UFV Announce

Farrah Little, our new copyright librarian, comes to us from the Justice Institute of BC, where she was the copyright and reference Librarian. Farrah has an MLIS from UBC, as well as a BA with a major in Spanish language & literature, and a minor in economics from UBC. Farrah will be managing UFV’s copyright … Read more

Plagiarism is often detected too late — after the assignment is submitted for evaluation. This workshop will look at the assumptions that we make about our students’ abilities, and how we might design assignments so as to prevent plagiarism. Facilitators: Colleen Bell and Michelle Rhodes Tues, Nov 5 11 am-noon, CEP A2416 Email Ruby Ord … Read more

There are many new and vacant positions advertised on the UFV Career Opportunities website. Positions that have just been placed on the website include: Records Assistant, Chilliwack campus Program Technician, Faculty of Trades & Technology Clerical/Receptionist, UFV International Program Assistant, Student Life Visual Arts Sessional Faculty: Professional Development and Practices To view details on this … Read more

You are invited to attend the wrap-up celebration of the University of British Columbia-sponsored Be Well at Work project that many UFV employees participated in. All UFV employees are invited to attend, so please invite your co-workers, even if they weren’t part of the study. Mon, Nov 25 Noon–1:30 pm Abby B 121 The event … Read more

Nineteen of UFV’s Cascade student-athletes have achieved Academic All-Canadian standards. With 140 student-athletes participating on eight different teams in 2012/13, 15% of those student-athletes have achieved an 80% or higher average in their studies. The overall GPA average of the student-athletes was 2.95 in 2012/13. President Mark Evered presented the President’s Shield to the Women’s … Read more

Please note that textbook adoptions are due Tues, Oct 15, for the 2014 winter semester. Please visit the online adoption site below to submit your orders. If you forgot your username and password or have not been supplied one, please email joanne.hutter@ufv.ca The tentative winter 2014 courses are accessible now: http://ucfv.bookware3000.ca/eSolution/adoption/ You may also fill … Read more

In an effort to improve UFV Today, your internal employee e-newsletter, and to streamline the production, we are moving to a form-based submission process. This change will allow us to once again feature photos in the newsletter, and will eliminate the need to resubmit items. Stories will also be stored on the UFV Announce blog, … Read more

Are you interested in or currently serving on a faculty or staff selection advisory committee (SAC)? Or are you responsible for faculty or staff recruitment and would like to learn more about the process? Human Resources is offering the following informal recruitment refresher/training session: Abbotsford campus Tues, Nov 26 Noon–1:30 pm Abby A225 If you … Read more

There will be a major national search and rescue conference happening at Canada Education Park from Oct 19-21. Most of the training and conference is being held on RCMP property at Pacific Regional Training Centre (adjacent to UFV campus), but there are some public demonstrations and challenges that may be held on UFV property. The … Read more

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Health News from Health, Safety & Wellness in Human Resources UFV Wellness Program The Health, Safety & Wellness office in the Human Resources department will soon be launching a new wellness program for UFV employees. The current theme is Stress and Time Management. Over the course of October and November we will be offering workshops … Read more