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The UFV Recruitment team sends regular e-newsletters to high school counsellors, career advisors, administrators, and teachers across the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. If you have an event or announcement that you would like to include in the Oct 12 edition, please send it to the recruitment team at info@ufv.ca by Fri, Oct 8. For … Read more
The deadline for proposals has been extended to November 30. The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has created a Fund for Innovative Teaching (FIT) that will support faculty in creating, developing and/or delivering innovative teaching and learning opportunities for students. FIT funds will support short term, one-year proposals in innovative pedagogy or curriculum design. … Read more
Exciting changes are coming to the offices of Teaching and Learning. Thanks to a government grant, Teaching and Learning will be renovating its space to improve office functions and provide a faculty resource centre designed specifically for faculty. In November, Teaching and Learning, which includes the staff in Educational Technology Services in G106, are moving … Read more
At UFV, we are dedicated to student learning and ensuring all students have the opportunities for success. Teaching and Learning created a series of videos designed to improve accessibility. These include: How to Create Accessible Word Documents, How to Create Accessible PowerPoint Presentations, and How to Ensure your Event is Accessible. The videos can be … Read more
A collection of online Science Resources has been developed based on input from faculty in the science areas at UFV. By no means exhaustive, these excellent resource pages provide opportunity for faculty to share their favourite teaching and learning ideas and links. Thanks to Judy Larsen from the Upgrading and University Preparation department for discussing … Read more
UFV and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology have put together an Accessibility Tool Kit for faculty and staff to complement the Building Strengths module. This online document is filled with resources and information to assist learning for students with disabilities. Please download the document to your computer and keep it as a resource to … Read more
The Teaching & Learning Centre has an array of workshops scheduled for October. Learn or update your skills with Blackboard, Kahoot, Adding Audio to PowerPoint, and more. For information and schedules visit http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/ For more information, contact tlcevents@ufv.ca 10/29/2016
A selection of works on display from the UFV permanent art collection, as well as many others, are available for loan to Abbotsford campus departments (dependent on certain display conditions). Please contact Jennifer.chew@ufv.ca for further information on how to have artworks adopted and installed in your areas S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery – Abby B136 On display through Tues, … Read more
With the separation of the combined University Secretary/Registrar position into two distinct roles, the functions within the Office of Academic Integrity and Appeals will be distributed, as follows: Academic Appeals, Plagiarism and Cheating: the Academic Appeals process will be supported through the Office of the Registrar; this includes information and management of the process, informal … Read more
This is a reminder that Winter 2017 textbook adoption forms are due Sat, Oct 15. Please visit the online adoption site below to submit your orders. If you cannot remember your username and password or have not been supplied one, please email Joanne Brands at joanne.brands@ufv.ca. The Winter semester timetable is not complete yet, but … Read more
Municipal Pension Plan members who are thinking of retiring should know that group benefits for retired members are changing January 1, 2017. Please see this Member News document. For more information, contact Debbie Dyck at debbie.dyck@ufv.ca 10/29/2016
Following a recommendation from the Convocation Oversight committee and approval by the UFV Senate, the 2017 Convocation dates have been confirmed as: Tuesday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 7. Set-up day at the Abbotsford Centre will be Monday, June 5. It is hoped these mid-week days will assist graduates, their families, and Team Convocation members … Read more
Student Graduate School Scholarship workshop The research office is hosting a workshop for students who plan to apply for NSERC, SSHRC & CIHR scholarships for graduate school. Research Services director Brad Whittaker will give a presentation, go through an application step by step, and answer any questions. Please join us: Tues, Oct 18 Abby A225 … Read more
UFV will be upgrading exterior building and parking lot lights on the Abbotsford campus over the next three months. The work on the exterior building lights should not cause any disruption to building access or operations. The work on the parking lot lights will cause minor parking disruptions as the contractor works their way through … Read more
An online module titled Building Strengths is now available at ufv.ca/buildingstrengths. Created in partnership with Nicola Valley Institute of Technology and UFV, this learning resource looks at how to make the classroom experience more accessible to students. Although it focuses on trades and technology fields, the learning gained from this module is applicable to any … Read more