Korean grad students visit UFV to study philosophical mental health care

UFV  recently hosted six Korean graduate students of philosophy from Kyungpook National University in Daegu, the third largest city in the Republic of South Korea. They came to Canada for one week to study philosophical mental healthcare with  the UFV Philosophy department’s Dr. Peter Raabe. Two of their professors, Dr. Kim Suk-Su and Dr. Moun … Read more

Cascades women’s basketball team adds veteran seasoning to recruiting class

The reigning PacWest conference MVP, a former Canada West rookie of the year, and a CIS national all-tournament honouree headline a veteran-laden crew of incoming players for head coach Al Tuchscherer and the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball program. The aforementioned accolades were earned, respectively, by Shayna Cameron, Sydney Williams and Kayli Sartori … Read more

Betrayed: Portraits of Strength — An Image Exhibition on Survivors of Human Trafficking — opening reception Sept 21

The Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies presents Portraits of Strength, an exhibition based on the photography of Tony Hoare. Over the last three years, Vancouver photographer Tony Hoare has worked with organizations that combat human trafficking in Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, Mexico, and Canada. He has interviewed survivors of human trafficking, capturing their stories in photographs and … Read more

Municipal Pension Plan seminars

The fall schedule for the Municipal Pension Plan free member seminars is now posted on the mpp.pensionsbc.ca website. We’re excited to get the seminar season under way with seminars offered across BC. Member seminars Your Pension, Your Future (1.5 hours) is for new and mid-career members. Thinking About Retiring (2 hours) is for members within … Read more

IT Services helpdesk changes

The IT Services help desk will be moving into its newly renovated space in Abby B241 during the last two weeks of August. At that time we will also will be transitioning to a new name. The help desk will become the IT service desk. Our email address will be changing from helpdesk.its@ufv.ca to ITservicedesk@ufv.ca … Read more

Parking Services is transitioning to the Ancillary Services division

The responsibility for Parking Services is transitioning from Facilities to Ancillary Services, effective Monday, Aug 17. All parking conditions and processes will continue as usual. For additional information, please contact Parking Services via email at parking@ufv.ca or via web form at ufv.ca/parking/contact-us/. Additional parking information can be found online at ufv.ca/parking.   08/24/2015

(Mis)Interpretation: Sikh Feminisms in Representations, Texts and Lived Realities — opening reception Sept 29

The Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, supported by the Visual Arts department at UFV and UFV International, presents the exhibition (Mis) Interpretation: Sikh Feminisms in Representations, Texts and Lived Realities.   Opening reception Tues, Sept 29, 5pm S’eliyemetaxwtexwArt Gallery Featuring a keynote address from Dr. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh of Colby College (Maine, USA). The exhibition will … Read more

College Pension Plan information

The College Pension Plan has announced online pension estimators have been updated for plan design. Members can now use the online estimators to calculate what their pension benefit may be for retirement dates after Jan 1, 2016. For more information please go to http://www.pensionsbc.ca/portal/page/portal/pen_corp_home/cpp_home_page/ or contact Debbie Dyck in HR at local 4653.   09/30/2015

Sad news — Lesley Dance (Spier) has passed away

Many at UFV will be saddened to hear that longtime UFV chemistry professor Lesley Dance (née Spier), passed away on July 8, 2015 from pancreatic cancer. Lesley was the wife of fellow longtime chemistry professor Nigel Dance. She had recently retired from UFV. The following is adapted from an obituary published in the Abbotsford News: … Read more

UFV’s Pauls, Bertram help Team Canada to best-ever Universiade finish

Aaron Pauls closed the book on his sparkling university golf career on Saturday, helping Team Canada to a historic finish at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea. The Canadian men’s golf squad, featuring Pauls and helmed by his longtimeUFV coach Chris Bertram, battled their way to sixth place – the best-ever finish for the … Read more

MyUFV and Banner system maintenance

To improve service security and performance, IT Services will be working on Banner system upgrade during the regular maintenance window: Sun, August 2 7-11 am Banner Self-Service will be unavailable during that time. MyUFV, My UFV Course Tools, and Student Files will experience service interruptions. Online Learning, and Student and Employee email will be available. … Read more

Submit your favourite recipe to UFV Library’s cookbook project

UFV Library is putting together a cookbook to celebrate the newest addition to the library’s special collections: The Newman Western Canadian Community Cookbook Collection. This special collection of community cookbooks began in the Fall of 2014 at the suggestion of Dr. Lenore Newman, UFV’s Canada Research Chair in Food Security and the Environment. Cookbooks are … Read more