Service Excellence awards Archive
Staff Excellence: Michelle Vandepol is UFV’s ‘go-to’ person in Hope
Need to find out what UFV courses you can take in Hope? Michelle Vandepol can help you. Want to register for your Abbotsford or Chilliwack courses or get your Campus Card photo taken without travelling from Hope? She can help you with that too. Need a UFV representative at a meeting in Hope? Michelle will…Staff Excellence 2019: Josephine Charlie’s dedication to students earns honour
Life hasn’t always been easy for Josephine Charlie. So when she sees the struggles of students who visit the Indigenous Student Centre, she can relate, and offer a sympathetic ear and a shoulder to cry on. She recalls a student who would show up at her office every morning and cry. Every single school day.…Inspirational Leadership 2019: Adrienne Chan takes collective problem-solving approach to
Adrienne Chan has filled many roles in her 15 years at UFV. While her most recent position was one of formal leadership (she was AVP of Research from 2013-2018), she has also been a leader outside of that role while serving as a faculty member in the School of Social Work, as a member of…Getting a jump on the fight against procrastination earns teamwork
There’s no ‘i’ in teamwork, but there is a capital “UFV.” That’s the sentiment of Academic Success Centre coordinator Sandra Smith when she talks about the organizing committee planning and executing the university’s Long Night Against Procrastination (LNAP) each semester. Her team earned this year’s UFV Teamwork Award for their efforts to inspire academic action…Sexualized Violence Prevention team receives 2018 UFV Teamwork Award
UFV’s Sexualized Violence Prevention Team has earned the 2018 UFV Teamwork Award. Working under the supervision of Student Life & Development coordinator Kyle Baillie, the team includes: Student Wellness and Development manager Greg Mather, Coast Capital Savings Peer Resource and Leadership Centre coordinator Ashley Ward-Hall, Student Transitions coordinator Belinda Karsen, and Sexualized Violence Prevention Training…Positive, passionate Karen Power embodies employee excellence
Balancing a passion for customer service and a positive results-driven nature with the ability to overcome challenges, Karen Power embodies employee excellence. For her years of dedication to and excellence in her work, Karen is this year’s winner of the Staff Excellence Award. Karen Power joined UFV in 1990, starting as an Assistant to the…Cherished by Criminology, Forster earns UFV Staff Excellence Award
Powered by student energy and lauded by the department she supports, this year’s UFV Staff Excellence Award winner can do it all because she’s done it all. Bouncing between departments as an auxiliary in the early 2000s, Cherish Forster sometimes followed full shifts in Registration by adding a few extra hours taking calls on UCFV’s…Welcoming vibe nets Global Lounge the UFV Teamwork award
Open a special door at the UFV Abbotsford campus and you might walk into the middle of a salsa dance lesson or a trip through Russia. The Global Lounge within UFV International is a big, friendly mixing bowl -- a place where students from Canada and a swath of other countries meet in a busy…UFV Inspirational Leadership award: Liana Thompson brings people-centred approach to
She’s been an opera singer, a lifeguard, and bookkeeping instructor. She is a mountain biker, a mother, and a mentor. In all of these endeavours, she has been or still is a leader. And it’s that leadership quality that has earned UFV Director of Continuing Education Liana Thompson the UFV Inspirational Leadership Award for…UFV Inspirational Leadership Award: Samantha Pattridge leads by example
Samantha Pattridge is the kind of leader who is admired by her students, the members of the department she leads, and her colleagues at large. She’s a UFV alumna who spread her wings on an academic and career journey that made several stops before she returned to her alma mater to teach in 2007, and…Staff Excellence Award: Jill Smith provided dedication and continuity in
Jill Smith, inaugural recipient of the UFV Staff Excellence Award, has served as a capable and indispensable executive assistant to three UFV presidents (and one acting president). She’s witnessed first-hand and played a vital role in UFV’s transition through three phases: regional college, degree-granting university college, and nationally and internationally engaged university. She became the…Green UFV wins inaugural UFV Teamwork award
The best teams are made up of groups of individuals who bring a diversity of strengths to the table. Such is the case with UFV’s Green UFV team, inaugural winner of the UFV Teamwork award, presented at the UFV Excellence Awards ceremony on June 8. GreenUFV is a cross-functional team that works on sustainability…Recognizing innovation and excellence: three employees honoured for going above
Three outstanding UFV employees were honoured recently in the inaugural Employee Excellence awards. The awards recognize and celebrate employees who have inspired others through their outstanding achievement within the university and/or their community. Hope centre coordinator Hilary Kennedy, senior advisor on indigenous affairs Shirley Hardman of Chilliwack, and political science professor Rita Dhamoon, based at…UFV Inspirational Leadership: Kyle Baillie not one to blow his
Clearing paths to success, inspiring leadership, blasting bagpipes. It’s all in a day’s work for UFV Director of Student Life and Development Kyle Baillie, recipient of UFV’s 2020 Inspirational Leadership Award. His unique position — a mix of frontline student service and institutional strategy — makes him the backbone of student engagement while leading a…Teamwork Excellence: PD Day crew went big and had fun
The secret to putting together a great event team is all about the mix of people. There should be a variety of different personalities and character traits so all aspects of planning are covered. Each team member should bring a set of unique skills and strengths. And it doesn't hurt if the group has a…Inspirational Leadership award: Leadership comes naturally to Leah Whitehouse
Nobody appointed Leah Whitehouse to a leadership role at the University of the Fraser Valley. She just came to it naturally. And for the leadership and initiative she has shown in creating community at UFV’s Trades and Technology Centre, she is a recipient of the UFV Leadership award for 2020. Leah’s official job is cashier…Staff Excellence: Michelle Vandepol is UFV’s ‘go-to’ person in Hope
Need to find out what UFV courses you can take in Hope? Michelle Vandepol can help you. Want to register for your Abbotsford or Chilliwack courses or get your Campus Card photo taken without travelling from Hope? She can help you with that too. Need a UFV representative at a meeting in Hope? Michelle will…Staff Excellence 2019: Josephine Charlie’s dedication to students earns honour
Life hasn’t always been easy for Josephine Charlie. So when she sees the struggles of students who visit the Indigenous Student Centre, she can relate, and offer a sympathetic ear and a shoulder to cry on. She recalls a student who would show up at her office every morning and cry. Every single school day.…Inspirational Leadership 2019: Adrienne Chan takes collective problem-solving approach to
Adrienne Chan has filled many roles in her 15 years at UFV. While her most recent position was one of formal leadership (she was AVP of Research from 2013-2018), she has also been a leader outside of that role while serving as a faculty member in the School of Social Work, as a member of…Getting a jump on the fight against procrastination earns teamwork
There’s no ‘i’ in teamwork, but there is a capital “UFV.” That’s the sentiment of Academic Success Centre coordinator Sandra Smith when she talks about the organizing committee planning and executing the university’s Long Night Against Procrastination (LNAP) each semester. Her team earned this year’s UFV Teamwork Award for their efforts to inspire academic action…Sexualized Violence Prevention team receives 2018 UFV Teamwork Award
UFV’s Sexualized Violence Prevention Team has earned the 2018 UFV Teamwork Award. Working under the supervision of Student Life & Development coordinator Kyle Baillie, the team includes: Student Wellness and Development manager Greg Mather, Coast Capital Savings Peer Resource and Leadership Centre coordinator Ashley Ward-Hall, Student Transitions coordinator Belinda Karsen, and Sexualized Violence Prevention Training…Positive, passionate Karen Power embodies employee excellence
Balancing a passion for customer service and a positive results-driven nature with the ability to overcome challenges, Karen Power embodies employee excellence. For her years of dedication to and excellence in her work, Karen is this year’s winner of the Staff Excellence Award. Karen Power joined UFV in 1990, starting as an Assistant to the…Cherished by Criminology, Forster earns UFV Staff Excellence Award
Powered by student energy and lauded by the department she supports, this year’s UFV Staff Excellence Award winner can do it all because she’s done it all. Bouncing between departments as an auxiliary in the early 2000s, Cherish Forster sometimes followed full shifts in Registration by adding a few extra hours taking calls on UCFV’s…Welcoming vibe nets Global Lounge the UFV Teamwork award
Open a special door at the UFV Abbotsford campus and you might walk into the middle of a salsa dance lesson or a trip through Russia. The Global Lounge within UFV International is a big, friendly mixing bowl -- a place where students from Canada and a swath of other countries meet in a busy…UFV Inspirational Leadership award: Liana Thompson brings people-centred approach to
She’s been an opera singer, a lifeguard, and bookkeeping instructor. She is a mountain biker, a mother, and a mentor. In all of these endeavours, she has been or still is a leader. And it’s that leadership quality that has earned UFV Director of Continuing Education Liana Thompson the UFV Inspirational Leadership Award for…