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UFV Today: Mon, Nov 23, 2009
Contact us: ufvtoday@ufv.ca
Dec 1 — Speaking for Change: Communications students showcase their skills
Dec 3 — Celebrate UFV authors
Goodbye to ucfv.bc.ca
Today — Math Club talk
Thurs — Jews and Palestinians: Historic Roots of the Conflict
Thurs — Copyright and intellectual property expert to speak at UFV
Thurs — Jews and Palestinians: Historic Roots of the Conflict
Get your tickets now for the UFV–FSA annual Christmas dinner and dance
United Way mid-campaign draw winners
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Help make a child’s Christmas wish come true: sponsor an Angel today
This year the Angel Tree program has experienced an increase of over 40 percent in applications. We hope that the UFV community will come together to help fill this need.
The Angel Trees are now displayed in the alumni hall in Abbotsford and the cafeteria in Chilliwack with each angel representing a child and their gift wish.
Once you choose an angel from the tree, please register the number with Sheila at Student Life Sheila.McKay@ufv.ca . Unwrapped gifts are due no later than Fri, Nov 27, to University House.
Clubs, departments, associations, groups, and individuals can adopt entire families, and/or contribute $100 towards a food hamper for families.
Thank you in advance for supporting UFV's Angel Tree program.
For further information please contact Sheila.McKay@ufv.caa
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Speaking for Change: Communications students showcase their skills
Join the advanced oral communications students as they showcase their skills.
You will listen to entertaining speeches on a wide variety of topics, and enjoy complimentary refreshments on the break. This speaking event is free to all, and members of the community are welcome. Support our UFV students while enjoying a relaxing, fun evening!
Tues, Dec 1
7 pm
Abby B101.
For more information, contact Samantha Pattridge at local 4177 or at samantha.pattridge@ufv.ca .
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Dec 3 — Celebrate UFV authors
The UFV Deans and the AVP of Research & Graduate Studies are pleased to invite you to celebrate the accomplishments of the authors among us.
Thurs, Dec 3
4–5:30 pm
Room B121, near the cafeteria.
Fourteen faculty members have published a total of 18 books in recent months in diverse subject areas. Please drop by to enjoy refreshments and congratulate our authors!
No RSVP required.
Yvette Boutin
Research Services & Industry Liaison
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Goodbye to ucfv.bc.ca
If you were working at UFV (then UCFV) in or around 2004, you will recall the shift from the website address www.ucfv.bc.ca to www.ucfv.ca and email addresses from name.name@ucfv.bc.ca to name.name@ucfv.ca . It was done to simplify our domain names and make it easier for people to reach us via the web or email.
The ‘bc.ca’ domain officially expired earlier this year. At this point, there should be no remaining instances of the ‘bc.ca’ structure actively used in faculty or staff email addresses, or on any legacy web pages. Any that do exist may work sporadically within the UFV network systems, but will not function outside of the institution.
The expired ‘bc.ca’ domain information will be removed from all servers as of January 1, 2010.
Your action is required by Dec 31, 2009, ONLY if you continue to use an email address with ‘ucfv.bc.ca’ in it or have any links posted to your web page(s) with ‘ucfv.bc.ca’ in them. Given that this address has not functioned outside of the institution for some time, it is unlikely that any external contacts continue to use it for active web links or incoming messages to UFV (their efforts would yield an error message or be bounced back).
If this impacts you, please be sure to make any adjustments required prior to December 31, 2009.
Questions? Contact Robyn Harcott, web systems administrator, at robyn.harcott@ufv.ca or at local 4666.
Thank you,
Kim Lawrence
Director, Marketing & Communications
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Today — Math Club talk
The third and final Math Club talk of this semester will be held on Monday.
The speaker is Derek Lacoursiere, who is currently a fourth-year student at UFV. The title of his talk is ‘Estimating Complexity from Benthic
Video Transects.’
Mon, Nov 23
4–5:20 pm
Abby C1425
A full abstract of the talk can be found at the following web page:
http://www.ufv.ca/math/math_club_talks.htm
All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.
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Cascade sports report: weekend results
Canada West men’s basketball
Friday, Cascades lost 73-58 to Simon Fraser University in their home opener at Envision Athletic Centre. Kyle Grewal led the Cascades with 21 points.
Saturday, Cascades lost 71-62 to the Clan, with Sam Freeman scoring a game-high 32 points for the Cascades. The Cascades are now 3-3 on the year
Canada West women’s basketball
The Cascades had their games vs. SFU postpone due to illness and injuries among the UFV squad. Make-up games are scheduled for Dec 3 and Feb 17, both at 7 pm at the Envision Athletic Centre. The Cascades have a 0-4 record.
BCCAA men’s volleyball at COTR in Cranbrook
Friday, Cascades beat College of the Rockies in five games. The scores were 21-25, 25-14, 23-25, 25-16, 15-12
Saturday, Cascades beat College of the Rockies in five games. The scores were 25-15, 20-25, 21-25, 25-14, 15-8. UFV improves to 4-3 on the season.
BCCAA women’s volleyball at COTR in Cranbrook
Friday, Cascades beat College of the Rockies in three games. The scores were 25-16, 25-15, 25-23. Saturday, Cascades beat College of the Rockies in five games. The scores were 20-25, 25-19, 25-19, 23-25, 15-12. UFV improves to 5-2 on the season.
Upcoming games
High school boys’ basketball
UFV is hosting the first annual Valley Battle boys’ basketball game.
White Rock Christian Academy Warriors vs. Abbotsford’s Yale Lions at Envision Athletic Centre on Wed, Nov 25, at 7 pm.
This is the first week high school games are allowed, and will be the first game of the year in BC boys’ basketball to feature to potential BC high school champs facing off.
Cascades women’s basketball
The Cascades travel to Regina Friday and Brandon Saturday.
The Cascades will play their home opener Thurs, Dec 3, at 7 pm.
Cascades men’s basketball
The Cascades travel to Regina Friday and Brandon Saturday.
Cascades men’s and women’s volleyball
The Cascades are off for the holiday break, and will entertain Columbia Bible College at UFV Friday, Jan. 15.
Dale Cory
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Local 4071
dale.cory@ufv.ca
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Thurs — Jews and Palestinians: Historic Roots of the Conflict
UFV political scientist Ron Dart will speak on this ancient and current conflict at Abbotsford Learning Plus next week. It goes back for centuries, and at times seems incapable of resolution: the ongoing war between Jews and Palestinians. Geography aside, it's a conflict that affects us all. How did it begin? Is there any way out? Ron Dart helps us explore the background -- and the possibilities.
Thurs, Nov 26
Abbotsford Recreation Centre
10 am to noon.
Fee is $2, plus admission to the Rec Centre.
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Thurs — Copyright and intellectual property expert to speak at UFV
Who owns information? Why can’t you just make copies of whatever you’d like? How do we compensate the creators of intellectual property when it’s so easy to download so many things for free?
These are the types of questions that may arise when intellectual property expert and librarian Paul Whitney when he visits the UFV next week as the guest of the UFV Library and Information Technology program.
Guest speaker Paul Whitney, city librarian for the Vancouver Public Library, will discuss the status of the new copyright legislation (which is contentious and troubling for all Canadians, according to LIBIT program head Christina Neigel) as well as the Google Book Settlement, and other issues under debate that are related to intellectual property.
Thurs, Nov 26
1 pm
Abby B121
Everyone welcome
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Thurs — Presentation on FASD
UFV kinesiologists Chris Bertram, Alison Pritchard Orr, and Kathy Keiver have been working on a multifaceted research project with children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder for several years. Next week two of their collaborators from Queen’s University will visit UFV and give a guest lecture while here.
Dr. James N. Reynolds and his research associate Rebecca Titman of the
Centre for Neuroscience Studies at Queen's will speak on: Quantification
of Cognitive, Behavioural, and Sensory-Motor Function in Children with
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Thurs, Nov 26
11:30 am – 1 pm
Abby B121.
Space is limited (88 people)
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Get your tickets now for the UFV–FSA annual Christmas dinner and dance
Tickets are on sale now for the annual UFV–FSA Christmas dinner and dance. Come out and enjoy good food, good music, good company, good dancing, a great time, and prize draws for some awesome gifts. Tickets are $25 per person, and available at faculty reception in Abby, Chwk, CEP, Marshall Road, and Mission.
Sat, Dec 5
6 pm — Cocktails
7 pm — Dinner
8 pm — Dancing until 12
Langley Banquet Centre
3227 264th Street, Aldergrove
(one block north of Fraser Highway)
If you require more information, please contact:
Kathy Gowdridge, local 6311
Margaret Brackett, local 4523
Shelaugh Thomson, local 2604
Mandy Klepic, local 6333
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United Way mid-campaign draw winners
Congratulations to the following winners:
Gayle Ramsden — Green fees to Aquadel Golf Course
Paul Rushton — Swiss Chalet gift certificate
Karen Evans — Old Navy gift card
Ashley Nickel — The Keg gift card
Donna Alary — Sport Chek gift card
Thank you to all those who have made donations to the United Way! The campaign total is up to $27,975.47! The campaign continues through Dec 4. The participation draw is on Fri, Dec 4, and will include the following prizes:
• Green fees to Chilliwack Golf & Country Club
• One night stay in Business Plus Executive Suite at Best Western
• UFV Cascades all sport season family passes
• Autographed hockey stick from Chilliwack Bruins
• Gift certificates to the following places:
- Swiss Chalet
- Home Sense
- Gap
- Old navy
- Winners
- Chapters
- HMV
- Chapters Indigo
- Future Shop
- Best Buy
- Cineplex Odeon
- Blockbuster
- Canadian Tire
- Earls
- The Keg
- Olive Garden
- M&M Meats
- Sport Chek
Please submit your pledge form to Tara Rozenek in Employee Services (A288). For more information, or to receive a pledge form, please contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca or local 4536.
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Patrick O'Brien retirement party
After 22 years at UFV, in Continuing Education, Computer Information Systems and a stint in Instructional Media Services, Patrick O’Brien has retired as of the end of September. The Computer Information Systems department invites everyone to an event in Patrick’s honour.
Come and chat with Patrick, or share some Patrick stories with the rest of us.
Fri, Nov 27
2–4 pm
UFV Boardroom (A225).
If you need any further information, or would like to participate more formally, please contact Rilla Apostolakis at 4589 or rilla.apostolakis@ufv.ca .
We hope to see you there!
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