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The first Peace & Conflict Studies Speakers Series launches Nov 6 when Dr. Jimmy Juma presents Challenges to Peacebuilding in Africa: A Case Study of the DR Congo. Wed, Nov 6, 5:30 pm Abby B101 Free and open to the public! Dr. Juma specializes in peace building, reconciliation, trauma healing, human rights, good governance, electoral … Read more
UFV School of Business students, under the supervision of course instructor David Dobson, are collaborating with the Abbotsford Heat to conduct a marketing research study for their class project. The purpose of the research project is to understand the fans’ entertainment experience and expectations. In the first stage of the project, students conducted a series … Read more
If you know of, or are a UFV alumnus with a flair for the artistic, we invite you to submit your artwork for the 2014 Alumni Commemorative Wine artist competition. The Alumni Commemorative Wine is a highly anticipated annual tradition at UFV. The wine is produced in honour of the graduating class and is sold … Read more
UFV men’s soccer player James Najman and women’s soccer player Shelby Beck are the UFV Cascades/Abbotsford Heat Athletes of the week, for the week ending on Sunday, October 20. Najman was a one-man recking crew on the weekend. Knowing the UFV Cascades had to win both matches to have any hope of advancing to the … Read more
President Mark Evered invites all members of the UFV community to attend a budget forum for a presentation on the 2014/15 budget preliminary position and environmental scan. This will be an opportunity to understand the budget process, the key drivers to building the budget, and the principles that guide budget decisions. With the 2014/15 budget … Read more
The 2014-15 budget planning process is underway. The current BC government message remains focused on cost containment, fiscal discipline, and balanced budgets. Provincial funding to the post-secondary sector will be reduced by $50M over the three-year period, 2013/14 – 2015/16. At the same time, the cost of delivering high quality post-secondary education continues to rise. … Read more
The Globe and Mail has released its Canadian University Report (CUR) for 2014. It has changed the format, no longer containing a specially commissioned student satisfaction survey. A profile of UFV is included this year’s CUR on page 46 of the print version, and online in its ‘Choosing a university?’ profiles section: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/canadian-university-report/help-choosing-a-university/article14980141/. The CUR … Read more
UFV competed in the Western Canadian University Rowing Championships last weekend. Seven schools in the western provinces competed in the race hosted by UBC Thunderbirds and the Burnaby Lake Rowing Club. The participants were University of Victoria, UBC, U of Calgary, Lakeland College, SFU, Camosun College, and UFV. The Cascades women’s team finished third overall … Read more
The UFV Cascades women’s soccer team travels to Edmonton, Alberta this coming Sat, Oct 25 to face the University of Alberta Pandas in the Canada West Quarterfinal playoff match. The match is scheduled to be played at Foote Field, at noon (Alberta time – 11 am PST). The Cascades lost 4-1 to the Alberta Pandas … Read more
Tue, Nov 5, 7 pm — Heat vs. San Antonio Rampage Wed, Nov 6, 7 pm — Heat vs. San Antonio Rampage Sat, Nov 9, 7 pm — Heat vs. Toronto Marlies Sun, Nov 10, 4 pm — Heat vs. Toronto Marlies Thu, Nov 14, 8 pm — Alice Cooper Concert Fri, Nov 29, 7 … Read more
Congratulations to History department head Alisa Webb, acclaimed to the Faculty of Humanities vacant position on UFV Senate. Thank you to Alisa Webb for putting your name forward. For more information, contact Lisa McMartin at lisa.mcmartin@ufv.ca
The Writer’s Weekend was a sunny success. UFV’s first Continuing Studies programming in Hope in over a decade saw 12 participants take in a weekend of writing around the fireside and breaking for outdoor activities such as walks and outdoor wood-stove pizza lunch. “We had an enthusiastic group of writers who took advantage of all … Read more
The countdown to Christmas has begun, and it’s time to get those Purdy’s orders done! All UFV employees have an opportunity to purchase Purdy’s chocolates at 25% off the retail price by participating in the annual group purchase plan. The brochure is available online at http://www.purdys.com/images/X13_GPP/X13_GPP_brochure_2013.pdf, or in H:\Public\Temp\Purdy’s Group Purchase\Christmas2013Brochure.pdf. I also have a … Read more
Financial Aid and Awards will be closed on both campuses on Thurs, Oct 24 for an all-day training session. We will re-open on Oct 25 at 9 am. For more information, contact Sheila McKay at sheila.mckay@ufv.ca
IT Services will be performing scheduled Banner maintenance on Sun, Nov 3 from 7 am to 1 pm Banner will be unavailable during that time. This includes all Banner users and anyone accessing student or employee information through myUFV. Student and employee email and online learning will be available during the outage. For more information, … Read more