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After a four-week consultation, the Emeritus Designation (208) policy has been revised and can be viewed at: https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-activity/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 01/29/2021
PDDAY2021 SAVE THE DATES — April 27-29, 2021 Faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to a 3-day, online professional development event to connect with colleagues, learn tools, tips and trends in higher ed, and grow UFV towards the future together. more details to come! #ufvpdday Online event – tba https://ufv.ca/pd-day/ For more information, contact Leah … Read more
FAST (fast.ufv.ca) will be unavailable on Thursday, February 04th from 8 am to 12 pm while IT Services completes an annual upgrade to the latest version. Who is impacted? All employees that have access to FAST on campus and those connecting from a remote desktop connection. Please prepare for this outage by downloading and saving … Read more
Your Academic Success Centre offers support for students through Blackboard Collaborate virtual rooms. Students can book appointments or drop-in to meet with a peer tutor. In addition to the usual one-on-one sessions, tutoring can be set up for small groups to practise presentations or review written work. WriteAway and TurnItIn are both available through the … Read more
Following the successful launch of MS Teams and Exchange Online for faculty and staff, Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online and OneDrive will be made available to students this spring. Through offering these services, the project hopes to provide a more robust set of tools to UFV students, enhancing their remote learning experiences and creating more collaborative … Read more
New signage indicating the Emergency Assembly Areas was installed by Risk and Safety and Emergency Managemenet at all of the UFV campuses in December. The new signs are bright orange with green trim, and can be identified with the assembly area logo and with the specific site marker. If there’s a need to evacuate a … Read more
Standing Up Against Violence Against Women & Girls Panel discussion & Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls presentation The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys who are standing up against violence towards women and children. Wearing this moose hide signifies your commitment to honour, respect, and … Read more
Start getting to know UFV organizations and departments by attending the Virtual Campus Engagement Expo! This event is your opportunity to get to know student leaders of various student organizations, to get more information on how to become involved at UFV! and to ask questions about services available at UFV! Through this online expo, you … Read more
Floor wardens are UFV employees trained to guide the UFV community during emergency evacuations. They also help prevent unsafe conditions that could lead to evacuations. Floor warden responsibilities Be ready to assist in evacuation Be familiar with your assigned areas and assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of building occupants in the event of … Read more
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
The 2019-2022 collective agreement is now available to all on the HR website. https://www.ufv.ca/hr/compensation-benefits/compensation/ For more information, contact Nancy Scarrow at nancy.scarrow@ufv.ca 12/31/2020
CityStudio Virtual HUBBUB #6 Celebrating Experiential Learning! Fall 2020 semester has been a busy and very creative time at CityStudio Abbotsford! Three challenges containing the work of 19 student working teams are now showcased in our virtual semi-annual HUBBUB #6. The website will remain live until January 29, and there is a chance to vote … Read more
Calling 2020 and 2021 graduates! Professional photographers from Artona Group, the official graduation photographer for UFV, will be on the Abbotsford campus from March 9–26 for graduate portrait sessions ($15 sitting fee). It is recommended that grads book their session now as appointments will fill up quickly. To view availability of sessions and to book … Read more
Wed, Jan 20 1-2pm: History of white supremacy in Abbotsford // Antifa and strategies of anti-fascism Ian Rocksborough-Smith (History) and Olivia Daniel (UFV student), “The KKK and White Supremacy in Abbotsford: A History Waiting to be Written” Stanislav Vysotsky (Criminology), “Understanding Antifa: The Organization and Strategy of Militant Antifascism” Wed, Jan 20 1-2 pm Online … Read more
UFV Print Services has recently launched a new web-to-print service for all faculty and staff. It is now possible for employees to order basic print jobs using budget codes! To use a budget code, follow the link here: https://www.ufv.ca/printservices/submit-print-request/ to request prints such as, business cards, letterheads, envelopes, booklets, and/or rack cards, etc. Or visit … Read more