Join us for a Conversation — Nov 18

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This is an online ZOOM event that will allow new graduates nurses an opportunity to pose questions to a group of panelists. The panel will consist of nurse leaders and nurse clinicians. The goal is to identify current practice challenges and to work towards solutions to a positive transition to nursing practice! Thurs, Nov 18 … Read more

History and Activism in the Public Sphere Virtual Panel Talk — Nov 30

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What is at stake when history becomes explicitly political? On the other hand, is all history political? We know history is frequently contested. If it was not, history would not be a worthwhile discipline to study. Some pasts have become hotly contested in public consciousness in recent years. Historians, academic, public, and popular have been … Read more

Gero Nurses podcast — Tales from the front

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In September 2021, the Centre for Education and Research on Aging (CERA) in collaboration the Gerontological Nurses of BC, launched its first podcast to share the unique, uplifting, and sometimes challenging experiences of the diverse group of practitioners involved in gerontological nursing. The podcast: Gero Nurses: Tales from the front, has now released three episodes. … Read more