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Math and Stats department assistant Margret Bollerup is also a published poet. She is pictured above with her mum, Roberta, whom she describes as: former physician, fierce friend, intrepid Guider, and general firecracker, now lives with mixed (Alzheimer’s and vascular) dementia. Roberta’s husband Bryan is her main caregiver, but it is a testament to the … Read more
Honour a loved one or leave your mark at UFV before time runs out. Construction is underway on UFV’s accessible new entrance at our Abbotsford campus, featuring beautiful landscaping, bench seating, and custom-engraved commemorative pavers. And great news — our architects have created space for additional pavers, allowing us to accept new orders until April … Read more
The final grade deadline for the Winter 2021 semester is April 30, 2021. 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 05/01/2021
APRIL FOOL! The clue was in the name: Food Opportunity & Operational Land centre or FOOL. We thought you could use a laugh right about now and hopefully you knew this was not a serious project. I mean, come on… Rice and bananas? On the beloved green? And carnivorous plants? I don’t think so. But … Read more
Ricardo Ascanio — Analyst I, Systems, moved from Programmer Analyst, Information Technology Services Anthony Adefolaju — Administrator I, Database Pamela Webster — Laboratory Technician, Registered Nursing & Dental Assisting Gordon Jang — Analyst I, Systems, moved from Educational Technologist Ann Marley — Analyst, Information Technology Service Management, moved from Business Analyst II Adriana Striker — … Read more
Today, March 8, 2021 Dr. Bonnie Henry wrote post secondary presidents regarding plans for the safe return of face-to-face education in universities across BC. 1190387 – Letter to PSI Presidents – final
Nominate someone great! At UFV, we believe in honouring excellence and recognizing outstanding achievement and service. To do so, we need your help in the form of nominations. Let us know who deserves to be recognized! UFV is currently seeking nominations for the following awards and honours: Employee Service Excellence Awards — call … Read more
In order to ensure optimal timing on processing of In-Service Professional Development applications, all applications must be submitted to In-Service_pd@ufv.ca for approval no later than Sun, Feb 28, 2021 in order for them to be processed in this fiscal year. Please submit expense claims for reimbursement of approved professional development expenses following the applicable event … Read more
In honour of Family Day, we’d like to create a photo set of UFV families, to be shared on social media and in the UFV Now enews. If you’d like to participate, send your photo to anne.russell@ufv.ca by Thurs, Feb 12.
Robbyn Bennett (MA, RCC) has joined UFV in a new position on the Vice President Students team, as the inaugural Director, Counselling and Student Wellness. This position is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction on student wellness programming and services, advancing a vision of holistic student wellness across the institution, which meets the needs … Read more
Your Academic Success Centre offers support for students through Blackboard Collaborate virtual rooms. Students can book appointments or drop-in to meet with a peer tutor. In addition to the usual one-on-one sessions, tutoring can be set up for small groups to practise presentations or review written work. WriteAway and TurnItIn are both available through the … Read more
Retirement Incentive Program. You may apply for consideration to receive the Retirement Incentive if you meet the following criteria (as of Dec. 15, 2020): You are 55 to 75 years of age; You have 10 or more years of pensionable service at UFV; You are a Type A or a Type B employee on continuing … Read more
Are you a parent who is also a student at UFV? UFV’s Child and Youth Care (CYC) program, in partnership with Student Services, is looking for student parents to participate in a survey. The purpose? To gather some information on the needs and challenges that parents face as they make their way through post-secondary education. … Read more
Tomorrow morning on Tues, November 17 at 8:15 am, our Virtual Employee Breakfast Cook-Off officially launches the 2020 UFV/United Way “Make a Difference” Campaign to support youth in need in our communities. All donations made until Giving Tuesday on Dec 1 will be matched, dollar for dollar, doubling our collective impact! Help celebrate our UFV … Read more
Please join President Joanne MacLean, Provost James Mandigo, and CFO Jackie Hogan for a faculty and staff virtual town hall. Tues, Nov. 24 3 pm Presenters will share information on UFV’s preliminary 2021/22 budget and answer your questions. You can register for the town hall here. You may submit questions in advance here.