Keep on Steppin’: Everyday Activism in the Anti-Racist Movement — Mar 17

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Join the Race and Anti-Racism Network (RAN) at UFV for its annual event commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All are invited to join the online panel, Keep on Steppin’: Everyday Activism in the Anti-Racist Movement, on Wed, March 17, 2021 from 2-4pm PST. Register at: http://bit.ly/keep-on-steppin Meet the Panelists: MAUVEY … Read more

Senate public meeting — March 19

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The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 19, 2021 at 1:30 pm via Zoom. Information regarding Zoom details can be found at https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tuesday, March 9 at noon. Please email your submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca … Read more

Career Mapping Tool launched

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This winter, the Centre for Experiential and Career Education is launching a new tool for UFV faculty, staff and students — the Career Mapping Tool. It is a robust and valuable resource that will help UFV support students as they identify and create plans for their future careers. https://www.ufv.ca/bto/bto-projects/career-mapping-project/ For more information, contact Arfhad Shaikh … Read more

Graphic and Digital Design Portfolio + Info Night — April 14

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Hands-on, career-focused + far from ordinary! Welcome to GDD! Graphic and Digital Design programs at the University of the Fraser Valley are forward-thinking, dynamic, and flexible. Come and learn about your options! Join our info session and begin shaping the future of the creative industry in the valley and beyond! • Explore various program options … Read more

Work with us to return library materials

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The UFV Library would like to remind our users that our book drops at both Chilliwack and Abbotsford are open 24×7 and accessible without entering a building, and that parking is currently free on campus. • Abbotsford book drop: north entrance of G building • Chilliwack book drop: south entrance of A building We strongly … Read more

Policy consultation — Honorary Doctorate policy (221)

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As part of a six-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on the following policy: Honorary Doctorate (221) policy Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by the deadline of April 14, 2021 at 4 pm. Thank you for your input. https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck … Read more

Why We Wrote It: a reading and conversation with acclaimed memoirists — Mar 18

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UFV Writer-in-Residence Lindsay Wong will host memoirists Jenny Heijun Wills and Antonio Michael Down for a reading and conversation about the authors’ writing process. Jenny Heijun Wills is a Canadian writer whose memoir Older Sister, Not Necessarily Related won the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction in 2019. Her book was also named as … Read more

UFV Employee password reset and password re-use

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UFV is constantly working to improve our security posture.  Did you know compromised passwords are responsible for 81% of hacking-related incidents?  To protect the security of UFV, our employees, and our students we are working hard to implement modern security practices. Password resets: When an employee is changing their password, we want to ensure they … Read more

MicroCourses — Online Teaching Fundamentals — Mar 8-April 1

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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. Upcoming Schedule: MicroCourse 1 —  Course Organization — Tues, Mar 9 at 11am MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — Wed, Mar 10 at 1 pm MicroCourse 3 — … Read more

Professional Development — year-end deadlines

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A message from Human Resources: Professional Development Fund – year-end deadlines for Expense Claims To ensure optimal timing for processing In-Service Professional Development reimbursements for approved PD activities and remote work resources this 20/21 fiscal year, all-expense claims must be submitted no later than Wed, March 31, 2021, to in-service_pd@ufv.ca. Please visit our Human Resources … Read more

Consultation — Posthumous Credential (199) policy

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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 Posthumous Credential (199) policy. Please submit your comments to policyconsult@ufv.ca by the deadline 4 pm, Fri Apr 9, 2021. https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/updates/policy-in-consultation/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 04/09/2021