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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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thurs, Feb 19, 2:30–4 pm, Abby B121 Abstract: As the world’s largest free dating site, Plenty Of Fish would like to be able to match with and allow users to search for people with similar interests. However, we allow our users to enter their interests as free text on their profiles. This presents a difficult … Read more
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
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
Dr. Gwen Point’s warmth shone through as she was installed as Chancellor of the University of the Fraser Valley at a ceremony at its Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park on February 4, 2015. The installation ceremony was attended by more than 400 dignitaries and special guests, including the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of … Read more