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Please note the roadway running from Lot 3 to Lot 7 (north side of Abbotsford campus A building) will be closed to vehicle traffic May 17 to June 4 as a section of the water main leading through the front entry project will be replaced. Pedestrian traffic from Lots 4 and 5 can gain access … Read more
77.5% of adult British Columbians have received their first COVID-19 vaccination, and nearly 22% of those 12 and up have received both their first and second doses. Here are three steps to get vaccinated: Register Book an appointment Get the vaccine According to the British Columbia Provincial Health Officer, 4,570,153 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have … Read more
A virtual town hall meeting was held on May 10, 2021 to discuss the preliminary public health guidance for Fall 2021 provided in the COVID-19 Return-to-Campus Primer. Participants at the town hall included representatives from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, as well as senior representatives from public post-secondary institutions and post-secondary labour unions. … Read more
Math and Stats department assistant Margret Bollerup is also a published poet. She is pictured above with her mum, Roberta, whom she describes as: former physician, fierce friend, intrepid Guider, and general firecracker, now lives with mixed (Alzheimer’s and vascular) dementia. Roberta’s husband Bryan is her main caregiver, but it is a testament to the … Read more
Honour a loved one or leave your mark at UFV before time runs out. Construction is underway on UFV’s accessible new entrance at our Abbotsford campus, featuring beautiful landscaping, bench seating, and custom-engraved commemorative pavers. And great news — our architects have created space for additional pavers, allowing us to accept new orders until April … Read more
The final grade deadline for the Winter 2021 semester is April 30, 2021. Please refer to the “End of Term Practices” document for information pertaining to grading at UFV. This can be found under “Faculty Information & Forms” on myUFV. For more information email: grades@ufv.ca 05/01/2021
APRIL FOOL! The clue was in the name: Food Opportunity & Operational Land centre or FOOL. We thought you could use a laugh right about now and hopefully you knew this was not a serious project. I mean, come on… Rice and bananas? On the beloved green? And carnivorous plants? I don’t think so. But … Read more
Ricardo Ascanio — Analyst I, Systems, moved from Programmer Analyst, Information Technology Services Anthony Adefolaju — Administrator I, Database Pamela Webster — Laboratory Technician, Registered Nursing & Dental Assisting Gordon Jang — Analyst I, Systems, moved from Educational Technologist Ann Marley — Analyst, Information Technology Service Management, moved from Business Analyst II Adriana Striker — … Read more
Today, March 8, 2021 Dr. Bonnie Henry wrote post secondary presidents regarding plans for the safe return of face-to-face education in universities across BC. 1190387 – Letter to PSI Presidents – final
Nominate someone great! At UFV, we believe in honouring excellence and recognizing outstanding achievement and service. To do so, we need your help in the form of nominations. Let us know who deserves to be recognized! UFV is currently seeking nominations for the following awards and honours: Employee Service Excellence Awards — call … Read more
In order to ensure optimal timing on processing of In-Service Professional Development applications, all applications must be submitted to In-Service_pd@ufv.ca for approval no later than Sun, Feb 28, 2021 in order for them to be processed in this fiscal year. Please submit expense claims for reimbursement of approved professional development expenses following the applicable event … Read more
In honour of Family Day, we’d like to create a photo set of UFV families, to be shared on social media and in the UFV Now enews. If you’d like to participate, send your photo to anne.russell@ufv.ca by Thurs, Feb 12.
Robbyn Bennett (MA, RCC) has joined UFV in a new position on the Vice President Students team, as the inaugural Director, Counselling and Student Wellness. This position is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction on student wellness programming and services, advancing a vision of holistic student wellness across the institution, which meets the needs … Read more
Your Academic Success Centre offers support for students through Blackboard Collaborate virtual rooms. Students can book appointments or drop-in to meet with a peer tutor. In addition to the usual one-on-one sessions, tutoring can be set up for small groups to practise presentations or review written work. WriteAway and TurnItIn are both available through the … Read more
Retirement Incentive Program. You may apply for consideration to receive the Retirement Incentive if you meet the following criteria (as of Dec. 15, 2020): You are 55 to 75 years of age; You have 10 or more years of pensionable service at UFV; You are a Type A or a Type B employee on continuing … Read more