SSHRC New Partnership Engage Grants — deadline March 15

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight program and the Connection program. They provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private, or not-for-profit sector. The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through the Partnership Engage Grants … Read more

Service Excellence awards — submit your nomination — deadline Feb 23

UFV Service Excellence Awards are presented annually to recognize and celebrate UFV staff and faculty excellence in service, leadership, and teamwork that supports the values, mission, and goals of UFV. Launched in 2016 by the UFV Board of Governors, current UFV faculty and staff can be nominated in three categories: • UFV Staff Excellence Award … Read more

Career opportunities at UFV — Jan 8

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Assistant Technologist, E-Room Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Statistics To view details on this posting, and for a complete list of opportunities, go to: https://www.ufv.ca/careers/ For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca   01/18/2018

Free take-home naloxone

Prevent an overdose. Save a life. Overdoses are happening in communities everywhere. Naloxone can save a life. The University of the Fraser Valley is providing free take-home naloxone (thn) kits to students, faculty, and staff. Take online training Take the 15-minute online training course on your phone or desktop at naloxonetraining.com Pick up your kit … Read more

Advanced Studies in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction — ADED 423

Interested in developing your Mindfulness Practice and/or becoming a Mindfulness teacher? ADED 423 is a 3-credit course being offered in Winter 2018 on Thursdays from 5:30 – 8:30 pm and is a prerequisite for the Mindfulness Based Teaching & Learning Graduate Certificate. This course uses scientific and meditative forms of inquiry and is a practice-oriented … Read more

Career opportunities at UFV — Dec 21

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Department Assistant, Visual Arts and Graphic and Digital Design Process Analyst, ITS Administrative Assistant, CFO and VP Administration Coordinator, Student Transition and Engagement Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Statistics To view details on this posting, and for a … Read more

Faculty Service Excellence award — call for nominations

UFV has created a new award that recognizes individuals for academic excellence in service. Individuals eligible for nomination include all UFV B faculty who have completed their probationary period or sessional instructors who have a cumulative equivalent of two (2) years teaching time at UFV. Award winners receive a plaque with the award recipient’s name … Read more

April 2018 UFV employee PD day/call for workshop proposals

We invite all faculty and staff to submit proposals for workshops for UFV’s third annual Professional Development Day 2018 on Thurs, April 26. Workshop proposals should be related to one this year’s PD Day themes: • Technology • Diversity/Inclusion • Wellness • Pedagogy • Research Workshops may be geared towards all UFV employees or developed … Read more

Career opportunities at UFV — Dec 11 edition

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Assistant, Program Development & Quality Assurance Clerk, Financial Aid and Awards Analyst, IT Systems and Server Advisor, Financial Aid and Awards To view details on these postings, and for a complete list of opportunities, go to: https://www.ufv.ca/careers/ … Read more

UFV Spring Break camp, March 19-23

Active FUNdamentals March break camp is back! Join the UFV Cascades and the UFV Kinesiology students for a fun week of physical literacy, March 19-23, 2018. During this week, your child will work on developing their fundamental movement skills of running, jumping, throwing, hopping, skipping and catching. We will practice these skills through fun and … Read more

Call for Nominations — Research Excellence Award

Calling for Research Excellence Award Nominations Deadline for nominations is 4 pm on Jan 12. Each year UFV recognizes individual research excellence through its Research Excellence Award. Those eligible for nomination include all UFV B faculty who have completed their probationary period or sessional instructors who have a cumulative equivalent of two years teaching time … Read more

UFV Career opportunities — Dec 4

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Assistant Professor, Social, Cultural & Media Studies Generalist, Office of the Registrar On-Call Librarians To view details on these postings, and for a complete list of opportunities, go to: https://www.ufv.ca/careers/ For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at … Read more

Call for Nominations — Teaching Excellence Award

Nominate an outstanding UFV instructor for the Teaching Excellence Award! Deadline for nominations is 4 pm, January 19, 2018. Once again UFV will provide an award to an individual in recognition of teaching excellence. Those eligible for nomination include all UFV faculty and lab instructors who have completed two years of instruction, or sessional instructors … Read more

Volunteer opportunity for UFV Students at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

Attention UFV students! Are you interested in a career in the healthcare field? Would you like to gain experience working as a health advocate? Do you want to be part of an impactful & meaningful program connecting patients to the social determinants of health, such as food, housing, and social supports? If you answered YES … Read more