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As part of a five-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the Course Repeat policy (86). Please distribute to others in your area, as appropriate. The revisions can be found here: https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by Thursday, May 14, 2021. Thank you for … Read more
The UFV History department is hosting the international, multidisciplinary BC Studies Conference on the theme of Ways of Being, Ways of Knowing, virtually May 6-8, 2021. Conference cost: $25 for three days The schedule includes sessional panels, digital poster presentations, virtual tour, and forum. Keynote speaker: David McIlwraith visit www.ufv.ca/bcstudies for schedule and registration details … Read more
To mark its 47th birthday, UFV hosted its first annual Community Giving Days from April 5-7 to raise funds for two distinct programs — the UFV Cascades (athletics) and student refugees. Countless students have struggled financially over the past year as a result of COVID-19. UFV student-athletes are no exception. Many cannot afford to attend … Read more
Applicants to the College of Arts at UFV are invited to join for an inaugural series of online UFV Arts Welcome events. These sessions will offer a window into the College of Arts experience. Tues, April 13 7-8 pm Zoom https://ca01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u50vcumurDgrGNUL13e6ywXogr6q6w0L9RHh For more information, contact Bahara Ahmadi at bahara.ahmadi@ufv.ca 04/13/2021
Applicants to the College of Arts at UFV are invited to join an inaugural series of online UFV Arts Welcome events. These sessions will offer a window into the College of Arts experience. Wed, April 21 7-8 pm Zoom https://ca01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5EofumqqT0sHdN5jJT3ZUXfb1QsQrA6Zj-h For more information, contact Bahara Ahmadi at bahara.ahmadi@ufv.ca 04/21/2021
Upcoming Schedule: MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization — Tues, Apr 6 at 11am MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — Wed, Apr 7 at 1 pm MicroCourse 3 — Assessments — Thurs, Apr 15 at 2 pm MicroCourse 4 — Discussion Forum — TBA MicroCourse 5 — Course Video — TBA MicroCourse 6 — Synchronous Sessions … Read more
Make your online courses more meaningful. Enhance your teaching with ed tech tools from TLC’s top picks inventory. Browse our A-Z listing or find tools based on teaching outcome, popularity, and type of support. Be sure to check back regularly for updates and new apps. Upcoming Schedule: Camtasia Workshop — Wed, Apr 14 (2-3 pm) … Read more
CityStudio Abbotsford students have been working on two important projects this winter semester. Led by Dr. Afia Raja, the students in Geography 252 and 344 are looking at the importance of data in providing community services, and community planning. The new addition to a CityStudio semester this year is the project shadowing by the two … Read more
The next meeting of Senate is on Fri, April 16, at 1:30 pm. Details regarding how to access this meeting virtually will be on the Senate webpage under the meeting schedule heading. The deadline for submissions for this meeting is Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at noon. Please email items to ufvsenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate For more information, … Read more
Psychology Honours Research Panel Friday, April 9, 2021 12:30-2 pm – Zoom The Psychology department has many amazing honours students completing their research projects each year. We will share the work honours students and faculty advisors do through a Zoom presentation with this year’s honours students. It will be an informal presentation. The students will … Read more
The South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley launches a permanent outdoor exhibit on April 14 at the Sikh Heritage Museum located in the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple, Abbotsford BC. As part of a month-long series of events by Sikh Heritage Month, BC, the exhibit, titled Komagata Maru: Discrimination … Read more
From April 8, instructors can use Blackboard Collaborate’s new, exciting feature: Gallery View. They will be able to see up to 25 video streams at a time and use the previous and next buttons to see all of their students. This feature is available only for instructors for the time being and will be available … Read more
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
Audio-Visual Upgrades for CEP Classrooms What is coming The Audio-Visual equipment and technology located in 23 eRooms on the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park is scheduled for replacement. The purpose of this project is the removal of end of life analog based equipment with modern digital based audio-visual technology. These eRoom enhancements will consist … Read more
Information Session & Open Call: Ensemble Cast & Production Crew for fall 2021 full-production UFV Theatre mainstage production for fall 2021 will be a full-production of various short Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 plays! The Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 is a global distributed theatre festival, and the theme for this year is “Envisioning a … Read more