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
COVID-19 has really turned our lives upside down, especially those of us with children. Regardless of their age, all children are facing individual challenges as they try to figure out how to adjust to lock-down, quarantining, and social distancing. Everything they took for granted has changed. They can’t hang out with their friends or extended … 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
Submitted by guest blogger Eric Davis, Special Advisor to the President Race is not something people can choose to ignore anymore. . . . These are very scary times for those who are just now realizing how justifiably hurt, angry, and terrified so many people of color have been all along. These are very stressful … Read more
Week of June 8 Resilience in a Remote World This virtual experience explores how to build personal resilience in this unprecedented global situation where we are striving to find new ways to collaborate and contribute to UFV’s success. Levels of stress are sometimes high, changes are often rapid, significant and uncertain leaving many of us … Read more
It never ceases to amaze me every year when the winners are announced for our staff and faculty excellence awards. We always receive many nominations for the various awards, with all of them bringing something different to UFV in many different ways. But one thing that is consistent with them all is the dedication and … Read more
Join the UFV staff & faculty community as we step into June on our Cross 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 1 Cultures of Education: Reflecting on Study Habits, Student-teacher Relationships, and Academic Integrity Through an Intercultural Lens Ever wonder why some students stay silent in whole-class discussions? Or why other students copy from online sources without citing? How about why some students ask for higher grades… sometimes more than once!? This interactive … Read more
I never really thought about the differences between self-care and self-soothing until I heard Kate Horsman speak at UFV where she attended as a panelist during our International Women’s Day presentation. I absolutely thought that when I turned on the Bachelor, poured myself a glass of wine and snuggled up under my favorite blanket on … Read more
Submitted by guest blogger Stacie Dixon, Facilities Operations Coordinator, Athletics & Campus Recreation For a department that revolves around athletics and recreation, we are itching to cheer on our Cascades and other sports teams these days. However, while we will have to patiently wait for that, this week with UFV Unite we are calling out … Read more
