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The Changemaker Café is a space for us to connect, celebrate, encourage, share ideas and approaches, and learn from one another. Taking place Friday, Dec 13 from 11 am to noon via Zoom, it is a space to celebrate, encourage, share ideas and approaches, and learn from one another. It is also a place for … Read more
Responsible research begins with learning key norms, guidelines, and policies. Join the Office of Research Services at Kwantlen Polytechnic to gain insights from Dr. Grace Kelly on essential requirements for ethical and compliant research. This webinar on Monday, Dec 9 from 11 am to noon is open to any individuals involved in research at postsecondary … Read more
On Wednesday, Dec 18 from noon to 1 pm, let’s chat online about traditional storytelling practices, or anything associated with story and oral traditions. Join Leanne Joe (Indigenous Curriculum Developer) to discuss storytelling in teaching and learning. This will be combined with Chat-R and include special guest storyteller and Sto:lo Elder Dr. Gwendolyn Point. Dr. … Read more
Join Victoria Surtees for crafts, snacks, and conversation on Tuesday, Dec 10, from 11:30 to 1:30 pm in room G124 on the Abbotsford campus. No agenda –- just a chance to connect with colleagues, debrief the year, and decompress. If it’s your first time, don’t be intimidated by the craft part. You can bring your own … Read more
Facilitated by Lorna Andrews and Claire Hay from the Teaching and Learning Centre, the Community of Practice: Holistic Assessment provides a space for dialogue on assessment practices that weave together Indigenous and western perspectives. Taking place online via Zoom, from 9 to 10:30 am on Friday, Dec 6, we will consider how these principles apply to our teaching practice. For … Read more
Leanne Joe is offering beginner language sessions for greetings and territorial place names. Do you want to: Learn how to introduce yourself in Halq’eméylem? Practice pronouncing the names of local First Nations? Learn some of the history of Halq’eméylem and our sister dialects? If you are staff or faculty at UFV and said yes to one … Read more
On Dec 3, the University of the Fraser Valley will join the global Giving Tuesday movement to raise $10,000 for the Student Support and Resilience Fund. This vital fund serves as a lifeline for students experiencing food insecurity, housing instability, and other urgent needs. For UFV students, life’s unpredictable challenges can quickly become barriers to … Read more
Let’s chat online about traditional storytelling practices, or anything associated with story and oral traditions. Chat-S sessions are led by Leanne Joe, Indigenous Curriculum Developer, and are scheduled via Zoom for the last Wednesday of the month. Our next topic is Winter Solstice: combined with Chat-R with special guest storyteller and Sto:lo Elder Dr. Gwendolyn … Read more
At the Nov 22 meeting of Senate the policy listed below approved as revised: Grading System (101) Please share with others in your area as appropriate. https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 01/02/2025
The UFV Communications team is hosting its bi-annual faculty and staff headshot session on Wednesday, Jan 15, from 8:30 am to 3 pm on the Chilliwack Campus in Building A, room 2428. All sessions are drop-in (no appointments) and take 15 minutes maximum. When you come to the session please keep these tips in mind: … Read more
On behalf of the academic leaders, the Provost invites all UFV employees to celebrate the year’s end and a new year’s beginning with holiday receptions Dec 10 and 12 in Abbotsford and Chilliwack, respectively. The Abbotsford gathering will be held on Tuesday, Dec 10, from 2:30 to 4 pm in the gym foyer of Building … Read more
On behalf of the UFV Board of Governors Office The search for UFV’s next president has officially been launched. After collecting input from the UFV community and building a position profile that can be viewed here, the competition has been posted online. Leaders International Executive Search is the firm that will manage the process from … Read more
UFV’s Office of Sustainability is excited to invite academic staff and faculty to an online feedback session to help shape UFV’s Sustainability Action Pathway (SAP). This takes place Friday, Nov 29 from noon to 2 pm via Zoom. Register online here. The SAP will identify meaningful actions that our community can take to prioritize the … Read more
The adhoc open education working group is an informal group of teaching and non-teaching faculty and staff interested in growing open education initiatives at UFV. If you are interested in open education, please consider joining us at our next online meeting on Monday, Dec 9 from 11 am to noon. To receive the meeting link … Read more
You’re invited to Provost Lunch and Learn: “Building Pathways Between Programs.” This online gathering takes place Wednesday, Nov 27 from noon to 1 pm on MS Teams, hosted by Chris Campbell, Christine Nehring, Carolyn MacLaren and Michelle Rhodes. This Provost Lunch and Learn provides an early report and energetic discussion on the work of The … Read more