It’s back! The UFV Employee Fitness Challenge with a twist for 2021 – Strive to Thrive! Register today for this amazing program that will help us all connect (virtually for now, but not for always) and enable us to support each other as we work towards our individual health and wellness goals. Earn amazing incentive … Read more
Welcome back to an new academic year. HR has been working hard to organize a variety of workshops for the Fall 2020 semester for our employees. Please read through the choices and register for the ones that you are interested in. We hope you will engage in these opportunities and that they help you navigate … Read more
If there is one thing that Covid-19 has given us, it’s the time to reflect on the world and our own lives. It has given us the opportunity to think about what we have done so far in our short time on this earth, and what we still want to accomplish and it has reminded … Read more
Well, it looks like summer may have finally arrived and just in time as some of the Covid restrictions are starting to relax. Of course we still need to be very responsible and keep listening to the experts who tell us that because the pandemic is far from over, it is still critical to keep … Read more
Colleagues — what a journey it has been over the last twelve weeks. Our goal for our UFV Unite page was for our staff and faculty to connect and engage with each other while remembering the importance of exercising the body and mind. We sure enjoyed doing just that and hope we inspired you to … Read more
Judy Larsen is an associate professor in the Upgrading and University Preparation department who recently earned her PhD. Judy mainly teaches ABE mathematics courses, but she also teaches courses for the Teacher Education program and the Mathematics and Statistics department. Judy has been recognized for her creative approach to teaching mathematics with an award from … Read more
Week of June 22 — 26, 2020 Minute-Taking This workshop provides introductory minute-taking skills in a digital environment. Participants will learn the steps in the minute-taking process including agenda, pre-meeting minutes, and minute template skills. Students may contact the facilitator at Lisa.McMartin@ufv.ca by Wed, June 24 if they have any specific topics they want covered. … Read more
There is still time to join the UFV staff & faculty community in our Across Canada Challenge. We encourage you to participate in this collective virtual trek across Canada via the Trans Canada Highway, which is 7,821 km long, equaling approximately 10,000,000 steps. Our goal is to cover the distance between Victoria and St. John’s … Read more
Week of June 15 — 19 Solving UFV’s COVID-19 Problems: A Design Thinking Approach In this hands-on workshop you will learn and apply the principles of design thinking to ideate solutions to challenges we are facing at UFV in the near- and long-term. You will work in online groups to reframe problems as opportunities and … Read more
We need your help to step across Canada this June! Join the UFV staff & faculty community in our Across Canada Challenge. We encourage you to participate in this collective virtual trek across Canada via the Trans Canada Highway, which is 7,821 km long, equaling approximately 10,000,000 steps. Our goal is to cover the distance … Read more
