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Leanne Joe is offering beginner language sessions for greetings and territorial place names. Do you want to: Learn how to introduce yourself in Halq’eméylem? Practice pronouncing the names of local First Nations? Learn some of the history of Halq’eméylem and our sister dialects? If you are staff or faculty at UFV and said yes to one … Read more
On Dec 3, the University of the Fraser Valley will join the global Giving Tuesday movement to raise $10,000 for the Student Support and Resilience Fund. This vital fund serves as a lifeline for students experiencing food insecurity, housing instability, and other urgent needs. For UFV students, life’s unpredictable challenges can quickly become barriers to … Read more
Let’s chat online about traditional storytelling practices, or anything associated with story and oral traditions. Chat-S sessions are led by Leanne Joe, Indigenous Curriculum Developer, and are scheduled via Zoom for the last Wednesday of the month. Our next topic is Winter Solstice: combined with Chat-R with special guest storyteller and Sto:lo Elder Dr. Gwendolyn … Read more
At the Nov 22 meeting of Senate the policy listed below approved as revised: Grading System (101) Please share with others in your area as appropriate. https://www.ufv.ca/secretariat/policies/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 01/02/2025
The UFV Communications team is hosting its bi-annual faculty and staff headshot session on Wednesday, Jan 15, from 8:30 am to 3 pm on the Chilliwack Campus in Building A, room 2428. All sessions are drop-in (no appointments) and take 15 minutes maximum. When you come to the session please keep these tips in mind: … Read more
On behalf of the academic leaders, the Provost invites all UFV employees to celebrate the year’s end and a new year’s beginning with holiday receptions Dec 10 and 12 in Abbotsford and Chilliwack, respectively. The Abbotsford gathering will be held on Tuesday, Dec 10, from 2:30 to 4 pm in the gym foyer of Building … Read more
On behalf of the UFV Board of Governors Office The search for UFV’s next president has officially been launched. After collecting input from the UFV community and building a position profile that can be viewed here, the competition has been posted online. Leaders International Executive Search is the firm that will manage the process from … Read more
UFV’s Office of Sustainability is excited to invite academic staff and faculty to an online feedback session to help shape UFV’s Sustainability Action Pathway (SAP). This takes place Friday, Nov 29 from noon to 2 pm via Zoom. Register online here. The SAP will identify meaningful actions that our community can take to prioritize the … Read more
The adhoc open education working group is an informal group of teaching and non-teaching faculty and staff interested in growing open education initiatives at UFV. If you are interested in open education, please consider joining us at our next online meeting on Monday, Dec 9 from 11 am to noon. To receive the meeting link … Read more
You’re invited to Provost Lunch and Learn: “Building Pathways Between Programs.” This online gathering takes place Wednesday, Nov 27 from noon to 1 pm on MS Teams, hosted by Chris Campbell, Christine Nehring, Carolyn MacLaren and Michelle Rhodes. This Provost Lunch and Learn provides an early report and energetic discussion on the work of The … Read more
The Facilities Management team is pleased to announce that they will join other UFV departments in implementing TeamDynamix (TDX) as their new service management tool for users to request common facilities services. The department will begin transitioning services to TeamDynamix during the week of Nov 25. TDX is an enterprise service management system that manages … Read more
Each year, the Research Office invites 20+ faculty researchers to take part in the UFV Microlecture Series by providing a snapshot of their research in just two minutes or less. On Thursday, Feb 13, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at UFV Abbotsford’s Spirit Bear Café, researchers will take the spotlight one after the other … Read more
Celebrate learning at UFV with an online event from 2:30 to 3:30 pm on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The theme is alternate grading practices, featuring presenters Mike Corman, Jess Wind, Keith Harms, and Claire Hay. You’ll gain fresh insights, practical strategies, and a deeper appreciation for the remarkable work your colleagues are doing to enhance student … Read more
Are you a Swiftie who loves diving deep into the cultural impact of Taylor Swift’s music, or perhaps a scholar interested in exploring the intersections of feminism, identity, and media studies through pop culture? We’ve got the perfect event for you, taking place Thursday, Dec 5 at Evered Hall on the UFV Abbotsford campus. We … Read more
On December 6, 1989, 14 women lost their lives at École Polytechnique de Montreal because they were women studying engineering. This act of violent misogyny led Parliament to designate December 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. As we continue to remember these women 35 years later, this day … Read more