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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
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
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
The next meeting of Senate is on Fri, Oct 18 at 2:30 pm, on the Abbotsford campus, Room A225. Please submit agenda and exhibit items to ufvsenate@ufv.ca by noon on Tues, Oct 8. For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca. https://www.ufv.ca/senate/ 10/18/2019
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
As part of the UFV Building Renewal Project, construction has started on the exterior of Building A East on the Abbotsford campus. The construction site office is now set up in the south half of parking Lot 7. Between Sept 23 and Sept 30 materials will arrive and construction walls will be installed around Building … Read more
Do you have lots of apples, and need some ideas on how to cook or bake with them? Check out the latest addition to the digitized cookbooks available in UFV’s institutional repository, HarvestIR. B.C. Tree Fruits Ltd. produced the B.C. apple recipe book in 1946, in Summerland. “This booklet of tested apple recipes is presented … Read more
The multi-faith prayer space is moving Monday, Sept 16 to S1111b on UFV’s Abbotsford campus. S1111b, also known as the Zen Den, is located in Student Life on the first floor of the Student Union Building in the Student Life space. Previously, the multi-faith prayer space was located on the third floor of the … Read more
The following changes are part of the Abbotsford Building Renewal Project. Thursday, Sept. 12 only: Access to Lot 7 from McKenzie Road near Building A in Abbotsford will be blocked for 2 hours from 8am to 10am. Site preparation for the Renewal Project will be occurring. Access will be through lot 6. Monday, Sept. 16 onward: … Read more
The UFV Theatre department and the Visual Arts department have united to form the School of Creative Arts (SoCA) within the UFV College of Arts. All Theatre and Visual Arts courses and programs continue to be offered. Students from the two areas will benefit from increased opportunities for dynamic interdisciplinary and collaborative learning, inside and … Read more
A new Supply Chain website found now provides information about Procurement Services and Logistics Services. The new Supply Chain website replaces the former Purchasing website (ufv.ca/purchasing) and Logistics website (ufv.ca/logistics). These two departments are now combined under the leadership of Jason Cherkas, Director, Supply Chain. The information on the new website has been streamlined to … Read more
UFV Audio Visual Services has now moved from Education Technology Services (ETS) to Information Technology Services (ITS). Our Audio Visual team provides the following services: Technical support for AV equipment issues Maintenance and installation of AV equipment AV recommendations for offices, classrooms, and meeting rooms. IT Service Desk is happy to assist faculty, staff and … Read more
All UFV employees are encouraged to wear an “Ask Me I Work Here” button during the first two weeks of classes. By wearing these buttons, we show that we’re approachable and willing to help students during a stressful time of the semester. Pick up your button from any Dean’s office or one of the following … Read more
The University Secretariat invites your feedback on the following policy that has been recommended to be rescinded. Supporting documents are also available at: https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ If you have any feedback, please submit your comments to Policyconsult@ufv.ca by Sept 30, 2019 https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 09/30/2019
The next meeting of Senate is on Fri, Sept 20, on the Abbotsford campus, Room A225 at 2:30 pm. Please submit agenda and exhibit items to ufvsenate@ufv.ca by noon on Tues, Sept 10. For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate/ 09/20/2019