Abbotsford campus traffic control as trees planted Oct 31-Nov 1

What is happening? Traffic control along University Way (between Abbotsford Centre and Lot 4), Gillis Ave (south campus Ring Road), and adjoining parking lots. When? Thursday Oct 31 – Friday Nov 1 Why? Replanting following the removal of trees during UFV’s Building Renewal Project. What do I need to do? Please obey traffic control personnel … Read more

Municipal Pension Plan — Post-retirement health and dental survey

UFV staff members enrolled in the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) are encouraged to visit the MPP website at www.pensionsbc.ca and participate in a survey regarding post-retirement group health benefits. The Board of Trustee is considering changes to the PRGB and would like to get members input on the proposed changes. https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca/ For more information, contact … Read more

ShakeOut BC drill — Oct 17, 2019

The ShakeOut BC earthquake drill takes place at 10:17am Thursday, October 17 (tenth month, seventeenth day at 10:17). During the ShakeOut drill faculty, staff, and students should — Drop to the ground — Cover under a table or desk — Hold On for 60 seconds. UFV will test the UFV Alert emergency notification system to … Read more

Municipal Pension Plan AGM — Oct 17

All staff enrolled in the Municipal Pension Plan are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on October 17, 2019 at 10 am. If you want to attend in person the AGM will be held at the Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., New Westminster, BC or you can participate online by going to mpp.pensionsbc.ca https://www.pensionsbc.ca/portal/page/portal/pen_corp_home/home/ … Read more

Expert in sustainable communities to speak at UFV Oct 18

Expert in sustainable communities to speak at UFV Oct 18 Gerben van Straaten believes in a “fundamentally different approach” to sustainable urban development. Drawing from 28 years’ experience in business, economics, and real estate, he travels the world sharing his “radical hope for the power of collective and collaborative efforts around community development” to tackle … Read more

Métis Cart Presentation Ceremony — Oct 22

The UFV Library is celebrating the gift of a Red River Cart from the Chilliwack Métis Association for the Chilliwack library’s display on Métis culture and history. The display began with a vision from Shirley Hardman, UFV’s Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs; a backdrop of road allowance poverty, a silhouette of Métis leader Louis Riel, … Read more

2020 Employee Service Excellence awards — nominations due Feb 14, 2020

UFV Service Excellence Awards are presented annually to celebrate UFV staff and faculty excellence in service, leadership, and teamwork that supports the values, mission, and goals of UFV. Check out the link on the Human Resources website to determine who is eligible and how to nominate a deserving colleague by the deadline of February 14, … Read more

UFV mobility provider migration plan

The Office of the Chief Information Officer has initiated the migration of our mobile phone provider from our previous carrier to Rogers. The UFV mobility contract with Telus ended in 2018 and a new agreement has been negotiated and signed with Rogers Mobility. In consultation with Senior Administration, ITS has begun working to assess the … Read more

Student volunteers needed for UFV Advising video

The Advising Centre is looking for 3-4 students to participate in a short video that will be filmed on the Chilliwack campus at CEP on Thurs, Oct 10 from 9 am-12pm. A $50 bookstore gift card will be given to student volunteers. Please contact Vanessa.Krahn@ufv.ca if interested. For more information, contact Vanessa Krahn at vanessa.krahn@ufv.ca … Read more

Windows 10 upgrade in progress

What is happening? All employee, student lab, and classroom-based computers are being upgraded to the Windows 10 operating system. If you received your UFV computer through the UFV Employee Computer Refresh Program after May 2019 it will already be operating on Windows 10. What do I need to do? ITS will contact you if your desktop … Read more

Winter text adoptions now open

The Online Portal for Winter textbook adoptions is now open. Adoptions can be entered online or e-mailed to jeff.thiessen@ufv.ca. Please submit textbook orders by Oct 15. Coursepack submission deadline is Nov 15. https://ufv.ca/bookstore/faculty-and-staff-services/textbook-adoptions/ For more information, contact Jeff Thiessen at jeff.thiessen@ufv.ca 10/05/2019

Getting the word out

Need help getting the word out? The Communications team within the University Relations department at UFV can help you communicate about your UFV-related event, news, or project. UFV has approximately 15,000 students, 1,500 employees, and more than 30,000 alumni. We partner with you to offer various communications channels and plans that will help you reach … Read more