New faces in the Faculty of Science
Find out more about the newest members of the Faculty of Science: Nathan Bialas, Linus Chiang, Golfam Ghafourifar and Kseniya Garaschuk. See the UFV Science blog for details.
Time to step up, UFV: Wellness Walk routes posted
Six walking routes have been created, signed, and marked on the UFV Abbotsford campus. UFV Campus Recreation and UFV Facilities have teamed up to create the Wellness Walks project designed to help you attain your health goals and explore walking routes. Just over 15 km of Wellness Walks have been identified through feedback from walkers … Read more
Nicole Klassen joins College of Arts as Manager of Academic & Admin Services
Nicole Klassen has rejoined the Dean’s Office, College of Arts, as Manager of Academic & Administrative Services, a role she filled on a temporary basis for six months in 2015. For the past year Nicole was the acting Finance Analyst & Liaison to the College of Arts. She has also worked in the Dean’s Office, … Read more
Introduction to Blogging in WordPress — offered by Continuing Ed
Wondering how to use your Professional Development funds? One option is to sign up for Introduction to Blogging in WordPress to enhance your blog and expand your technical portfolio. Administrative professionals use social media platforms more and more these days. This course will help you with student engagement, event notification. community buy-in, etc. Digital literacy … Read more
Betty Peters is UFV’s new Indigenous Student Transition Coordinator
Betty Peters has been hired as UFV’s Indigenous Student Transition Coordinator for a term position of one year. As the coordinator, Betty will work with new Indigenous students to support their transition into, retention in, and successful completion of UFV programs. She looks forward to working with students to ensure they get the academic and … Read more
Employee email will be briefly unavailable evening of Sept 20
Access to employee email will be unavailable on Tues, Sept 20 from 10:15-10:45 pm while system maintenance is performed. For more information, contact Shane Schlosser at shane.schlosser@ufv.ca 09/21/2016
Dr. Margaret Coombes appointed Director of the School of Social Work and Human Services
Dr. Margaret Coombes has been appointed to the role of Director of the School of Social Work and Human Services effective September 2016. She holds a PhD from the University of Buffalo, a Master of Social Work from Syracuse University, a Bachelor of Social Work from Dalhousie University, and a BA from the University of … Read more
Dr. Vandy Britton appointed Department Head for Teacher Ed
Dr. Vandy Britton has been appointed to the role of department head for the Teacher Education department, effective July 2016. She holds a PhD and a Master of Education from Simon Fraser University, a Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from the University of … Read more
Next meeting of Senate — Oct 14
The next meeting of Senate is on Fri, Oct 14, 2016. Please submit agenda and exhibit items to lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca by noon on Tues, Oct 4. http://www.ufv.ca/senate/ 10/04/2016
UFV in photos and stories — Alumni golf tourney
The Alumni Association hosted a successful and fun golf tournament, the second annual edition. It raised more than $14,600 in support of Alumni Association bursaries. See Storify summary of social media posts about it here.
Facilities requests: extra lead time required
Facilities is currently experiencing higher than normal workload volume and we are at capacity for urgent and immediate requests. We’re working hard to respond to all requests as soon as we possibly can. Please help us complete your work in a timely fashion by providing as much lead-time as possible when requesting work or assistance … Read more
When Heather met Alex… stories from Writes of Passage blog
There are numerous married couples among the faculty and staff at UFV. This is the origin story of one of them: Heather McAlpine and Alex Wetmore of the English department, now happily married and proud parents to two little girls. But once, they were undergrads, brought together by a love of literature. Heather shared their … Read more
Book Launch of “Reluctant Rebellions” by Shauna Singh Baldwin
The University of the Fraser Valley’s long association with writer Shauna Singh Baldwin will be strengthened this fall when the university’s Centre for Indo Canadian Studies publishes Baldwin’s first work of non-fiction. In Reluctant Rebellions: New and Selected Non-fiction, Baldwin presents essays and speeches on the act of writing as a feminist author, while at … Read more
What’s Your Story? Library display and event coming up this fall
Have you ever wondered if you were a book what your title would be? We’re looking for “books” for our UFV Chilliwack human library display and event. You can nominate yourself or someone else. Our mission is to present unique experiences that challenge peoples’ understanding of stereotypes and educate people on diversity. Our criteria is … Read more
Upcoming Learning & Development workshops for employees
Check out the learning and development opportunities available for employees: Tues, Oct 25 Increasing Your Personal Resilience (webinar) Tues, Nov 8 Building Emotional Intelligence Thurs, Nov 24 Super Foods (webinar) For more details, please visit the UFV Learning and Development page. This list will be updated frequently; please check back often. To register, contact … Read more