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This workshop is offered through both synchronous and asynchronous sessions. We will go through a journey to discover challenges and best practices in decolonizing our education practice and spaces. Through reflecting on your experiences and knowledge of Indigenous history and issues, we will work through activities based on decolonization, Indigenization, and reconciliation practices. Our journey … Read more
Learn to revise your existing test questions so that they are clearer and promote student success… all without compromising course content! Informed by research conducted at UBC, the methods we will review have resulted in increases on final exam scores of as much as an entire letter grade. This is a hands on online workshop, … Read more
In this online workshop, we will explore ways to give effective feedback for student assignments. Learn about some typical features of multilingual student writing and how to address them in your course. Workshop Dates: Tues, Feb 1 (2-3 pm) Mon, Feb 28 (12-1 pm) More events: events.ufv.ca/tlc/ More Information: tlcevents@ufv.ca or victoria.surtees@ufv.ca https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/TeachingandLearningTLCInternationalizationWorkshops@ufv.ca/bookings/s/OCybR79OLEqyd3XldVX5YA2 For more … Read more
Nominations for Professor and Librarian Emeritus Deadline: Emeritus recommendations must be submitted to the appropriate Dean or University Librarian by February 15. UFV grants the honorable designations of Professor and Librarian Emeritus in recognition of long service and contributions to the institution. How does someone earn emeritus status? The designation of Professor Emeritus or Librarian … Read more
The Risk & Safety department will join Information Technology Services in using TeamDynamix as its service management tool. The first phase of Risk & Safety’s deployment, which went live September 1, replaces many PDFs and MachForms with the new TeamDynamix ticketing system. https://www.ufv.ca/risk-and-safety/contact-info/ For more information, contact Mary Miller at mary.miller@ufv.ca 02/08/2022
Provost’s Lunch and Learn — Making Sense of Indigenization, Decolonization, and Reconciliation Indigenization, decolonization, and reconciliation can be very complex. Using a Venn Diagram, an overview of the differences and overlaps between decolonization, Indigenization, and reconciliation will be demonstrated and discussed. Our roles and responsibilities for each component will also be reviewed. Please join Lorna … Read more
The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, Jan 21, at 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford campus, Room A225 The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tues, Jan 11 at noon. Please email your submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 01/21/2022
UFV students participated in a joint Abbotsford/Chilliwack CityStudio digital HUBBUB #8 we launched last week. Everyone is welcome to cast their vote for the People’s Choice Award. See link below. CityStudio Virtual Hubbub #8 – Fall 2021 | Let’s Talk Abbotsford (letstalkabbotsford.ca)
This is an online ZOOM event that will allow new graduates nurses an opportunity to pose questions to a group of panelists. The panel will consist of nurse leaders and nurse clinicians. The goal is to identify current practice challenges and to work towards solutions to a positive transition to nursing practice! Jan 20 7-8 … Read more
After a five-week consultation, the Appropriate Use of Information Technology Resources (14) policy has been revised and can be viewed at: https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ Note that this policy was formerly Appropriate Use of Computer and Network Resources For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 01/15/2022
As part of a six-week consultation (taking into account the holiday break), the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the Transfer Credit (#107) policy, regulations and procedures. As the revisions are a significant departure from the current document, there is not a track-change version. Please submit your comments … Read more
UFV is developing a new Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) plan that supports the implementation of IYAQÁWTXW: House of Transformation, UFV’s integrated strategic plan. You can view a brief outline of SEM and the engagement process here. As part of our consultation process, we are inviting all members of UFV’s internal community and other UFV supporters … Read more
How would an instructor or a department react if they knew students choose courses and sections based on RateMyProfessors ratings? This research examines what criteria students give priority to when evaluating the performance of language teachers on the online platform RateMyProfessors (RMP) and what factors are determinant in students’ engagement. More specifically, this study explores … Read more
At its December 2nd, 2021 meeting, the Board of Governors approved the following bylaw revisions: • Board bylaw BGB-110.07 — Board Composition, Appointment, Election and Succession • Board bylaw BGB-110.06 — Dismissal of a Board Member The revisions can be found at https://www.ufv.ca/board/bylaws/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 12/24/2021
Book Buyback is back! Join us on the 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 from 11 am-3 pm in our Abbotsford location to sell back your books for cash! Dec 14-22 11 am-3 pm UFV Abbotsford Bookstore 12/22/2021