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A message from Jackie Hogan, CFO & VP Administration: Dear Colleagues, As follow up to Board Chair John Pankratz’s message of March 3, 2017 announcing my appointment to the role of interim President and Vice Chancellor effective July 1, 2017, I am pleased to announce the plan for administrative continuity within the CFO & VP … Read more
Kinesiology professor Lauren Couture and husband Marc welcomed baby Charles (Charlie) on Fri, March 24, 2017. He weighed 8 lb, 6 oz and was born at Royal Columbian Hospital. Big brother Russell is happy to welcome his new sibling.
Preparation is underway for this year’s New Student Orientation (NSO) events. NSO is an opportunity for new students to connect with UFV by getting to know key people, gaining informative resources and meeting other UFV students. NSO is divided into two parts with Part 1 Start Your Journey happening in May and Part 2 Survival … Read more
Directed by Phay Gagnon April 6-9 at The Reach Gallery, Abbotsford April 20-23 at the Stó:lō Research Centre, Chilliwack Thursday, Friday, Saturday performances at 7:30pm, Sunday matinees at 2pm Grand Theft Terra Firma explores how S’ólh Téméxw — the traditional and unceded territories of the Stó:lō people—was colonized in the 1850s and 1860s and asks … Read more
Poppies – Images – Words Help create a River of Poppies as a tribute to those who fought in the First World War. Personalize a poppy with a message or a soldier’s name Watch archival footage Listen to excerpts from war diaries,soldiers’ letters, & poetry Alumni Hall March 27-29 10am-1pm April 9 1 pm-5 pm … Read more
Congratulations to theatre professor Heather Davis-Fisch and husband Scott on the birth of their second son, Quinn Michael Davis-Fisch. He was born February 28, 2017. Big brother Jasper is happy to welcome Quinn, who weighed 7 lb, 12 oz at birth. Save Save
JPDC has approved new professional development allowable expenses, effective April 1, 2017. Please take some time to review the allowable expenses and note the information will also be posted on the Human Resources website under Professional Development in the coming weeks (see link here) . If you have any questions, please contact the PD assistant … Read more
Senate approved revisions to the Credentials policy (64) on February 10, 2017 The following graduation requirements, as per the recent revisions, will be in effect for Fall 2017: A program GPA (the GPA calculated over all UFV courses used to meet program requirements) of at least 2.0 (3.0 for graduate programs) is required for all … Read more
As part of a three-week consultation, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback on two policies, accessible here, which are connected by subject matter: Prevention, Education and Response to Sexualized Violence — new policy Safe Student Learning Community — currently Student Non-Academic Conduct (204) The Prevention, Education and Response … Read more
Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Instructor, Teacher Education Instructor, Mathematics & Statistics (x2) To view details on these postings, and for a complete list of opportunities, go to: ufv.ca/careers. For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca 03/24/2017
The 2017/18 Health Spending Account (HSA) Funds Designation forms have been sent to all permanent employees. If have not received a form by email please go to the HR website to print the form. HSA balances are available for viewing when logged in to myUFV. Claims for expenses incurred in the 2016/17 fiscal year must … Read more
Reminder: Tuition Waiver Requests for eligible employees and spouses or dependants must be submitted to HR prior to the start of classes for the Summer semester. If you have questions, please contact Debbie Dyck at local 4653 or via email at debbie.dyck@ufv.ca. For more information, contact Debbie Dyck at debbie.dyck@ufv.ca 03/31/2017
If you missed the 2017-18 budget forums on March 8 and 9, 2017 they are now available online here For more information, visit http://www.ufv.ca/budgets/.
4-8pm on the following dates: May 16 at Abbotsford May 18 at C May 25 at Abbotsford All students who will be starting their studies at UFV in September are invited to New Student Orientation, Part 1: Start Your Journey. Students and their supporters will be able to participate in the following activities: -campus tours … Read more
Print Services on the Abbotsford campus will be temporarily closed on Mon, March 27 and Tues, March 28, to accommodate the installation of a new digital press. Abbotsford Print Services will reopen on Wed, March 29; however, colour printing will be unavailable until Thurs, March 30. Please send all print jobs to the Chilliwack print … Read more