London International Youth Science Forum — Etienne Dreyer’s student experience

The Faculty of Science has sponsored a student to participate in the London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) from July 23 to Aug 6. The London International Youth Science Forum is a two-week residential event held at Imperial College London, with lectures and demonstrations from leading scientists, and visits to industrial sites, research centres, scientific … Read more

UFV employee fitness classes to move to the Athletics department

The Human Resources department has been proud to contribute to employee wellness initiatives which include a wide variety of activities from educational seminars to fitness programming at UFV. In an effort to ensure the best programming and resources are available to the UFV community, both Human Resources and Athletics have been working on a transition … Read more

Abby Library Building Entrance 1-Day Closure

Access to the Abbotsford Library Building G main entrance will be closed all-day on Wed July 16th from 8am to 4pm as Facilities Services is coordinating the repair and installation of new sliding doors. Access to the library, research office areas, ETS, Writing & Math centres, as well as Tim Hortons, will be re-directed to … Read more

Career opportunities at UFV

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Modern Languages Sessional Faculty, Spanish Manager, Print Services Communications Coordinator, Athletics 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 07/24/2014

MS Office 2013 migration coming soon

IT Services is planning the software upgrade of MS Office 2010 to MS Office 2013. The latest version of the Office suite includes many improvements to existing functionality and has many new enhanced features. All student labs will be upgraded to Office 2013 for the start of the Fall 2014 semester. This will take place … Read more

Wendy Burton to swim the English Channel

Recent retiree Wendy Burton has taken up a new challenge, one that she has dreamed about for decades. Here’s her report: “I have qualified to swim on a relay team in the English Channel. This has been a dream of mine since I was nine years old and attempted a one-mile swim around Mary Todd … Read more

Lenore Newman honored for commitment to farmland preservation

Dr. Lenore Newman, UFV’s Canada Research Chair in Food Security and the Environment, this year’s recipient of the Vancouver Farmers’ Markets Award for Leadership in Food Security. The award is in recognition of advocacy work on the issue of farmland preservation. Presented at the Vancouver Farmers’ Markets Annual General Meeting, the Devorah Kahn Award for … Read more

Power shutdown at TTC — July 13

On Sun, July 13, power will be shut down to the Trades and Technology Centre at the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park to perform an electrical test. This will shut down all data, phone, and security systems at all UFV Canada Education Park buildings, including TTC, Buildings A and V, and the Agriculture Centre of … Read more

Career opportunities at UFV

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Human Services 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 09/01/2014

Pauls places in five-way tie for 17th at World University Golf Championships

UFV’s own Aaron Pauls and Chris Bertram were participating as athlete and coach in the World University Golf Championships last week in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, and played an essential part in Team Canada’s success throughout the tournament. Both were chosen for the team in February, Pauls as one of six varsity men from across the nation, … Read more

Faculty name change

The Faculty of Access and Open Studies is now called the Faculty of Access and Continuing Education. Please write messaging for myUFV and UFV today internal communications. http://ufv.ca/face For more information, contact Laura Larson at laura.larson@ufv.ca 08/30/2014

UFV Theatre department heads to Harrison — July 15

The Harrison Festival of the Arts has been part of the Fraser Valley’s cultural landscape for thirty-six years, and the University of the Fraser Valley has been involved from the beginning. The popular annual summer festival is back this year from July 12 to 20, and UFV is contributing several productions from its highly successful … Read more

Career Opportunities at UFV

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Manager, Housing and Residence Life 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 … Read more