Request for Proposals: Internationalization & Visiting Scholar funds

This is to announce a call for proposals for two UFV funds supported by UFV International. UFV is committed to offering internationalization opportunities to its community and, as a result, a portion of international tuition revenue has been allocated toward this purpose. 1. Internationalization Fund The process of application for the Internationalization Fund is unchanged … Read more

UFV 40th special publication in Chilliwack Times — Thurs, Dec 4

If you live in Chilliwack, check out the Dec 4 edition of the Chilliwack Times. It includes an eight-page special publication celebrating UFV’s 40 years of community connections with Chilliwack. University Relations worked in partnership with the Chilliwack Times to produce this supplement celebrating our history and letting people know what UFV is up to … Read more

Blakeborough on News 1130 re Yik Yak app

UFV sociology professor Darren Blakeborough spoke to News 1130 radio recently about the ramifications of the Yik Yak app, which allows users within a common geographical area to share information. Some students in the Chilliwack School District were using it to bully and harass other students. Social media app causing problems with schools

Nominate someone for Professor or Librarian Emeritus

Nomination deadline: March 2, 2015 UFV grants the honourable designation of professor or librarian emeritus in recognition of long service and contributions to the institution. How does someone earn emeritus status? As noted in the university’s Collective Agreement, an emeritus designation is not automatic. The designation of Professor Emeritus or Librarian Emeritus may be awarded … Read more

Grade deadline for fall semester

Grades for the Fall 2014 semester are due to the Office of the Registrar Mon, Dec 22. Grades will be rolled (saved to student’s academic history), and GPAs recalculated just before noon on December 24. Please note that grades (late grades) will not be rolled again until the university opens January 2. Please refer to … Read more

Talented Surrey trio signs with Cascades women’s soccer program

Gurneet Dhaliwal, Harman Billen and Jasmine Mangat have played soccer together for so long, they’re practically family at this point. So it only made sense that they’d spend their post-secondary soccer careers together, too. The talented trio, who spent the better part of a decade playing together on Surrey United youth teams, have signed with … Read more

Sidewalk improvements at Chilliwack CEP campus

The Campus Connector shuttle bus, with over 20 trips per day, provides hassle-free commuting for hundreds of UFV students each day, as well as UFV faculty and staff. Recent site improvements around the Chilliwack campus at CEP stop include a new accessible sidewalk, better street lighting, and drainage. The UFV Facilities department hopes these measures … Read more

Kinvig featured on Province sports podcast

Get to know UFV athletics communications coordinator Dan Kinvig a bit better through a peek into the life of a sports info guy. Kinvig was on the Varsity Letters podcast with The Province high school/university sports reporter Howard Tsumura recently, talking about his transition from the newspaper business to the UFV athletic department. The podcast … Read more

Cascades weekend recap: Basketball men sweep Griffins, head into Christmas undefeated

The UFV Cascades basketball and volleyball teams wrapped up the semester with a busy weekend of home games at the Envision Athletic Centre. The men’s hoopsters had a weekend to remember, beating the MacEwan Griffins on Friday (83-73) and Saturday (95-73). They head into the Christmas break with a perfect 8-0 record in league play, … Read more

Scholarly Sharing Initiative with Sandhra and Blakeborough — Dec 11

Come join us at the last Scholarly Sharing Initiative for 2014. Thurs, Dec 11 1:15–2:45 pm Abby U-House Delicious light lunch provided Sharanjit Sandhra , Centre for IndoCanadian Studies — Emotional historicism: Ongoing narrative of the Komagata Maru Darren Blakeborough, Media and Communication Studies — Video documentation of multi-disciplinary research. So many ways to go … Read more

Angel Trees — application deadline Dec 3 nears

Tell your students — Dec 3 deadline is just days away! The Angel Tree program is now accepting applications from students. Applications are available at the Financial Aid office. To qualify for this program, applicants must be current UFV students with unmet financial need and with dependent children under the age of 16. In 2012, … Read more