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If you’re out and about in Chilliwack, Melissa Bukta and Yvonne Contreras are manning the Trades booth at the Aboriginal Employment & Career Fair at the Landing Centre in Chilliwack Feb. 7. Drop by and say hello. For more information, contact Deborah Hawkes at deborah.hawkes@ufv.ca 02/11/2014
Please be advised that as part of server maintenance, forms on the UFV website will not be available for users to submit data for a brief time between 8 to 11 am on Sunday, Feb 23, 2014. Please contact the myWeb team if you have any questions. http://blogs.ufv.ca/myweb For more information, contact Louise Rousseau at … Read more
Feb 19, 11 am – 12:30 pm, Abbotsford Campus, B133 Facilitator: Judy Larsen, Associate Professor, UUP In the Fall 2012 semester, Judy Larsen designed a hybrid version of Intro to Algebra and Trigonometry (Math 084) in order to capitalize on the affordances of Blackboard Learn and other technologies by delivering course content asynchronously through a … Read more
If you know students looking for study space, you may want to pass along that on Thurs, April 3, Room D115 will be available beginning at 5 pm, instead of at 4 pm. A notice will be posted at the location as well to remind students of the April 3 time change. For more information, … Read more
There is still plenty of room in next Tuesday’s Blackboard Workshop! If you plan to use Blackboard as a supplemental to your face-to-face class or if you plan to teach a hybrid or fully online course, please join this Introductory Blackboard Learn workshop on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Introduction to Blackboard with Michelle Johnson This … Read more
This is an initial interest notice. If you are passionate about sustainable living and feel that UFV could do more in terms of being sustainable, then come and make your voice heard. The purpose of this focus group is to address the current state of UFV’s sustainable environment and come up with possible solutions on … Read more
Cost of equity effects from mandatory IFRS adoption — The importance of reporting incentives Tues, Feb 25 2:30 Abby D117 Many countries have adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) mandatorily mainly because IFRS may be regarded as a set of “higher quality” accounting standards to enhance comparability and transparency. However, it is still an open … Read more
The audience was lively, the topic was timely, and the speakers were engaging at Dr. Lenore Newman and Dr. Denver Nixon’s presentation on the Agricultural Land Reserve on February 5. Here’s a recap, courtesy of Storify: http://goo.gl/JnneYc
Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Research Analyst To view details on this posting, and for a complete list of opportunities go to http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca 02/19/2014
Marcom has created a full suite of 40th anniversary templates (posters, letterhead, flyers, and more) that are now available here: www.ufv.ca/marcom/marketing-materials. For more information, contact marcom@ufv.ca. 03/14/2014
Please note that textbook adoptions are due Sat. Feb 15, for the 2014 summer semester. Visit the online adoption site below to submit your orders. If you forgot your username and password or have not been supplied one, please email joanne.hutter@ufv.ca. The summer semester timetable is not complete yet but the ‘tentative’ summer 2014 courses … Read more
The card office will have reduced hours during the mid-term break. For operating hours please visit the photo ID schedule at ufv.ca/campuscard/photo-id-schedule. For more information, contact Sheila St. Laurent at sheila.stlaurent@ufv.ca 02/15/2014
Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Department Clerk, School of Business Associate Dean of Faculty, College of Arts To view details on these postings, and for a complete list of opportunities, please visit: www.ufv.ca/hr/careers. For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca. 02/18/2014
The next research seminar runs Tues, Feb 25 with Dr. Raymond Leung of UFV’s School of Business. Tues, Feb 25 2:30 Abby D117 The focus will be cost of equity effects from mandatory IFRS adoption: the importance of reporting incentives. Many countries have adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) mandatorily mainly because IFRS may be … Read more
Facilitator: Gordon Jang Did you know that there’s more to PowerPoint than creating a in-class presentation? We’ll explore the different usage for eLearning and PowerPoint. Friday, Feb. 14, 10 am – 11:15 am Abbotsford Campus, G180 http://www.ufv.ca/tlc/teaching-matters-workshops/blackboard/ For more information, contact Ruby Ord at ruby.ord@ufv.ca 02/15/2014