Policy Revisions

At the October 4 meeting of the UFV Board of Governors and the October 25 meeting of Senate, the policies listed below were revised and are now joint Board and Senate policies. These policies are currently under review and when ready, will be sent out to the UFV community for consultation. Instructional Responsibilities (46) Field … Read more

Call for Faculty Excellence award nominations — Dec 6 deadline

Nominations for the Faculty Excellence awards are officially open. This is an opportunity for students, alumni, staff, faculty, or university officers to nominate an outstanding instructor in recognition of their teaching, research, or service. Recipients receive a personalized plaque, a framed certificate, and a $2,500 award, to be presented at a special award ceremony. The … Read more

Policy update

The following administrative policies have been approved and are now in effect: • Information Security (249) policy • Privacy (250) policy https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca. 10/25/2024

UFV Presidential search process

The Board of Governors is starting the process to select the next President and Vice-Chancellor of UFV to succeed Dr. Joanne MacLean upon her planned retirement on June 30, 2025. This process follows the Presidential Search Policy (247) approved by the Board and Senate. Currently, the Board is seeking to fill the search committee. For … Read more

UFV Board of Governor’s policy and bylaw revisions

At its June 20 meeting, the Board of Governors approved the following bylaw and policy revisions: Board Bylaw 110.01 Board of Governor’s Roles and Responsibilities Board Policy 205.01 – Board Policy on Tuition and Other Fees 110.07 Board Composition, Appointment, Election and Succession At the same meeting, the policies listed below were approved. Prevention, Education … Read more

Senate public meeting — June 7

The next Senate public meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 7 at 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford Campus in building A, room A225 The deadline to submit agenda items is Tuesday, May 28 at noon. Please email your submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca For more info, visit https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ or email Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca/. 06/07/2024

Call for expression of interest on Senate standing committees – May 3 deadline

Expressions of interests are currently being accepted from faculty, students and staff to serve on the standing committees of Senate, for terms beginning August 1, 2024. If you are interested in filling a vacancy, please visit https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/get-involved/standing-committee-vacancies/ and hit the apply button at the bottom of the page. If you know others who would make … Read more

Faculty and Staff Senate and Board election results

Gerry Palmer has been elected in the Faculty of Business and Computing Senate election, and the following faculty were acclaimed to their position on Senate: Dana Landry – Faculty of Social Sciences David Harper – Faculty of Health Sciences Greg Wedel – Faculty of Applied & Technical Studies Pedro Montoya-Pelaez – Faculty of Sciences Timothy … Read more

Student Senate and Board election results 2024

Voting results for student positions on Senate have come in. Congratulations to Afeef Alam, Jay Sandhu, Lauren Palmer, and Pavandeep Judge, who’ve been elected to positions running from Aug 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. Congratulations also to Adolina Asmelash and Ashley McDougall, who were acclaimed to positions on the Board of Governors and will … Read more

Policy consultation for new University Visitor policy

As part of a three-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the University Visitor policy, which can be found at this link. Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by the deadline of 4 pm on Wednesday, March 27. For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca. … Read more