BCHF Conference brings history home to Chilliwack — May 4

The annual conference of the British Columbia Historical Federation (BCHF) will be held at UFV Chilliwack on Saturday, May 4. The one-day gathering includes the annual meeting of the BCHF, a keynote presentation from Dr. Si:yémia Albert “Sonny” Mchalsie and UFV’s Dr. Keith Thor Carlson, and a three-hour guided cultural road tour of S’ólh Téméxw … Read more

2023-24 fiscal year health spending & training and development deadline — Mar 31

Health spending claims for the 2023-24 fiscal year are due by March 31. Permanent employees that are eligible for the Health Spending Account and/or the Training and Development Allowance must submit claims by the deadline. Claim forms for health spending account expenses can be found on the UFV HR website at https://www.ufv.ca/hr/working-at-ufv/forms/ and account balances … Read more

Nominations open for Professor and Librarian Emeritus until Feb 27

UFV grants the honourable designations of Professor and Librarian Emeritus in recognition of long service and contributions to the institution. The designation of “Professor Emeritus” or “Librarian Emeritus” may be awarded by the Board of Governors to a retired faculty member who has served a minimum of 15 years as a full-time faculty member or … Read more

Service Excellence Awards call for nominations — Feb 2 deadline

Nominations are open for the UFV Service Excellence Awards. Launched in 2016 by the UFV Board of Governors, the awards are presented annually to recognize and celebrate UFV staff and faculty excellence in service, leadership, teamwork, and Indigenization and reconciliation that supports the values, mission, and goals of the university. Award winners will be recognized … Read more

Paper dispenser installation upcoming — Jan 9-13

New paper dispensers are being installed in washroom and lunchroom areas at the UFV Abbotsford campus as well as Clearbrook Centre and the UFV Aerospace Centre.  This installation takes place Jan 9-13. Installers will be working from approximately 7 am to 7 pm and will adhere to the UFV room bookings schedule to ensure there … Read more

Loneliness Is…

“Loneliness is…” is an arts based social innovation project created by UFV students to combat loneliness experienced at UFV. Share as much or as little as you would like, whether your submission is writing or art, digital or physical. All work will remain completely anonymous for confidentiality purposes. Physical submission boxes will be placed around … Read more

Maintenance will impact UFV website Nov 4

Some of UFV’s web pages will be unavailable on Saturday, Nov 4, as IT Services completes required upgrades to the UFV website. This is scheduled to happen from 6‒10 pm and will impact anyone attempting to access the following websites: -ufv.ca-international.ufv.ca-library.ufv.ca-survey.ufv.ca Student/employee email and myClass services will still be available during the upgrade. For more … Read more

Science Café returns with talk about diabetes — Nov 9

In time for Diabetes Awareness month in November, UFV’s Science Café returns Thurs, Nov 9 from noon to 1:30 pm with a discussion about living well with diabetes. Come to the UFV Chilliwack library in building A at the Canada Education Park and learn about how diet and exercise can impact diabetes management. The third … Read more

IT maintenance will disrupt service on UFV campuses — Oct 30

Intermittent IT disruptions will occur Oct 30 on all UFV campuses as IT Services completes maintenance. This will result in an outage of up to three hours, beginning at 10 pm. Who is impacted?UFV employees and students on campus using wired, wireless or telephone services. This outage will also impact those attempting to connect remotely to … Read more

UFV/FSA Employee Halloween party — Oct 31

Come on out to a fun-filled Halloween Party co-hosted by UFV and the Faculty and Staff Association. Enjoy pizza, pop, dessert, and great prizes for the most creative and wonderful costumes. For the UFV-FSA Halloween costume contest this year, an online photo voting system will allow people on different campuses or working remotely to participate. Pictures … Read more

Wrapper Recycling — Oct 31

After you’ve enjoyed some delicious candy this Halloween, make sure to save your wrappers and other flexible plastic packaging. Bring them to the Office of Sustainability (UFV Abbotsford, building B, room 150D), or your local London Drugs location and deposit them through Recycle BC’s ‘Other Flexible Plastics’ program. All it takes is a little bit … Read more