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Have you been wowed by the service of a UFV employee who went the extra distance? Was your UFV experience enhanced by someone who went out of their way to help you? Have you admired a UFV project or initiative that was led by an inspirational or outstanding UFV employee? Or have you watched a…UFV named one of BC’s Top Employers for second year
The University of the Fraser Valley has been recognized for being a great place to work for the second year in a row. UFV was named as one of British Columbia’s Top Employers for 2016, joining 64 other organizations on the list. Serving an annual enrollment of approximately 15,000 students, UFV has more than 1,200…Retirees honoured at special dinner
UFV's retirees of 2015 were honoured as they entered the next stage of life at a special dinner on Dec 7. They were joined by their colleagues, family members, and retirees from years past, who always enjoy coming out to welcome the new retirees to the ranks. This year UFV honoured Alan Stokes, Susan Milner,…Remembering Barry Bompas — celebration of life June 10 on
Employees and retirees are invited to celebrate the life of our longtime colleague and friend, Barry Bompas, on Wed, June 10 at 10:30 am in Abby B121. Light refreshments will be served while we share stories and reminisce about Barry and the many lives he’s touched at UFV. Please bring your pictures and stories to…Obituary: Barry Bompas has passed away
Barry Bompas, a longtime leader of employee relations at UFV, passed away on May 30, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. He leaves behind his wife, partner, and best friend, Lin. Barry came to Fraser Valley College in 1983 as a 33-year-old human resources specialist with a passion for the people…UFV celebrates long-term employees
More than 100 UFV employees are marking an important milestone this year. Those who have been employed for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 40 years were honored at an evening ceremony on May 6. One, Alan Cameron of Modern Languages, has been working here since just after the end of the Vietnam war in…Dave Pinton joins UFV as Director of Communications
Dave Pinton is the new Director of Communications at the University of the Fraser Valley, leading the team responsible for media relations, events, internal and external communication, and issues management. Pinton brings a results-oriented approach with 15 years of broadcast media, public relations, and media relations experience. He also has expertise in crisis and emergency communications, having faced situations such…UFV named one of B.C.’s Top Employers
With notes from stories featured in BC’s Top Employers publication and the Eluta.ca site The University of the Fraser Valley is well known for excellence in post-secondary education. Now it’s also being formally recognized for being a great place to work. UFV was named as one of British Columbia’s Top Employers for 2015, joining 60…UFV salutes long-term employees
UFV is known as the type of workplace that people stay at for a long time. And those people bring a combination of dedication, experience, and accumulated wisdom that makes for an enriched student experience, both inside and outside of the classroom and lab. Several groups of long-term employees were honoured recently at celebrations for…Measles outbreak in eastern Fraser Valley
The Fraser Health Authority has issued a warning regarding a measles outbreak in Fraser Valley East communities. Note that the Health, Safety & Wellness office at UFV is monitoring the situation through our contacts with Public Health Nurses and the Fraser Health Authority. We encourage all UFV students and employees to ensure that they follow…Be Well at Work project wind-up
This November the University of British Columbia’s Be Well at Work project held a study Celebration Wrap-up event at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). Dr. Carolyn Gotay, a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and the Canadian Cancer Society Chair in Cancer Primary Prevention, was principal investigator…Thirty retirees honoured at ceremony
UFV honoured its 2013 retirees on Oct 16 at a banquet at the Ramada Inn. Thirty long-time employees retired this year, and 20 of them attended the dinner. The longest-serving retirees started in 1976 and worked here for 37 years. As usual, many retirees from years past took the opportunity to come back and visit…UFV wins Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Award for reflective workforce
The University of the Fraser Valley was proud to receive the 2013 Reflective Workforce Award at Abbotsford Community Services' Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards in March. The event featured guest speaker The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and recognized five award-winners in different categories. Diane Griffiths, associate vice-president of human resources, accepted…25- and 35-year employees honoured at tribute dinner
They brought more than 200 years of combined experience with them to the gathering as UFV celebrated employees with 25 or 35 years of experience on April 18, 2013. Honoured as 35-year employees at the dinner were English instructor Virginia Cooke, communications instructor Diane Luu, and VP External Harv McCullough. Recognized for 25 years of…UFV celebrates 10- and 20-year employees in style
UFV President Mark Evered joined Board Chair Larry Stinson and Union President Virginia Cooke in congratulating UFV's 10- and 20-year employees at the CEP campus April 18. Evered thanked the venerable employees for what they've done for thousands of students, in addition to countless coworkers. "Thank you on behalf of all those lives you've touched,…UFV celebrates long-serving employees at special evening
In 1982, Ian McAskill was a young economics graduate looking for a place to teach. He found Fraser Valley College, decided he liked it here, and stayed for the next 35 years, through two major changes (from college to university-college and then to university). Once one of the youngest faculty members, he's now a veteran.…UFV honoured at FV Cultural Diversity AND United Way of
UFV was recognized for its efforts in creating an inclusive environment at the recent Fraser Valley Diversity Awards. The university received the inclusive environment award in the medium to large organization category. UFV’s commitment to fostering a holistically inclusive environment encompasses workplace practices and policies, academic programming, and initiatives. See Province social columnist Fred Lee's…UFV one of BC’s Top Employers for third year in
The University of the Fraser Valley has completed a hat-trick as a leading employer in BC. For the third year running, UFV has been named one of BC’s Top Employers. UFV was selected because it offers employees: • competitive salaries • an excellent benefits package • generous vacations • professional development support • a commitment…UFV earns HR award alongside prestigious universities
WorldatWork, a non-profit human resources association and compensation authority, has awarded UFV its Seal of Distinction for 2017. UFV is one of 160 organizations honored. North American educational organizations receiving the seal include MIT; Yale; University of California, Davis; NC State University; Arizona State University; and Johns Hopkins University to name a few. UFV joins the…Griffiths ran the gamut, from student to AVP: reflections on
The first time Diane Griffiths ventured into a classroom at Fraser Valley College, she was sure that she didn’t belong there. It was an English class with the late Art Ross in the old Abbotsford Marshall Road campus in the 1970s, and once she was brave enough to cross the threshold and sit down, it…Sto:lo Place Names tour brings indigenous history and landscape to
How many times have you buzzed down Highway One from the interior to the lower mainland, focused only on getting home as soon as possible? You pass by the historic town of Yale in an instant, and in Hope you might stop for a snack, but not to linger. The mountains and rivers are a…How the United Way helps: one family’s story
If you wish to support the United Way of the Fraser Valley, please download and complete this fillable pledge form and return it to Human Resources in Abbotsford. ufv.ca/united-way You just never know when you might need the type of help funded by the United Way of the Fraser Valley. Just ask Chilliwack's Kim Gemmell.…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…Employees celebrated for years of dedication
If you added up the years worked by UFV employees honoured at the service dinner on April 21, you'd get more than millennium! More than 100 UFV employees were recognized for either 10, 15, 20, or 25 years of service recently, and many of them celebrated at a special event at the Ramada Inn. Congratulations…Do you know an excellent UFV employee? Nominate them for
Have you been wowed by the service of a UFV employee who went the extra distance? Was your UFV experience enhanced by someone who went out of their way to help you? Have you admired a UFV project or initiative that was led by an inspirational or outstanding UFV employee? Or have you watched a…UFV named one of BC’s Top Employers for second year
The University of the Fraser Valley has been recognized for being a great place to work for the second year in a row. UFV was named as one of British Columbia’s Top Employers for 2016, joining 64 other organizations on the list. Serving an annual enrollment of approximately 15,000 students, UFV has more than 1,200…Retirees honoured at special dinner
UFV's retirees of 2015 were honoured as they entered the next stage of life at a special dinner on Dec 7. They were joined by their colleagues, family members, and retirees from years past, who always enjoy coming out to welcome the new retirees to the ranks. This year UFV honoured Alan Stokes, Susan Milner,…