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UFV associate professor Shelley Stefan is in an upcoming North Vancouver Community Arts Council group exhibition on portraiture entitled About Face. Stefan, who teaches painting and drawing at UFV, has two self- portraits in oil on canvas featured in the show. The exhibition runs from Jan 31-March 1, with an opening reception on Thurs, Jan … Read more
UFV’s Global Development Institute has an exhibit of 25 photos at the Reach Gallery this weekend. The exhibit highlights the internship activities of 25 UFV student interns who were funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada to work on development projects in Tanzania and India over … Read more
Welcome to the following new employees: Kathy Griffin — Accounts Payable Supervisor, Finance Judi Hope — Help Desk Analyst, ITS
Agricultural Land Reserve at 40: Land loss and fragmentation in the Fraser River Basin Wed, Feb 5 4 pm Abby B101 (lecture theatre) Dr. Lenore Newman with Dr. Denver Nixon http://www.ufv.ca/research/events/research-lecture/ For more information, contact Linda Dahl at linda.dahl@ufv.ca 02/06/2014
Peter Boghossian is a philosophy professor at Portland State University, where his main focus is bringing the tools of professional philosophers to people in a wide variety of contexts. Dr. Boghossian’s primary research areas are critical thinking and moral reasoning; he will present a lecture ‘Faith Is Not A Virtue’ on Jan 18 from 2–4:30 … Read more
At 7 pm on Tues, Jan 21, in UFV room B101 (lecture theatre), Abbotsford philosopher Michael Horner will present a case for God’s existence followed by the most common arguments and objections that he has received from atheists, from over 28 years of debating. Michael will then respond to those arguments and open it up … Read more
There are many new and vacant positions advertised on the UFV Career Opportunities website. A current position that has just been placed on the website includes: Limited Term Appointment, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice 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 … Read more
Auditions for UFV Theatre’s 19th Annual Directors’ Theatre Festival are on Tues, Feb 4 at 7 pm. Everyone is welcome to audition for this fringe-style festival of student-directed one-act plays taking place April 23-27, 2014. For full details please visit http://www.ufv.ca/theatre/announcements/ For more information, contact Melanie Wickes at melanie.wickes@ufv.ca 02/04/2014
The President’s Executive has recently approved revisions to the Animal Care (51) policy. All UFV policies are available on the Secretariat policy webpage: http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ Information on policy development can be found at: http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policy-development/ Information on policies being reviewed or developed can be found at: http://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies_review/ For more information, contact Lisa McMartin at lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca 01/24/2014
Advanced Blackboard: Multimedia & Copyright Are you considering using images, audio, video or animation in your course? This workshop will demonstrate some of the multimedia possibilities and resources that are available to enhance your course. We will discuss copyright using multimedia in Blackboard. Chwk A1202 Wed, Jan 29 1–2:30 pm http://www.ufv.ca/tlc/teaching-matters-workshops/blackboard/ For more information, contact … Read more
For those with basic familiarity with Blackboard. Assessment tools will be discussed and explored. Creating quizzes, assignments, etc. Abby G180 Mon, Jan 20 1– 2:30 pm http://www.ufv.ca/tlc/teaching-matters-workshops/blackboard/ For more information, contact Doyin Adenuga at doyin.adenuga@ufv.ca 01/20/2014
Are you considering using images, audio, video or animation in your course? This workshop will demonstrate some of the multimedia possibilities and resources that are available to enhance your course. We will discuss copyright using multimedia in Blackboard. Abby G180 Wed, Jan 22 9-10:30 am http://www.ufv.ca/tlc/teaching-matters-workshops/blackboard/ For more information, contact Doyin Adenuga at doyin.adenuga@ufv.ca 01/22/2014
Are you considering using images, audio, video or animation in your course? This workshop is to demonstrate some of the multimedia possibilities and resources that are available to enhance your course. We will discuss copyright using multimedia in Blackboard. Chwk A1202 Wed, Jan 29 1–2:30 pm http://www.ufv.ca/tlc/teaching-matters-workshops/blackboard/ For more information, contact Doyin Adenuga at doyin.adenuga@ufv.ca … Read more
Explore the many possibilities of working with the full grade centre. Abby G180 Fri. Jan 31 1–2:30 pm http://www.ufv.ca/tlc/teaching-matters-workshops/blackboard/ For more information, contact Doyin Adenuga at doyin.adenuga@ufv.ca 01/31/2014
The Full Grade Centre and Assessment tools will be discussed and explored. Chwk A1202 Fri. Jan 24, 1-3:30 pm http://www.ufv.ca/tlc/teaching-matters-workshops/blackboard/ For more information, contact Doyin Adenuga at doyin.adenuga@ufv.ca 01/24/2014