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As the holiday season is fast approaching, Human Resources has been asked to clarify the upcoming the seasonal break. We are pleased to confirm that the university will close at 4:30 pm on Friday, December 23, 2022 and remain closed until Tuesday, January 3, 2023. On behalf of the HR team, we hope this helps … Read more
Join the Cascades in partnership with the Abbotsford Police department on November 26 for our Stuff-A-Cruiser toy drive in support of the Abbotsford Regional Hospital pediatrics ward at our men’s and women’s volleyball games. The men’s game kicks off at 5pm with the women’s game to follow at 7 pm. Drop off a new unwrapped … Read more
The new Centre for Philosophy for Children (CP4C) invites you to learn more about philosophy for children at our introductory workshop where you’ll: Gain tools to help develop children’s thinking skills Demonstrate a community of philosophical inquiry dialogue Practise facilitating a dialogue Develop tools to create independent lesson plans Examine sample lesson plans Registration required: … Read more
In memory of Gayle Ramsden, Learning Strategist in the Academic Success Centre, who passed away on October 20, a memorial gathering will take place on Friday, November 18, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in U-House (F124) on the Abbotsford campus. This provides an informal space to gather together with Gayle’s family, friends, and colleagues … Read more
We are midway through the annual UFV Employee Giving campaign in support of the United Way and UFV. Thank you to everyone who has donated thus far! All employees who make a gift to the United Way or UFV until Nov 29 (Giving Tuesday) will be entered into the weekly prize draw taking place Nov … Read more
Financial Services is pleased to announce that Web Time Entry (WTE) for hourly employees is coming in spring 2023. Web Time Entry is an electronic web-based time entry system designed to give UFV’s hourly timesheet employees a better way to report, track and review their hours. Web Time Entry improves accuracy and eliminates loss or … Read more
There’s more to a cookbook besides its recipes. Community cookbooks provide a snapshot of a time and place. They are a primary document about popular foods, current technologies, and cultural norms. Funded by the BC History Digitization Program at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC and the UFV library, researchers, students, faculty, and … Read more
Special thanks to everyone who has donated to the Employee Giving campaign to date! All employees who makes a gift to United Way or UFV from now until Nov 29 (Giving Tuesday) will be entered into a weekly prize draws every Friday until Dec 2! Congratulations Tanya Vanpraseuth, winner of the Nov 4 draw! If … Read more
This hybrid event will highlight some of UFV’s work on community outreach with children. Please join us to discuss tips and strategies on developing community connections to initiate a community project with children. Very limited in-person space. Nov 24 4-5pm https://ufv-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sYZNrT9JTZaKqmr5MbIbTQ For more information, contact Elicia Tournier at ELICIA.TOURNIER@UFV.CA 11/24/2022
The Physics and Engineering department at the University of the Fraser Valley is hosting an Engineering Programs Information Session on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 6:30 pm in room B101, UFV Abbotsford campus. This session is open to high school students and their families as well as school counsellors/career facilitators and will provide an overview … Read more
Efforts by one group to eradicate another have been all too common in human history. Understanding how people have justified such atrocities can help us better prevent their reoccurrence; and through an examination of the what happened we can hopefully help lay the foundations for healing and ultimately reconciliation. In this peace talk we will … Read more
Congratulation to Chris Schinckus! Stanford University recently published its updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators including the 2% most quoted researchers in the world for the year 2021. For a second consecutive year, Chris Schinckus has been included in this database for 2021 in the field of Business and Economics. https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/4 For more … Read more
The “living classroom,” an Indigenous healing garden, is hidden away behind the Student Union Society building. A totem pole made from a tree that was split in half during the 2017 winter storm stands in the centre of the living classroom. It is surrounded by indigenous plants and medicines including frog leaf, rose hip, and … Read more
You are invited to the upcoming UFV Theatre production, Ghosting of Sumas Lake, directed by Dr. Michelle LaFlamme, UFV Associate Professor in English. This devised show is based on the student’s experiences of the devastating November 2021 Sumas Prairie floods, exploring the impact of our climate crisis, the stories of community loss and resilience, and … Read more
Join the School of Kinesiology for ‘Get KINnected’ — a fall speaker series highlighting faculty research and innovative activities at UFV! Up next is Dr. Cynthia Thomson, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology. Dr. Thomson will be presenting on November 16 from 12-1 pm. Her presentation is titled “Risk-taking, recreation, and wellbeing: Findings from … Read more