Canadian Writers Series at UFV — Feb 24

Canadian Writers Series at UFV Mon, Feb 24 12:30–2 pm Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, Abbotsford campus UFV’s 2014 Writer-in-Residence, Daniela Elza, in collaboration with the ESA and the English and Creative Writing department, is organizing three readings — the first of which will feature Chris Gilpin, John Carroll, and Hilary Turner. There will be also be … Read more

UFV volleyball splits against Bearcats

UFV’s volleyball teams played four games last weekend against the CBC Bearcats, four games with enough of a narrative arc to fill your average novel. Both UFV teams won on Friday in a pair of intense, emotional games, before dropping Saturday’s matches in hard-fought, but disappointing losses. The women will enter the playoffs ranked second … Read more

College Pension Plan changes

The College Pension Plan has announced changes to the plan and members are encouraged to review these changes on the HR website. If you have questions regarding the College Pension Plan please contact Debbie Dyck at local 4653 or debbie.dyck@ufv.ca http://www.ufv.ca/media/assets/human-resources/special-announcements/CPP_Plan-Design-Changes_20140213.pdf For more information, contact Debbie Dyck at debbie.dyck@ufv.ca 06/30/2014

Math Club talk on ‘Flipping your Class’ — Feb 19

Anna Kuczynska and Judy Larsen (Math and Stats & UUP) will talk about opportunities for the development of a student-centred classroom environment conducive to autonomous learning, engagement with material, and critical thinking. Wed, Feb 19 4:45 pm Abby D215. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. http://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2014/02/12/flipping-your-math-class-feb-19th/ For more information, contact Eugene Yablonski … Read more

New official undergraduate course outline form

The official undergraduate course outline form has been revised and is ready for implementation. The form has been revised to be consistent with the Undergraduate Course and Program Approval policy (21), to make improvements, to include more guidelines, and to be consistent with the BCCAT course outline form. The Official Undergraduate Cross-Listed Course Form has … Read more

International Women’s Day & One Billion Rising — March 8

The Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies celebrates the One Billion Rising campaign and International Women’s Day with one big event at Abbotsford’s Thunderbird Plaza (by the Clearbrook library and the Reach Gallery Museum) with a film screening and a keynote address. Running Sat, March 8 from 11 am – 3 pm, the event is free but … Read more

Happy Valentine’s Day from Advancement

The University of the Fraser Valley was built through the spirit, generosity, and strength of our citizens and community. Your generosity transforms the lives of students. Thank you. To view a special message of thanks prepared by Dr. Brian Minter, UFV Chancellor, click here: http://inspired.ufv.ca/chancellors-message/. Are you inspired by UFV? Visit inspired.ufv.ca to: – See … Read more

Sweet sweaters for sustainability

Stylish sweaters swept through UFV’s Abbotsford and CEP campuses on Thurs, Feb 6 as staff, students and faculty joined UFV’s ongoing efforts to reduce our energy waste and demonstrate environmental leadership. For more, visit http://www.ufv.ca/energy/.

Dual authentication coming to photocopiers

Starting April 1, there will be a change in the way MFDs (photocopiers) are accessed.  Users will be required to key in their Banner ID# and department budget code to establish authentication.  For assistance please visit the Print Services website at http://ufv.ca/printservices/mfd-authentication/ Currently there are a number of MFDs that have “open” access. We have … Read more

Men knocked from volleyball playoffs, women sweep

The UFV Cascades men’s volleyball team (7-15) needed some wins last weekend against the Camosun College Chargers (13-9) to keep in the playoff hunt. Despite a tenacious Friday effort, the Cascades dropped a five-set decision to the Chargers (20-25, 25-18, 11-25, 25-19, 11-15) that was aggravated by a 1-3 loss on Saturday (18-25, 17-25, 25-18, … Read more

Basketball teams take a bite out of Timberwolves

Cascades women’s basketball sweep UNBC to close out weekend The UFV Cascades women’s basketball team (15-5) took the UNBC Timberwolves (4-16) to task for a second consecutive night with an 88-51 road victory Saturday. UFV pulled ahead in the first quarter and never let up, building leads that climbed into the mid-thirties during the second … Read more

Scholarly Sharing Initiative — Feb 26

Come join us in the Scholarly Sharing Initiative this month as we discuss two projects with implications for writing and publishing. Wed, Feb 26 1:15–2:45 pm Abby U-House Delicious lunch provided Hilary Turner, English — Very strange bedfellows: John Bunyan and Alison Bechdel as autobiographers What could a jailed 17th-century dissenting preacher possibly have in … Read more