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Betty Peters has been hired as UFV’s Indigenous Student Transition Coordinator for a term position of one year. As the coordinator, Betty will work with new Indigenous students to support their transition into, retention in, and successful completion of UFV programs. She looks forward to working with students to ensure they get the academic and … Read more
Access to employee email will be unavailable on Tues, Sept 20 from 10:15-10:45 pm while system maintenance is performed. For more information, contact Shane Schlosser at shane.schlosser@ufv.ca 09/21/2016
Dr. Margaret Coombes has been appointed to the role of Director of the School of Social Work and Human Services effective September 2016. She holds a PhD from the University of Buffalo, a Master of Social Work from Syracuse University, a Bachelor of Social Work from Dalhousie University, and a BA from the University of … Read more
Dr. Vandy Britton has been appointed to the role of department head for the Teacher Education department, effective July 2016. She holds a PhD and a Master of Education from Simon Fraser University, a Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from the University of … Read more
The next meeting of Senate is on Fri, Oct 14, 2016. Please submit agenda and exhibit items to lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca by noon on Tues, Oct 4. http://www.ufv.ca/senate/ 10/04/2016
The Alumni Association hosted a successful and fun golf tournament, the second annual edition. It raised more than $14,600 in support of Alumni Association bursaries. See Storify summary of social media posts about it here.
Facilities is currently experiencing higher than normal workload volume and we are at capacity for urgent and immediate requests. We’re working hard to respond to all requests as soon as we possibly can. Please help us complete your work in a timely fashion by providing as much lead-time as possible when requesting work or assistance … Read more
There are numerous married couples among the faculty and staff at UFV. This is the origin story of one of them: Heather McAlpine and Alex Wetmore of the English department, now happily married and proud parents to two little girls. But once, they were undergrads, brought together by a love of literature. Heather shared their … Read more
The University of the Fraser Valley’s long association with writer Shauna Singh Baldwin will be strengthened this fall when the university’s Centre for Indo Canadian Studies publishes Baldwin’s first work of non-fiction. In Reluctant Rebellions: New and Selected Non-fiction, Baldwin presents essays and speeches on the act of writing as a feminist author, while at … Read more
Have you ever wondered if you were a book what your title would be? We’re looking for “books” for our UFV Chilliwack human library display and event. You can nominate yourself or someone else. Our mission is to present unique experiences that challenge peoples’ understanding of stereotypes and educate people on diversity. Our criteria is … Read more
Check out the learning and development opportunities available for employees: Tues, Oct 25 Increasing Your Personal Resilience (webinar) Tues, Nov 8 Building Emotional Intelligence Thurs, Nov 24 Super Foods (webinar) For more details, please visit the UFV Learning and Development page. This list will be updated frequently; please check back often. To register, contact … Read more
Dear Colleagues, The United Way campaign for 2016 is about to launch at UFV, marking the 33rd consecutive year of staff and faculty support for the United Way. We both give personally to this campaign. Will you give, too? Join us, along with Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz and Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun, for the United … Read more
Graphic and Digital Design student Jessica Delves is featured in the Fresh Faces of Abby campaign by Tourism Abbotsford. Way to represent UFV, Jessica! http://www.tourismabbotsford.ca/fresh-faces-abby \
Human Resources is requesting that all UFV employees provide an emergency contact. This can be done by: 1. logging on to the myufv portal 2. Select the Personal Information tab on the left hand side bar 3. Select Update Emergency Contacts 4. Select new contact and add appropriate information Please note you can have more … Read more
UFV is committed to increasing experiential learning opportunities for students, and a newly created position will help to accomplish this. Under the direction of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UFV’s commitment will be supported through a project to develop a leading-edge model to coordinate and increase experiential education opportunities for students at a primarily undergraduate … Read more