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Hello UFV staff & faculty!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You might be wondering what Orientation looks like this year –\u00a0 both students who are new to UFV, and students who are continuing their studies –\u00a0 as we return to on-campus classes and activities in the Fall semester.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Keep reading for a summary of what the Student Life Orientation Team has planned for all UFV students this Summer & Fall, how you can help share these resources, and ways that our team can support you as you promote your department\u2019s services and connect with students at the start of the semester. You can also visit the <\/span>Orientation\u202fevents page<\/span><\/a>\u202fto learn more about each component, and follow us on\u202f<\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>,\u202f<\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a>, and\u202f<\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a>\u202ffor regular updates!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Smart Start online orientation \u2013 August 2021<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This non-credit course, hosted on Blackboard, highlights important information and key support services, available to all UFV students, for personal wellness and academic success. Staff and faculty can be given advanced access to access to a special preview course to get an idea of what\u2019s included and to provide feedback to the orientation team. To self-enroll in this preview course, do the following:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Stuck? Watch this helpful video from Teaching & Learning that shows how to\u202f<\/span><\/i>self-enroll in a blackboard course<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Campus Wayfinding Tours — August & Sept 2021<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Small-group campus tours will be offered to help students from the 2021-22 and 2020-21 incoming classes feel safe and confident navigating the physical UFV campus, and comfortable interacting in small groups of their peers. Students can book tours online via the <\/span>wayfinding tour website<\/span><\/a>. Trained student volunteers, as well as staff and faculty, are invited to <\/span>sign up online<\/span><\/a> to lead campus tours throughout August.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Online Invocation Ceremony — Sept 8, 2021<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Building on the success of our 2020 Fall ceremony, UFV students, staff, and faculty have filmed a short video to welcome students from the 2021-22 incoming class to our UFV community! Everyone is invited to attend the Invocation video premiere on our Orientation Youtube channel on Sept 8<\/span> as a live watch party, and the recording will be posted afterwards on the Orientation events website and in the Smart Start course for all to enjoy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Welcome Weeks activities — Sept 13\u2013 30, 2021<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Welcome weeks are for all UFV students! We\u2019re excited for the return of this collaborative, multi-day event for UFV students, staff, and faculty to promote their groups and services, and connect with new, continuing, and current UFV students. If your group or department is planning on hosting an informational or engaging event for any student audience between September 13 and 30<\/span>, make sure to list your events on myCampusLife and the UFV events calendar so we can advertise your event as part of the Welcome Weeks series! Find more information, including instructions on how to list your event, on the <\/span>Welcome Weeks page<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ask Me Stations — Sept 13\u2013 16, 2021<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With many students returning to classes on campus, Ask-Me stations are back! Look for tables in various locations on the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campus during the week of classes in Fall 2021. Student, staff, or faculty volunteers are welcome! Please contact <\/span>orientation@ufv.ca<\/span><\/a> if you\u2019re interested in hosting an Ask-Me station for an hour or two at the start of the semester.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Additional opportunities:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Is your team planning on hosting an event or activity over the summer or the first few weeks of the Fall 2021 semester focused on informing or engaging students? Reach out to Orientation team at <\/span>orientation@ufv.ca<\/span><\/a> so we can support you in getting the word out to new and continuing students this fall.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Help spread the word about volunteer opportunities with students in your area! Current UFV s<\/span>tudents can find out more information and apply online to become <\/span>Orientation Ambassadors<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Any questions or comments? Contact the Transition & Engagement Co-ordinators on the Student Life Orientation Team at <\/span>Sarena.Favaro@ufv.ca<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>Hillary.Rowe@ufv.ca<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/current-students\/new-students\/orientation-events\/<\/a><\/p>\n For more information, contact Hillary Rowe at orientation@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n 09\/30\/2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello UFV staff & faculty!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 You might be wondering what Orientation looks like this year –\u00a0 both students who are new to UFV, and students who are continuing their studies –\u00a0 as we return to on-campus classes and activities in the Fall semester.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Keep reading for a summary of what the Student … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":25216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunity","category-ufv-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25215"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25234,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25215\/revisions\/25234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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