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UFV Theatre is offering UFV employees a two-for-one deal for the TheatreSports night at the UFV performance theatre on Fri, Sept 19 at 7:30 pm. The regular prices are $21, or $16 for students and seniors. UFV Performance Theatre UFV Yale Road campus (aka Chilliwack North) 45635 Yale Road, Chilliwack Prices: $21 Regular, $16 Students … Read more
The Cascades women’s basketball team hasn’t played an official game since upsetting the Saskatchewan Huskies 69-57 last March. That game, played during the CIS Final 8 national championship in Windsor, Ontario, was the triumph of a Cascades dynasty, winning the team its only CIS medal in program history and definitively answering the question of UFV’s … Read more
The UFV Cascades men’s soccer team (1-3-0) wrestled the TRU WolfPack (0-1-1) into submission Saturday in Kamloops to grab their first win of the season, as well as their first goal in open play. The Cascades looked good all night long, but with three losses to their credit so far this season they needed to … Read more
The UFV Cascades women’s soccer team pulled what they might bitterly consider a “Trinity Western” this weekend by foiling the TRU WolfPack’s hopes of victory with two late goals. The Cascades were victims of a similar outcome last weekend in their season opener against TWU, yet UFV showed no remorse in coming from behind to … Read more
With news that the two sides have reached a tentative deal in the teachers’ strike, business professor Fiona McQuarrie’s phone may be ringing a little less often. She has appeared on TV, radio, and in print dozens of times during the dispute, sharing her expert opinion in labour relations. Here’s a story featuring McQuarrie from … Read more
It’s a busy time at UFV with welcome-back activities and 40th anniversary celebrations. Check out photos of the Hope Centre party, Abbotsford campus party, U-Join, UFV Day at the Chilliwack Corn Maze, and the Bluegrass and BBQ 40th anniversary party at the Chilliwack campus. All photos are also available on UFV’s Facebook page for you … Read more
If you know of students who may be interested in an internship opportunity, tell them to come to an information meeting on Mon, Sept 22 at 2:30 p.m., in Abby A229. Instructors Cherie Enns and Stephen Piper will be on hand to answer your questions. For more information, contact Myra Hughes at myra.hughes@ufv.ca 09/22/2014
Panel Discussion — Global to Local Context Mon, Sept 29 7-9 pm Abby B101 Panel discussion and speakers will include: Land Rights and Boundaries: Hugh Brody, Film Maker Human Rights and Corporate Sector: Charis Enns , PhD Candidate Land Claims and Development: Dr. Ken Brealey, Associate Dean of Faculty, UFV Aboriginal Rights and Title, Impacts … Read more
To improve system stability, IT Services will be performing Banner Self-Service infrastructure upgrades within scheduled maintenance window: Sun, Sept 28 – 7-11 am Banner Self-Service and myUFV will be unavailable during that time. This includes all Banner users and anyone accessing Student, Faculty, or Employee Information through myUFV. Student and Employee Email, and Online Learning … Read more
Dr. David Harper of the UFV Kinesiology and Physical Education department is recruiting male participants (from UFV faculty and staff) interested in a nutritional intervention that addresses insulin resistance and chronic disease. In the 12-week study you might lose up to 10 kg of body fat, reduce pain and inflammation, improve sleep and energy, improve … Read more
Are you interested in working on campus? Would you like to learn more about International Education and developing intercultural competencies? Current UFV students are encourage to check out the following link to find out more about the new Global Student Associate positions and how to apply. Go to http://www.ufv.ca/international/international_student_life/global-student-associates/ For more information, contact UFV International … Read more
Great tasting berries anyone? The summer work of two agriculture students (Anthony Dick and Zachary Fleming) has been highlighted by BC Berry Grower magazine. They work toward the goal of new, superior varieties of berries coming to a field near you. This is part of the Pacific Berry Resource Centre work at UFV led by … Read more
The University of the Fraser Valley strives to provide a secure and safe campus for its students, employees, and visitors. To keep the UFV community informed in emergency situations, UFV now offers UFV Alert text notification system. Students and employees can stay informed about critical campus information by registering to receive UFV Alert messages. UFV Alert … Read more
Human Resources is requesting that all UFV employees provide an emergency contact. This can be done by: 1. logging on to the myufv portal http://portal.ufv.ca/cp/home/loginf 2. Select the Personal Information tab on the left-hand side bar 3. Select Update Emergency Contacts 4. Select new contact and add appropriate information Please note you can have more … Read more
The UFV Counselling department asks you to encourage students to take a free two-hour workshop on the Abbotsford campus where free career assessments on interests, personality and values will be given. 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Pick a date: Sept 24; Oct 8, 22; Nov 5, 12; Dec 3 For more information, contact Student Services … Read more