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Each year, the UFV Research Office invites 20 or more faculty researchers to be a part of the continued success of the university’s microlecture series. The goal is to provide “snapshots” of the range and depth of our faculty research, as well as highlight the interdisciplinary nature of our work. This engaging, fast-paced event also … Read more
Olena Bogdanov, an EFCIE student researcher and UFV alumna, has been awarded a US$70,000 scholarship to attend Cornell’s Dual Master’s program in Urban Technology in Fall 2022. The Dual Master’s program is centred around a major project, through which teams of students create and deploy advanced computing methods to make cities more sustainable. Over the … Read more
Teacher mentors make a significant contribution to the development of Teacher candidates in UFV’s post-degree Bachelor of Education department. These K-12 educators share their classrooms and expertise, modelling the standards of the profession for teacher candidates. This year the Teacher Education department decided that it was important to champion the important work that teacher mentors … Read more
The myCampusLife Engagement Portal is currently unavailable but that doesn’t mean that opportunities for connection and fun have stopped. Find all the current student club and association events and activities on the UFV Events Calendar. Go to http://events.ufv.ca/ and use the category tag myCampusLife to search the current student club and association events and activities. … Read more
Financial Aid and Awards Tips for April Registration for summer semester is underway. Remember to set aside $200 for your deposit – fee deferrals are not a given. Start preparing your scholarship and leadership applications – deadline is May 10. NOTE: The online applications are accessible through your MyUFV account. If you are applying for … Read more
We are excited to announce in Manulife Vitality group benefits — employee education series. Manulife Vitality for group benefits helps members understand their current health, social and lifestyle habits, and then offers rewards for leading a healthy lifestyle! With a variety of activities, it gives members the tools and motivation they need to help reach … Read more
Both physical locations of the UFV Bookstore, as well as our online store, will be closed from Tuesday, March 29-Thursday, March 31 for our annual inventory count. We will be reopening on Friday, April 1. Please place any requests with us before Monday, March 28 so that we can ensure your orders are completed before … Read more
The library has received a grant from the BC History Digitization Program, Irving K Barber Learning Centre at UBC to digitize eligible BC cookbooks that will be added to UFV’s institutional repository, HarvestIR. We’ve been actively adding cookbooks from the Newman Western Canadian Cookbook Collection over the last two years and to date have digitized … Read more
UFV’s cybersecurity team has seen an increase in fake browser update warnings. These popups have appeared in Chrome, but may also appear in other browsers such as Firefox or Edge. Clicking the link in this popup will lead to malware. If you see a request to update your browser, do not click it. UFV employee … Read more
Abstract: The literature dealing with business models has considerably grown; however, most research takes place in large for-profit organisations in western settings, rather than small–medium enterprises (SMEs) with social goals. This presentation will illustrate an alternative way of thinking about business models for SMEs by integrating social innovation into its societal fabric. The talk will … Read more
Ey swayel. History 396, taught by Geoffrey Carr, and the Indigenous Affairs Office are asking help from the UFV community. Art Installation (name TBA) Scope: Installation of Children’s outfits Sizes 7–12 on UFV Abbotsford campus (indoors and outside). The outfits will represent the children from Indian Residential Schools in Canada. Installation day will be Tues, … Read more
Hello Friends, It’s been a busy week. Through these weeks of reflecting, celebrating, and learning about the history of Black Canadians, I hope the sheer diversity of the Black Canadian experience has been evident. When we speak about Black history we can speak about it within the Canadian context, and as we’ve seen via some … Read more
Study Title: Perceptions of Elder Maltreatment Dr. Lesley Jessiman, Dr. Andrea Hughes, and student research assistant Hope Buchanan from UFV’s Centre for Education and Research in Aging (CERA) are conducting a study to examine people’s knowledge and understanding of elder maltreatment. We wish to better understand what older and younger adults currently know about elder … Read more
Hello Friends, I hope you all had an opportunity to watch, or at least begin to watch Esi Edugyan the six-part CBC Massey lecture series over this last week. If you haven’t, I encourage you to do so. It’s an excellent series and its message is foundational to this year’s Black History Month theme — … Read more
To ensure the timely and accurate capture off all revenues and expenses for the current fiscal year in UFV’s financial statements, please forward the following information to Financial Services within the deadlines set out below: –EXPENSE CLAIMS – All outstanding expense claims for your department for the 2021/22 fiscal year are to be received by … Read more