Campus Card photo ID schedule for Winter, 2015

The winter semester photo ID schedule is available at www.ufv.ca/campuscard/photo-id-schedule/. During the month of December the card office is open to assist students with lost cards or to add Cascade Cash onto cards. Hours are listed at www.ufv.ca/campuscard/. For more information, contact Sheila St. Laurent at sheila.stlaurent@ufv.ca 12/24/2014

Payroll year-end notices

Christmas payroll deadlines: Again this year, UFV will be closed over the Christmas season. The final pay of the year, for Dec 31, will be paid on Tues, Dec 23. All employees who are paid by time sheet are encouraged to report their expected hours up to and including Dec 24 and submit your time … Read more

Seeking directors for the UFV Alumni Association board

The University of the Fraser Valley Alumni Association is an exciting growing Association of graduates of the Fraser Valley College, UCFV and UFV. We are now seeking alumni from our institution to fill a vacancy on the Alumni Association board of directors. These are two-year term voluntary positions.The board meets 5 – 6 times a … Read more

PechaKucha 5 [PARADIGM] Connections: Doing what we love! — Feb 12

Pechakucha comes to UFV Abbotsford, featuring 16 fabulous speakers and a spectacular gallery exhibition! A lively 20 slides x 20 second presentation style featuring stories about doing what we love! The event includes a gala reception in UFV’s S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery featuring visual connections through community branding projects and typography portraits created by UFV’s Graphic … Read more

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