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Chat platforms such as MS Teams or Zoom are tools that facilitate group collaboration. It is so simple to communicate with others in chat platforms, that it’s easy to overlook the type of information being shared, whether others can see it, how it’s being stored, and whether another tool may be more appropriate for transmitting … Read more
The voting results of the Student Board Election are in! Congratulations to Ishika Sethi who was elected to the Board for the 2020-21 academic year, until July 31, 2021. Thank you to all of the candidates for putting their names forward and to those who participated in voting. To learn more about the Board of … Read more
As part of a six-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the following policies: Final Grade (217) policy Program Discontinuance (222) policy Please distribute to others in your area, as appropriate. Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by the deadline of November 13, 2020. Thank you … Read more
Voting is now underway for one student position on the Board of Governors. All eligible voters received their invitation to vote via email. Voting closes October 10 at 6 pm. The 8 candidates are: – Harman Gill – Ishika Sethi – Jessica Levesque – Kulveer Singh – Maria Benedik – Moninder Grewal – Paul Okano … Read more
Want to help select the 2021 Faculty Service Excellence award recipient? The Faculty Standards Committee of Senate seeks one student and one staff member to join the selection committee for the 2020-21 year. What about the commitment? It’s not a huge commitment. The committee meets 2 or 3 times, between December and February, depending on … Read more
The University Secretariat invites your feedback on the following policy that has been recommended to be rescinded. Reserved Seats (85). Supporting documents are 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 October 6, 2020. Thank you for your input. For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 10/06/2020
The call for nominations for one student position on the Board of Governors, closed Tuesday, September 8. An election campaign is now underway for eight Board candidates. To see a list of the candidates and read their statements, please visit ufv.ca/secretariat/elections. Voting will take place October 7-10, 2020. Eligible voters will be notified via email. … Read more
The first meeting of Senate for the 2020-21 Academic year will take place Fri, Sept 25, at 1:30 pm. Details regarding how to access this meeting virtually will be updated on the Senate web page once confirmed. https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ The deadline for submissions for this meeting is Tues, Sept 15, at noon. Please email items to … Read more
Congratulations to the faculty who were recently acclaimed to their positions on Senate, to fill one-year terms, until July 31, 2021: Faculty of Humanities: Karin Jager, Department Head, Associate Professor — Graphic & Digital Design Faculty of Social Sciences: Christine Elsey, Associate Professor — Social, Cultural & Media Studies Faculty of Science: Afia Raja, Assistant … Read more
Senate’s Graduate Studies Committee has 2 graduate student positions available for the upcoming 2020-21 year. Gain valuable leadership and volunteer experience while completing your studies! Senate’s standing committees carry out the business of Senate. Senate is the academic governing body at UFV responsible for managing policies concerning academic matters, and advising the Board on policies … Read more
Gain valuable leadership and volunteer experience while studying at UFV! Senate’s Graduate Studies Committee has 2 graduate student positions available for the upcoming 2020-21 year. Senate’s standing committees carry out the business of Senate. Senate is the academic governing body at UFV responsible for managing policies concerning academic matters, and advising the Board on policies … Read more
UFV now has a standard record naming convention protocol in place. Record naming conventions are standard labels applied to records that follow a consistent and logical sequence. Naming conventions contain elements that allow users to describe content within a record in order to support business continuity, information sharing and retrieval, and version control. All departments … Read more
Want to get involved in governance at UFV? Senate’s standing committees still have student positions available for the upcoming 2020-21 year. Senate is the academic governing body at UFV responsible for managing policies concerning academic matters, and advising the Board on policies of mutual interest. These standing committees carry out the business of Senate. Graduate … Read more
At its May 14, 2020 meeting, the Board of Governors approved the following bylaw revision: • Board bylaw BGB-110.08 — Officers of the Board Board policies, policy directions, and bylaws can be found at https://www.ufv.ca/board/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 07/31/2020
At its June 5, 2020 meeting, Senate approved the following: • Revisions to the Approval of Graduands (20) policy • Revisions to the Grade Reporting (109) policy. • Revisions to the Prerequisites and Co-Requisities (84) policy. The policies are available on the Secretariat policy website at https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-activity/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca … Read more