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Come out and attend the final lecture in the 2014-15 Research Lecture Series! Justice and Peace Building: Transforming Criminal Justice Institutions in Conflict-Afflicted Societies Wed Mar 4 4 pm Abby B101 For more information, contact Yvette Fairweather at Yvette.Fairweather@ufv.ca 03/05/2015
Interested in a career in counselling? Come to the Student Psychology Association’s Careers in Counselling Panel. Wed, Feb 25 11 am-2 pm Abby A225. Lunch will be provided! The panel is a great opportunity for students that are curious about what directions they can go in with their social work or psychology degree. https://www.facebook.com/ufvspa For … Read more
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s wrestling team earned a bronze medal in its first trip to the Canada West championship. Competing at the University of Calgary’s Jack Simpson Gym on Friday and Saturday, the CIS No. 1-ranked Cascades combined for six individual medals and 40 points. That left them in third place behind … Read more
UFV’s Graphic and Digital Design program collaborated on another successful Pecha Kucha event last week. See the summary here, on the GDD program blog. See the photos by GDD student Imroze Deol here.
Are you looking for an opportunity to meet with Human Resource professionals and alumni? The HR industry event is for students to network, get a better look into the industry and get advice from experienced professionals. Tues, Feb 24 5-7:30 pm Abby B121 Reserve your spot today! RSVP https://ufv-csm.symplicity.com/students/ Questions? Please contact the Career Centre … Read more
Several members of our UFV community have recently inquired about using the new Outlook app for iOS and Android devices. Please be advised that because of several security and privacy issues that have surfaced, IT Services is recommending that this app not be used as a client for UFV mail. The primary security concern is … Read more
Save the Date for the UFV Wide PD Day Mon, April 27 8:30 am-4 pm Stay tuned for more information! http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/ For more information, contact TLC Events at tlcevents@ufv.ca 03/31/2015
The Chilliwack Field Naturalists have their next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 pm in the library at Vedder middle school. Guest speaker is UFV Geography’s Dr. Jonathan Hughes, whose topic is ‘Evidence for the Holocene to Anthropocene transition in the Fraser Lowland’. He will speak generally about the Anthropocene and then provide examples … Read more
A new policy on Voluntary Resignation has been developed and is being circulated for consultation. It is the general practice for UFV employees to provide notice to their departments when they plan to leave the University for retirement or other opportunities. However, the University does not have a current guideline for reasonable lengths of notice. … Read more
Interested in a pharmacy career and UBC’s PharmD program? Join us for an event you won’t want to miss. Feb. 26 5:30-7 pm B132 Come and hear from professionals from UBC’s PharmD program. Listen to their presentation and have your questions answered. Limited space available. Please RSVP to science.advice@ufv.ca by Feb 24. 02/27/2015
Jorge Macias will be presenting a seminar on how exotic species get established in new environments. He will discuss how exotic species are detected and monitored, and the necessary tools that it requires to keep an eye on invading species. Due to an increase in international travel and commerce, the consequence is the increase in … Read more
At its Feb 10, 2015 meeting, the President’s Executive approved the Research Overhead Cost Recovery (225) policy – new All UFV policies are available on the Secretariat policy webpage. Information on policy development can be found here. Information on policies being reviewed or developed can be found here. http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ For more information, contact Lisa McMartin … Read more
Professional photographers from the Artona Group, the official graduation photographer for UFV, will be on the Abbotsford and Chilliwack CEP campus in March for graduate portrait sessions ($15 sitting fee) March 1–14, Abbotsford campus Artona Mobile Studio – Mobile Studio located south of Building C March 15–18 – Chilliwack campus at CEP Artona Mobile Studio … Read more
History in Film: Brazil in Black & White Thurs, Feb 26 3 pm, Abby B121 Discussion to follow Why is affirmative action so controversial in multi-racial Brazil? Third film in the Slavery, Race, and Civil Rights in the Americas series For more information, please contact: Ian Rocksborough-Smith (Ian.Rocksborough-Smith@ufv.ca) or Geoffrey Spurling (geoffrey.spurling@ufv.ca) From the PBS … Read more
This weekend’s basketball games at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Envision Athletic Centre mark the end of an era, as four pillars of the Cascades men’s and women’s programs play their last Canada West regular season home games for the green and white. Graduating fifth-year players Jasper Moedt and Kadeem Willis will be taking … Read more