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In time for Diabetes Awareness month in November, UFV’s Science Café returns Thurs, Nov 9 from noon to 1:30 pm with a discussion about living well with diabetes. Come to the UFV Chilliwack library in building A at the Canada Education Park and learn about how diet and exercise can impact diabetes management. The third … Read more
UFV’s Centre for Experiential and Career Education (CECE), in collaboration with UFV’s Alumni Association, is thrilled to announce a lineup of events in November in celebration of National Career Month. Join us for a series of engaging workshops, panels, and networking events designed to help you navigate your career journey: Nov 7 – “Understanding AI” … Read more
ITS is improving the way guests connect to Wi-Fi on campus. The improvements will make requesting guest or event Wi-Fi quick and easy, and guests will benefit from faster, more secure Wi-Fi. Starting Mon, Nov 6, when guest or event Wi-Fi is required, simply submit a ticket by visiting https://itservicedesk.ufv.ca/TDClient/52/ITServicesPortal/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=380. You’ll have three different options … Read more
The Academic Success Centre (ASC), Campus Rec, Student Wellness, the library and other areas of student support are collaborating to provide a healthy array of resources and services to help students through a traditionally difficult time of the semester. Just when they need a boost into the exam prep period, we will offer academic, creative, … Read more
The Abbotsford Student Experience Lounge is hosting a writing event Nov 7, from noon to 2 pm. This event is for students to express themselves and their creativity via a healthy coping mechanism. We will provide some writing prompts, but if you have other writing material you would like to work on in a group … Read more
Intermittent IT disruptions will occur Oct 30 on all UFV campuses as IT Services completes maintenance. This will result in an outage of up to three hours, beginning at 10 pm. Who is impacted?UFV employees and students on campus using wired, wireless or telephone services. This outage will also impact those attempting to connect remotely to … Read more
Join the Orientation team to welcome new students and help them feel confident about starting their first semester at UFV. Your responsibilities are to welcome and greet new students, answer UFV related questions, support the Winter Day One event, and have fun. Your benefits include a super cool orientation T-shirt, a certificate to enhance your … Read more
UFV students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to drop-in to our Halloween Book Social at UFV Abbotsford library where we will chat about our favorite spooky page turners while making a craft. Bring your own covered drink and literary-inspired costume. Tue, Oct 31, 2023 noon to 1 pm Maker space at the UFV Abbotsford … Read more
Come on out to a fun-filled Halloween Party co-hosted by UFV and the Faculty and Staff Association. Enjoy pizza, pop, dessert, and great prizes for the most creative and wonderful costumes. For the UFV-FSA Halloween costume contest this year, an online photo voting system will allow people on different campuses or working remotely to participate. Pictures … Read more
How to Recruit Yourself is an exploration of the Canadian labour market, providing a behind-the-scenes glance at management hiring practices, the impacts of emerging technology, and the hidden job market. We will uncover and explore a proven method to get yourself hired that is usually reserved for executives and accessed exclusively through highly paid consultants. … Read more
In partnership with UFV’s Alumni Engagement team and UFV’s Centre for Experiential and Career Education (CECE), STEP Café will host an in-person Career Month panel for international students eligible for a post-graduate work permit, talking about how to successfully transition from university to the workplace. Hear from alumni, employers, and an immigration consultant as they … Read more
UFV’s Centre for Experiential and Career Education teams with Alumni Engagement to host a Career Month event on finding your own career path. Pave Your Own (Career) Path brings together UFV alumni to share how they found success in shaping their careers. We ask them to recall their (post-) undergraduate memories at UFV and what … Read more
UFV’s Alumni Engagement and UFV’s Centre for Experiential and Career Education are excited to announce our keynote speaker, Dr. Amir Shabani, an AI researcher working with the Community Health and Social Innovation (CHaSI) hub at UFV. His online presentation via Zoom kicks off the beginning of November 2023 Career Month at UFV. With an increased … Read more
UFV’s Political Science department welcomes two guest speakers to a Politalk special lecture on Thurs, Nov. 9 at UFV Abbotsford. Canadian Armed Forces major Jürgen Miranda and LCol Jesse van Eijk will talk about Canada’s land force commitment to NATO and Ukraine in Europe through Operation REASSURANCE and Operation UNIFIER. Miranda joined the armed forces … Read more
Tour UFV’s agriculture facilities in Chilliwack on Thurs, Nov 23 and learn more about agriculture programs. UFV offers a one-year certificate, two-year diploma and four-year degree with horticulture and livestock-focused programs. The agriculture facilities are in building H on the UFV Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park. For more information, email Michelle Morier at michelle.morier@ufv.ca … Read more