Senate public meeting — April 22

The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, Apr 22 at 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford campus, Room A225. The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tuesday, April 12 at noon. Please email your submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 04/22/2022

Faculty/Student Research and Scholarly Activity Fund

There are funding opportunities available through the Faculty/Student Research and Scholarly Activity Fund (FSRSAF), which is designed to support active student involvement in faculty research and scholarly activity. All UFV Type B Faculty, Academic Support Faculty, and Directors are eligible to apply to this fund. The deadline is April 30. Please apply in ROMEO through … Read more

Get to know the College of Arts webinar — April 4

Join us via Zoom to get to know the College of Arts. Hear from Dr. Sylvie Murray, Dean of Arts, Dr. Heather Davis-Fisch, and Indigenous Studies student Danielle Hill as they update you on the goals, hopes, and their passion behind what they do and what they are learning. Mon, April 4 7-8 pm https://ufv-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1a4BuK1tQ9meW6UxbG4coQ … Read more

Interdisciplinary Panel on Ukraine — March 11

Join UFV faculty from a variety of disciplines and research background as they share their insights on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. These faculty will discuss a wide variety of issues including historical Russia-Ukraine relations, humanitarianism and refugees, media and communication, militarization, racism, economic sanctions, cybersecurity, nuclear weapons, geopolitics, and international diplomacy. Join UFV faculty from a … Read more

Voices and Experiences of Trafficking Survivors in Nepal exhibit — March 8-31

A new exhibit in the Abbostford Library is being launched in connection with International Women’s Day, in recognition of women and girls around the globe who are trafficked. It is a collaboration with Dr. Rita Dhungel, School of Social Work and Human Services, highlighting her research with survivors of human trafficking in Nepal using a … Read more

Open Education Faculty Fellows project showcase — March 9

Open Education Week 2022 — Open Education Faculty Fellows project showcase Please join us as we showcase the final products from our inaugural Open Education Faculty Fellows program. The Open Education Faculty Fellows program was made possible by funding from BCcampus and UFV’s Office of the Provost. Kseniya Garaschuk and Shaun Sun, both from the … Read more

Procrastination Awareness Week — March 7-11

Join us for Procrastination Awareness Week activities, March 7-11 As we enter the end of semester crunch, over 20 academic institutions from across Canada (and even one from across the border) are partnering to offer comprehensive procrastination awareness support for students. From March 7 through March 11, students are invited to attend remote workshops to … Read more

Supported Learning Group leaders wanted — paid positions — info session April 5

Have you taken the following courses? Are you interested in helping other students? The Supported Learning Group program is currently hiring leaders for BUS 145, BUS 249, ECON 100/101, MATH 111/141, GEOG 103, STAT 104/106, CHEM 113/213, KPE 170/163/270, SOCIO 101. Applications are now available online on the SLG website. Please drop in your application … Read more

UFV Library receives grant to digitize cookbooks from the Newman Western Canadian Cookbook Collection.

The library has received a grant from the BC History Digitization Program, Irving K Barber Learning Centre at UBC to digitize eligible BC cookbooks that will be added to UFV’s institutional repository, HarvestIR. We’ve been actively adding cookbooks from the Newman Western Canadian Cookbook Collection over the last two years and to date have digitized … Read more

A celebration: student housing building name unveiling — March 23

Please join us for a celebratory event to unveil the new name of our student housing building and the Indigenous image chosen to represent our community. Light lunch will be provided by Stó:lō Bannock food truck. RSVP by Wed, March 16 to campus.living@ufv.ca or message Christine Zapisocki on MS Teams. Wed, March23 11 am-12:30 pm … Read more

Malware warning for UFV employees

UFV’s cybersecurity team has seen an increase in fake browser update warnings. These popups have appeared in Chrome, but may also appear in other browsers such as Firefox or Edge. Clicking the link in this popup will lead to malware. If you see a request to update your browser, do not click it. UFV employee … Read more