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Congratulations to Alisa Webb, Associate Dean of Students, College of the Arts, on receiving the Rising Star award from the BC Council on Admissions and Transfers. “As Associate Dean of Students in Arts at UFV, Dr. Webb has significantly improved approaches to articulation at UFV and has completed a range of innovative and new block … Read more
A presentation by Yvon Dandurand, facilitated by Dr. Amy Prevost, discussing Crime Prevention and the Transition to Democracy in Myanmar (formerly Burma). Tues, Jan 10 11:30 am-1 pm Abby A225. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome! For more information, contact Cecelia Dirksen at Cecelia.Dirksen@ufv.ca 01/10/2017
Financial Aid and Awards Tips for December Tip #1: If you require a student loan for the winter semester and you haven’t already applied, do so on-line at www.studentaidbc.ca Tip #2: Loan documents for January will soon be confirmed electronically. Please contact financial aid and awards for details on processing your loan to ensure that … Read more
Become a Certified Payroll Professional! A career in payroll is very rewarding and becoming a Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) will ensure you have the compliance knowledge and payroll skills needed for success. Employers look for the PCP certification when hiring and consistently pay a higher salary to those who have achieved it (Hays Canada Payroll … Read more
Welcome to the following new employees, and congratulations to those who are moving to a new position within UFV. Sherri Magson — Manager, Advancement, University Relations; moved from Advancement Officer, Major Gifts Kelly Gardner — Assistant, Director, School of Business Katrina Owens — Coordinator, Athletic Events Evgenia Pyzhyanova — Department Assistant, Graphic & Digital Design … Read more
Congratulations to Nicole Davidson, Geniel Doblados, Jonathan Lim-Bentley, Jade Savjord, Marlowe Ferris and Gelaine Doblados, students of UFV’s Mandarin 101 class who participated in the fifth annual BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin singing contest, held at UBC. Universities from all over the lower mainland were invited to participate in the contest created to stimulate students’ enthusiasm … Read more
The UFV Philosophy department held a Cookies & Books event recently. Students were invited to browse tables covered with hundreds of high-quality philosophy books, and then take home — at no charge — any they found interesting. As an added incentive, Professor Emeritus Moira Kloster contributed a variety of free philosophically-themed cookies. What is a … Read more
Winter weather is here, and clearly has been for some time. “We’ve recently experienced a challenging 56 of 61 days with measured precipitation. If anyone has an extra ticket to Hawaii/Mexico please contact me. One way, or round trip – I’m not too picky,” notes UFV Energy Manager Blair McFarlane, and he’s only half kidding. … Read more
As of Monday, December 5, UFV Food Services will close the Spirit Bear coffee kiosk at the Chilliwack campus at CEP, due to low usage and sales. However, to further complement Food Services on the Chilliwack campus, Dana Hospitality, UFV’s new food services provider, will be offering an expanded Fast and Fresh program at the … Read more
Congratulations to Alumni Relations Manager Whitney Fordham and her husband Peter Skrzyniarz on the arrival of their daughter Isabela Fordham-Skrzyniarz. She was born November 21, 2016, at Chilliwack General Hospital, and weighed 7 lb 8 oz.
Some of our brightest students paid President Mark Evered and his wife Maureen a visit recently for a reception to welcome major scholarship winners to UFV and celebrate achievement. Photos here. UFV Health Sciences hosted a health fair at UFV Five Corners in Chilliwack recently. Photos here and video here. Employees learned about Sto:lo history, … Read more
Hope Centre hosted a Study Skills Challenge for the Fall 2016 semester where students could win weekly prizes for participating and a chance at the grand prize (a stack of gift cards to Hope retailers) for most overall points. To accrue points, students planned their semester homework schedules, demonstrated great attendance rates, took in motivational … Read more
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is holding two webinars on the upcoming Insight Development Grants 2017 for applicants and administrators: one general session and one focused on research-creation. You do not need to register in advance. The webinars will be held via Adobe Connect (for the visual presentation and written … Read more
Winter semester Campus Card issuance for students starts January 3, 2017. For information on dates and times please visit http://ufv.ca/campuscard/. For more information, contact Campus Card at campuscard@ufv.ca 12/10/2016
All faculty and staff are invited to submit proposals for workshops for UFV’s annual Professional Development (PD) Day 2017 happening on May 2. Workshop proposals should be related to the PD Day theme of Connect, Learn, Grow and may be geared towards all UFV employees or developed with a specific group in mind. To learn … Read more