Career opportunities at UFV

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Assistant Professor, BSN program Assistant Professor, Practical Nursing program 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 03/06/2015

Finance career networking breakfast

This networking breakfast will feature a delicious buffet served at Phoenix Lounge and give students an opportunity to hear about the finance industry and ask experienced field representatives in-depth questions. This event will give students an opportunity to participate in speed networking. Representatives from Envision, Royal Bank, SunLife and TD Bank will be seated at … Read more

UFV policy updates

At its Jan 29 meeting, the President’s Executive approved the Adjunct Faculty, Research Associates and Visiting Scholars (197) policy — revised and previously known as Adjunct Faculty. 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 … Read more

Cascades’ Wierks earns another Canada West first star award

For the second time in three weeks, Sarah Wierks of the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team has been named the Canada West female first star of the week. The 6’2” fifth-year centre from Chilliwack earned the award in the wake of two dominant performances against UBC Okanagan on the weekend. On Friday, … Read more

Peru Study Tour 2015 — space available

• Spend 24 days in Peru, May 21 to June 14, 2015 • Visit Machu Picchu and other Inka sites, museums, art galleries, a textile factory, local weavers, markets, and stores • Participate in textile workshops in Indigenous communities • Hike — and condor watch — in spectacular mountain scenery • Travel to Lima, Arequipa … Read more

Supported Learning Groups sessions

Know students who want to become an even more successful at UFV? SLG is currently offering student-led study skill sessions for the winter 2015 semester. At the sessions students will learn to work collaboratively, in a structured and social environment where proven learning strategies are applied to course content. Strategies include: games, worksheets, mock exams, … Read more

Instructional Skills Workshops 2015

The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. The ISW is offered free to faculty and staff at UFV. The upcoming 3.5 day sessions will be offered on the following dates: April 27-30, Abbotsford, D225 June 22-25, CEP, A2416 Aug 17-20, Abbotsford, B121 To register, … Read more

Cascades weekend recap: Hoopsters make more history

The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams combined for a clean sweep of the UBC Okanagan Heat on the weekend, and carved out a bit of history along the way. • Sarah Wierks of the Cascades women’s basketball team authored a pair of dominant performances in wins on Friday (70-67) and Saturday (77-65) over … Read more

McQuarrie weighs in on implications of RCMP union case

Business professor Fiona McQuarrie was interviewed by the Globe and Mail for a story on the Supreme Court case involving the RCMP staff union, and the implications of the case’s results for the current BCTF case in BC Supreme Court. Here’s the link to the story.  

Bains appears on Global TV’s BC1

Satwinder Bains, director of the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, appeared on Global’s BC1 all-news network on Monday, Jan 19, on  Sonia Sunger’s morning program, speaking about the UFV Canadian Sikhs in World War I — The Forgotten Story exhibit (link not available). She was also interviewed by two radio stations.

Ivanoff on Target

Business professor Mike Ivanoff spoke to Country 107 radio news last week about Target pulling out of Canada. Here’s the blog post from the interview: An economics expert from the University of the Fraser Valley says Target’s failure in Canada amounted to a bad strategic plan and bad management. Associate professor Mike Ivanof says Target … Read more

Funding opportunities for occupational health and safety research

WorkSafeBC is offering a 2015 competition for Research Training Awards. The purpose of these awards is to enable highly qualified students to undertake full-time research training, leading to a master’s degree or a doctorate. More information here. Deadline: Tues, March 16 For more information, contact Yvette Fairweather at Yvette.Fairweather@ufv.ca 03/15/2015