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The videos of the Oct 23 and 24 budget forums at Chilliwack and Abbotsford campuses are now available to be viewed on the Budgets webpage. http://ufv.ca/budgets/ufv-20152016-budget-planning/     10/30/2014

Since the implementation of the Eduroam wireless service, IT staff have been overwhelmed with requests for help from users who are unable to connect their personal devices to the new service. The effort put into providing support to the vast number and variety of devices is affecting our ability to provide IT support overall. As … Read more

On a soggy evening in B.C.’s capital city, Carley Radomski and the University of the Fraser Valley women’s soccer team found enough traction to engineer a thrilling playoff upset. Playing under a steady downpour at the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium, the Cascades came through with a gritty 3-0 road victory over the host Vikes … Read more

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Program Coordinator, Continuing Education 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 http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca … Read more

David Leis is the new Director of Advancement at the University of the Fraser Valley, leading fundraising for university initiatives, programs, and scholarships. He started his position on Oct 20. Advancement is part of the UFV University Relations department, headed by Executive Director Leslie Courchesne. “I am very pleased to welcome David Leis to UFV,” … Read more

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Department Assistant, Continuing Education 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. http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers/   11/07/2014

Consolidation of three related policies, Submission of Grades, Change of Grades and Incomplete Grades, into a single policy is proposed. Submission of Grades was considered the primary policy, so that policy number was retained, but re-titled “Grade Reporting”. Beginning with the word Grade will make it easier to find the policy in an alphabetical list. … Read more

An action-packed weekend for the UFV athletic department was highlighted by national medals for the golf teams, playoff berths for the soccer squads, and home-opening wins for the volleyballers. Silver, bronze for golfers The Cascade golfers traveled to Quebec City for the PING CCAA Golf National Championships, where they had dreams of defending the men’s … Read more

Friday Nights are UFV nights at Chilliwack Chiefs hockey games! Join your friends at a Chilliwack Chiefs game with this special offer: $20 includes your game night ticket plus any hamburger or chicken strips combo $2 from each package sold will be donated to the UFV Chilliwack Chiefs scholarship education fund This deal is valid … Read more

Know anybody who might be interested in a career in joinery? Send them to the Joinery open house on Wed October 22, 6 to 8 pm, 5579 Tyson Rd Chilliwack We will offer live demonstrations and you will have the opportunity to tour the facility and get all your questions answered. And there’s tasty food … Read more

The video of the October 15 Provost’s forum is at http://blogs.ufv.ca/tlc/2014/10/17/video-provost-forum-on-skills-and-liberal-education/. You can also see notes from the forum on UFV’s @goufv Twitter feed by searching the hashtag #provostforum.

Irwin Cohen, Director, Centre for Criminal Justice Research, and RCMP Senior Research Chair in Crime Reduction, was quoted in a Globe and Mail article about declining crime rates last week. Here’s the link.  

Darren Blakeborough of Social, Cultural, and Media Studies shared his insight with the Chilliwack Progress for a special report on the impact of social media on elections: http://www.theprogress.com/news/279586782.html