Events

Provost’s Lunch and Learn — Redefining food: The boundaries of agricultural policy and technology — May 24

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Emerging agricultural technologies such as vertical agriculture and cellular agriculture are redefining what it means to be a farmer and challenging the boundaries of the definition of food itself. In this talk, Dr. Lenore Newman will introduce technologies that are challenging long-standing conventions and then discuss their interaction with the policy landscape. The future of … Read more

You’re invited to participate in a SEM planning workshop — March 29, 30, or 31

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UFV is developing a new strategic enrolment management plan that will shape the future of how we recruit, admit, enroll, and deliver a UFV education to our students. Please join us for one of three opportunities to share your thoughts. Register for one of the following sessions at https://forms.office.com/r/w0E5KwwpE4 Tues, March 29, 9-11 am — … Read more

Provost’s Lunch and Learn — Learn more about exciting projects from UFV Marketing — March 30

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With the adoption of the integrated strategic plan last year, UFV Marketing has kicked off some significant new projects that will have broad impact across UFV. Join UFV Marketing Director Laura Authier to learn more about the projects to revitalize UFV’s website and brand, and why the developing Strategic Enrolment Management plan is vital to … Read more

Provost’s Lunch and Learn — Making Sense of Indigenization, Decolonization, and Reconciliation

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Provost’s Lunch and Learn — Making Sense of Indigenization, Decolonization, and Reconciliation Indigenization, decolonization, and reconciliation can be very complex. Using a Venn Diagram, an overview of the differences and overlaps between decolonization, Indigenization, and reconciliation will be demonstrated and discussed. Our roles and responsibilities for each component will also be reviewed. Please join Lorna … Read more

Dr. Bonnie Henry holds virtual townhall; UFV President and Provost host and moderate

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On December 8, Dr. Bonnie Henry and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) held a virtual town hall for post-secondary institutions, Indigenous partners, post-secondary labour organizations, student associations, and sector association presidents. UFV’s Dr. Joanne Maclean provided the Indigenous territorial acknowledgement and Dr. James Mandigo was the townhall moderator. Questions were posted by … Read more

Dec 8 – Provost’s Lunch and Learn — Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) Plan

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Provost and VP Academic Lunch and Learn — Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) Plan Under the direction of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UFV has initiated the process of developing a 10-year strategic enrolment management (SEM) plan. Building off of UFV’s integrated strategic plan — IYAQÁWTXW: House of Transformation, the SEM plan is intended to provide … Read more

Provost Lunch and Learn – Provost and VP Academic Lunch and Learn — Equity over Diversity — Making Inclusion Inclusive — Oct 27

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EDI training sessions or programs are meant to be tactics of a much larger strategy for advancing EDI within an organization. Training alone cannot create just and inclusive spaces, but these training sessions are valuable if leveraged effectively and honestly. Diversity and Inclusion initiatives often miss the mark because they tend to emphasize diversity over … Read more

Provost Lunch and Learn – Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) — Sept 22

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Many of our students gain valuable knowledge and skills outside of their academic classrooms; however, very few are able to have their prior knowledge and skills recognized to meet their academic goals at UFV.  Join Amanda Roberts, UFV’s PLAR Manager, to learn about UFV’s current PLAR activities and the associated challenges in reaching our PLAR-related … Read more