Reduced access at UFV Abbotsford campus on Sun, Nov 19 due to police funeral

This Sunday, Nov. 19 UFV Abbotsford is honoured to host first responders attending the official police funeral of APD Constable John Davidson at the Abbotsford Centre. In order to accommodate this service: All UFV Abbotsford campus buildings except for SUB and Baker House will be closed to students, staff, and faculty from 8 am to … Read more

UFV Board of Governors Staff By-Elections — voting results

Congratulations to Kara Bertram on being elected as the staff representative on the UFV Board of Governors, to serve the remainder of a three-year term, ending July 31, 2019. Thank you to Mallory Manley for putting your name forward. http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/elections/ For more information, contact Lisa McMartin at lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca 11/24/2017

Tuition waiver requests

Tuition waiver requests for employees, spouses, and/or dependents must have them submitted to HR before the start of classes for Winter 2018. Please contact Debbie Dyck at local 4653 or via email if you have any questions. For more information, contact Debbie Dyck at debbie.dyck@ufv.ca 12/22/2017

Disability Resource Centre changes name to Centre for Accessibility Services

We are happy to announce that the Disability Resource Centre has been renamed to the Centre for Accessibility Services (CAS). Our disability advisors will now be called accessibility advisors. We will be following up over the next few weeks with changes to the website, forms, and signage. If you have any questions about these changes … Read more

UFV closed Nov 10 for Remembrance Day

Dear Colleagues, UFV will be closed on Friday, November 10 in observance of Remembrance Day which this year falls on Saturday, November 11. As this does not align with the School Districts closures on Monday, Nov. 13 or with past practice, UFV wants to ensure you have sufficient notice to make special arrangements. This decision … Read more

Dr. Kamal Arora joins UFV as Director of SASI

Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies is pleased to have Dr. Kamal Arora join us as Director of the South Asian Studies Institute in a half-time capacity, to work alongside Satwinder Bains, who was recently appointed as Principal of UFV India in a 50 percent capacity. Dr. Arora completed her PhD in Anthropology at UBC, with … Read more

Co-Curricular Record — What faculty and staff need to know

How do you know what you need to know if you don’t know?! A UFV faculty and staff tutorial video is now available for basic CCR information. Take two minutes to watch and you’ll be in the know! All CCR-related tutorial can be found at ufv.ca/CCR. Any further inquiries can be directed to myCCR@ufv.ca. https://ufv.ca/co-curricular-record/tutorials/ … Read more

Are you a Physics student thinking about grad school? — Nov 1 info session

Simon Fraser University will be providing information on their Physics grad program. This talk will be of interest to our upper-level UFV Physics students. Abby A353 Wed, Nov 1 1:30-2:30 pm A353 http://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2017/10/26/sfu_physics-grad/ For more information, contact Caroline Majeau at caroline.majeau@ufv.ca 10/02/2017

Astronomy with Dr. Jaymie Matthews, UBC — Nov 9

The Physics Student Association and the Biology & Chemistry Students Association present astronomer and mission scientist, Dr. Jaymie Matthews from UBC. Thu, Nov 9 4-5 pm UFV Abbotsford Campus, B121 http://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2017/10/24/jaymie-matthews/ For more information, contact Caroline Majeau at caroline.majeau@ufv.ca 11/10/2017

Winter New Student Orientation — Nov 7

New-to-UFV students and their supporters are invited to Winter New Student Orientation on Tues, Nov 7 from 4:30-7:30 pm at the Abbotsford campus. At this event, students will: get program planning advice from academic advisors learn how to register online at an OReg info session discover resources available through Financial Aid and Awards and the … Read more

Open Access Week 2017

Open Access Week, the annual worldwide recognition of the immense value of open practices in research and education, falls on October 23-29 for 2017. As always, the numerous events and ideas are promoted on the official website: http://openaccessweek.org/ And keep an eye on two Twitter hashtags: https://twitter.com/search?q=OAweek2017 https://twitter.com/search?q=OAweek Locally, there are several workshops and information … Read more

Employee tuition waivers — submit before semester start

Reminder: Employee tuition waiver requests must be submitted prior to the start of classes each semester. Please visit the HR website to access the online tuition waiver request. If you require more information please contact Debbie Dyck at local 4653 or debbie.dyck@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/hr/professional-development/employee-tuition-waiver-program/   12/10/2017

Library prepares domestic violence research guide

In recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness month and the Purple Light Nights Campaign, the UFV library has created a research guide on domestic violence. The guide includes links to books, videos, reports, journal articles, statistical sources, community organizations and resource lists for men and women. To view the guide, go to http://libguides.ufv.ca/domestic_violence. For more … Read more