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Save Your Semester: study skills workshop — Oct 25

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It’s not too late to “save your semester!” Three workshops designed to help you study more efficiently and succeed in your classes! Attend all three or come to whichever one seems most helpful to you. 12 pm: Learn Your Way: Discover Your Learning Style 1 pm: De-stress for Test Success! 2 pm: Too Many Assignments, … Read more

UNDRIP Employee 30-minute challenge winners

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Congratulations to the following winners of the Employee 30-minute UNDRIP Challenge! Employees were challenged to  read United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and take a short quiz. 1st Prize — $200: Kseniya Garaschuk 2nd Prize — $150: Jag Deol 3rd Prize –$100: Liana Thompson 4th Prize — $50: Michael Levesque For additional … Read more

Office of the Registrar website is now mobile-responsive

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To all UFV departments and services: Mobile-responsive Office of the Registrar websites were published on Friday, October 19. In an effort to better serve students, staff and faculty, the old Office of the Registrar website has been divided into three new properties: Admissions, Registration, and Office of the Registrar. As a result, many web addresses … Read more

Scholarly Sharing: Perspectives on Canadian Literature — Oct 25

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Ceilidh Hart (UFV)—“Reading the City, the Classroom, and the Community in Sachiko Murakami’s Rebuild” Eugenia Sojka (U of Silesia and Adjunct Professor, UFV)—“Transcultural dialogues on Indigeneity. The decolonial turn in the studies of cultures and literatures in Canada and Poland.” The Scholarly Sharing Initiative is an informal monthly gathering of faculty, students and interested others … Read more

Nominate someone great! Call for Faculty Excellence awards

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NOMINATE SOMEONE GREAT! CALL FOR FACULTY EXCELLENCE NOMINATIONS Let a UFV faculty member or lab instructor know they’ve made a difference. Nominate an outstanding instructor in recognition of their excellence in teaching, research, or service. Nominations for any of the three faculty excellence awards may be made by students, alumni, staff, faculty, or university officers. … Read more

Documentary Night — Global Development Club — Oct 24

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Global Development Studies Documentary Night! Wed, Oct 24 6:30 pm Global Lounge B223 It’s going to be a great night where we’ll watch the documentary Half the Sky and then have some discussion. There will be FREE popcorn! All are welcome. We hope to see you there. For more information, contact Sterling Ray at Sterling.Ray@student.ufv.ca … Read more

Faculty of Science Dean’s Seminar Series with Kori Czuy — Nov 28

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As part of the Faculty of Science Dean’s Seminar Series, Kori Czuy, PhD Candidate from the University of Calgary, Werklund School of Education, will speak on the relationship between mathematics and culture from an Indigenous perspective. Her presentation, titled “(Re)weaving frayed connections: the depth of science and mathematics knowings within Indigenous stories” will explore the … Read more

Career opportunities — Oct 23

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Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Assistant, Ceremonies & Events https://ufv.ca/careers/ For more information, contact Kulvinder Sidhu at kulvinder.sidhu@ufv.ca 10/25/2018

Senate meeting — Nov 6 submission deadline

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The next meeting of Senate is on Fri, Nov 16, on the Chilliwack campus, Room CEP 2207. Please submit agenda and exhibit items to ufvsenate@ufv.ca by noon on Tues, Nov 6. For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca http://www.ufv.ca/senate For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 11/17/2018

Downtown Chilliwack Health & Wellness Fair clothing drive drop off

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We need your clothing donations! UFV will once again be presenting the Downtown Chilliwack Health and Wellness Fair on Mon, Nov 19, from 1 to 4 pm. This year the event will be held at the Vineyard Community Centre (45892 Wellington Ave, Chilliwack BC). The event will gather members of the Chilliwack community for an … Read more