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Now that Adobe Acrobat Pro has been made available to UFV Employees, IT Services is providing all employees with a certificate-based Digital ID signature to facilitate secure electronic signing of PDF documents. For those that have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed on their UFV issued workstation, users can restart their workstations on July 27th to activate … Read more
UFV is a recipient of a 2020 BCcampus Open Education Foundation Grant. The purpose of this grant is to assist an institution that is launching, or relaunching, an open education initiative and that requires resources to maximize the impact of this effort. The BCcampus funds have been matched by the Office of the Provost and … Read more
Type B Faculty Start Date Position Alejando Yoskizowa 01-Aug-2020 Assistant Professor, Film/Video Production and Digital Media Amy Tang 01-Aug-2020 Assistant Professor, English Candy Ho 01-Aug-2020 Assistant Professor, Integrative Career and Capstone Learning Geetanjali Gill 01-Aug-2020 Assistant Professor, Global Development Studies Justin Lee 01-Aug-2020 Assistant Professor, Biology Keith Harms 01-Aug-2020 Assistant Professor, English Keziah Wallis 01-Aug-2020 … Read more
Congratulations to the following faculty members, who have received professor emeritus status. Dr. Trevor Carolan, English, College of Arts Lynn Kirkland Harvey, Communication, College of Arts Dr. Doug Hudson, Social, Cultural, and Media Studies; College of Arts Dr. Adrienne Chan, Social Work and Human Services; Faculty of Professional Studies John Belec, School of Land Use … Read more
The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering more sessions of its popular microcourses to help you adapt to teaching online. SCHEDULE — May MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization (Tues, May 19 at 11 am) MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction Starting May 6 (Wed, May 6 at 2 pm/Tues, May 12 at 11 am/Wed, May 20 at 2 … Read more
Spring 2020 – Online Workshops Week of April 13 Home Ergonomics The remote education session will provide participants with practical knowledge about how to set themselves up correctly in their home work space and how to work safely. MoveSafe focuses on the importance of integrating lots of movement breaks into the employees day and … Read more
UFV has a new and exciting opportunity for community involvement! During times of crisis communities come together and assist those in need. We welcome you to join Research, Engagement & Graduate Studies’ online brainstorming forum on Thurs, April 9, at 10 am, a bluejeans link will be provided to those who RSVP. Let’s generate a … Read more
Video Collaboration Gate Crashing, also known as ZoomBombing, is an interruption of a synchronous online session or meeting in a malicious manner. This is made possible when a session link is shared with participants and then becomes available to individuals other than those attended participants. Some hacker websites have begun to publish these links, and … Read more
Dear UFV Colleague: I understand there is heightened awareness and a raised level of concern regarding COVID-19. I want to reassure you the health and wellness of our students, faculty, staff, and our community is of paramount importance. The University is closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the quickly evolving health situation in BC … Read more
Budget Open House 2020 Thursday, March 12, 2020 Abbotsford: 10am to 12 noon Building B, Room B121 Chilliwack: 2:30pm to 4 pm Building A, Atrium Information on the fiscal year ahead will be presented in an interactive and informal atmosphere. The Open House format will provide time for feedback and conversation. Please come, have a … Read more
Some events at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre to be aware of, as they affect traffic and parking congestion on and around campus. • Sat, March 7: Brad Paisley Concert — 7:30 pm • Sat, March 14: Gnarley Barley Brew Festival — 7 pm • Sat, March 21: Mini Pop Kids — 3 pm … Read more
At the President’s town hall in October we introduced UFV’s integrated strategic planning process — a key continuation and evolution of the mission and vision work UFV completed in 2019. Through consultation, and with your input, the integrated strategic plan will provide the specific goals and steps we will implement in our daily UFV lives … Read more
Please be advised that a film crew will be onsite during Reading Break at the Abbotsford Centre and in some UFV parking lots from February 19 – 21, 2020. This will affect traffic and parking on and around campus. A film crew will be onsite during reading break at the Abbotsford Centre and in some … Read more
April 1 is the last day to submit a Graduation Request to the Office of the Registrar (graduation fee is $25). Convocation ceremonies will be on June 9 & 10. Visit Graduation Information for further details. Please note, if you are completing requirements in the summer semester, applications will be not be processed until after … Read more
Grades for the Fall 2019 semester are due to the Office of the Registrar Mon, Dec 23. Please refer to the “End of Term Practices” document for information pertaining to grading at UFV. This can be found under “Faculty Information & Forms” on myUFV. For more information email: grades@ufv.ca.