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The University of the Fraser Valley strives to provide a secure and safe campus for its students, employees, and visitors. To keep the UFV community informed in emergency situations, UFV now offers UFV Alert text notification system. Students and employees can stay informed about critical campus information by registering to receive UFV Alert messages. UFV Alert … Read more
Human Resources is requesting that all UFV employees provide an emergency contact. This can be done by: 1. logging on to the myufv portal http://portal.ufv.ca/cp/home/loginf 2. Select the Personal Information tab on the left-hand side bar 3. Select Update Emergency Contacts 4. Select new contact and add appropriate information Please note you can have more … Read more
The UFV Counselling department asks you to encourage students to take a free two-hour workshop on the Abbotsford campus where free career assessments on interests, personality and values will be given. 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Pick a date: Sept 24; Oct 8, 22; Nov 5, 12; Dec 3 For more information, contact Student Services … Read more
A number of UFV email users have been recent recipients of suspicious messages. This is a reminder that if you receive a message you are not expecting and it does not look quite right, then by all means treat it with suspicion. A recent example involves an email received supposedly from PayPal. This message contains … Read more
New! Move your money from your chip to your strip; you can now pay for printing, photocopying and more using the magnetic strip on your campus card instead of the chip. Visit the Campus Card office today to load Cascade Cash onto the strip on your card or to have funds transferred from your existing … Read more
Exciting news continues to roll in from UFV’s campus in Chandigarh, India. Celebrating its 9th year, UFV Chandigarh recently announced a record-breaking enrollment of two sections totaling 60 students. Overall, student strength at Chandigarh’s campus has reached a record high of 105 full-time students, with 24 recently arriving in Abbotsford to continue their BBA studies. … Read more
Abbotsford campus commuter & parking advisory: Tue, Sept 23. 7:30 pm – Alan Jackson Sun, Sept 28, 6 pm – Casting Crowns Daily Parking: Students and employees may purchase daily parking and park in lots 1, 4-6, 8-10, or on city streets at Gillis Avenue, College Drive, and McKenzie Road. Note: UFV parking permits are … Read more
Students, staff, and faculty are reminded that UFV’s new and returning fitness classes are designed to energize your day. There are also intramural programs with organized team sports and drop-in sessions. Join, engage, and stay and play. Sports include: 3-on-3 basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball, badminton, pickleball, and ball hockey. Find more info at www.ufvcascades.ca/rec or … Read more
On the centenary of the first Canadian military expedition to the battlefields of Europe, UFV’s Great War Day: Local Experiences and Legacies provides an exceptional opportunity to learn about the Fraser Valley’s connections to the First World War through the display of memorabilia, historical artifacts, military or civilian representations, local memories and commemorative projects (whether … Read more
The Pension Previewer — an online tool that demonstrates how the plan design changes to the pension formula, bridge benefit and early retirement reductions will affect your pension — is now available on the Plan Design 2016 webpage. To learn more about the Pension Previewer please visit the College Pension Plan website. If you have … Read more
Proposals are being accepted for the first provincial Symposium on Scholarly Inquiry into Teaching and Learning Practice to be held on Nov 14 at SFU Vancouver. Deadline for proposals is Sept 21, and we hope that UFV will be well represented! This day includes a variety of keynote speakers (UFV’s Dr. Linda Pardy and UBC’s … Read more
The UFV Cascades soccer teams arrived home from California last Tuesday after an eight-day trip to the golden state. Both teams played a number of games during their sojourn in the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego. Led by coaches Rob Giesbrecht (women) and Alan Errington (men), the Cascades conducted themselves well against American … Read more
Please re-run the announcement published in the August 12, 2014 edition of UFV Today. Thanks. For more information, contact Christopher Jones at Christopher.Jones@ufv.ca 09/12/2014
Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Research Office Assistant 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 09/15/2014
Do you need to write an ethics proposal for a research project or a class but don’t know where to start? Andrea Hughes (HREB Chair) and Michelle Riedlinger (HREB Vice-Chair) will help you through the process. Bring your questions to the Ethics Proposal Brown Bag Lunch. Thurs, Oct 2 12–1:30 p.m. Kipp Research Lab, Abby … Read more