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The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is holding two webinars on the upcoming Insight Development Grants 2017 for applicants and administrators: one general session and one focused on research-creation. You do not need to register in advance. The webinars will be held via Adobe Connect (for the visual presentation and written … Read more
Winter semester Campus Card issuance for students starts January 3, 2017. For information on dates and times please visit http://ufv.ca/campuscard/. For more information, contact Campus Card at campuscard@ufv.ca 12/10/2016
All faculty and staff are invited to submit proposals for workshops for UFV’s annual Professional Development (PD) Day 2017 happening on May 2. Workshop proposals should be related to the PD Day theme of Connect, Learn, Grow and may be geared towards all UFV employees or developed with a specific group in mind. To learn … Read more
NSERC’s Science, Action! video contest is back! Are you a student with a cool research project to share with the world? Do you know a scientist or engineer with an incredible story to tell? Think you can capture it in a 60-second video? The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Science, Action! … Read more
Facilities Management has scheduled Eltec Elevator to perform service maintenance on the elevator for Abbotsford Building D on Tues, Dec 20, and Wed, Dec 21 to address an accessibility design issue and bring the elevator controls up to building code. Elevator services in Building D will be temporarily unavailable for two-days while the work is … Read more
Do you know a student whose family could use some help at Christmas? The Angel Tree program helps support our UFV students who face many challenges as they raise their families while pursuing their education. Pick up and return completed applications to the UFV Financial Aid Office by 2 pm, Nov 30, 2016 Chwk A1318 … Read more
The IDC is a fascinating opportunity that provides strategies and techniques that address the absence of Indigenous ways of knowing and history in the curriculum. For the most part, faculty members agree that being more inclusive in their teaching provides a greater depth of learning for students; however, most are unsure how this can be … Read more
Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Educational Technologist Assistant, Employee Contracts To view details on these postings, and for a complete list of opportunities, go to: http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca 12/01/2016
The next meeting of Senate is on Fri, Dec 9 at TTC. Please submit agenda and exhibit items to lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca by noon on Tues, Nov 29. For more information, contact Lisa McMartin at lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca http://www.ufv.ca/senate/ 11/29/2016
As of November 15, Teaching & Learning, and Educational Technology Services will move to office G159 temporarily during office renovations. http://ufv.ca/tlc/ For more information, contact Peggy Walker at peggy.walker@ufv.ca 11/19/2016 Save Save
Calling for Research Excellence Award nominations Deadline for nominations is 4 pm on January 6, 2017. https://www.ufv.ca/research/faculty/rea/ For more information, contact Kelly Tracey at kelly.tracey@ufv.ca 01/07/2017
Facilitated by Samantha Pattridge, the Facilitator Development workshop provides individuals with an opportunity for professional development in a challenging and supportive atmosphere and provides connections to a larger instructional development network. The FDW is a peer-based model providing participants with a small group setting in which to work on facilitation skills. The small groups meet … Read more
UFV’s Catering Services is offering a special holiday catering menu, which will be available from November 14 – December 23. To view the menu, please visit www.ufv.ca/dining/catering/. For additional information, please contact Chris Kluftinger at catering@ufv.ca or local 4353. 12/23/2016
The call for nominations for staff members to serve the remainder three-year term on Senate has ended. Congratulations to Mary Saudelli from Teaching and Learning, for being acclaimed to serve the remainder staff term on Senate to July 31, 2018. For more information, contact Lisa McMartin at lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca 11/08/2016
The Winter/Summer 2017 Academic Calendar is now the version available at www.ufv.ca/calendar. Please contact Amanda Grimson, Calendar editor, if you notice any issues. http://www.ufv.ca/calendar/current/ For more information, contact Amanda Grimson at amanda.grimson@ufv.ca 11/19/2016