Media Arts info session — April 26

UFV students are welcome to join a Media Arts info session on Tuesday, April 26 from 12:30-1:30 pm via zoom. UFV faculty and the advisor for Media Arts will present details about the revised Bachelor of Media Arts degree program, new concentrations in the program, and information about new course offerings in Media Arts, launching … Read more

Educators Journey towards Reconciliation & Weaving Knowledge Systemss

Educators’ Journey towards Reconciliation June 13, 14, 2022 (9 am to 4 pm) UFV Abbotsford campus The Educators Journey Towards Reconciliation is a two-day workshop where we will go through a journey to discover challenges and best practices in decolonizing our education practice and spaces. Through reflecting on your experiences and knowledge of Indigenous history … Read more

How do you know that? Culturally relevant and responsive teaching workshops

Internationalization includes integrating different ways of knowing into activities and curriculum. But what is a “way of knowing”? What if instructors aren’t familiar with different ways of knowing? How can they do it for content that is not “cultural” in nature? In this workshop, we will start by engaging in a cross-disciplinary exercise that activates … Read more

Senate Public Meeting — May 13

The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 13, 2022 at 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford Campus in A225. The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tuesday, May 3 at noon. Please email your submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 05/13/2022

Homewood Pathfinder available

Dear Colleagues, A friendly reminder that Homeweb.ca Pathfinder has launched for the University of the Fraser Valley! https://s3.amazonaws.com/homewood-members-staging/redactor/7b358130-ebc9-11eb-98e3-77849f57739b.mp4 For more information, contact Laurie Coreau at Laurie.Coreau@ufv.ca 05/07/2022

Faculty microlectures: Dr. Christine Slavik

Each year, the UFV Research Office invites 20 or more faculty researchers to be a part of the continued success of the University’s Microlecture Series. The goal is to provide “snapshots” of the range and depth of our faculty research, as well as highlight the interdisciplinary nature of our work. This engaging, fast-paced event also … Read more

Provost’s Lunch and Learn: Trans People Welcome — Creating Visibility & More Equitable Spaces

Provost’s Lunch and Learn: Trans People Welcome — Creating Visibility & More Equitable Spaces As part of implementing UFV’s integrated strategic plan: IYAQÁWTXW: House of Transformation, and funded by the Provost’s Strategic Initiatives Fund, UFV will be installing on-campus signage to welcome and include trans people in gendered washrooms on campus. Building on previous on-campus … Read more

Faculty microlectures: Dr. Afia Raja

Each year, the UFV Research Office invites 20 or more faculty researchers to be a part of the continued success of the university’s microlecture series. The goal is to provide “snapshots” of the range and depth of our faculty research, as well as highlight the interdisciplinary nature of our work. This engaging, fast-paced event also … Read more

Volunteers needed — Thinking Playground summer camps

Volunteer Opportunity: Thinking Playground Summer Camps Interested in helping children improve their reasoning skills? Volunteer with Thinking Playground Summer Camps! Volunteers assist camp counselors in leading activities, games, and supervising campers. The camps use the UNESCO-endorsed, Philosophy for Children (P4C) method of teaching through dialogue. All camps include community of inquiry sessions during which children … Read more

EFCIE student researcher awarded US$70K scholarship for graduate studies at Ivy League university

Olena Bogdanov, an EFCIE student researcher and UFV alumna, has been awarded a US$70,000 scholarship to attend Cornell’s Dual Master’s program in Urban Technology in Fall 2022. The Dual Master’s program is centred around a major project, through which teams of students create and deploy advanced computing methods to make cities more sustainable. Over the … Read more

Teacher Education recognizes the work of a mentor teacher

Teacher mentors make a significant contribution to the development of Teacher candidates in UFV’s post-degree Bachelor of Education department. These K-12 educators share their classrooms and expertise, modelling the standards of the profession for teacher candidates. This year the Teacher Education department decided that it was important to champion the important work that teacher mentors … Read more

Chat-I (Chat Internationalization) — April 28

Chat-I: Accent Matters with special guest, Yunyi Chen, Educational Developer at Queen’s University. Join us as Yunyi shares a few findings from a Queen’s University report on perceptions of accent and authority among instructors and her lived experiences as someone who speaks English as an additional language in Canada. Have stories to share? We will … Read more