AGENDA for the Regular Meeting - Public Session of the University of the Fraser Valley BOARD OF GOVERNORS Thursday, April 7, 2016 Meeting: 4:30 PM Room A225/9 (Boardroom), UFV Abbotsford Campus, 33844 King Road, Abbotsford

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. 1. WELCOME from the CHAIR (4:30 - 4:45) . 1.1. Introduction of Community Leaders:  Mayor Henry Braun, City of Abbotsford  Councillors Kelly Chahal and Brenda Falk, City of Abbotsford . 2. PRESENTATIONS (4:45 - 5:45) . 2.1. U-District Plan - Craig Toews, Executive Director, Campus Planning & Resource Development . 2.2. Social Work and Human Services Graduates' Presentation - Tracy Ryder Glass, Dean, Faculty of Professional Studies . 3. CALL TO ORDER (5:45 - 5:50) . 4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT (5:50 - 6:20) . 3 - 22 4.1. Written Report . 4.2. Verbal Report Updates:  Chandigarh 10th Anniversary Celebrations  Japanese Educational Partner Development  Federal Budget Update  Provincial Funding Announcements

. 5. BOARD MEMBER ATTENDANCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS (6:20 - 6:25) . 6. INFORMATION ITEMS (6:25 - 6:30) . 6.1 Brought forward from 2016 03 03 Board In Camera Session . 23 - 24 6.11 The following items were approved at the March 3, 2016 Board meeting.  Board Awards for Service Excellence: Selection Committee  Revisions to BPD 240 - Board of Governors Policy Direction on

Page 1 of 24 UFV Board meeting Agenda, Public Session April 7, 2016 Page Alumni Relationships, and MOU Between UFV and the UFV Alumni Association  BGB 110.14 - Board Meeting Management and Board Processes Management  2016/17 Tuition and Mandatory Fees Recommendation  New Student Fee Proposal - Experiential Learning and Wellness Fee  SUB Lease  SUB Common Area Agreement  UFV - IGE (India Global Education) Program Agreement  Updates to the 2015/16 Board Education Plan  2016/17 Board Meeting Schedule Anyone wishing to see additional information on these items, please contact Lori Ann Waites, EA to the UFV Board of Governors.

. 7. ADJOURN to ALUMNI EVENT (6:30 - 7:00) . 8. DINNER (7:00 - 7:30) . 9. IN CAMERA SESSION WITH PRESIDENT (7:30 - 7:45)

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

April 2016

President’s Report

Reports received from academic and service units are included below. An update of the President’s activities for the month of March will be presented at the meeting.

College of Arts (Jacqueline Nolte, Dean)

Arts Expo:

The College of Arts hosted the 6th Annual Arts Expo on March 9 in the Student Union Building. The Expo offers students the opportunity to explore program options in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Creative Arts. Faculty, staff, and students set up engaging displays and were on hand to answer questions and introduce students to their disciplines. Also on hand were representatives from Advising, Career Centre, Student Life, Alumni, and International Education.

The event also provides the chance to thank the sponsor of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Arts Peer Mentor program: the RBC Foundation. Begun in 2012, the RBC Arts Peer Mentor program supports students transitioning to UFV, whether from high school or other post-secondary institutions. To date, the RBC Foundation has provided $60,000 towards the program. Rupinder Chahal, RBC Branch Manager – Highstreet, was on hand to speak with students and to speak to the importance of mentoring.

Visual Arts, Economics, English, Visual Arts Display of Student Work and Student Life

Graphic Design, Thank you RBC! “Discover the Creative Woods”

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Communications:

Department News The Communications department’s big news is the March 1 President’s Leadership Lecture Series with CBC’s Terry O’Reilly speaking on the Power of Storytelling. We are very proud to report that the event was sold out a week in advance.

Terry presented on elevator pitches to students earlier in the day. Approximately 300 students and faculty members attended. Terry commented that he was pleased with how engaged the students were and the quality of the questions they asked him.

The evening event had upwards of 450 attendees in a packed house, making this the largest President’s Leadership Lecture ever. We also broke records for live tweeting, with the most live tweets for any UFV event. See a Spotify summary of the event here: https://storify.com/goUFV/terry-o-reilly-wows-the-crowd-at-ufv-president-s-l

Faculty Activities Linda Pardy presented at UFV’s Scholarly Sharing on January 22 on the topic Research Writing in 30 Minutes a Day. She is also representing UFV in a joint Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Research grant proposal with TRU and KPU.

Externally, Linda was an external reviewer for Dr. Jennifer Walinga's promotion and tenure application to full professor status at Royal Roads. She has also accepted an invitation to sit on the Connecting Across Sectors for Research and Innovation Initiatives in Personal Learner Pathways & Portfolios.

Michelle Riedlinger and Samantha Pattridge presented at the faculty micro lectures on February 22. Michelle’s presentation was entitled, Making Sense of Salmon Health during the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River. Samantha presented research she and Linda Pardy completed on the impact of the flipped classroom, entitled Teaching Communications When You Have Flipped: Investigating the Flipped Classroom Model.

Sam Schechter performed a textbook review for Oxford University Press for Public Relations Campaigns by Mark Sheehan and Robina Xavier; the review was to consider adapting the Australian textbook for a Canadian context.

Graphic & Digital Design (GDD):

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Mission Cultural Resources Commission - GD260 Experience Design Project Tasked with making Mission’s public art collection accessible to a diverse audience of local residents and visitors, GD students are using IDEO’s iterative design process to create human-centered solutions. The emphasis is on target audience, context, and user engagement.

GDD First Practicum Placements! BFA GD Extended Minor Students  Your Design Here, Maple Ridge: Digital marketing and brand management. o Amy Pridday. yourdesignhere.ca, work-here.ca, exploremapleridge.com  2Story Group, Chilliwack: Francesca Moore. 2Storygroup.com “Branding became a tangible and infinitely interesting part of design to me as I went through my first day at 2Story. I was given an in-depth brand standards manual which covered pretty much every design conflict that could arise and how to maintain brand standards. The second half of the day was centered around social media marketing. I sat in on a conference call with a new client of 2Story who will be a pioneer in a new area of business for the company.”

GDD Grad 2016 Reading Week Workshops In preparation for graduation, our class of 24 diploma and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Extended Minor students attended a full week of Reading Week workshops. Highlights included a branding workshop with Lorne Craig from Unicycle Creative, a portrait photography workshop with Kane Hopkins and studio photography workshop with John Lau, Wasserman and Partners.

GDD + Continuing Education Centre for Creative Development In partnership with UFV’s Continuing Education department and with the support of innovation funding, we are launching a continuing education initiative on the Mission campus in the fall of 2016. The Centre for Creative Development is in response to a demand for digital media skills and a growing interest in creative practice in the Fraser Valley. Programming will be taught by industry leaders to support professional and personal creative development in the Fraser Valley.

Faculty – Professional Development Karin Jager attended American Institute of Graphic Arts’ (AIGA) National Design conference, REVIVAL in New Orleans in October 2015. Highlights included the educator workshops where new models of instruction integrating social media tools and design process were introduced; people-centered design pedagogy was emphasized; and context as design material was examined.

In October 2015, Miranda Ting attended Word camp in Portland, Oregon, a conference featuring the latest trends in advice for freelance WordPress (WP) designers and developers. Miranda also participated in a Digital Project Manager (DPM) workshop in in November 2015, where digital tools, processes and tricks were shared.

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Mark your Calendars!

HOME SWEET HOME OPEN HOUSE Mission Campus, Thursday April 21, 2-5 pm: GDD first-year students welcome you to their home away from home! Come for tea and browse through a showcase of graphic and digital design projects, experiential learning, and community partnerships.

CREATIVE WOODS creativewoods.ca Discover New Talent at the Graphic & Digital Design Portfolio Show Experience the inspiration that comes from learning design in its natural element. Friday, April 29, 2016: 4-7 pm: Meet the Designers; 7-10 pm: Creative Maker Talks UFV Abbotsford Campus, Student Centre exhibition will be up until May 5, 2016.

Summer Courses will now be offered in Abbotsford! Digital Foundations + Illustration: May 9-June 20 and is open to all students GD157 Digital Media I, Image Making: Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop GD159 Digital Media II, Publishing: Adobe InDesign GD216 Drawing and Illustration: Traditional Mediums and Adobe Illustrator

BFA GD Major GDD is working on a concept paper for a BFA Major in Graphic and Digital Design that builds on the current 2-year multidisciplinary diploma (communication design, brand identity, interactive design and dynamic media). The final two years will emphasize reflective practice, interdisciplinary, critical thinking, and human-centered designed experiences.

History:

Prior to commenting on departmental activities it is important to emphasize the fine work done by our students. History students have shown their dedication and creativity in their classes, more broadly at UFV, and in the wider community. Through the Association of History Students they have initiated social and professional events, have volunteered at departmental functions and supported non-history activities on campus and beyond. Individual students have also shown great initiative in using the skills developed in their history courses. Recently one of our students volunteered to develop an oral history

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project for Lifetime Learning continuing the work done earlier by another history student. Another student works for the Reach Gallery and Archives.

Heritage Fair Molly Ungar has worked closely with various external agencies to ensure that the Heritage Fair (a fair that showcases grade-school student displays on history) takes place on the UFV campus. Several years ago the UFV History department regularly hosted Historica (the predecessor to the Heritage Fair), but systemic changes to that event resulted in the loss of that relationship. Molly’s engagement with the Heritage Fair is a welcome return to that kind of event at UFV.

History Hotdog Day In January, the History department hosted a free Hotdog day with the Association of History Students. The premise of the event was simple: give out hotdogs in order to give exposure to the department and open a conversation with those who might not “see” history faculty. Hundreds of hotdogs were cooked and dispersed and all department faculty were on hand to converse with the hundreds of students (and staff and certain senior administrators!) who enjoyed a free lunch.

Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)

As part of his historical research on post-war German reconciliation with their past, Steven Schroeder has developed a passionate interest in the nature of conflict and solutions for it. This has developed into the Peace and Conflict Studies program at UFV directed by Steven. While this program is distinct from the History program the linkages run very deep and we are delighted that PACS and History enjoy a close relationship. The History chair sits on the PACS curriculum committee to further develop those connections.

Professor George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies, Emeritus at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, visited UFV March 9-10 for a series of meetings, and to deliver the keynote address in a President Leadership Lecture Series event.

Lopez’s research interests focus on the problems of state violence, especially economic sanctions, gross violations of human rights, and ethics and the use of force. His work has been published in a wide range of social science and policy journals. Working with David Cortright since 1992, he has written more than 25 articles and book chapters, as well as five books, on economic sanctions.

October 2010-July 2011, Lopez served on the United Nations Panel of Experts for monitoring and implementing UN Sanctions on North Korea. He is currently co-leader of a United Nations University research project assessing 25 years of United Nations economic sanctions.

Lopez is a founding faculty member of the Kroc Institute, where he worked until 2013, when he took on the position of Vice- President of the Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. Currently, Lopez has returned to Kroc, where he serves as Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies, and as the Director of the Summer Institute for Faculty in Peace Studies Program

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Development. Led by Steven Schroeder, UFV’s Teaching Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies, two UFV teams have attended the Summer Institute (2012 and 2015), and have utilized the material in the development of UFV’s Peace and Conflict Studies curriculum and program proposal.

While at UFV, Lopez continued to work with faculty members in the development of the Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) program in numerous meetings and informal gatherings and conversations. He also lectured and engaged with students in two-class sessions: one on conflict in the Middle East, and one on conflict and peacebuilding in the Fraser Valley. Additionally, Lopez met with UFV administrators and community members to discuss the public engagement component of the PACS program, and he also met with UFV Advancement and Marcom personnel to discuss strategies for funding and promoting the program’s activities, and for how to sustain the program long-term.

The highlight of Lopez’s visit was the President Leadership Lecture Series public lecture titled, Understanding the New Peacebuilding in an Age of Gross Violence and Terror. The event was well attended, and the discussion after the lecture was lively, as many audience members engaged Lopez on his lecture content. The lecture event was preceded by a dinner reception for PACS supporters and donors, hosted by UFV Advancement. A second public event was held the following day: a lunch-hour talk titled, Peace, Really? Peace Studies Confronts Terrorism. Student turnout was very good, as was the discussion that continued among attendees well after the event.

Psychology: The winter semester proceeds apace for the psychology department. Many of our more ambitious honours students have been applying to graduate school, and some early acceptances have already been received. Robyn Mooney (supervisor: Sven van de Wetering) has already been accepted to her first-choice program, the two-year Master of Forensic Science program at the University of Maastricht (Netherlands). She has also received a University of Maastricht High Potential Scholarship. We wish Robyn well in graduate school.

Jennifer Colbourne (supervisor: Wayne Podrouzek) has accepted an offer from York University in Toronto, specifically the Brain, Behaviour and Cognition section of the Psychology department. Her new supervisor is Dr. Suzanne MacDonald, a biologist-psychologist who specializes in animal behaviour and cognition. She is actually on sabbatical (studying hyenas in Kenya as we speak) and will be on sabbatical next year as well; however, she offered to take Jennifer on as a student despite not officially taking graduate students for 2016 because Jennifer wants to study raccoons, which happen to be one of Dr. MacDonald’s pet projects (for which she is nicely funded by National Geographic). Jennifer is volunteering this summer with one of Dr. MacDonald’s studies, raising orphaned baby raccoons. They haven't determined what Jennifer’s own project will be, though Jennifer is hoping to look at mirror self-recognition in raccoons. Jennifer will likely be working in partnership with the Toronto zoo for any outdoor studies (the raccoons are constantly trying to break in there). York offered her a $6,000 recruitment scholarship, plus $30,000 over the next two years either via bursaries, scholarships and/or research assistant/teaching assistant work.

No news of comparable glamour comes from our faculty, but two instructional experiments are in full swing. Dr. Zoe Dennison, a full-time member of our department, is team teaching PSYC 306 (Psychology of Music) with Dr. Andy Hillhouse, an ethnomusicologist. The experiment appears to be going well. Another experimental course, PSYC 100c (Psychology for Students) is now in

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its second semester. Student enrolment is down compared to last semester (26 students instead of 35), but some tweaks to curriculum hopefully contribute to making it a better course than the last time around.

Visual Arts:

Faculty and Staff Success Jill Bain, Associate Professor (Art History) presented a paper, Classical Rocks and Classic Rock: Strategic Appropriation in Medieval and Contemporary Culture, at the 37th Annual Southwest Popular Culture/American Culture Association (SWPACA) conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico (February 10-13). Her paper, which examines the re-use of Roman building materials and artifacts in medieval contexts and compares this with the practice of sampling in popular music, was presented in one of three Visual Arts sessions devoted to the topical theme of Repurposed, Re-gifted, Recycled.

Geoffrey Carr, Assistant Professor (Art History) was a presenter and panel discussant at UBC Centennial Emerging Research workshop on Ethics and Pragmatism in Indigenous Research. The session title was Curation After Truth and Reconciliation and was done in association with the UBC Belkin Gallery.

Chris Friesen, Associate Professor (Painting/Drawing) was part of the Odyssey conference on February 19 for professional development for Langley district school teachers. He ran two workshops called Tools for the Beginning Artist with a total of 40 attendees. Poster on right:

Melanie Jones, Assistant Professor (Sculpture and Extended Media) had her feature film FSM screened on February 26 at the Boomtown Film and Music Festival in Beaumont, Texas, where she placed 2nd in the Best Narrative Feature competition. FSM also played in Vancouver on March 10 at the Vancouver International Women's Film Festival.

Paula Funk, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Academic Advisor was one of 38 local artists chosen to develop artwork for the Oxygen for the Soul project, sponsored by the Abbotsford Hospice Society in partnership with The Reach Gallery Museum and the Abbotsford Arts Council. All the paintings will be donated for permanent display in Holmberg House, Abbotsford's new adult hospice. Works were displayed at Kariton House and The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford beginning on March 13 and then auctioned at a gala fundraising reception on March 17 at The Reach. See more at https://abbotsfordhospice.org/campaigns/oxygen-for-the-soul/.

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Alumni and Student Success Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Alumni, Courtney Harrod, who currently holds the role as Gallery Assistant at the ACT, the Maple Ridge Arts Centre, plans on moving on to Critical and Curatorial Studies at UBC.

BFA Alumni, Melanie Schnidrig has been granted admission to the Doctor of Philosophy, Humanities (Fine Arts) program at Concordia University for September, making her one of the first BFA alumni to pursue her Ph.D.

BFA Alumni, Anna Williams is part of a group show at the Ranger Station Gallery in Harrison on July 8. She is also part of a panel discussion focusing on the intersection of art and social activism, which takes place on April 8 (doors open 6 pm, panel at 7 pm) at the Reach Gallery. She is applying to the Masters Program at SFU, M.Ed in Arts for Social Change.

BFA Alumni, Jeff Rasmussen is having a solo show at the Art Room Gallery in Chilliwack: March 4 - April 31 (20 – 5725 Vedder Road). There is a great article on his work in the Chilliwack Progress. Note: since graduating from UFV in 2014, Jeff’s works have been displayed at the Surrey Art Gallery, The Reach Gallery Museum, Kariton Art Gallery in Abbotsford, the White Rock Community Centre, and most notably in the 2015 Regional Fraser Valley Biennale. http://www.theprogress.com/entertainment/369894801.html

BFA Alumni, Kate Feltron, has started her own business over the winter designing illustrated greeting cards. Currently, she is a volunteer at the Mission Museum and is researching a Master's program that focusses on Museum Studies.

Visual Arts (VA) Alumni Conrad Dyckman is now teaching at an alternate school in Vancouver.

BFA student, Candice Okada has been granted admission to the MFA program at UBC for September.

Two first-year photography students, Nathaniel Zaparilla and Robert Sweeney, have had their works accepted in Louden Singletree.

News and Events Aleksandra Idzior, Associate Professor (Art History) is facilitating the 4th annual pARTicipate Poster Competition: Homelessness. Poster on right:

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Brenda Fredrick, Associate Professor (Foundations, 3D, Professional Practices), Davida Kidd, Associate Professor (Print Media), and Chris Friesen, Associate Professor (Painting/Drawing) have coordinated the Visual Arts Diploma show: Reverence And The Underbelly. VA Diploma students, Chrissy Courtney, Chantelle Fawcett, and Megan Naples, collectively present contemporary, two dimensional works and installations. Opening night was March 18. Regular exhibition viewing took place from March 15-April 5 at the S’eliyemetaxwtexw Gallery. Poster on right.

Shelley Stefan, Department Head, Associate Professor (Painting/Drawing) has secured full enrolment with a waitlist for the upcoming Sichuan Study Tour in Drawing. This tour is hosted by Sichuan Normal University’s College of Fine Arts of Chengdu, China. Twelve UFV art students will accompany Shelley on a study tour to the arts and culture sites of Chengdu, Sichuan, where they will build a Visual Arts portfolio and gain UFV academic credit. Poster on left.

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Shelley Stefan, Department Head, Associate Professor (Painting/Drawing) has launched PAPI, Plein Air Painting Institute, a summer field school in oil painting offered through UFV Continuing Education. This outdoor painting institute, which focusses on the agricultural and ecological landscapes of the Fraser Valley, is open to all with the option for UFV transfer credit in Visual Arts. Poster on right.

Faculty of Health Sciences (Joanne MacLean, Dean)

Discussing youth mental health in our communities Dean’s Speaker Series featured youth mental health panelists from our community. Panelist Karen Copeland was interviewed by CBC News and CBC Radio highlighting the issues that would be discussed in the UFV panel. The full panel discussion video and more details about the event can be found at http://blogs.ufv.ca/health/dean- speaker-series-panel-2016/

From hockey to health care – UFV Nursing Alum leads national association Instead of throwing body checks during a shift, Scott Ramsay now dishes out a kind word, a smile, and vital medical care to ailing children at BC Children’s Hospital. Scott gave up hockey for health care after a series of concussions and a family tragedy transformed his perspective. He went back to school and now is a graduate of the UFV Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Since graduating, Scott has not only earned a full-time position on the pediatric medicine and cardiac ward at Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, he is also President-Elect of the Aboriginal

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Nurses Association of Canada (ANAC). Scott is of Métis heritage and will become the youngest president in the ANAC’s 41-year history. Click here http://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2016/03/from- hockey-to-health-care-ufv-alum-leads-national-association/ to read the full story.

Game On! Women in Sport Event Our Dean, Joanne MacLean was one of four panelists invited to take part in the Game On! Women in Sport event exploring the living history of women in sport through the past, present and looking towards the future. The event features a partnership between the Chilliwack Museum and Archives' and viaSport as part of the #LevelTheField Gender Equity campaign. The event focused on the history, achievements, and opportunity for women in sport in BC.

UFV Five Corners Community Outreach Open House On March 31, the UFV Five Corners Community Outreach Interdisciplinary group planned a special open house event to engage vulnerable populations residing in downtown Chilliwack. The event was planned and implemented by Nursing, Social Work and Kinesiology students, presenting a series of health promotion activities and an opportunity to engage the community and solicit their feedback on health promotion activities that will benefit their overall health and wellbeing.

Vedder Rotary Trail Adoption Our faculty is proud to announce that we have adopted a section of the Vedder Rotary Trail. There will be more information about this initiative in the near future including student, faculty and staff volunteer opportunities.

Department of Kinesiology:

Health in a minute with UFV Kinesiology students Exploring concepts in Health Promotion and Health Education, UFV Kinesiology students have swapped their anatomy models for microphones in one-minute health infomercials. The health-in-a-minute ads have been created in collaboration with CIVL Radio – 101.7FM, and will be playing live on the air. Click https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLedk- xc8YPQmroK-_shS8uBacJqG-Wz91 to access the complete playlist.

Fast Club running exercise-based cognitive intervention study for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Neuropsychological deficits, resulting from damage to the developing brain, are the most devastating effects of prenatal alcohol exposure for individuals with FASD. Fast Club is currently undertaking an 11 session pilot study

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from March 7-April 14 at Central Elementary Community School. The study will run with the help of over 50 UFV students including volunteers, paid helpers, undergraduate research project students (KPE 450C), and KPE’s Adapted Physical Activity class (KPE 465). The study will include pre-program and post-program assessments of fitness and neuropsychological function for children with FASD.

For more info on this study please contact: Alison Pritchard Orr [email protected]

School of Health Studies:

UFV Health Studies Information Session An information session for prospective students considering a career in Nursing (BSN or PN), Health Care Assisting (HCA), or Certified Dental Assisting (CDA) will take place on April 20 from 4-6pm, Chilliwack Campus, CEP Building A, Room: 2201.

UFV Nursing program receives full seven-year accreditation After a comprehensive review process, the College of Registered Nurses of (CRNBC) has granted the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program the highest level of distinction with a full seven-year accreditation with no conditions or recommendations — a clear indication of the exceptional program quality here at UFV.

UFV nursing students succeeding in tough test environment Before graduating, UFV Bachelor of Nursing students must pass a licensing exam known as the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination). Starting January 2015, Canadian nursing students have been required to write the NCLEX exam, as part of the national standardized process of becoming a Registered Nurse.

While BC students have performed consistently well in this test — UFV Nursing students are leading the way.

To date, three UFV grad classes have written the exam and the results are impressive — 100 percent of the first group of UFV students passing the test. The total pass percentage for the three UFV Nursing students writing the tests on the first or second try is an impressive 98.4 percent — well above the provincial average pass rate of 87.3 percent. Read the full story at http://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2016/03/ufv-nursing-students-succeeding-in-tough- test-environment/

Nursing Health Fair 2016 From tips for grandparents on how to support breastfeeding to the facts about ‘study drugs’ for university students, this year’s Health Fair had advice for the entire family. This year’s topics include 13 displays: stress and lifestyle management; healthy sleep habits; physical activity; screen time for young children; childhood mental health; healthy childhood

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weights; study drugs; mental wellness for university students; emergency preparedness; breastfeeding promotion; effects of UV rays/tanning booths; effects of smoking; and hypertension (high blood pressure). Click http://blogs.ufv.ca/health/fair-2016/ to learn more.

Nursing students share health promotion education at Family Gathering Community Health Event On March 1, four upper-year Nursing (BSN) students will be taking part in the Family Gathering (aka Health Fair) located at the Central Elementary Community School. The students provided health promotion education to the families at this event on the topics of heart health/blood pressure and nutrition. Click http://www.theprogress.com/community/371451191.html to learn more.

Nurtritional inspiration for a healthy lifestyle Nursing faculty member Kate McCulloch was a guest speaker at the Inspirational Aboriginal forum taking place at the Fraser Valley Institution for Women. Kate’s talk focused on providing inspiration through food helping inmates understand the importance of healthy eating and how to do so on a budget. In this facility, many inmates cook for themselves as part of the rehabilitation process that helps them to safely return to the community.

(Jody Gordon, VP Students)

Student Life and Development:

Residence Services Winter Residence Orientation Winter Residence Orientation focused on supporting our student residents in understanding the rights and responsibilities laid out in their contract. The Student Staff Team of Resident Assistants and Front Desk Assistants collaborated to provide short presentations for each clause in the contract. Benefits from the change in format include: a reduction in the number of rooms that had to be professionally cleaned after Health & Safety Inspections, and increased awareness of responsibilities, processes and deadlines. Residence Orientation was followed by a spaghetti squash dinner prepared and served by the Residence Services student staff team.

Programming The Resident Assistant team partnered with fifteen resident volunteers, UFV India and the Indo- Canadian Centre to develop a week-long program to create awareness about Diwali and celebrate the national holiday. The program curriculum included:  A Diya (oil lamp) workshop, where fifteen students came out to make and paint diyas for the celebration and to learn about the significance of the lanterns and light in Diwali.  A Rangoli (an art form in which patterns are created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using colored rice, flour, sand or flower petals) workshop, where two of the

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residents of India demonstrated how to build a traditional rangoli. Over a two-hour period twenty to forty students dropped in to watch the process and learn about the significance of rangolis in Indian culture.  A Bollywood dance class, where twelve students attended the dance class which was held at the Indo-Canadian center.  The Diwali Festival of Light, where approximately thirty-five students attended the traditional Diwali service held in the fourth floor common room, and eighty students participated in a traditional dinner held afterwards.

Both residents and non-residents attended the events and were given an opportunity to learn about the festival, its meaning and importance to Indian culture.

In December, guided mindfulness meditation sessions were offered weekly in Residence to help students manage exam stress. While only six residents attended the sessions regularly, an average of six residents dropped by for one session. In February, Residence Services partnered with Counselling Services to delivery six additional weekly sessions focused on building self- resilience and self-compassion. These sessions are open to all of UFV students. On average four to eight people are dropping in for the sessions.

Students reported feeling less stressed, and felt that that they had learned a number of coping mechanisms for managing the day-to-day stresses of student life.

In January, eighteen UFV students attended an Occupational First Aid class facilitated by St. John’s Ambulance. The workshop was delivered to support UFV student’s efforts to secure employment on campus that requires first aid (Residence Services, Recreation Services and Student Life). The intent is to provide our residents with the opportunity to enhance their resume and build skills that increase their opportunities for employment while studying at UFV.

In December, Residence Services received a generous donation of fresh produce from Save-On- Foods through the Student Union’s Food Bank. Over six hundred pounds of squash, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, and sweet potatoes were distributed to our residents. Spaghetti squash was used to prepare the Orientation dinner, and sweet potatoes were used to host a Soup Night in February. Approximately sixty-five residents came out to Soup Night.

In February, the Front Desk Assistants began to host a regular weekly Pancake Breakfast. The day of the breakfast rotates weekly so that all our students have an opportunity to attend. Approximately fifteen to twenty resident join use for pancakes on a weekly basis.

Thursday night is now a regular night for Mahjong in Residence. There are fifteen residents that play regularly, and approximately ten that drop in bi-weekly. In January thirty residents participated in a Mahjong Tournament. The regular event builds community, provides a social outlet for students and promotes strategic thinking.

Violet Smythe from West Coast Calligraphy delivered two calligraphy workshops: Sumi-e Bamboo Painting and Pointed Brush Lettering. The event provided the students with an opportunity to explore art and their creative side.

Student Housing Operations Coordinator In November, Gloria Hwang joined the Residence Services Team in the role of the Operations Coordinator. Gloria previous worked as an International Student Support Officer at UFV

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International. Gloria possess a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and extensive experience working with immigrants in transition and international students.

Guest Housing Residence Services is working with Ancillary Services to transition Guest Housing Services over to Conference Services. This includes access to the systems supporting guest housing, the migration of applicable web pages and operational files. Guest Housing will open on May 15.

Bed Bug Inspections Residence Services has recently conducted its quarterly bed bug inspections as part of its proactive bed bug prevention strategy. No bedbugs were found, establishing that Baker House continues to be bed bug free.

Kitchen Renovations Concepts plans for the additional kitchens on the second and third floors of Baker House are done, and the bid process is now open. The goal is to have both projects done by the end of May.

Wi-Fi Upgrade As the connectivity to Wi-Fi is poor in Baker House, over the holiday break Shaw Cable upgraded the internet modems in each unit to include a Wi-Fi router. The upgrade will improve connectivity, reduce problems with external Wi-Fi routers, and enhances the amenities that are included in student housing.

New Student Orientation (NSO)

Planning is underway for a new and improved orientation experience for incoming UFV students and their supporters (parents/guardians, partners, and family members). The format of NSO has been modified in order to prevent conflict and confusion with other orientation sessions (e.g. academic program orientations, and the Student Union Society Week of Welcome), and to maximize attendance and impact.

NSO will be promoted as a two-part package. Part I, which will be held from 4:00-8:00 pm on May 24 at CEP and May 26 at Abbotsford, will introduce students and their supporters to the UFV culture and academic expectations. This event will include the Student Services Fair; UFV campus tours led by Student Ambassadors; a plenary session on academic integrity by Susan Francis, interim Director of the Office for Academic Integrity, Appeals and FOIPOP; specific academic program orientation sessions facilitated by the appropriate academic advisors; and a special orientation session for student supporters. Academic programs have been given the choice to participate in this event. The list of participating programs is now being finalized.

NSO Part II, which will be held on August 30 at CEP and September 1 at Abbotsford, is still being developed; however, this session will focus on practical matters and will assist students in preparing for the first week of classes. The objective of this session is to cultivate students’ competence, confidence, and excitement about beginning their journey at UFV.

Other initiatives, such as an online orientation program and an extended orientation program, are also being developed in order to engage new UFV students and to facilitate their academic success and personal development in their first year at UFV.

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One of the immediate and overarching goals of NSO is to collaborate with a wider range of academic programs and student services at UFV in order to efficiently provide relevant and timely information to new students and their supporters.

Coast Capital Savings Peer Resource and Leadership Centre (PRLC) The PRLC has hired two work-study students, who have been working on research for the Centre’s webpage as well as looking at external resources that may be beneficial to students. A creative session between the PRLC Assistant and Marcom was held on February 25 and branding for the Centre is underway. A webpage shell (www.ufv.ca/prlc) has been developed and the Centre staff and work-study students will be adding content to the page over the upcoming weeks and months, as needed.

The PRLC started volunteer Figure 1 - Grand Opening of Coast Capital Savings PRLC, October 2015 recruitment in late March and will be recruiting on an ongoing basis until the end of August. The Centre Assistant is working closely with other departments on campus (Student Life, Residence, and International) to explore training initiatives already in place that fit with the mandate of the PRLC and can be used to train future volunteers.

Qualifying and Exploratory Advising Update All advisors in the Advising Centre, including Chilliwack, are up to speed and using the new 'End to End' appointment managing system. The Advising Centre is still making minor tweaks to the system, but overall, it is working well. The Qualifying and Exploratory (Q+E) Advisors have been working with the Faculty of Access and Continuing Education (FACE) on outreach to the Qualifying Studies (QS) students who will be registering this summer into their 18th university level credit but have not yet been in for a mandatory advising appointment. If a QS student sees an advisor prior to registering into their 18th university level credit, the registration hold will be ended on their account. Over the next few months, the Q+E Advisors will continue to work with the FACE on more outreach to the larger group of Program Path students that were converted to QS last fall. As for Priority Access to Student Support (PASS), there have been a total of 28 referrals as of March 8 for the Winter 2016 semester, whereas Winter 2015 saw a total of 46 for the entire semester.

Financial Aid and Awards Update With the implementation of tuition fees for Upgrading and University Preparation (UUP) courses and the one-time grant funding UFV received to help transition to the new fee structure, the Financial Aid & Awards office has seen a substantial increase in the number of funding applications for upgrading courses in 2015-2016 as compared to 2014-2015. In 2014-15 qualified students received just over $212,000 in non-repayable grant funding compared to over $506,000 during 2015-16.

For the Part-time Studies program, we saw no significant change in the number of applications received/processed between 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.

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Last year, from April 2014 to March 2015, 16 new awards were created (seven bursaries, five scholarship/leadership, three entrance scholarships and one international award with multiple recipients). Also during this time period, ten awards became inactive, including eight scholarship/leadership and two bursaries; resulting in a total of six new donor funded awards.

From April 2015 to March 2016, eight new awards were created (four bursaries, three scholarship/leadership and one international, with multiple recipients. Also during this time period, 11 awards became inactive, including seven scholarship/leadership and four bursaries; resulting in a loss of donor funded awards by three.

The department has not yet finished assessing bursaries for the Winter 2016 semester, however the funds have already been depleted. Financial Aid is normally able to help non-student loan students who show need with at least a $200 bursary. Last semester, only $100 bursaries were available for non-student loan applicants; this semester, Financial Aid will have to deny bursary funding to 60 non-student loan applicants who show financial need.

Student Life The development of a Core Leadership curriculum for myCampusLife is well underway and will be ready for launch within the next two months.

To increase the self-sufficiency and expand the capacity of student organizations to hold events on a broader scale, 15 students attended first-aid training and space was made available for 20 at a Food Safe workshop on April 2. Student Life has also launched a ‘How to advertise your event on campus’ feature on the Student Life Development page to guide students through the complexities of using all the different media available.

The Indigenous Student Centre has been holding their craft sessions in the Student Life lounge since February 15 with great success. There have been more participants during this period than in the entirety of the previous year. This is a great working partnership with the Centre’s neighbours.

The Student Engagement Team has gone through a lengthy recruitment, application, and interview process to engage five new members to replace graduating members. The team is halfway through a series of series of presentations to first-year students, which they themselves have developed. This semester they have also begun to implement their major annual projects, such as the Yellow Umbrella and Mental Wellness. The planning for the annual retreat for 40 students (April 26-28) is well underway.

Counselling Services:

The Counselling department successfully managed a high level of crisis and PASS (Priority Access to Student Supports) referral appointments for the months of January, February, and March. Counsellors have accommodated an average of one crisis appointment request per day during the February/March mid-term period. One-to-one support for students dealing with personal, mental health, career indecision, and study skills was also efficiently provided by the UFV counselling team.

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Counselling Workshops On January 5, counsellors provided a Student Success workshop as part of the New Student Orientation. Fifteen participants attended the one-hour workshop.

On January 19 and January 21, 50 participants from the Applied Business Technology program attended the Counselling department’s stress management and study skills workshops.

On February 3 (CEP) and February 17 (Abbotsford) Career and Life Planning workshops were offered to students and members of the community. This free two-hour workshop shows students how to do personality, interests and values assessments and learn about labor market information. A total of 26 participants attended.

On February 11, the winter semester Study Smart workshop series was held. A total of 20 students registered for these counsellor-facilitated psychoeducational workshops covering the following topics: exam anxiety, managing time and stress, memory, test prep, and active learning. A tailored Trades Study Skills workshop series continues at the Trades and Technology Centre (TTC). Topics include: time and energy management; enhancing attention and learning; study skills and memory; motivation and procrastination; and exam preparation and test anxiety. All students who have attended past Trades workshops continue to attend future ones.

The Mature Students workshop series has been running every Tuesday. On February 23, March 1 and 8, nine students attended the workshops, which is targeting the mature student who may be in need of support and learning skill development.

The Mindfulness and Self-Compassion workshop series was held at Baker House for residents on February 24, March 2 and 9. On average, seven students attend this intimate experiential mindfulness-based workshop.

Athletics:

The UFV athletic department wrapped up its 2015-16 competition schedule in the Canada West and PacWest conferences in early March, but there are still plenty of exciting things going on in the world of the Cascades. UFV Athletics continues to find ways to involve their athletes in charitable and community initiatives, and the most impressive example of late was the Cascades women’s team’s annual Shoot for the Cure fundraiser for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF). This year, the team generated about $5,000 for the B.C./Yukon chapter of the CBCF, and they’ve raised Figure 2 - Shoot For The Cure Team 2016 roughly close to $19,000 over the past five years.

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On the court, the Cascades basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end in the Canada West playoffs. The women’s hoopsters hosted the UBC Thunderbirds in a best-of-three first-round series, but came out on the losing end, despite taking the T-Birds to overtime in an exciting Game 2 at the Envision Athletic Centre. The men’s basketball team faced the on the road in the Canada West quarter-finals, and came up just short in a series which also featured overtime dramatics.

The Cascades teams both qualified for the PacWest conference playoff tournament, which was hosted across town at . The women’s squad engineered an exciting quarter-final upset win over the Douglas Royals en route to fourth place, while the men’s team saw their playoff run come to an end with a loss to the Avalanche in the quarter-finals.

In other action, the Cascades wrestling program picked up a couple of top-five finishes at the Canada West championships; the club hosted its annual home regatta on March 5; and the soccer teams are playing spring exhibition schedules.

The end of the competitive season gives way to awards season, and the Cascades are gearing up for their annual athletic awards gala on March 29. The basketball and volleyball teams have already collected an impressive series of accolades at the conclusion of their regular-season schedules.

Kevon Parchment (men’s basketball) and Kayli Sartori (women’s basketball) were both named Canada West first team all-stars, marking the first time that the Cascades have had a male and a female athlete on the conference first team in the same year. Parchment added another historic honour, becoming the first UFV player to win the Figure 3 - Kayli Sartori Canada West defensive player of the year award, and Taylor Claggett was on the women’s all-rookie team. In addition, Parchment and Sartori stand very good chances of being named to the CIS All-Canadian teams next week.

Figure 4 - Kevon Parchment

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Adam Chaplin of the Cascades men’s volleyball team wrapped up his outstanding five-year career at UFV by earning PacWest first team all-star and CCAA All-Canadian honours. His teammates Joel Kleingeltink and Isaiah Dahl were both named second team PacWest all-stars, and Nicole Blandford of the UFV women’s team was a second team PacWest all-star and an all-tournament selection at the conference playoffs.

Much of the Cascades coaches’ energy at this time of year is dedicated to recruiting new athletes, and the athletic department is in the process of announcing recruiting classes which will arrive on campus this fall.

On the Recreation side, work continues on developing a plan for repurposing of the former Gun Range at CEP. An online survey was completed by more than 600 people providing feedback on possible uses of the site. A final report from the consultant is expected later in April.

Disability Resource Centre (DRC): Figure 5 - Adam Chaplin

The Disability Services team strives to maintain collaboration and frequent, open communication between students, instructors and staff, in order to balance the needs of students, instructors, and our own departmental procedures.

In recent months this approach has been extremely effective as the DRC dealt with a student’s sudden (disability-related) absence and an alternate teaching method that impacted the manner in which a student’s academic accommodations were carried out. The student, instructor, and the Disability Advisor collaborated to outline course expectations, deadlines and locus of responsibility so that everyone involved met teaching, grading, healthcare, scheduling and documentation requirements with minimal disruption. This is a strong example that continuous, open conversation honouring the needs of the instructor, the advisor and the student together is key to better learning and teaching.

The DRC received a generous donation that will be utilized to purchase software called Kurzweil. Kurzweil is a tool that enables students to read through text to speech, comprehend through audio and visual reinforcement, and demonstrate their knowledge through facilitation with writing. Kurzweil is proven to aid students to build the skills to succeed in academic environments.

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Excerpt from the Minutes of the In Camera Session of the University of the Fraser Valley, Board of Governors March 3, 2016

RESOLVED

The following items were approved as presented:  Board Awards for Service Excellence: Selection Committee THAT, upon the recommendation of the Board Governance Committee, the UFV Board of Governors approves the composition of the Selection Committee for the Board Awards for Service Excellence, as presented.  Approval of Revisions to BPD 240 – Board of Governors Policy Direction on Alumni Relationships – MOU Between UFV and the UFV Alumni Association THAT, upon the approval of the Board Governance Committee, the UFV Board of Governor approves revisions to BPD 240 - Board of Governors Policy Direction on Alumni Relationships, as presented, AND Authorizes the Board Chair to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between UFV and the UFV Alumni Association, as presented.  BGB 110.14 – Board Meeting Management and Board Processes Management – Incorporating “audio recording of meetings” THAT, upon the recommendation of the Board Governance Committee, the UFV Board of Governors approves the revisions to BGB 110.14 – Board Meeting Management and Board Processes Management, as presented.  2016/17 Tuition and Mandatory Fees Recommendation THAT, upon the recommendation of the UFV Finance & Audit Committee, the UFV Board of Governors approves the 2016/17 Tuition and Mandatory Fees recommendation, as presented.  New Student Fee Proposal – Experiential Learning and Wellness Fee THAT, upon the recommendation of the UFV Finance & Audit Committee, the UFV Board of Governors approves the New Student Fee Proposal – Experiential Learning and Wellness Fee, as presented, with a report on the use of funds to be provided to the Board at the end of the first year.  SUB Lease THAT, upon the recommendation of the UFV Finance & Audit Committee, the UFV Board of Governors approves the SUB Lease, as presented.  SUB Common Area Agreement THAT, upon the recommendation of the UFV Finance & Audit Committee, the UFV Board of Governors approves the SUB Common Area Agreement, as presented.

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 UFV – IGE (India global Education) Program Agreement THAT, upon the recommendation of the UFV Finance & Audit Committee, the UFV Board of Governors approves the UFV-IGE Program Agreement, as presented.  Updates to the 2015/16 Board Education Plan THAT, upon the recommendation of the Board Governance Committee, the UFV Board of Governors approves the updates to the 2015/16 Board Education Plan, as presented.  2016/17 Board Meeting Schedule THAT, upon the recommendation of the Board Governance Committee, the UFV Board of Governors approves the 2016/17 Board Meeting Schedule, as presented.

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