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Craft & Commiserate — Feb 11

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Join Victoria Surtees on Tuesday, Feb 11, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford campus (room G124) for crafts, snacks, and conversation. This is a chance to connect with colleagues, debrief the year, and decompress. Bring a crafting project and/or your lunch, use our supplies, or just drop in for the conversation. Your … Read more

Community of Practice: Holistic Assessment

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Facilitated by Leanne Joe and Claire Hay from the Teaching and Learning Centre, the Community of Practice: Holistic Assessment provides a space for dialogue on assessment practices that weave together Indigenous and western perspectives. We will consider how these principles apply to our teaching practice. Sessions take place online via Zoom from 9 to 10:30 … Read more

Academic Success Centre workshop: Plan, Don’t Cram! — Jan 23

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Making time for all your priorities as a student can be tricky. In this online workshop on Thursday, Jan 23, we’ll help you find balance in your schedule, explore new strategies for planning out your semester, and learn effective time management techniques. Starting strong can help you finish strong! View upcoming workshops and find out … Read more

Chat-I: Using plain language to support student success — Feb 26

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Are you finding that students aren’t really reading or understanding your written instructions? Applying plain language principles is one way to make texts more accessible and attractive to students. Join Victoria Surtees with special guest Kim Norman for Chat-I (Internationalization) as they go over the key principles of plain language writing and give you an opportunity to … Read more

Applications open for EFCIE innovation grants

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Innovation Grants from UFV’s Esposito Family Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship bring faculty mentors and students together to expand on initial student or faculty work, either by developing a working prototype or by assessing the viability of a proposed solution in a rigorous manner. Term: 1 year (May 1 – April 30) General stream: These … Read more

Gathering to remember the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair — Feb 5

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Join us Wednesday, Feb 5 from 6 to 8:30 pm at the Clarke Theatre in Mission for a powerful evening of reflection and dialogue as we honour the legacy of Justice Murray Sinclair (Mazina Giizhik), whose pivotal contributions to truth, reconciliation, and justice continue to inspire and guide meaningful change. This event is hosted by … Read more

Restaurant Wars night 1 featuring The Velvet Spoon — Jan 31

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Join UFV Culinary Arts on Friday, Jan 31 at the Rivers Dining Room in the UFV Chilliwack Trades and Technology Centre for night one of our 2025 pop-up restaurant series, Restaurant Wars. Two teams, two restaurants, two nights. This means war. The menu for this pop-up dinner is created by UFV Professional Cook 1 students, … Read more

Call for nominations to serve on the UFV Senate and Board of Governors

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Be part of governance at UFV. The Secretariat office is calling for nominations for seven faculty positions on the Senate, and one faculty and one staff position on the Board of Governors, for a three-year term running from Aug 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028. The Board of Governors oversees management, administration, and control of … Read more

Politalk: Trump 2.0 and the New World Order — Jan 23

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The inauguration of United States President Donald Trump for a second term of office has already engendered debate and uncertainty. Join Politalk on Thursday, Jan 23 from 4 to 6 pm in room A225 on the Abbotsford campus for an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion on the second Trump presidency and its implications for global peace, security, … Read more