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Kin 360 is hosting a guest speaker: Inspector Colleen Yee from the Vancouver Police Department. Inspector Yee is a creator of the VPD Women’s Safety Team which set out to educate, inspire and empower women to take ownership of their personal safety. Come out and learn about policing as a career, leadership within policing, and … Read more
The Political Science department presents a special Politalk lecture: Canada’s Commitment to Gender Parity and Global Peace Lieutenant Colonel Hope Carr, Task Force Commander Op PRESSENCE (Elsie), will present on the background of the Elsie Initiative and Canada’s Commitment to Global Peace and Gender Parity as well as sharing her experience on the ground in … Read more
In the Fall, Banner 9 self-serve links were introduced in the Faculty Centre of myUFV.ca. During the Fall semester, both Banner 8 and Banner 9 links were available as we introduced new functionality. It is now time to transition to the use of Banner 9 self-serve links in the Faculty Centre of myUFV.ca. After January … Read more
The UFV Physics & Engineering department and the UFV Future Students office will be hosting a virtual information session for the Engineering Transfer program (ETP) on Tues, Jan 24 at 6 pm via Zoom. Please join us for an informative session open to all prospective students as well as high school career counsellors/advisors. This webinar … Read more
Are you looking for new ways to talk about citation in your class? Are you tired of repeating the same academic integrity policies over and over with no results? Are you using an activity or strategy around source use or academic integrity that you’d like to share? Join Learning Specialist Victoria Surtees and Assistant Professor … Read more
UFV Theatre will present The Laramie Project in March 2023. The Laramie Project is a modern classic. This verbatim theatre piece is constructed from the transcripts of over 200 interviews, conducted in the aftermath of the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man, in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998. The piece reveals a community … Read more
In support of Bell Let’s Talk Day, UFV Wellness, Human Resources and Campus Recreation are teaming up to bring you a FREE Zumba® Dance Party, open to all UFV students and employees. So, let’s ditch the stress and join the party! Dance has shown to boost a person’s mood and memory and can help reduce … Read more
If you were an Abbotsford resident who accessed services due to the flooding in November 2021, please fill out this survey so we can understand the recovery supports and efforts residents received. Your participation will give your voice impact on future policy decisions in your community. All participants will also have the option to be … Read more
The UFV Teaching and Learning Centre is offering the Instructional Skills workshop and Facilitator Development workshop this spring. Spaces are available. Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) dates: Tues, Feb 28-Fri, Mar 3, 2023 (hybrid) Tues, Mar 7-Fri, Mar 10, 2023 (F2F) The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is offered to a group of five or six colleagues … Read more
Teaching and Learning is offering a Community of Practice: Assessment in Post-Secondary Education series through the winter 2023 semester facilitated by Claire Hay, Teaching and Learning Specialist (Curriculum and Assessment). The goal of this community of practice is to explore current ideas around assessment strategies by engaging in evidence-based discussions and the sharing of our … Read more
Are you a UFV faculty member designing a new course? Or are you redesigning a course for its six-year review? Then this professional development opportunity is designed for you. The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering a two-week Course (Re) Design Intensive from May 15 to May 26 that will provide you with the tools … Read more
Join us for a celebration of faculty research excellence with the return of the annual faculty microlectures, followed by the biannual faculty publication celebration, happening live and in-person for the first time since 2019. Everyone welcome! Faculty Microlectures | 11:30 am–12:30 pm, A219, Spirit Bear Café, Abbotsford campus What to expect: Researchers take the spotlight … Read more
The Student Union Society welcomes students to the SUB lounge social! This social brings students together by eating good food, meeting new people, and playing some fun games, all while showing off what the SUB lounge has to offer! The Night starts off with ICEBREAKER BINGO where students have a chance to mingle and win … Read more
Join the School of Kinesiology for ‘Get KINnected’ — a winter speaker series highlighting faculty research and innovative activities at UFV! Kicking off our winter speaker series is Kevin Antonishen, a lab faculty member in the School of Kinesiology. Kevin will be presenting on January 18 from 12-1 pm. His presentation is titled “Modeling human … Read more
Interested in playing Spikeball? Spikeball is a new sport that is sweeping the nation. It is a combination between the sport of volleyball and four square. Games are open to all levels of players and teams are co-ed. Spikeball is played 2 vs 2 with a taut hula hoop sized spikeball net placed between the … Read more