UFV Announce

New printing and photocopying processes are in effect. Transfer old chip printing money to the magstripe. If you are u sure if you have money on the chip, drop by B239 on the Abbotsford campus, we’ll check your chip and if there’s money, we’ll transfer it to the strip. The card office is open late … Read more

The Orientation committee is currently recruiting new members. This is a valuable opportunity to get involved with creating a welcoming and valuable experience for our new students. Meetings occur once per month and the next meeting is Nov 20, 2:30-3:30pm in room F110. For more info, contact Sidrah Ahmad at Sidrah.Ahmad@ufv.ca. 10/24/2014

Register your department/faculty for the Winter 2015 New Student Orientation Student Services Fair on December 18 here. Registration deadline is November 17. Please note that there will only be one Student Services fair at the Abbotsford campus (there will not be one at the Chilliwack campus as well). Students will be provided with tours on … Read more

The UFV e-newsletter for secondary schools has been very well received by counsellors and career advisors in the Fraser Valley and Greater Vancouver regions. It is used as an important resource to provide the most up-to-date information to prospective UFV students. UFV’s Student Recruitment office distributes the e-newsletter four times during the high school year. … Read more

Crim professors Yvon Dandurand and Irwin Cohen were busy over the past week with multiple media interviews about the murder of 17-year-old Serena Vermeersch and the subsequent charges against high-risk sex offender Raymond Caissie. Cohen appeared on CBC TV and Dandurand was on CBC Radio One Almanac and CKNW radio speaking about the issue of … Read more

In his capacity as a Board member of the Vancouver Aquarium, KPE professor Dave Harper had a letter read on the nationally broadcast CBC radio program, The Current, on Thurs, Sept 25. Here’s the link: http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/popupaudiofour.html?categoryid=2185449222 Scroll down to the third link: “Checking-In: Fair wages for cheerleaders, marshmallows testing self-control, worry about the Voyager and travelling … Read more

Dan Kinvig joins the UFV Cascades Athletics team in the role of communications coordinator effective Sept 29. Dan brings with him a wealth of award-winning journalistic experience as sports editor with the Abbotsford News since 2006. Throughout his tenure at the Abby News and his years in the local community, Dan’s experiences with numerous local … Read more

Do you have any Fraser Valley College (FVC) or University of the Fraser Valley (UCFV) logo clothing, giftware, bags etc.? We would love to feature these items in the second annual UFV Bookstore Fashion Show on October 15, during our Student Appreciation Day. Please email Megan.Bukta@ufv.ca if you have some of these items that you … Read more

Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Administrative Assistant/Committee Assistant, Faculty of Science 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 Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca 10/15/2014

Are you interested in improving accessibility at UFV? Our school’s new Accessibility advisory committee could use your help. This cross-university committee will meet twice per semester to look at ways UFV can improve accessibility for students, staff, and faculty. Each meeting will begin with some professional development to better inform our members about the challenges … Read more

Event Reminder – Promoting Students’ Growth as Disciplinary Thinkers and Writers Fri, Sept 26 Abby B121 There are still a few spots left for John Bean’s keynote address (9 – 10 AM) and afternoon workshop (1:30 – 3 PM). Register online today! Contact Sarah.McLean@ufv.ca for more info. Event check-in begins at 8:30 am with the … Read more

The UFV Bookstore is hosting once again hosting our Student Appreciation Day! Wed, Oct 15 We will have different events throughout the day including our second annual Bookstore fashion show. During the day we will be giving away tons of prizes. Watch http://www.facebook.com/UFVBookstore for more updates as we get closer to the event.   10/15/2014

The next meeting of UFV’s Senate is scheduled for Oct 10. Agenda and exhibit items may be submitted before 12 pm on Oct 1 to Monique Castonguay at monique.castonguay@ufv.ca.