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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is where members vote on the upcoming year’s budget, nominations and elections for executive positions occur, and other important voting items and updates are presented. As in other years, the voting will be held online in the week following the AGM. For the annual elections, both paper and electronic voting … Read more
The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 2, 2023 at 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford Campus in Room A225. The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tuesday, May 23 at noon. Please email your submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ 06/02/2023
Looking for relevant work experience? Attend an upcoming online Co-op Info Session to discover how you can combine your academic studies with relevant paid work experience! Hosted by our Co-op Coordinators, the session will include the details, benefits, program requirements, and how to apply to the Co-op program. There will be an opportunity for Q&A … Read more
The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC), and the Centre for Accessibility Services (CAS) are inviting you to join an online event featuring keynote presenters, workshops, and other relevant sessions to showcase and learn about accessibility. This event is created to promote and raise awareness of the National AccessAbility Week, which takes place May 28–June 3, … Read more
Dear Members of the UFV Community A new round of Strategic Initiatives Funding (SIF) will be made available to support UFV’s Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) plan. Academic areas (e.g., Dept, Schools, Faculties) are invited to submit proposals to support curricular revisions that enhance admission, retention, and/or graduation rates for students. Individual-led projects are not eligible … Read more
This is an update regarding an upcoming event hosted by the Abbotsford Centre. What do I need to know? Increased traffic, pedestrian volume, and parking congestion may occur due to Jordan Peterson speaking at the Abbotsford Centre. This event is not affiliated with UFV, but the Centre does utilize parking lots on UFV grounds. As … Read more
Nobody wants to get hurt or sick at work. And UFV’s Environmental Health & Safety department and the Joint Occupational Health and Safety committee have a vested interest in keeping us safe. To raise awareness about workplace injury and illness prevention, UFV is participating in North American Occupational Safety & Health (NAOSH) week. The goal … Read more
Applications for UFV Scholarship and Leadership awards are now open! Scholarships recognize and support exceptional academic achievement. Applicants must have achieved a minimum 3.5 GPA unless otherwise stated in the scholarship criteria and submit 2 reference letters detailing academic achievements. Leadership Awards recognize outstanding and unpaid service to the university community and/or the community at … Read more
The Financial Aid and Awards office is looking for volunteers to adjudicate UFV’s Leadership Awards. Each adjudicator will be assigned 2 or 3 awards to review and score applications based on award criteria. The time commitment is roughly 8 to 10 hours to review and initially score the applications. The adjudicators are given approximately 10 … Read more
This book launch is the first phase of a larger collaboration between UFV professor Keith Carlson, Linyi University’s Western language department, and Shandong University Press. The goals of the project are to make Canadian scholarship pertaining to Indigenous issues and decolonization available to scholars and university students in China, to foster collaboration between academics in … Read more
Nobody wants to get hurt or sick at work. And UFV’s Environmental Health & Safety department and the Joint Occupational Health and Safety committee have a vested interest in keeping us safe. To raise awareness about workplace injury and illness prevention, UFV is participating in the first annual North American Occupational Safety & Health (NAOSH) … Read more
Accessibility Awareness Event June 1 (9 am-3:30 pm) The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) and the Centre for Accessibility Services (CAS) are inviting you to join our online event, which promotes and raises awareness of the National AccessAbility Awareness Week, May 28 – June 3, 2023. We hope you will enjoy our featured keynote presenters, … Read more
A fun game event for students to relax, make new friends, eat some snacks, and have fun! Tues, May 2 11 am-4 pm Abby Student Life Lounge S1111 For more information, contact Kshitij Goyal at kshitij.goyal@student.ufv.ca 05/02/2023
Tuition waiver submissions for employees and their dependents must be completed by end of day May 1, 2023 for the Summer 2023 semester! Please note that late applications will not be accepted. The online tuition waiver form and information on tuition waivers can be found at: https://www.ufv.ca/hr/learning-and-development/tuition-waiver/ For more information, contact Heather Thiessen at heather.thiessen@ufv.ca … Read more
What is an older person and what does it mean to be old? Student research assistant Rosaley Klassen had the opportunity to work with Nursing professor Shelley Canning, looking at aging perceptions and stereotypes. The first project focused on the health and wellness of older adults in the community with a focus on the impact … Read more