Susan Francis takes on Continuing Education Manager role

Please join us in welcoming Susan Francis to the Continuing Education (CE) department as Manager of Continuing Education. Susan’s first official day in her new role is August 8, 2016. Susan holds a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from UFV. She has worked in post-secondary … 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

New issue of Library Connections newsletter

The latest edition of Library Connections, UFV Library’s newsletter, is live on the library’s website. Read about how the library is engaging in visioning our role in the future. Other stories in this issue: De-stressing events featuring service dogs at Chilliwack and Abbotsford libraries Librarian Diane Cruickshank presented a paper she co-authored with Librarian Hongfei … Read more

Revised Policies — Credentials (64) formerly Graduation Awards and Subsequent and Concurrent Bachelor Degree (98) formerly Subsequent Degrees

On June 10, 2016, Senate approved revisions to the following policies, now included in the online policy manual: Graduation Awards policy (64), now titled Credentials, along with deletion of Residency (96) and Time limit to complete Programs (69) as separate policies. The revised Credentials policy defines new credential types (associate certificate, post-baccalaureate diploma, graduate diploma) … Read more

Student Activity Centre closures for July

The following closures will take place in the Student Activity Centre during the month of July: July 21-24 (BC Summer Games): All change rooms will be closed during the BC Summer Games. The Fitness Centre will be open during regular facility hours; however the gyms are booked for the volleyball games. July 30-Aug 1 (BC … Read more

OReg plans in the event of a full-scale postal strike

This is the OReg contingency plan in the event of a full-scale postal strike or service disruption: Receipt of transcripts from other institutions UFV will temporarily accept transcripts emailed directly from a pre-established institutional email address. Transcripts may also be sent directly by the institution using courier. Official transcripts should be scanned, including the back … Read more

UFV Town & Gown fundraising dinner — Nov 9

You’re invited to the UFV’s Town & Gown Fundraising dinner. Tickets are going quickly! Get yours soon! The following is a special early invitation from David Leis. Dear Colleague, Last year, at our first-ever, highly successful event we sold out and raised $40,000 after costs for the Changing Lives Building Community Endowment. It was an … Read more

Teacher Education department hosting inaugural Summer Institute

UFV’s Teacher Education department is currently hosting its first Summer Institute in Teacher Education (SITE). Practising teachers from both public and independent schools in the Fraser Valley have returned to UFV during the month of July to engage in powerful professional development. SITE courses were designed with a focus on the utilization of innovative teaching … Read more

Gender identity and preferred name options added

The University of the Fraser Valley strives to create an inclusive and diverse community that accepts and values people for who they are. In this light, UFV has taken two significant steps toward making our student experience more inclusive. Effective immediately, UFV application for admission forms will provide “Another Gender Identity” as a potential response … Read more