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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

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

The Faculty of Access and Open Studies (FAOS) is now called the Faculty of Access and Continuing Education (FACE).

See the link to a Global News story about assaults at Abbotsford’s Mill Lake.  

UFV has become a university since the Course Withdrawal policy (81) was last reviewed, and it seems the right time to reconsider the timelines and other regulations for withdrawals. As part of the consultation process, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback to Elaine Harris at Elaine.Harris@ufv.ca. Deadline: Tues, … Read more

Eduroam is now available at UFV, and will eventually phase out existing UFV wifi networks. Log in once and have Wifi access recognized automatically by your device. Eduroam is a collaborative network that permits current students, faculty, and staff access to wireless services on UFV campuses, as well as at participating institutions. The same log-on … Read more

The policies Course Requisites (84), Change in Course Prerequisites (88), and Advance Placement (77), all relate to course prerequisites and/or co-requisites, despite the varied terminology. The secretariat, in keeping with our efforts to streamline the policy manual, would like to create a single policy on this topic. The title will be changed to Prerequisites and … Read more

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Committees Assistant, College of Arts Coordinator, Emergency Planning 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 07/10/2014

Commuter Alert – July 2014 Abbotsford campus commuter & parking advisory: Sun, July 20, 11 am – 4th Annual Touch a Truck 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

In case you missed some of the Convocation-related stories earlier, here’s an easy way to find them all. Simply go to UFV Today at www.ufvtoday.ca and choose the Convocation tab, or follow this link: http://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/category/convocation-2014/. Find stories on student medal winners, Research Excellence winner Michael Gaetz, Teaching Excellence winner Andrea Hughes, and other award winners. … Read more

Canadian Press interviewed business professor Fiona McQuarrie Friday afternoon about the possibility of mediation in the teachers’ strike. Here’s the story. It was picked up by a number of other TV and news sources across the province. McQuarrie was also interviewed by the OMNI TV Cantonese/Mandarin news. See the clip here.

UFV historian Barbara Messamore was quoted in a Canadian Press story on the coalition formed 150 years ago this week by John A. McDonald’s Liberal-Conservatives, and George Brown’s Liberals, a key moment in Canadian history. Read it here.  

UFV criminologist Irwin Cohen, a member of Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts’ homicide task force, was interviewed by The Province newspaper about a a sudden spike in murders in Surrey last week. Read it here.

Please note we have been forced to postpone the planned telephone switch and line move, scheduled for this weekend. Telus has found some of the 12-pair analog service into the building at UFV Five Corners in Chilliwack is damaged. Please stay tuned for further updates and new scheduled dates for maintenance. For more information, contact … Read more