Second consultation — Grade Report (109) Policy revision

The University Secretariat invites your feedback on the following policy Grade Reporting (109) policy that is now being sent out for a second consultation. Supporting 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 May 7, 2020. https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/   05/08/2020

Board of Governors policy and bylaw updates

At its April 2, 2020 meeting, the Board of Governors approved the following policy and bylaws revisions: • Board policy BRP-235.03 — Board Policy on Academic Excellence Awards • Board bylaw BGB 110.04 — Confidentiality of Board Information • Board bylaw BGB-110.09 — Board and Decision-Making Information • Board bylaw BGB-110.11 — Board Evaluation • … Read more

CityStudio Hubbub goes virtual

Twice a year, UFV students involved in the CityStudio Abbotsford partnership bring their projects to City Hall for Hubbub, a combination show-and-tell and Survivor-style competition. Groups from participating classes show off a semester’s worth of work on a project designed to address a real, practical challenge presented to them by the City of Abbotsford. There’s … Read more

Policy Consultation — Approval of Graduands (20)

As part of a four-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the Approval of Graduands (20) policy. Please distribute to others in your area, as appropriate. Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by the deadline of May 11, 2020. Thank you for your input.   https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ … Read more

Academic publishers making some content freely available during COVID crisis

A number of academic publishers are making content freely available during the COVID-19 crisis. The UFV Library is activating content and collating a list on a LibGuide. The list includes scholarly journals, monographs, textbooks and Coronavirus Research portals. This is an opportunity to access new content and use books and texts that would otherwise be … Read more

Policy Consultation — Grade Reporting (109)

The University Secretariat invites your feedback on the following policy that has been recently revised. Supporting 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 March 30, 2020 https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 03/30/2020

Policy Consultation — Prerequisites and Co-Requisites (84)

As part of a six-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the Prerequisites and Co-Requisites (84) policy, a copy of which is attached. Please distribute to others in your area, as appropriate. Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by the deadline of May 9, 2020. Thank … Read more

Pension plans updates

Faculty and administrators enrolled in the College Pension Plan and staff enrolled in the Municipal Pension Plan can find announcements on the “health” of these plans during the current climate by going to the BC Pension Corporation website at www.pensionsbc.ca. https://www.pensionsbc.ca/portal/page/portal/pen_corp_home/home/ For more information, contact Debbie Dyck at debbie.dyck@ufv.ca 04/30/2020

Managing records outside the office

The same basic record keeping principles apply to all workspaces, regardless if you work in a traditional office, at home, a public space, or a mobile workspace. Public institutions need to create and keep complete and accurate records sufficient to document their decision-making and work activities, even while working remotely. This applies to all types … Read more

Parking Fees suspended/Student Emergency fund

Since many UFV employees are working remotely to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, UFV has suspended bi-monthly parking fees for all staff and faculty until further notice. As a result, several employees have generously offered to donate their parking fees to the UFV Student Emergency Fund, and suggested we provide this option to all … Read more

MicroCourses — Online Teaching Fundamentals — 7 courses

These series of MicroCourses will introduce the essential Blackboard tools, but the primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools and how they can be used to: Achieve learning objectives Promote student engagement Collaborate among peers and instructors Creative easy-to-navigate course design Assess student learning Offer support to students Create an online … Read more

Policy Consultation — Grade Reporting (109) — deadline extended

The University Secretariat invites your feedback on the following policy that has been recently revised. Supporting 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 April 9, 2020. https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 04/09/2020