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Make your online courses more meaningful. Enhance your teaching with ed tech tools from TLC’s top picks inventory. Browse our A-Z listing or find tools based on teaching outcome, popularity, and type of support. Be sure to check back regularly for updates and new apps. Upcoming Schedule: Camtasia Workshop – Wed, Aug 25 / Sep … Read more
The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online and hybrid courses ), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly. The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools and how they can be used to: *achieve learning objectives *promote student engagement … Read more
Getting back to your office to find that your pens have dried out, your stapler is empty, or you need a new notebook? Come see us at the Bookstore! Departments save 30% off regular priced supplies, and for your personal shopping needs bring in your employee card to save 15% off regular priced supplies and … Read more
During the summer months, please join Carol Suhr, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Internationalization, in a 5-part workshop series on ways to minimize barriers for multilingual learners. The sessions will provide an opportunity for faculty members to reflect and identify possible barriers for learning, and ‘weave’ the basic principles of Universal Design into their everyday practice. … Read more
Online workshops are available for UFV faculty interested in applying for funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). Aug 24 & 27, 2021 10-11:30 am Zoom event – RSVP for link Aug 24: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grant-writing-workshop-tips-and-tricks-for-writing-an-nserc-grant-proposal-tickets-166536931445 Aug 27: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grant-writing-workshop-developing-a-successful-sshrc-insight-grant-proposal-tickets-166540560299 For more information, contact Tracy Morrison at tracy.morrison@ufv.ca 08/24/2021
UFV Provost and VP Academic James Mandigo and UFV Human Resources are seeking Expressions of Interest from internal members of the UFV community to serve on Selection Advisory Committees (SACs) for two Deans who will commence five-year terms starting January 1, 2022: – Dean, Faculty of Professional Studies – Dean, (new) Faculty of Education, Community, and Human … Read more
Join Human Resources, Risk & Safety and Facilities for an informal conversation about what returning to campus will look like. Share your questions, concerns, thoughts and ideas as we work together to ensure a smooth transition back. We’ve set up four sessions below with a maximum participation of 25 for each. Once registered, you will … Read more
Make your online courses more meaningful. Enhance your teaching with ed tech tools from TLC’s top picks inventory. Browse our A-Z listing or find tools based on teaching outcome, popularity, and type of support. Be sure to check back regularly for updates and new apps. Upcoming Schedule: Camtasia Workshop – Wed, Aug 4, 11, 25 … Read more
After a 4-week consultation, the Procurement (130) policy has been revised and can be viewed at: https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ Note that this policy was formerly Purchasing & Competitive Bidding. For more information, contact marlene affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 08/28/2021
Beginning Aug 3, 2021, UFV employees and students visiting the IT Service Desk portal (TDX) or signing on to Zoom will now log on using their UFV email address. By changing our log on procedure from using a UFV student number or active directory log on to using your UFV email address, users can expect … Read more
The IT Services department is now enabling all Microsoft 365 applications and services for UFV employees. This launch provides employees and departments with access to all Microsoft applications online via office.com. This is an extension of the UFV Microsoft program and service upgrade announced last month. After July 30, 2021, all of the applications and … Read more
Share your thoughts on UFV’s sexualized violence prevention strategy, education, and response. Your feedback is key to help us review and improve our current policy. For more information and to complete the survey, go to: https://www.ufv.ca/sexualized-violence-prevention/policy-review/ For more information, contact Amanda Morrison at amanda.morrison@ufv.ca 09/30/2021
What do I need to know? Blacktop repairs are scheduled for the Chilliwack campus at CEP Thurs July 29 and Friday July 30. Where? Entry to Lot 1 (TTC) Lot 12 (S building) Entry to Lot 9 (front of W) Entry to Lot 10 (old shuttle area). What do I need to do? If you … Read more
The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online and hybrid courses ), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly. The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools and how they can be used to: *achieve learning objectives *promote student engagement … Read more
Webinar: A headhunter’s advice on how to land that job Behind the scenes expert advice to help you maximize your employability UFV alumni are invited to join us on Thursday, August 12th at noon to get insight into how and why companies advertise the roles the way they do and what happens behind the scenes … Read more