UFV Provost

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

Dr. Chris Schinckus named new Dean of Professional Studies

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Dr. Chris Schinckus has been appointed Dean of Professional Studies at UFV, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Schinckus most recently served as Director of the UFV School of Business. Previously, he worked as head of the School of Finance and Accounting at Taylor’s University in Malaysia, director of research at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Vietnam), … 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

UFV provides $224,000 in support of IYAQÁWTXW: House of Transformation initiatives

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The University of the Fraser Valley is investing $224,000 to support 30 projects developed by the UFV community aimed at implementing the University’s integrated strategic plan: IYAQÁWTXW: House of Transformation. A total of 38 proposals were submitted in response to the Provost’s call for funding from the Strategic Initiatives Fund. Funding was open to any … 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

Dr. Claire Carolan selected as Associate Director, Program Development and Quality Assurance

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I am pleased to announce that Dr. Claire Carolan has been selected as the new Associate Director of Program Development and Quality Assurance. Claire will begin her new role on September 1, 2021. Dr. Carolan brings expertise in curriculum development and review. She holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Curriculum & … Read more

Camille Callison appointed University Librarian at UFV

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Camille Callison has been appointed as University Librarian at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). In this role, Callison will be head of UFV’s multi-campus libraries. Camille comes to UFV from the University of Manitoba, where she is currently the Indigenous Strategies Librarian. She will be starting her new role at UFV on July … Read more