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Clare’s Law: The right to ask, the right to know — but not in BC? — June 6

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JUNE 6 | Clare’s Law: The right to ask, the right to know – but not in BC? In 2014, England and Wales introduced Clare’s Law in memory of Clare Wood, who was the victim of femicide by her former intimate partner. Clare’s Law allows people to apply to the police for disclosure of information … Read more

Senate Policy revisions — English Language Requirement and Course Repeat policies

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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 revisions to the English Language Requirement (99) policy and the Course Repeat (86) policy , the link is below. Please distribute to others in your area, as appropriate. Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca … Read more

FSA Annual General Meeting — May 24

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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is where members vote on the upcoming year’s budget, nominations and elections for executive positions occur, and other important voting items and updates are presented. As in other years, the voting will be held online in the week following the AGM. For the annual elections, both paper and electronic voting … Read more

Co-op information sessions — May 16 and 24

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Looking for relevant work experience? Attend an upcoming online Co-op Info Session to discover how you can combine your academic studies with relevant paid work experience! Hosted by our Co-op Coordinators, the session will include the details, benefits, program requirements, and how to apply to the Co-op program. There will be an opportunity for Q&A … Read more

Accessibility Awareness Event — June 1

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The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC), and the Centre for Accessibility Services (CAS) are inviting you to join an online event featuring keynote presenters, workshops, and other relevant sessions to showcase and learn about accessibility. This event is created to promote and raise awareness of the National AccessAbility Week, which takes place May 28–June 3, … Read more

UFV Leadership Awards adjudication volunteers needed

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The Financial Aid and Awards office is looking for volunteers to adjudicate UFV’s Leadership Awards. Each adjudicator will be assigned 2 or 3 awards to review and score applications based on award criteria. The time commitment is roughly 8 to 10 hours to review and initially score the applications. The adjudicators are given approximately 10 … Read more

Book launch — two Chinese translations of works of Sto:lo history

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This book launch is the first phase of a larger collaboration between UFV professor Keith Carlson, Linyi University’s Western language department, and Shandong University Press. The goals of the project are to make Canadian scholarship pertaining to Indigenous issues and decolonization available to scholars and university students in China, to foster collaboration between academics in … Read more

Accessibility Awareness Event — June 1

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Accessibility Awareness Event June 1 (9 am-3:30 pm) The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) and the Centre for Accessibility Services (CAS) are inviting you to join our online event, which promotes and raises awareness of the National AccessAbility Awareness Week, May 28 – June 3, 2023. We hope you will enjoy our featured keynote presenters, … Read more

Tuition Waiver deadline — May 1

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Tuition waiver submissions for employees and their dependents must be completed by end of day May 1, 2023 for the Summer 2023 semester! Please note that late applications will not be accepted. The online tuition waiver form and information on tuition waivers can be found at: https://www.ufv.ca/hr/learning-and-development/tuition-waiver/ For more information, contact Heather Thiessen at heather.thiessen@ufv.ca … Read more