Policy consultation — Voluntary Resignation policy (new)

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

Pharmacy & UBC’s PharmD Program — Feb 26

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

Geography Discovery Series/Centre for Sustainability greenSPEAK seminar — Feb 19

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

UFV policy updates

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

2015 grads can book photo sessions now!

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 — Feb 26

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

UFV basketball teams to honour graduating seniors

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

Career opportunities at UFV

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: • Administrative Assistant to the CFO and VP Administration • Switchboard Operator To view details on these postings, 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. 02/25/2015

Cascades weekend wrap: Women’s hoopsters clinch playoff berth

The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team swept a pair of road games vs. the UNBC Timberwolves on the weekend, and punched their playoff ticket in the process. The Cascades officially clinched a trip to the post-season on Friday, beating the T-Wolves 88-75 behind solid performances from post players Katie Brink (28 points), … Read more

UFV Garden Club and Center for Sustainability community dinner — Feb 26 (plus edible plants on campus)

The UFV Garden Club and Centre for Sustainability are pairing up to host a community dinner on Thurs, Feb 26 at 4 pm in the U-house. Tickets are $3 and can be purchased in Abby A353 or at the student life window in U-house. For more information, email Samuel.Harder@student.ufv.ca. The UFV Garden Club has also created … Read more

Study Smart workshops

Encourage students to attend Study Smart: Feb 12 on the Abbotsford campus. Topics include: reading, note taking, exam anxiety, time management, memory, test prep and active learning strategies and more. Free pizza for students attending the full day. Sign up at Student Services. For more information, contact Eileen Burkholder at eileen.burkholder@ufv.ca 02/12/2015

Campus Card — transfer from chip to strip

Did we miss you during the Fall Semester? If you are a returning student this semester remember to transfer monies from the chip to the strip. As of Sept 2014, the printing system changed. Any remaining funds left on the chip can be transferred to the strip. For more information visit our website http://www.ufv.ca/campuscard/printing-and-photocopying/ The … Read more

Teaching Matters workshops — Winter 2015 semester

New TLC Brown Bag events include: 1. Kaltura The workshop will take a look at the video management system for UFV Online Tues, Feb 10, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, G104 Facilitator: Gordon Jang 2. Gathering Evidence for the ILOs In this workshop time will be spent gathering evidence for each of the institutional learning … Read more

Student email maintenance — Feb 11

The UFV Student email system will be unavailable from 8:30-10:30 am on Wed, Feb 11 while system maintenance is performed. For more information, contact Shane Schlosser at shane.schlosser@ufv.ca 02/12/2015