Still time to nominate outstanding faculty! Deadline extended to Feb 8

Recognize a faculty for their outstanding service, research, or teaching by nominating them for an award! The nomination deadline for the faculty excellence awards has been extended to 9am on February 8, 2021. Faculty, students, alumni, staff, and university officers are eligible to nominate. For more details on eligibility and to submit a nomination, please … Read more

Policy Consultation: Research Centres & Institutes (211) and Adjunct Faculty, Research Associates and Visiting Scholars (197)

As part of a four-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the revisions to the following policies: Research Centres & Institutes (211) Adjunct Faculty, Research Associates and Visiting Scholars (197) Supporting documents are available at https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by the deadline of … Read more

Senate meeting — Jan 22

The first meeting of Senate for 2021 will take place Friday, Jan 22, at 1:30 pm. Details regarding how to access this meeting virtually will be on the Senate webpage under meeting schedule. The deadline for submissions for this meeting is Tuesday, Jan 12, 2021 , at noon. Please email items to ufvsenate@ufv.ca. https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ For … Read more

Senate Standing Committee vacancies

Expressions of interest continue to be sought from faculty and students to serve on the standing committees of Senate for the remainder of the 2020-21 academic year. Terms of office continue until July 31, 2022. Positions are being filled as applications are received, on a first-come, first-serve basis. Positions available include: – Graduate Studies Committee … Read more

Call for honorary degree nominations

The Honorary Degree selection committee is seeking honorary doctorate degree nominations. The honorary doctorate degree is the highest form of recognition offered by UFV. We have a wonderful legacy of distinguished recipients whose achievements we are honoured to profile and celebrate. These awards are an excellent way to bring publicity to your areas and to … Read more

Policy Consultation — Emeritus Designation (208)

As part of a four-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the Emeritus Designation (208) policy. Supporting documents are available at https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by the deadline of 4 pm, Thurs, Dec 17, 2020. https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at … Read more

Managing chat and text as university records

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

Policy Consultation — Final Grade (217) and Program Discontinuance (222)

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

1 student & 1 staff needed to help select faculty award recipient

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

Policy Consultation — Policy 85 Reserved Seats — to be rescinded

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