As UFV’s United Way campaign administrator, I have the pleasure of inviting you to our kick-off pancake breakfast on November 1 in Abbotsford and November 2 in Chilliwack. Come in to work a little early to enjoy a scrumptious breakfast of pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee, juice – the works – served up by United Way … Read more
Attention all staff! This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for Staff Educational Leave applications is coming up soon – October 31, 2022. Make sure you mark your calendar! For those of you unfamiliar with Staff Ed Leaves, UFV offers short-term educational leaves for staff with three years of continuous service in a permanent … Read more
A reminder that several payment options are available for employee parking. Register and pay for their annual parking permit through the convenience of payroll deduction. Most employees using this service have already registered. Find out if you’re registered for payroll deductions by checking your most recent paystub (under ‘Deductions after Federal Tax’) through myUFV. Register for a … Read more
To support our institution in its commitment to provide resources to improve and maintain good mental health, a second workshop series of Not Myself Today®, an initiative of the Canadian Mental Health Association, starts in September, 2022. This program will be delivered in five workshops over the coming weeks and months, and we encourage you … Read more
Welcome to the new employees who joined us in July and August as well as some current employees that have moved into new positions. And congratulations to the temporary employees that have now become permanent! We are very excited to have you join the UFV team. NEW EMPLOYEES TO UFV Welcome to Valentina Proietti, Assistant … Read more
Welcome back to campus everyone — we’ve missed you! We are pleased to offer you some great learning and development opportunities this fall semester. Building & Sustaining Workplace Mental Health and Performance Beyond the Great Re-Set Join Lori Schmidt, Debbie Pearmain, Victoria Grainger and Tyler Hoffman as they share workplace mental health predictions and practical … Read more
Calling all staff teams interested in additional training and development to enhance the UFV student experience! Did you know that UFV has a Service Improvement Training Fund (SIT Fund), distinct from individual PD funds, available for staff employees for specific types of training and development activities? The SIT Fund provides funding for groups of staff … Read more
Submitted by guest blogger Amber Johnston, School of Kinesiology WE STILL NEED YOUR VALUABLE INPUT!! Thank you in advance for taking the time to participate in this survey which will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. A health and wellness behaviours survey went out late spring and we are looking to have more faculty and … Read more
Between August 5-15 Marlene Affleck and her friend will ride their bikes 700 km through PEI supporting two charities very near and dear to them. When the pandemic forced her to postpone her dream of riding the Camino in Spain, she found a substitute – the Canadian Camino. And even better, they are turning this … Read more
Welcome to the new employees who joined us in June. And congratulations to the temporary employees that have become permanent, and those that have moved into new positions. NEW EMPLOYEES TO UFV Welcome to Jason Dallavalle, Manager, Environmental Health & Safety Jason joins UFV with almost 15 years of health and safety experience spanning a … Read more
