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Welcome to the following new employees, who joined UFV in October: Christopher Joakim – Manager, Print Services David Leis – Director, University Advancement

Ron Dart will be speak Thurs, Nov 20 in room A203b at 1 pm about Roderick Haig-Brown: Canada’s Green Prophet. There is a colonial tendency by many Canadians to turn to the USA or England for models to heed in the ecological issues we face on global, national and local levels. There is, of course, … Read more

Congratulations to Rod McLeod, Associate Professor, ELTT, acclaimed to the Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies vacancy on Senate. http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/elections/ For more information, contact Lisa McMartin at lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca. 11/21/2014

Hard to believe it’s that time of year again! Purdy’s brochures are available for the Christmas 2014 Group Purchase Program. All UFV employees have an opportunity to purchase Purdy’s chocolates at 25% off the retail price by participating in the annual group purchase plan. Because of the size of our Christmas order, every year we … Read more

Employees can go to a local clinic of their choice to receive their flu shot. There are no on-campus clinics this year. Flu shots are eligible for reimbursement through Manulife for those of our employees with coverage.  If direct billing is not an option through the pharmacy or clinic that you get your flu shot … Read more

Those who have been around UFV for a long time will be saddened to hear about the death of Kathie Nash’s (Petersen). Kathie was one of the founders of FVC’s ECE program and she implemented the competency-based BC Provincial curriculum in conjunction with FVC’s Dona Coates, who co-developed it under a Ministry contract. Through her … Read more

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Senior Accountant — Statutory Reporting To view details on this posting, and for a complete list of opportunities, please visit: http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers/ For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca 11/26/2014

Congratulations to Kinesiology assistant professor Lauren Couture and her husband Marc, who welcomed son Russell Benoit Couture on Tues, Oct 28, at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. Russell weighed 7 lb, 14 oz and was 52 cm long. Lauren and Marc are very happy to welcome him into their family!

The University of the Fraser Valley volleyball teams are in action at home this weekend vs. the Douglas Royals. Games are Friday and Saturday at the Student Activity Centre North Gym, with the women playing at 6 pm followed by the men at 8 pm both nights. Both Cascades teams are ranked nationally coming into … Read more

The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams host their regular season home openers this weekend, as the UNBC Timberwolves come to town. The Cascades and T-Wolves tangle on Friday (women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.) and Saturday (women 5 p.m., men 7 p.m.) at the Envision Athletic Centre. The UFV hoopsters opened the Canada … Read more

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, The program brightened faces of over 100 children helping 50 families. … Read more

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Janitor, Abbotsford and Chilliwack campus To view details on this posting, and for a complete list of opportunities, please visit: http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers/ For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca 11/17/2014