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Dear Colleagues, The United Way campaign for 2016 is about to launch at UFV, marking the 33rd consecutive year of staff and faculty support for the United Way. We both give personally to this campaign. Will you give, too? Join us, along with Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz and Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun, for the United … Read more
Graphic and Digital Design student Jessica Delves is featured in the Fresh Faces of Abby campaign by Tourism Abbotsford. Way to represent UFV, Jessica! http://www.tourismabbotsford.ca/fresh-faces-abby \
Human Resources is requesting that all UFV employees provide an emergency contact. This can be done by: 1. logging on to the myufv portal 2. Select the Personal Information tab on the left hand side bar 3. Select Update Emergency Contacts 4. Select new contact and add appropriate information Please note you can have more … Read more
UFV is committed to increasing experiential learning opportunities for students, and a newly created position will help to accomplish this. Under the direction of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UFV’s commitment will be supported through a project to develop a leading-edge model to coordinate and increase experiential education opportunities for students at a primarily undergraduate … Read more
Visit the Campus Card office within the first two weeks of classes to get your Campus Card. The office is located on the Abbotsford campus, S1101, or you can visit the Chilliwack library circulation desk. Your Campus Card is your university ID, library card, printing/photocopying card, and validation for the U-Pass program. You can add … Read more
Check out interesting teaching and learning resources available to you including upcoming events in the Teaching & Learning Centre. http://www.ufv.ca/tlc For more information, contact Ruby Ord at ruby.ord@ufv.ca 09/21/2016
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Alberta Health, in partnership with Alberta Innovates Health Solutions, announce a research funding opportunity whose primary goal is to mitigate the harms and impact of the Alberta wildfires and evacuation. Emphasis is directed at: 1. Resiliency related to mental health and addictions in (a) child and (b) … Read more
Many of us are busy “putting up” all kinds of abundance from our backyards and community gardens right now. We thought we would select titles on the topic of canning and food preservation from the Newman Western Canadian Cookbook Collection to learn more about how this skill has evolved in nearly 100 years. Come in … Read more
“My little gifts add up!” Cecelia Dirksen, assistant to the UFV Dean of Arts, was surprised to find out that she has donated to UFV a total of 260 times over the past eight years, mostly through payroll deduction. “I hardly notice the payroll donations,” she adds. Cecelia has a unique approach to her gift … Read more
Teaching and Learning welcomes Dr. Mary Gene Saudelli as the Faculty Development Consultant in the Teaching and Learning Centre. Mary has been teaching for over 25 years, the last 12 in higher education. She has taught in Canada, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Istanbul. Mary embraces interdisciplinary, international, and Indigenous educational projects … Read more
A message from Jacqueline Nolte, Dean of the College of Arts, and Peter Geller, Vice Provost/Associate Vice President, Academic : We are pleased to announce that Sylvie Murray will assume the position of Associate Dean of Faculty, College of Arts, for the 2016-17 academic year commencing September 1, 2016. Sylvie, who is currently the Program Development … Read more
Some colourful images from the UFV vantage point at the Abbotsford International Airshow. Young scientists making discoveries at the Science Rocks summer camps. The Sussel family of Chilliwack being thanked for their generous support of UFV scholarships and bursaries.
After a comprehensive selection process, Ancillary Services and the Procurement Office are pleased to announce a new Food Services provider. Effective August 2, Dana Hospitality will be responsible for Food Services at UFV. Dana Hospitality will be transitioning as the new Food Services provider over the next month to be fully operational for the beginning … Read more
Do you know students starting classes in September? Here’s some advice from Financial Aid: Financial Aid and Awards Tips for August Tip #1: Need a student loan for September? It’s not too late! On-line applications are available at www.StudentAidBC.ca Tip #2: When you receive your Master Student Loan Agreement promptly take it to the post … Read more
Teaching and Learning is hosting a day of workshops for new permanent, sessional and limited term appointment faculty on Aug 11, 2016. This is a full day of hands-on introductions to the UFV learning environment, teaching and learning strategies and our learning management system. There will be opportunity to network with other new faculty and … Read more