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The department of Risk & Safety and the Security Operations Centre are moving back into its newly renovated spaces. As of February 25 you can find us back in our original offices. Risk & Safety — Abby B122 Security Operations Centre (SOC) — Abby B120 https://www.ufv.ca/risk-and-safety/security/ For more information, contact Mary Miller at mary.miller@ufv.ca 03/26/2021
Expressions of interest are now being sought from students, faculty, and staff to serve on Senate’s standing committees, for terms beginning August 1, 2021. The Senate Governance Committee (SGC) welcomes expressions of interest for the available positions listed on the Standing Committee Vacancies web page. SGC is responsible for ensuring the broadest possible base of … Read more
Welcome to the following new employees, and congratulations to those who have secured a new position. Anthony Adefolaju — Administrator I, Database Pamela Webster — Laboratory Technician, Registered Nursing & Dental Assisting Gordon Jang — Analyst I, Systems moved from Educational Technologist Adriana Striker — Assistant Professor, School of Health Studies, Practical Nursing Sarah Wallin … Read more
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
Sahir — a name that requires no introduction for those who love Urdu poetry and Hindustani film music. The very utterance of his name evokes images of romance, resistance, and social justice. To commemorate Sahir Ludhianvi’s birth centenary, presentations by scholars, creative writers, and/or community members will examine topics such as representations of love, nature, … Read more
Open education had its beginnings in BC almost 10 years ago when the provincial government funded the creation of open textbooks with BCcampus at the helm. Since then, dozens of grants have been awarded to assist the province’s colleges, institutes and universities work in open education. In this session Lauri Aesoph, BCcampus project manager for … Read more
Join our inaugural Open Education Faculty Fellow award winners as they discuss their open education projects and talk about why open education matters to them. Guests: Dr. Kseniya Garaschuk (Math and Stats): Calculus I and II for Life Sciences Coursepack. Dr. Luisa Giles (Kinesiology): Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Indigenization in Nutrition: Improving a … Read more
The English Student Association invites you to: Join us for a live reading of the Canadian classic poem “Towards the Last Spike” written by E.J Pratt! English department faculty Ceilidh Hart and Michelle La Flamme will discuss this poem and its relationship to F.R. Scott’s poem “All the Spikes but the Last”! Everyone is welcome … Read more
The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online courses), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly. The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools and how they can be used to: *achieve learning objectives *promote student engagement *collaborate among peers … 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, Feb 24 (2-3 pm) … Read more
Hosted by the UFV Esposito Family Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. REGISTER: https://ca01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CTUVI4hhRBys7ljIzhGbRg ABOUT THE TALK: IIT Bombay has been striving hard on start-ups to boost innovation capabilities for increasing the competitiveness of clusters. It has climbed up quite well in research and executive education, as well as rankings such as QS (QS, 2020). For … Read more
Faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to a 3-day professional development virtual event. Virtually connect with colleagues, learn tools, tips and trends in higher ed, and grow UFV towards the future together. The theme for this year’s PD Day virtual event is wellness. We will be focusing on how wellness plays a big impact on … Read more
On March 31, 2021 Zoom video conferencing will replace BlueJeans as UFV’s main video conferencing service provider. If you have not already created a Zoom account and transitioned your meetings to Zoom, you will have to do so prior to March 31, 2021 to avoid interruptions. What do I need to do? • Activate your … Read more
Upcoming Schedule: MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization — Tues, Feb 23 at 11 am MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — Wed, Feb 17 at 1 pm MicroCourse 3 — Assessments — Thurs, Feb 25 at 2 pm MicroCourse 4 — Discussion Forum — Wed, Feb 24 at 10 am MicroCourse 5 — Course Video — … 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