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BMO Bank At Work mortgage presentation — April 20 and 22

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BMO Bank At Work Mortgage Presentation Please join Kevin Cheung, Manager, Partnerships for BMO Bank at Work Mortgage Presentation He’ll provide a quick overview of the benefit and how you can take advantage of these exciting offers. Tuesday and Thursday April 20 and April 22 1-1:45 pm Microsoft Teams meeting https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODZjOGNkODEtOTA5ZC00N2QxLWI2OWMtYWRmOGI3NWE1MTk2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ece76e02-a02b-4c4a-906d-98a34c5ce07a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%221f0b05a2-efb7-4717-a992-8584a25d2c3e%22%7d   For more information, … Read more

Teaching and Learning Specialists – Virtual Chats

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Join our Teaching and Learning Specialists in their virtual chats. They each have designated open chat times for you to chat about their disciplines and related topics. Chat – I (Chat Internationalization), facilitated by Carol Suhr Tues, April 6 (2:30 pm) Todays’ discussion will be titled: How Can I Support Students and Help them Gain … Read more

Grade submission deadline — April 30

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The final grade deadline for the Winter 2021 semester is April 30, 2021. Please refer to the “End of Term Practices” document for information pertaining to grading at UFV. This can be found under “Faculty Information & Forms” on myUFV. For more information email: grades@ufv.ca   05/01/2021

Policy Consultation — Course Repeat (86) Revisions

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As part of a five-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the Course Repeat policy (86). Please distribute to others in your area, as appropriate. The revisions can be found here: https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by Thursday, May 14, 2021. Thank you for … Read more

2021 BC Studies Conference

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The UFV History department is hosting the international, multidisciplinary BC Studies Conference on the theme of Ways of Being, Ways of Knowing, virtually May 6-8, 2021. Conference cost: $25 for three days The schedule includes sessional panels, digital poster presentations, virtual tour, and forum. Keynote speaker: David McIlwraith visit www.ufv.ca/bcstudies for schedule and registration details … Read more

MicroCourses — Online Teaching Fundamentals — April 6-22

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Upcoming Schedule: MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization — Tues, Apr 6 at 11am MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — Wed, Apr 7 at 1 pm MicroCourse 3 — Assessments — Thurs, Apr 15 at 2 pm MicroCourse 4 — Discussion Forum — TBA MicroCourse 5 — Course Video — TBA MicroCourse 6 — Synchronous Sessions … Read more

UFV Learning Apps schedule — April 14-22

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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, Apr 14 (2-3 pm) … Read more

CityStudio Abbotsford — Winter 2021 semester summary

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CityStudio Abbotsford students have been working on two important projects this winter semester. Led by Dr. Afia Raja, the students in Geography 252 and 344 are looking at the importance of data in providing community services, and community planning. The new addition to a CityStudio semester this year is the project shadowing by the two … Read more

Next meeting of Senate — April 16, 2021

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The next meeting of Senate is on Fri, April 16, at 1:30 pm. Details regarding how to access this meeting virtually will be on the Senate webpage under the meeting schedule heading. The deadline for submissions for this meeting is Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at noon. Please email items to ufvsenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate For more information, … Read more

Psychology Honours Panel — April 9

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Psychology Honours Research Panel Friday, April 9, 2021 12:30-2 pm – Zoom The Psychology department has many amazing honours students completing their research projects each year. We will share the work honours students and faculty advisors do through a Zoom presentation with this year’s honours students. It will be an informal presentation. The students will … Read more

Komagata Maru: Challenging Injustice: Conversations for Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow — April 14

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The South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley launches a permanent outdoor exhibit on April 14 at the Sikh Heritage Museum located in the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple, Abbotsford BC. As part of a month-long series of events by Sikh Heritage Month, BC, the exhibit, titled Komagata Maru: Discrimination … Read more

Information Session & Open Call: Ensemble Cast & Production Crew for fall 2021 full-production

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Information Session & Open Call: Ensemble Cast & Production Crew for fall 2021 full-production UFV Theatre mainstage production for fall 2021 will be a full-production of various short Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 plays! The Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 is a global distributed theatre festival, and the theme for this year is “Envisioning a … Read more

UFV PDDAY2021 — 3-day Virtual Event

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Faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to a 3-day online event of professional development to connect virtually with colleagues, learn tools, tips and trends in higher ed, and grow UFV towards the future together. The theme for this year’s PD Day virtual event is wellness – “Be Well. Learn Well. Work Well. The connection between … Read more

UFV Theatre Season Announcement 2021/22

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UFV Theatre Season Announcement 2021/22 University of the Fraser Valley Theatre and the School of Creative Arts are thrilled to announce the 2021-22 season of Theatre. Responding to the challenges presented by the pandemic, UFV Theatre is wrapping up a highly successful and rewarding year of presenting live performance virtually, and hopes to offer opportunities … Read more