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Each year the Angel Tree program creates opportunities for local community members to support our UFV students during the holiday season. The Student Union Society operates the Angel Tree program annually around the holiday months. The program strives to help support UFV students raising families while pursuing their education. It’s one of the ways we … Read more
Provost and VP Academic Lunch and Learn — Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) Plan Under the direction of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UFV has initiated the process of developing a 10-year strategic enrolment management (SEM) plan. Building off of UFV’s integrated strategic plan — IYAQÁWTXW: House of Transformation, the SEM plan is intended to provide … Read more
With masks remaining a part of our everyday lives for the foreseeable future, we wanted to do our part to combat the resulting waste. Eleven UFV departments are sponsoring a total of 14 mask recycling boxes that will be available at both the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses. The boxes are for disposable masks only (e.g. … Read more
Welcome to Angel Tree! Each year the Angel Tree program creates opportunities for local community members to support our UFV students during the holiday season. The Student Union Society operates the Angel Tree program annually around the holiday months. The program strives to help support UFV students raising families while pursuing their education. It’s one … Read more
The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online and hybrid courses ), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly. Upcoming Schedule: MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization — Nov 23, 30/Dec 7, 14 (11 am-12 pm) MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — Dec 8 (2-3 … Read more
Make your online courses more meaningful. Enhance your teaching with ed tech tools from TLC’s top picks inventory. Browse our A-Z listing or find tools based on teaching outcome, popularity, and type of support. Be sure to check back regularly for updates and new apps. Upcoming Schedule: Camtasia Workshop — Wed, Nov 24 (2-3 pm) … Read more
BUILDING A COURSE SYLLABUS WORKSHOP Building a course syllabus is a challenging task but creating a syllabus that students want to read can be daunting. Join Claire Hay for this workshop where we will explore the creation of a student-centred syllabus and think about ways we can encourage students to engage in its content. Workshop … Read more
Are you a social sciences or humanities researcher considering applying to the SSHRC Insight Development program? Have a walk through the application process complete with tips and strategies for writing a successful SSHRC Insight Grant proposal by attending our ocnline grant writing workshop on December 9. Thur, Dec 9 10–11:30 am Zoom Facilitated by Jerri-Lynne … Read more
Business model (BM) literature has developed considerably; however, most research takes place in large for-profit organizations in western settings, rather than small–medium enterprises with social goals. This is surprising given the drive for social innovation (SI) and alternative modes of organizing. Models for managing innovation are typically agnostic about sources of social, ecological, and cultural … Read more
This workshop will provide an overview of the history, cultural protocols, and Indigenous worldviews of Circles. Learn about using Circle Works as a pedagogical tool in both the face-to-face and online classrooms. Strategies to facilitate a culturally appropriate Circle will be discussed and modelled. Abbotsford Campus – Thinker Space (G124): Tues, Dec. 7 (4-5 pm) … Read more
BMO Bank At Work Employee Benefit Presentation Please join Kevin Cheung, Manager, Partnerships, for BMO Bank at Work program presentation He’ll provide a quick overview of the benefit and how you can take advantage of these exciting offers. Wednesday and Thursday Dec 1 and Dec 2 11:45 am to 12:30 pm ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams: meeting … Read more
UFV has a vision where fewer lives are lost through suicide. The Counselling department is dedicated to empowering our faculty, staff and communities to help keep our community safer from suicide by providing free in-person training in which you will learn to recognize and be able to respond to situations where suicide thoughts may be … Read more
The University Relations department, in consultation with key stakeholders, is in the early stages of planning a UFV intranet. An intranet is an internal website that can be accessed only by UFV employees. We’d love your feedback to better understand how an intranet could support you in your work at UFV, and invite you to … Read more
Come meet the experts. On November 18 at 7 p.m. you are invited to come and learn about UFV’s Legal Administrative Assistant program, Paralegal certificate, and Paralegal diploma. A short presentation will provide information that includes: the benefits of taking one or all of these programs, a review of the courses you would take, how … Read more
The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, Nov 19, 2021 at 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford campus, Room A225 The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tuesday, Nov 9 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 11/19/2021