UFV bike-building shop open house — Wed, Jan 8

Did you know that the legendary Paul Brodie, pioneer of mountain bike design in B.C., now teaches framebuilding at UFV? Come meet Brodie, the man behind the Brodie Bikes name. Tour the UFV bike-building shop and view the vintage replica “Giraffe” bike that Brodie is building for this year’s North American Handmade Bike Frame show. … Read more

Frank Ulbrich new Director of UFV School of Business

Dr. Frank Ulbrich, the new Director of the School of Business, joined the University of the Fraser Valley in October 2013. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Prior to joining the School of Business, Dr. Ulbrich held positions at universities in Canada, Sweden, and the UK, where … Read more

New folks — moves and changes

Welcome to the following new folks, and congratulations to those who have changed jobs or secured a permanent position: Shannon Preist – Janitor, Facilities Kieran Sampson – Department Assistant, Marketing & Communications Bao-Van Hill – Co-op Education Coordinator, Career Centre Fiona MacDonald – Faculty, Political Science  

Commuter Alert — December 2013

December 2013 Fri, Dec 27, 7 pm – Heat vs. Oklahoma City Barons Sat, Dec 28, 7 pm – Heat vs. Oklahoma City Barons 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 … Read more

Fall 2014 academic calendar deadlines

The deadlines for the Fall 2014 academic calendar are as follows: January UEC meeting (Fri, Jan 31): Major program changes deadline (requires concurrent recommendation by SBC and subsequent recommendation by APPC and approval by Senate. Please note that monthly progression through the committee levels is not guaranteed.) February UEC meeting (Fri, Feb 28): Minor program … Read more

Cascade sports — weekend summary

UFV Cascades basketball teams took three of four games over the weekend against the UBC Thunderbirds. The men won both of their games by scores of 69-62 and 71-63, while the women dropped the first game 56-54 then roared back on Saturday to a 71-43 victory. The Cascade volleyball teams dropped all four games in … Read more

UFV Now schedule and submission guidelines

The UFV Now is published once a week on Monday. The deadline for submitted content is noon on the preceding Friday. Please note: the primary audience for the UFV Now is UFV employees. To submit an item to UFV Now, please go to: http://blogs.ufv.ca/announce/submit-your-news/

UFV’s policy template revised

The University Secretariat has revised UFV’s policy template to improve the function, clarity, ease of use, and appearance of the template. The template, and information on policy development, can be found on the Secretariat webpage at http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policy-development/. All UFV policies are available on the Secretariat webpage: http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ For more information on policy development or if … Read more

Accounts Payable cheque runs for December

Just a reminder that due to the Christmas closure accounts payable will be running our last cheque run of December on Thurs, Dec 19. Please submit all payment requests, invoices, and packing slips as soon as possible to allow adequate processing time and ensure payment before Christmas. The first cheque run of 2014 will be … Read more

Payroll year-end notices

Net pay may be reduced If you elected to have your Health Spending Account (HSA) benefit rolled into an RRSP this year, please be reminded that this taxable benefit will be processed on the Dec 15 pay (the actual RRSP contribution was made earlier in the year). Your Dec 15 pay may be lower than … Read more

In-Service PD Staff and Faculty workshop

The Joint Professional Development Committee invites you to learn about changes being implemented to the application procedures for In-Service Professional Development (see workshop options below).  The JPDC continues to maintain its UFV policy mandate and collective agreement responsibility for the administration of the fund. These changes also do not affect the funding available to faculty … Read more

UFV in photos

UFV was a busy place again last week. Here are some photo sets of  a few of the activities on campus: Service Learning Day They’re Not Scary video premiere Cascades vs UBC basketball action Casino Royale end-of-semester bash Hope Centre drumming ceremony Weekend Kickoff

Shelley Canning on CBC Early Edition

Nursing instructor Shelley Canning was interviewed on CBC Radio’s Early Edition at 6:20 am on Fri, Nov 29 about the premiere of They’re Not Scary, a UFV-produced documentary about an intergenerational dance project. You can find the link here: http://www.cbc.ca/earlyedition/pastepisodes/

Angel Tree parties!

The UFV Elf Training Institute is pleased to announce there are a few more spaces left in our rigorous training program. If you have any children (grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc.) who you think would enjoy our curriculum, simply RSVP to martin.kelly@ufv.ca. ‘Courses’ are on Dec 3 from 4 to 5:30 at Chilliwack and Thurs Dec … Read more