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UFV Research office wishes to extend a huge congratulations to all 2025 Undergraduate Research Excellence award recipients and their faculty supervisors. Community Service Research Kinesiology — Megan Filiatrault Indigenous Research School of Education — Bryanna Hill College of Arts Communications — Nichaela Jacob Criminology & Criminal Justice — Amneet Sran Economics — Mayu Ochi English … Read more
UFV’s online employee directory has been refreshed with a new look and enhanced functionality to help you connect with colleagues more easily. Check out the updated directory here: www.ufv.ca/directory. The updated directory makes it easier to find contact information across the university. You can search by name, campus location, or department, making it more intuitive … Read more
Support and Advice[1] Introduction International travel may be necessary for professional and/or research purposes, collaboration and knowledge generation, and/or for enriching educational experiences. Recent geopolitical changes mean some of our previous assumptions about cross-border and international travel may no longer be valid and require greater due diligence than in the past. This document is prepared … Read more
Brightspace is replacing Blackboard as UFV’s new Learning Management System! Most courses will be taught in Brightspace for the Summer 2025 semester with the exception of cross-listed courses that will be delivered through Blackboard. Students enrolled in a cross-listed course will be notified by email. Students: to access your Brightspace courses: Go to myclass.ufv.ca and … Read more
UFV is pleased to announce the launch of a new web portal designed to enhance the application experience for prospective students. This user-friendly platform streamlines the application process, allowing users to easily track their admission status, submit required documents, and accept an Offer of Admission. With improved navigation and personalized features, the portal reflects UFV’s … Read more
Shawn Gauba (BBA ’21) has been recognized by BC Business as one of their 30 under 30 this year. In February, Gauba’s company, Kelowna-based Connects Wireless, was set to acquire its 10th location. It’s the largest Bell dealer in B.C., with outposts in Kelowna, Langley, Maple Ridge, Salmon Arm, Williams Lake, Castlegar, Nelson, Squamish and … Read more
The Canada Reads 2025 debates take place March 17-20, and the UFV Library is pleased to provide access to the five Canada Reads 2025 contenders, with most books available in both print and audio versions. Print copies are held at the Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission libraries. Readers can place a hold if a copy is … Read more
Campus Planning and Facilities Management have changed their processes for requesting a space renovation, additional space, moves, etc. There is a new form that the UFV community can now use to submit their requests, and an explanation of the processes on the web page. Visit https://www.ufv.ca/project-office/planning-process/.
Please be aware that from Monday, March 3 to Friday, March 21, cabling crews will be working in various office areas, classrooms, and hallways to replace older Wi-Fi access points with newer models. This upgrade aims to enhance our wireless network services. There will be no planned wireless outages during this period, and cabling crews will complete work … Read more
Please be advised that all UFV buildings will be closed on Monday, Feb 17, in observance of Family Day. If you need to access a specific area during these times, kindly submit a room/building access request no later than Thursday, Feb 13. Please note that access will only be granted with a pre-authorized access request. … Read more
Innovation Grants from UFV’s Esposito Family Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship bring faculty mentors and students together to expand on initial student or faculty work, either by developing a working prototype or by assessing the viability of a proposed solution in a rigorous manner. Term: 1 year (May 1 – April 30) General stream: These … Read more
Stay up to date with all UFV and Cascades events using the new calendar feature in myUFV. Employees and students can now easily view events happening on any given day, with just a click to access event details such as time, location, and ticket information. Log in to myUFV.ca today and start exploring this convenient … Read more
All UFV buildings will be closed from 12 pm on Dec 24 through to Jan 2. If you require access during these times, you must submit a room/building access request by Dec 20. Please note that access will only be provided with a preauthorized access request.
UFV is required to update our Wi-Fi network which will require some students and employees to reconnect to Eduroam using their UFV email and password. Students and employees who have not connected or reconnected to Eduroam since fall 2024 will likely need to reconnect your devices. All devices such as laptops, smartphones, and tablets will … Read more
The Facilities Management team is pleased to announce that they will join other UFV departments in implementing TeamDynamix (TDX) as their new service management tool for users to request common facilities services. The department will begin transitioning services to TeamDynamix during the week of Nov 25. TDX is an enterprise service management system that manages … Read more