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IT Services is planning the software upgrade of MS Office 2010 to MS Office 2013. The latest version of the Office suite includes many improvements to existing functionality and has many new enhanced features. All student labs will be upgraded to Office 2013 for the start of the Fall 2014 semester. This will take place … Read more
Recent retiree Wendy Burton has taken up a new challenge, one that she has dreamed about for decades. Here’s her report: “I have qualified to swim on a relay team in the English Channel. This has been a dream of mine since I was nine years old and attempted a one-mile swim around Mary Todd … Read more
Dr. Lenore Newman, UFV’s Canada Research Chair in Food Security and the Environment, this year’s recipient of the Vancouver Farmers’ Markets Award for Leadership in Food Security. The award is in recognition of advocacy work on the issue of farmland preservation. Presented at the Vancouver Farmers’ Markets Annual General Meeting, the Devorah Kahn Award for … Read more
On Sun, July 13, power will be shut down to the Trades and Technology Centre at the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park to perform an electrical test. This will shut down all data, phone, and security systems at all UFV Canada Education Park buildings, including TTC, Buildings A and V, and the Agriculture Centre of … Read more
Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Human Services 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 09/01/2014
Please note that the telephone switch moves have been rescheduled for Sat, July 12. Please be informed that there is scheduled maintenance work to be performed at tCEP campus during the weekend of July 12. We need to move the telephone switch and the main telephone lines from Chilliwack North to FiveCorners to provide telephone … Read more
Hosted by the Stó:lō Nation and supported by the University of the Fraser Valley Fri, July 11–Sun, July 13 The Resources Centre Stó:lō Nation Chilliwack July 11 program begins at 6 pm, followed by a reception. From the Kalahari desert to the Fraser Valley, indigenous peoples fight for their lands, culture and heritage. Defending and … Read more
UFV’s own Aaron Pauls and Chris Bertram were participating as athlete and coach in the World University Golf Championships last week in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, and played an essential part in Team Canada’s success throughout the tournament. Both were chosen for the team in February, Pauls as one of six varsity men from across the nation, … Read more
The Faculty of Access and Open Studies is now called the Faculty of Access and Continuing Education. Please write messaging for myUFV and UFV today internal communications. http://ufv.ca/face For more information, contact Laura Larson at laura.larson@ufv.ca 08/30/2014
The Harrison Festival of the Arts has been part of the Fraser Valley’s cultural landscape for thirty-six years, and the University of the Fraser Valley has been involved from the beginning. The popular annual summer festival is back this year from July 12 to 20, and UFV is contributing several productions from its highly successful … Read more
Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Manager, Housing and Residence Life 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 http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers/ For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at … Read more
The Faculty of Access and Open Studies (FAOS) is now called the Faculty of Access and Continuing Education (FACE).
See the link to a Global News story about assaults at Abbotsford’s Mill Lake.
UFV has become a university since the Course Withdrawal policy (81) was last reviewed, and it seems the right time to reconsider the timelines and other regulations for withdrawals. As part of the consultation process, the University Secretariat invites the UFV community to submit collaborative or individual feedback to Elaine Harris at Elaine.Harris@ufv.ca. Deadline: Tues, … Read more
Eduroam is now available at UFV, and will eventually phase out existing UFV wifi networks. Log in once and have Wifi access recognized automatically by your device. Eduroam is a collaborative network that permits current students, faculty, and staff access to wireless services on UFV campuses, as well as at participating institutions. The same log-on … Read more