College pension plan retirement seminar — Feb 12

For all College Pension Plan members: there will be a College Pension Plan Retirement Seminar at UFV on Thurs, Feb 12, in Abby B121 at 2 pm. Fulltime faculty and administrators are members of the College Pension Plan. Fulltime staff belong to the Municipal Pension Plan (see separate item). To register, please go to to … Read more

UFV policy updates

At its Jan 16 meeting, Senate approved the new Academic Renewal (224) policy, effective March 1, 2015. All UFV policies are available on the Secretariat policy webpage: http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ Information on policy development can be found at: http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policydevelopment/ Information on policies being reviewed or developed can be found at: http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policiesbeingreviewedordeveloped/ For more information, contact Lisa McMartin … Read more

UUP faculty published in Groundwork

The Upgrading & University Preparation department has three faculty members (Leonne Beebe, Danica Matheson, & Kevin Renso) published in Groundwork magazine’s Winter 2015 issue. Groundwork magazine is the trade publication of the Adult Basic Education Association of British Columbia. You can find the issue here: http://issuu.com/abeabcgroundwork/docs/groundwork_winter_2015_issue For more information, contact Michelle Vandepol at michelle.vandepol@ufv.ca 02/05/2015

Centre for Sustainability Green Team meeting — Jan 27

The Centre for Sustainability Winter 2015 Green Team meeting runs Tues, Jan 27 in room A416 (Geography). Everyone is welcome. On the agenda: – Planning and promotion of Sweater Week (Feb 2-5) – Planning for more carpooling – Updates on our Computers Need Sleep campaign and other energy saving initiatives – The new garden club … Read more

Scholarly Sharing Initiative event — Feb 19

Come join us at the next Scholarly Sharing Initiative event. Thurs, Feb 19 1:15–2:45 pm Abby U-House Delicious light lunch provided Frank Ulbrich, School of Business — Organizational change: Ideals, translations, and configurations Luciana Hakak, School of Business — Professionals in disguise: Identity work of internationally trained professionals in situations of downward occupational transition Sponsored … Read more

Cascades weekend recap: Men’s hoopsters extend win streak to 26

The Cascades men’s basketball team extended their Canada West regular season winning streak to 26 games in thrilling fashion in Edmonton, highlighted the weekend action for the UFV Athletic department. Head coach Adam Friesen’s squad swept a pair of road games against the MacEwan Griffins, but took vastly different routes each night to get the … Read more

Full scholarship to do your master’s or PhD in the Americas

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) announces the launch of the competition for the Organization of American States (OAS) Academic Scholarships program. The OAS offers scholarships to Canadian students for study or research at the master’s or PhD level that lead to a degree at a university or educational institution in an OAS member … Read more

Emergency contact information requested

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

Career Opportunities at UFV

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Program Technician, Faculty of Applied & Technical Studies To view details on this posting, and for a complete list of opportunities, please visit: http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers/ For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers/ For more information, contact … Read more

UFV policy updates

At its Jan 8 meeting, the Board of Governors approved the Program Discontinuance (222) policy – new. All UFV policies are available on the Secretariat policy webpage: http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ Information on policy development can be found at: http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policydevelopment/ Information on policies being reviewed or developed can be found at: http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policiesbeingreviewedordeveloped/ For more information, contact Lisa McMartin … Read more

Free Career and Life Planning Workshop

The UFV Counselling department is offering free career assessments and support in determining your dream career. Pick a date and campus: Abbotsford: Jan 28 and Mar 4 Chilliwack (CEP): Feb 11 and Mar 25 4:30–6:30 pm For more information and to register contact UFV Student Services: http://www.ufv.ca/counselling For more information, contact Eileen Burkholder at eileen.burkholder@ufv.ca … Read more