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• Spend 24 days in Peru, May 21 to June 14, 2015 • Visit Machu Picchu and other Inka sites, museums, art galleries, a textile factory, local weavers, markets, and stores • Participate in textile workshops in Indigenous communities • Hike — and condor watch — in spectacular mountain scenery • Travel to Lima, Arequipa … Read more
School of Business instructor Cindy Stewart will be presenting her sabbatical research project titled “Executive Education at UFV School of Business: A Feasibility Study” as part of the School of Business research seminar series. Tues, Feb 17 9:30-10:30 am Abby B133 RSVP to busevents@ufv.ca 02/17/2015
Know students who want to become an even more successful at UFV? SLG is currently offering student-led study skill sessions for the winter 2015 semester. At the sessions students will learn to work collaboratively, in a structured and social environment where proven learning strategies are applied to course content. Strategies include: games, worksheets, mock exams, … Read more
The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. The ISW is offered free to faculty and staff at UFV. The upcoming 3.5 day sessions will be offered on the following dates: April 27-30, Abbotsford, D225 June 22-25, CEP, A2416 Aug 17-20, Abbotsford, B121 To register, … Read more
The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams combined for a clean sweep of the UBC Okanagan Heat on the weekend, and carved out a bit of history along the way. • Sarah Wierks of the Cascades women’s basketball team authored a pair of dominant performances in wins on Friday (70-67) and Saturday (77-65) over … Read more
Business professor Fiona McQuarrie was interviewed by the Globe and Mail for a story on the Supreme Court case involving the RCMP staff union, and the implications of the case’s results for the current BCTF case in BC Supreme Court. Here’s the link to the story.
Satwinder Bains, director of the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, appeared on Global’s BC1 all-news network on Monday, Jan 19, on Sonia Sunger’s morning program, speaking about the UFV Canadian Sikhs in World War I — The Forgotten Story exhibit (link not available). She was also interviewed by two radio stations.
Business professor Mike Ivanoff spoke to Country 107 radio news last week about Target pulling out of Canada. Here’s the blog post from the interview: An economics expert from the University of the Fraser Valley says Target’s failure in Canada amounted to a bad strategic plan and bad management. Associate professor Mike Ivanof says Target … Read more
WorkSafeBC is offering a 2015 competition for Research Training Awards. The purpose of these awards is to enable highly qualified students to undertake full-time research training, leading to a master’s degree or a doctorate. More information here. Deadline: Tues, March 16 For more information, contact Yvette Fairweather at Yvette.Fairweather@ufv.ca 03/15/2015
Each year the Research Office invites 20 or more faculty researchers to be a part of the continued success of the UFV Microlecture series. Our goal is to provide “snapshots” of the range and depth of our faculty research, as well as highlight the interdisciplinary nature of our work. This engaging fast-paced event also helps … Read more
Advanced Education minister Andrew Wilkinson and local Fraser Valley MLAs Laurie Throness, Darryl Plecas, and Simon Gibson toured the Abbotsford campus on Fri, Jan 30. They were joined by UFV president Mark Evered, UFV board chair Barry Delaney and members of the UFV executive team. They also encountered some students along the way (including members … Read more
By popular demand, the summer study tour to Wuhan University will run again in 2015. Once again, UFV’s partner university, Wuhan University in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province in China, is offering UFV students the opportunity to participate in a full-fledged cultural and language immersion experience from May 8 to 29, 2015. Local … Read more
The next meeting of Senate is on Fri, Feb 13. Please submit agenda and exhibit items to lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca by noon on Tues, Feb 3. For more information, contact Lisa McMartin at lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca. http://www.ufv.ca/senate/ 02/03/2015
UFV is transforming its Writing Centre into an Academic Success Centre to increase support for students. The new centre will expand the support available to students across all disciplines, in addition to continuing to offer writing support. It will also serve UFV’s Qualifying Studies students very well, who will need assistance across multiple subject areas … Read more
For all College Pension Plan members: there will be a College Pension Plan Retirement Seminar at UFV on Thurs, Feb 12, in Abby B121 at 2 pm. Fulltime faculty and administrators are members of the College Pension Plan. Fulltime staff belong to the Municipal Pension Plan (see separate item). To register, please go to to … Read more