Green UFV survey — do you turn out the lights?

Whether you’re green or not, fill out the 3-minute survey for your chance to win a $50 iTunes gift card! http://www.conservationsurvey.ca/education/ufv.php Did you know that leaving the lights on overnight in one classroom uses the equivalent to 1.8 L of gasoline? That’s like driving halfway from the UFV Abbotsford campus to the Chilliwack campus! Are … Read more

Angel Tree season is here!

Being a student isn’t easy, but it’s even more of a challenge to be a student and a parent with unmet financial need – especially at Christmas. Every year, the Angel Tree program tries to make Christmas a little easier for our UFV families in need through generous donations from staff, students, and community members. … Read more

PD deadline

The next PD meeting will be held on Wed, Dec 11. Please have your PD application submitted to Human Resources by Wed, Dec 4. Please use the PD application forms which are available online at: http://ufv.ca/hr/professional-development/in-service-professional-development/ PD applications must be submitted and approved prior to attending an activity or making a PD purchase. For more … Read more

Research Excellence award nominations sought

Each year UFV recognizes individual research excellence through its Research Excellence award. Those eligible for nomination include all UFV B faculty who have completed their probationary period or sessional instructors who have a cumulative equivalent of two years teaching time at UFV. Nominations will be accepted from B faculty, sessional faculty, or university administrators. Members … Read more

Teaching Excellence award nominations sought

Calling for Teaching Excellence Award Nominations Once again UFV will provide an award to an individual in recognition of teaching excellence. Those eligible for nomination include all UFV faculty and lab instructors who have completed two years of instruction, or sessional instructors who have completed the equivalent time. Last year’s winner was communications faculty member … Read more

Remembrance Day Legacies: UFV Library Staff Family Histories.

UFV library staff have contributed photographs, documents, medals and other family memorabilia for a display honouring Remembrance Day. As well, library books about the various wars including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, and other Canadian peacekeeping missions are on display. More details are available on the library blog: http://ufvlibrary.blogspot.ca/ … Read more

OReg — new procedures!

The Office of the Registrar has adjusted some registration procedures. Online registration will stay open for the first week of term. Students will be able to register online in courses with seats available and no one waitlisting during the first week without a waiver. Students will also be able to register online the first week … Read more

Reminder: Faculty Services no longer distributes mass mail/flyers

Faculty Services has been distributing mass general announcements/documents on behalf of departments but this practice must be minimized. The Abbotsford mailroom can distribute material/information that is important for faculty and staff but departments now need to distribute hard copies of their own general announcements/documents or consider alternate ways to distribute their information (e.g. electronically). This … Read more

UFV Faculty MicroLectures

See faculty take the 2-minute challenge. Wed, Nov 13 Starting at 11:30 am Roadrunner lounge and café area, Building A, Abbotsford campus Get inspired! Want to find out about what UFV faculty are up to in their research? Learn about more than a dozen topics in under an hour? Pick up some interesting tidbits from … Read more

Provost Forum — Whither UFV Online? — Fri, Nov 29

Fri, Nov 29 8:30 am–noon. Abby B121 Come and see what UFV instructors are creating in Blackboard for their online courses. Engage in discussion with a panel of speakers who will give their view on “Whither UFV Online?”. Finish the morning off with a delicious lunch supplied by Teaching & Learning and meet the educational … Read more

Mike Twolan joins UFV as manager of security

Mike Twolan recently joined UFV as manager of security. Mike comes to UFV from Securigard, where he held the position of security site supervisor at Vancouver International Airport. Mike has a strong background in security and policing. He was an RCMP officer for two decades and led an integrated team (Police, Bylaw and Fire) at … Read more

Office waste bins to be removed as “Bin Be Gone” goes UFV-wide

Starting Nov 15, Janitorial Services will commence with the removing of UFV-supplied individual office waste bins. Please take time to review the “bin be gone” document for further explanation. http://ufv.ca/media/assets/janitorial/Bin-be-Gone.pdf For more information, contact Scott Van Ek at scott.vanek@ufv.ca 04/01/2014

Raabe releases new book

Philosophy instructor Peter Raabe has released a new book, titled Philosophy’s Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy. It can be found on Amazon here: or at the Jason Aronson publishing house here. For more information, contact peter raabe at peter.raabe@ufv.ca 12/31/2013

Faculty of Professional Studies hosts Celebrating Internationalization – Mon, Nov 18

The Faculty of Professional Studies is hosting Celebrating Internationalization as part of International Education Week. Several faculty members and students from UFV who have traveled to a variety of countries, as well as students and faculty who have come from different parts of the world to Canada, will share their international experiences and accomplishments through … Read more