AGENDA for the Regular Meeting - Public Session of the University of the Fraser Valley BOARD OF GOVERNORS Thursday, March 2, 2017 Meeting: 5:00 PM A225/A229 Abbotsford campus

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. 1. WELCOME from the CHAIR - John Pankratz (5:00-5:05) . 2. PRESENTATIONS (5:05-6:25) . 2.1. Recognizing Bradley Hildenbrandt, first UFV Cascades wrestler to win a U SPORTS national medal . 2.2. UFV Alumni Association - Navtej Bains, Vice-Chair, Alumni Association . 2.3. Updates from community leaders  Kevin Godden, Superintendent, Abbotsford School District . 2.4. UFV Chandigarh Campus update  Gurneet Singh Anand, Director, UFV Chandigarh Campus, India . 2.5. Recognizing the Punjabi Patrika  Andy Sidhu, Pritam Sidhu, Dave Sidhu, Ranjna Sidhu, and Ronnie Sidhu . 3. CALL TO ORDER - John Pankratz (6:25-6:30) . 3.1. Agenda, 2017 03 02 THAT the agenda for the March 2, 2017 meeting of the UFV Board of Governors public session be adopted as presented. . 4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Mark Evered (6:30-6:50) . 3 - 48 4.1. University divisional reports . 5. BOARD MEMBER ATTENDANCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS - John Pankratz (6:50-7:00) . 6. INFORMATION ITEMS - John Pankratz (7:00-7:05) . 6.1. Approved items from Board in-camera sessions (7:00-7:05) To see additional information on these items, please contact Linda Dahl, Executive Assistant, UFV Board of Governors. . 6.1.1. Board in-camera session, 2016 12 01

Page 1 of 48 UFV Board meeting Agenda, Public Session March 2, 2017 Page  2017-18 International Tuition & Fee Recommendation  Financial Report for the period ending October 31, 2016  Revisions to Board Bylaws 110.06 Dismissal of Board Member and 110.07 Board Composition, Appointment, Election and Succession  Revisions to Board Bylaw on Orientation and Ongoing Education Activities (BGB-110.01)  Revisions to Board Bylaw on Board Composition, Appointment, Elections and Succession (BDB-110.07)  Revisions to BPD-210 Policy Direction on Philanthropy and Gift Management  Discontinuance of Teacher Education Completion certificates (elementary and secondary options)  Discontinuance of Extended Studies Framework  Discontinuance of The Extended Studies certificates in the College of Arts . 7. ADJOURNMENT and NEXT MEETING The next public meeting of the UFV Board of Governors is on April 6, 2017 at 5 pm on the Chilliwack campus, Canada Education Park (CEP), Trades and Technology Centre (TTC), Rivers Dining Room. . 8. BOARD ONLY IN-CAMERA SESSION

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE BOARD

Thursday, March 2, 2017

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. 1. PRESIDENT'S REPORT Reports received from academic and service units are included below. An update of the President's activities for the months of December 2016 and January and February 2017 will be presented at the meeting. . 2. COLLEGE OF ARTS (Jacqueline Nolte, Dean) . 3 - 14 2.1. College of Arts - Written Report . 3. FACULTY OF SCIENCE (Lucy Lee, Dean) . 15 - 17 3.1. Faculty of Science - Written Report . 4. FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (Joanne MacLean, Dean) . 19 - 22 4.1. Faculty of Health Sciences - Written Report . 5. FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (Tracy Ryder Glass, Dean) . 23 - 28 5.1. Faculty of Professional Studies - Written Report . 6. RESEARCH, ENGAGEMENT AND GRADUATE STUDIES (Adrienne Chan, Associate VP) . 29 - 35 6.1. Research, Engagement and Graduate Studies - Written Report . 7. STUDENTS AND ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT (Jody Gordon, VP) . 37 - 43 7.1. Students and Enrolment Management - Written Report . 8. UNIVERSITY RELATIONS (Leslie Courchesne, Executive Director) . 45 - 46 8.1. University Relations - Written Report

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College of Arts Report to the Board, February 2017 Jacqueline Nolte, Dean

Department of Communications Report

Faculty Updates Sam Schechter has returned from the fall semester teaching CMNS courses in Chandigarh. He provided the department with a detailed report to assist in planning for future courses and faculty involvement. He also developed a comprehensive Faculty Guide: A Passage to UFV India: A primer for Canadian faculty interested in teaching at UFV’s Chandigarh campus. It addresses many questions about living, working, and travelling in Chandigarh.

Michelle Riedlinger has been actively involved in the recent Bella Coola cohort of NVIT in December. She presented at the Scholarly Sharing Initiative on: Citizen science digital mapping: The role of digital technologies in facilitating community engagement in air and water quality monitoring and habitat protection.

Dana Landry has been selected as a core researcher for an international, longitudinal study on “Writing through the Lifespan.” The first meeting will be in Portland in April. She will be joining over thirty researchers from several countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Colombia, and South Africa, representing a wide range of theoretical orientations, methodologies, and research interests. Together, they will begin a century-long longitudinal, mixed-methods study that will investigate writing development across the lifespan in dozens of different communities across the globe. The collaborative discussions will culminate in a 2018 summer conference on “Writing through the Lifespan” in Athens, Ohio, with a possible edited collection and longitudinal studies to follow.

Marcella LaFever has recently been published showcasing her interest in using the Medicine Wheel in curriculum design: LaFever, M. (2016). Using the Medicine Wheel for Curriculum Design in Intercultural Communication: Rethinking Learning Outcomes. In Garcia-Perez, G & Rojas-Primus, C. (Eds.). Promoting Intercultural Communication Competencies in Higher Education. Hershey, PS: IGI Global. 168-199. ISBN-13: 978-1522517320.

Department of History Report

Student Engagement History 401 student, Melissa Wing, is doing an Applied History practicum at the Chilliwack Progress newspaper to help celebrate the newspaper's 125 anniversary. She has been researching and writing articles on local Chilliwack history drawn from the newspaper's archives and published under the title "History in Progress". The articles so far have been very well received; her first article focused on Chilliwack's response to the early days of World War One and her second looked at local reactions to the imposition of prohibition in British Columbia in 1916 and 1918.

Molly Ungar continues to support student practicums/work-study opportunities focused on local history.

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This winter semester, Scott Sheffield and Robin Anderson have been overseeing History 440: Local History for the Web students. In this version of the course, students are doing research projects on the history of sport and recreation in the Fraser Valley. This year's cohort is doing research at the Surrey Archives, the Langley Centennial Museum, the Reach Archives in Abbotsford, the Mission Community Archives, and the Chilliwack Archives. By the end of the semester, students will have translated their research findings, words and visuals, into HTML web pages and presented these for public consumption on the History 440 website, Fraser Valley History.

High School Regional Debating Tournament Chris Leach worked with UFV administrators and staff to organize a regional debating tournament for high school students. This was the first time UFV hosted such an event, and it was a tremendous success. A large group of students and parents arrived for the debate, and they had positive comments about the campus and its location.

Students and Faculty at the Qualicum History Conference Recently Scott Sheffield and Chris Leach took a group of seven senior History students to the Qualicum History Conference. This graduate level conference has always been welcoming of undergraduates considering further studies in the discipline. For the students it was both inspiring and eye-opening.

Trump “Politalk” Roundtable: Jan. 26, 2017 After the success of the Brexit panel, Political Science arranged another topical panel discussion about the impact of the Trump presidency. History’s Robin Anderson moderated the discussion and Scott Sheffield and Steven Schroeder participated as panelists, putting an historical spin on the situation. The event drew a very large and enthusiastic audience.

Community Lectures World War One continues to be of public interest and 2017 will further enhance that interest given the centenary importance of events like the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

Robin Anderson presented a lecture on November 12th at the Surrey Museum and Archives as part of their Remembrance Day program. The topic was "Vancouver, Fitzmaurice, and the First World War." There was a good turnout and interesting discussion after the talk.

Chris Leach will be presenting at the Langley Community Museum in April on the Importance of WWI in Global Perspective as part of an all-day series of lectures on the war.

Professional Activities Chris Leach chairs the BC History Articulation meeting this year at Vancouver Island University which follows the BC Studies Conference at the beginning of May.

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Robin Anderson sits on the organizing committee for the 2017 British Columbia Historical Federation Conference that will be taking place in Chilliwack this May.

Honours Program The History Department has submitted the new Honours Program for review. This credential can be completed within the 120 credits of the degree and includes a new research project course HIST 599.

New Courses David Milobar has seen successful in offering his courses on Indian history online. He is following up on the development of HIST 264 with the department’s first upper-level online course, HIST 364. Barbara Messamore is also preparing a 300-level online course on biography. Geof Spurling is designing an online version of his popular HIST 161 LA course. Robin Anderson has a new 400-level course on the History of Social Studies Education in Canada. Scott Sheffield is developing an introductory World History course. Chris Leach is developing an introductory course, History of Fun: Pleasure in the Past.

Publication Announcement Scott Sheffield recently received notification that his co-written book project comparing the Indigenous experience of World War Two in Canada, US, Australia and New Zealand has been approved by Cambridge University Press.

New Head for History Chris Leach will finish his term as head in May. An SAC is in the process of selecting his replacement.

Department of Modern Languages Report

Modern Languages’ Departmental Success Modern Languages’ Second language Requirement was approved by Senate on April 8th, 2016 as part of the new Bachelor of Arts (BA) at UFV and will be launched in September 2017. The approval of a Second Language requirement took MOLA faculty members 8 years of committee work. The final stage consisted of 6 months of research, three memos and the lobbying of Arts faculty members, UFV International and members of the different approval committees. MOLA has been working hard on course revisions as well as vetting courses for Oral and Written Communication along with Intercultural Engagement Certification. All 15 courses that were submitted and discussed at the November 4th, 2016 CACC meeting were approved and sent to UEC.

Japanese Culture Club The Japanese Culture Club meets every week, their main activities are watching Japanese movies, playing games, language exchanges, deepening their friendships and learning about each other’s cultures. During the International Education Week, they had an opportunity to perform a tea ceremony, Yukata (summer Kimono) fashion show, and a short presentation of Japanese culture. It hosted Japanese food parties for 2 nights during that week and fed over 200 hungry students on campus. The students and their instructor, Kimiko Brucks, cooked for 4 hours each night, it was a great success, but very tiring.

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Fashion show and presentaton Tea Ceremony

Takoyaki, Okonomiyaki, Yakisoba 200 students for 2 nights Origami

During UFV International Education Week, Kimiko will host a Japanese New Year’s Day Party at her house which is mainly for Japanese students. Many students travel home during the break, however, some of them stay here and become homesick. A New Year’s Day holiday is like Christmas in Canada. Kimiko has hosted New Year’s Day parties over the past few years and students appreciated it very much.

UFV International Friendship Club Kimiko has been involved in this club for over 4 years. The club is for helping International students meet local students, learn about Canadian culture and just have fun eating and playing games and sports. The following pictures were from a Fall Kick Off Event at Mill Lake.

Joe Sunami, Japanese instructor currently on sabbatical, spent June and July visiting five current political exchange partners in the Tokyo region: Chuo, Kanda, Kanagawa, Nihon, and Musashino. He observed Japanese classes, discussed current and future conditions of exchange students in the institutions, and promoted UFV as the receiver of exchange.

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Teresa Piper, Department Head of MOLA is the permanent Spanish Instructor. She has made great headway with Spanish practicum courses. Spanish at UFV is ahead of all other institutions in the province in offering 4 Spanish practicum courses at the second and third year level as part of experiential learning in BC. These 4 Spanish practicum courses fill an unmet need for Spanish students to receive credit for experiential learning in which they can achieve a level of fluency that cannot be taught in the classroom. At the same time, they become familiar with the workplace norms of Hispanic societies. Students also improve their ability to self-teach Spanish through a variety of problem-solving strategies. Since June 2014 to December 2016, Teresa has supervised 10 international Spanish practica as Independent Studies courses involving intensive mentorship. Teresa has been in: Oaxaca, Mexico; Chiapas, Mexico; Barcelona, Spain; Peru; Tarragona, Spain; and Guanajuato, Mexico.

Study Abroad Program During Teresa’s visit to Tecnológico de Monterrey in 2013, she promoted academic exchanges, practicum courses in Spanish and GDS, and Spanish study abroad programs. Two UFV LAS-Spanish students (Cassandra-Mae O'Shea and Natasha Berg) will be studying abroad at the Tec. de Monterrey in winter 2017.

In 2013, Teresa developed a partnership with Programa AC in Barcelona, Spain. The goal is for UFV Spanish students to improve their Spanish language skills and intercultural competence working as English Language Assistants (ELA) during their 6-9 months internship while fully immersed in Spanish language and culture. http://www.internshipspain.org/

Every academic year, there have been 5 to 6 students accepted to work as ELA in Barcelona, Spain with Programa AC. See Cassandra O’Shea, Spanish UFV Student Video about her Internship experience with Program AC in Spain. http://www.internshipspain.org/testimonials/

Teresa visited Nicaragua from June 27-August 22, 2016. During this visit, she established linkages with Spanish language departments that offer Spanish language immersion programs to international students. She participated in workshops about new methodologies in teaching Spanish as a second language, and observed classes at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.

Juan Carlos Rodriguez, sessional Spanish instructor, has been active in a range of social, cultural and academic events. He is co-organizer of the Mesa Latina, Movie Nights, and Day of the Dead events. He presented at CAC on threshold concepts of Spanish as a discipline and is currently finishing a book comparing Asian and Latino writers in Canada.

Francisco Armengual, sessional Spanish instructor & seminar assistant, promotes Latin American culture by organizing activities in collaboration with UFV Latin American Club and Spanish students. Some of these activities are world music, videos, salsa dancing, movie nights, workshops, games and study groups.

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On November 1st as a presentation of the Mexican celebration “Day of the Dead”, UFV Latin American Club showed the movie “The book of Life” and Spanish students built a “Day of the Dead” altar. This has become a popular activity at UFV, because it is a fun, hands-on way of celebrating Mexico's' cultural heritage while allowing students to both learn and express their creativity. This semester the Day of the Dead Altar was built inside UFV International Global Lounge (B223) and was a quite beautiful creation. Candles, marigolds, incense, photos of deceased, pan de muerto, skulls, fruit and other foods were some of the common elements in a simple but sophisticated “Día de los Muertos” altar.

Spanish students that qualified earned CCR credits on their UFV Co-Curricular Record as intercultural peer mentors. Domestic and international students learned new cultural perspectives by connecting with other students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

This semester two Spanish Students, Abeni Steegstra and Andrew Kim, became Spanish peer tutors at UFV Academic Success Centre. Abeni went to an internship program in Oaxaca, Mexico for four months and Andrew to an internship program in Barcelona, Spain for six months.

Facebook has been used as a learning tool in the Spanish seminars. On September 2014, Teresa Piper introduced Facebook for enhancing communication and engaging students. Feedback from students is that Facebook gives them a chance to practice what they learn in class and talk about Hispanic culture in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings.

At the end of the fall semester, Spanish students organized a Mesoamerican dinner. The food? Tamales made by the students and for the students. It was a very special time to gather together. Tamales were made from scratch, it required first preparing the corn dough, then cooking or preparing the filling and soaking the corn husks. Then came the real work: create a tamale, one by one. After all of the students enjoyed a wonderful meal, they studied together in preparation for their Spanish 201 exam.

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Linda (Huifang) Qiao, sessional Mandarin instructor, led six of her Mandarin 101 students: Nicole Davidson, Geniel Doblados, Jonathan Lim-Bentley, Jade Savjord, Marlowe Ferris and Gelaine Doblados, in the Fifth Annual BC “Chinese Bridge” Mandarin Singing Contest. Universities from all over the lower mainland (UFV, UBC, SFU, UVIC, KPU, LC, and WTU) were invited to participate in the contest created to stimulate students’ enthusiasm for Chinese learning and the event was held at UBC on Nov.19, 2016. Their excellent performance earned them third place in the prestigious competition.

French & Russian Molleen Shilliday, our new French instructor, has been busy with teaching and is in the initial stages of developing two new courses for MOLA. She will be presenting her current research at the Scholarly Sharing Initiative on March 22nd.

Alan Cameron, French and Russian instructor, in collaboration with Dr. Renée Hamilton-Clark from MOLA, has edited MOLA’s textbook, cahier, web site and associated materials, Bonjour, le Canada! Books 1 and 2, now published for use in the first-year French programme. Bonjour, le Canada! is a unique methodology which teaches French primarily in a Canadian context.

Alan has re-edited his textbook for Russian 101, Russian for the 21st Century Book One for Russian 101, and is currently re-editing Book Two for Russian 102. He has developed and offered for the first time a new course, French 430 (Introduction to French linguistics) specifically for students in the French major. This required much research, also incorporated into his re-edited linguistics text: Carpe Linguam: Introduction à la linguistique française. He will be delivering a lecture on Lev Tolstoy and his philosophies on peace at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre in March.

Ghizlane Laghzaoui, permanent French instructor, is working on collaborative research with a colleague from SFU, Faculty of Education, on the topic of Researcher’s community engagement. She is developing a practicum in French for Business, and is helping the Center for Indo-Canadian Studies in translating (in French) material for their exhibition titled (Dis) Enfranchisement, 1907-1947. The Forty-year Struggle.

Ghizlane is designing a workshop on linguistic insecurity for the Federation of Francophone Parents of BC (held and followed by an Interview with CBC French, aired on November 26). In October, she hosted a Linguistics professor visiting from Morocco, Khalil Mgharfaoui from the University of Bouchaib Doukkali (El Jadida, Morocco).

In November, she was invited in to Anthropology classes to present on Language, Identity and Belonging in the Francophone world and in Morocco. She was asked by Canadian Heritage to participate in the panel of official languages experts as part of the Horizontal Evaluation of the Roadmap for Canada’s Official Languages 2013-2018: Education, Immigration, Communities.

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This semester, she is helping to organize a series of cultural events including the launching of “Le café- croissant” (a monthly French conversation group where students share coffee and croissants), an information session on programs and grants in French, and a workshop in African story telling.

German Sabine Zimmerman, sessional German instructor, has been involved in a range of activities. She attended meetings and workshops at UBC concerning the selection of new textbooks and new online materials for the 100 level, toward ensuring UFV course articulation. She attended two workshops at UBC with the textbook provider VISTA Higher Learning to familiarize herself with the more complex online components. She visited Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany in July and introduced herself to the program coordinator for their international student summer courses. Humboldt University is one of the most prestigious universities in Germany and they offer a great selection of European culture and German courses for international students. She discussed the Humboldt program in detail with her students to make them aware of this great opportunity to study for a summer in Berlin.

Peace and Conflict Studies Program

Steve Schroeder (Teaching Chair, Peace and Conflict Studies) presented on UFV programs, committee work, and activities on the panel titled: Canadian Colleges and Universities Respond to the TRC Recommendations, at the Peace and Justice Studies Association annual conference, held in Nelson, B.C. in September, 2016.

Steve Schroeder designed and presented two full-day workshops on Nonviolent Communication in October 2016, and January 2017.

The workshops were prepared for students (high school and undergraduate) involved in the Human Services Career Program in Chilliwack; graduate students and practitioners attended and facilitated breakout sessions.

Peace and Conflict Studies students Amy Chiasson, Michelle Murray-Schlitt, and Isaac Halas participated in the United Nations Student Seminar, held at the Mennonite Central Committee offices and the United Nations in New York City, October 13-15, 2016. The Student Seminar focused on Mennonite Central Committee and United Nations involvement in Haiti.

On November 2, Jennifer Mpungu (Mennonite Central Committee, BC), Palwinder Kelay (Abbotsford Community Services), and Jake Stelpstra (private sponsor) presented their work and experiences with newcomers in the Fraser Valley on a panel titled: “Present-Day Newcomers Fleeing War-Torn Regions: Receptivity and Integration.” The event was organized by Connie Braun (Peace and Conflict Studies Community Advisory Committee Member), and Steve Schroeder. The event was part of a three-part series, which included a poetry reading at the Mennonite Historical Museum, and a theatre production “Dis-Place: Refugee Stories in Their Own Words,” which were organized by Myron Penner (Director: Humanitas Centre, Trinity Western University), and Angela Konrad (Dark Glass Theatre, Trinity Western University).

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Department of Philosophy Report

Philosophy Departmental Successes Philosophy’s Books and Cookies Event The UFV Philosophy department held a Cookies & Books event on November 27th from 1:30-3:30. Students were invited to browse tables covered with hundreds of high-quality philosophy books, and then take home — at no charge — any they found interesting. As an added incentive, Professor Emeritus Moira Kloster contributed a variety of free philosophically-themed cookies. What is a philosophically-themed cookie? Anastasia Anderson explained that Oreo cookies with black pastry and white filling were presented as logician’s cookies, because logicians prefer their epistemology in black and white. There were also gingerbread men wearing togas. The event began with some 30 boxes full of mostly philosophy books that had been donated by both retired and currently active faculty. Glenn Baier said that not only philosophy majors, but students from various other departments happily walked away with arm loads, and sometimes boxes full, of free books. The few volumes that remained after the event were donated to the local Rotary club. Philosophy department head Wayne Henry found the event to be a phenomenal(ogical) success. The department is already discussing a similar student event for next year with perhaps even more philosophically profound cookies.

Peter Raabe, Associate Professor, published his essay: "Blaming the Victim: Mental Illness and the Just Society." in Journal of Philosophical Practice. Journal of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association. New York: Vol 11 No. 1. March, 2016. pp. 1704 -1710. His book Philosophy’s Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy in Korean translation has just been released.

Political Science Department Report

Political Science Departmental Successes Brown Bag Lunch Series The Political Science Department is currently working on tentative dates to set up a series of information sessions for students to discuss a number of important topics. Topics are to include: Law and Grad school applications, what to do with your major/minor in Political Science, and highlight faculty research.

Political Science Year End Celebration The Political Science department held a year end celebration on December 14 and invited all Political Science majors and minors to attend. It was a wonderful afternoon full of great food and conversation between a number of our faculty members and students. The students were able to connect with the faculty on a more personal level and discuss the next steps with their academic and career goals.

Faculty Updates Aside from his teaching and headship responsibilities, Edward Akuffo, Department Head and Associate Professor, is working on his major research program, titled, “Triangular Relationship: African Union- NATO Cooperation and Canada’s Security Policy in Africa”. He received a $10,000 research grant from The UFV Research Office which enabled him to undertake field studies in Ottawa in November 2016. Edward will be conducting further research at NATO headquarters in Brussels in March 2017.

Edward Akuffo has founded the “Politalk Roundtable Series” to discuss topical issues that affect our (global) community. The central goal of the Politalk Roundtable Series is to create an avenue of engagement between UFV and the general public. He organized two discussions on the Brexit vote in

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June and October 2016. Another roundtable would held on January 26, 2:30- 4:30 to discuss the Presidency of Donald Trump.

Edward was nominated by UFV to the Royal Canadian Society College of News Scholars in 2016.

In the course of the year, he has published a book chapter:

Akuffo, E. A. (2016). Africa's Geopolitical Space and Canada's Multilateral Security Strategy: The Chrétien and Harper Eras, in Robert W. Murray (ed.) Seeking Order in Anarchy: Multilateralism as State Strategy Edmonton: University of Alberta Press

As well Edward has published these op-ed articles:

Akuffo, E. A. (November 28, 2016). Porous Borders, External Players, and the Security of Ghana’s Election 2016. http://www.myjoyonline.com/opinion/2016/November-28th/porous-borders-external- players-and-the-security-of-ghanas-election-2016.php

Akuffo, E. A. (November 16, 2016). Allowing African Mistakes? Reflection on President Mahama’s Address to the UN General Assembly.https://www.modernghana.com/news/736392/allowing-african- mistakes-reflection-on-president-mahamas.html

Akuffo, E. A. (August 24, 2016). The Montie Trio Sentence Remission, the President’s Trio, and the Politics of Legalism http://m.myjoyonline.com/marticles/opinion/the-montie-trio-sentence-remission-the- presidents-trio-and-the-politics-of-legalism

Akuffo, E. A. (August 22, 2016) Securing Ghana During Elections 2016 and Beyond. https://www.modernghana.com/news/713738/securing-ghana-during-elections-2016-and-beyond.html

Akuffo, E. A. (August 1, 2016). The Montie Trio, Law, Media and National Security. http://www.myjoyonline.com/opinion/2016/August-1st/the-montie-trio-law-media-and-national- security.php

He also presented papers at conferences as listed below:

June/October 2016: Roundtable Participant: Brexit—An Interdisciplinary Conversation, Politalk Roundtable Series, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, Canada (June 28, 2016 & October 3, 2016)

June 2016: Roundtable participant: Canada and Africa Sixty Years after Suez. Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. University of Calgary, Alberta (May 31- June 2, 2016)

April 2016: The question of Political Agency and the Governance of Terrorism in West Africa. 2nd Annual Symposium of the West Africa Peace and Security Network, held at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana on April 28-30, 2016

March 2016: The Politics of AU-NATO Relations in Light of the Libya Intervention. International Studies Association Convention, Atlanta, USA. (March 16-19, 2016)

March 2016: On Terrorism, Mali Conflict, and International Response: A Paradigm shift or Perpetuating Hegemony? International Studies Association Convention, Atlanta, USA (March 16- 19, 2016)

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January 2016: Roundtable participant: Towards Peace and Security: Putting Terrorism in (its) Place. University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC. January 26, 2016

As part of his community engagement, Edward was invited and he made presentations to groups in Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Vancouver as indicated below:

September 2016: Developing Africa: As the sun sets in the West should Africa look to the East for sunrise? A talk delivered at the Abbotsford Learning Plus, Abbotsford, BC. September 22, 2016

April 2016: Developing Africa: As the sun sets in the West should Africa look to the East for sunrise? A talk delivered at the Abbotsford Probus Club, Abbotsford, BC. April 18, 2016

February 2016: Developing Africa: As the sun sets in the West should Africa look to the East for sunrise? A talk delivered at the Chilliwack Probus Club, Chilliwack, BC February 16, 2016

January 2016: Understanding Africa: An International Perspective. A Talk delivered at the UBC Continuing Education, University of British Columbia. January 20, 2016

Hamish Telford, Associate Professor, is currently on sabbatical and continues to be active in the local and national media. He was interviewed by Ian Hanomansing on CBC Newsworld Television on November 24, 2016 and again on December 1, 2016. He was interviewed by Andrew Chang on CBC Television Vancouver on December 20, 2016 and he was interviewed on the same day by Chris Brown (filling in for Stephen Quinn) on CBC Radio Vancouver. He was also interviewed on BC Almanac on CBC Radio on December 28, 2016 by Andrew Chang. The interviews covered a range of local, provincial and national political issues.

Ron Dart, Associate Professor, published 4 books in 2016, including his larger tome, The North American High Tory Tradition (which was launched in Ottawa) and more than 20 articles. Ron gave lectures in Big Sur/CA, the annual TWU Inklings Institute Canada conference and a variety of other places on the Canadian literary, cultural and political ethos. Ron is co-editing a book on the history of municipal politics in Abbotsford, and he has recently been asked to be a regular contributor to the recently birthed BC Ormsby Review. Ron has also contributed to a variety of books and conferences (at UFV and elsewhere) on the issues of Jewish-Christian Zionism and the Palestinians.

In addition to her teaching, Rachel Magnusson, LTA Professor, is coordinating a Citizens' Assembly on Vancouver Island where randomly-selected residents will learn, deliberate, and recommend to the City of Duncan and District of North Cowichan whether or not to pursue amalgamation. She is also working on a book chapter for an edited volume entitled "Creating Spaces of Engagement" and a paper to be presented this spring at the Western Political Science Association annual conference.

Department of Visual Arts Report

Art History & Visual Studies doesn’t forget the community. In September, Associate Professor Jill Bain spoke to the Abbotsford Learning Plus organization on “From the Ashes of Vesuvius: Pompeii and its Afterlives”.

Not to be outdone, Associate Professor Aleksandra Idzior had a busy fall semester. She presented her paper "Wrapped and Unwrapped: Revealing the Body Politics in Rebecca Belmore’s Photographs” at an interdisciplinary international conference [Aboriginal North America and Europe: Strengthening Connections, Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland (November 11-13, 2016)].

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In addition, Idzior was lecturer or was the invited speaker at: “Contemporary Aboriginal Visual Arts in Canada” at the University of Adam Mickiewicz, Faculty of English, Poznań, Poland (7 November, 2016) “‘Not only scented with resin’: Contemporary Visual Representation of Landscape in Canada” at the University of Adam Mickiewicz, Faculty of English, Poznań, Poland (8 November, 2016) Three talks on “Renaissance Art in Italy and Northern Europe” at the Lifetime Learning Centre in Mission (October 6, 13, 20, 2016).

Associate Professor Davida Kidd (Print Media) was one of the exhibitors at the First Xuyuan International Printmaking Biennale in Beijing China at the Jinan Art Museum (October 21 – November 14, 2016). In addition, Kidd has work in the upcoming Canadian Contemporary Printmaking Exhibition Inter-woven at the Kobro Art Museum at the Akademia of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland. The exhibition opens in March 2017.

Keeping with exhibitions, UFV Visual Art faculty members Tetsuomi Anzai, Brenda Fredrick, Chris Friesen, Dennis Greer, Melanie Jones, Michael Love, Davida Kidd, and Shelley Stefan are showcased in the Out of the Office exhibition currently in the S'eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery in B Bldg. Each participating faculty member has spent years developing their artistic practice and their engagement within their chosen mediums are reflected through the works presented. From a pre-occupation with materiality, to a close examination of body politics, or an engagement with historical legacies, the artistic practices of the faculty at UFV are as engaging as they are diverse.

Although this is a small glimpse into work made by the faculty members, Out of the Office allows the viewers to see the projects pursued by these artists outside of the school and in their studios.

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Faculty of Science update to the President, February 10, 2017

Since our last report of November 10, 2016 the Faculty of Science (FoS) has the following to report: Dean’s Office:

The FoS and the Indigenous Affairs Office welcomed Dr. Joslynn Lee (centre in picture at left) from the DNA Learning Center at the Cold Springs Harbor Lab in New York on November 30th. She also attended the Winter Solstice Lunch hosted by the Indigenous Student Centre (ISC) staff and elders with Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean of the FoS and Shirley Hardman, Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs. Following the luncheon in Chilliwack, Dr. Joslynn Lee spoke to an audience at the Abbotsford Campus on Indigenizing the Sciences.

Over the Christmas holidays, Dr. Lucy Lee visited the National University of Trujillo in Peru. She was welcomed by University President Orlando Gonzales Nieves (centre, in picture at right), Academic Vice President Ruben Vera Véliz (left, in picture at right), and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Luis Alberto Concepcion Urteaga (not shown). Discussions for future collaboration and partnerships between UFV and the National University of Trujillo are in progress. Dr. Lee was also invited to the “RNAs Mitocondriales No “Historia, desarrollo y uso Codificantes: Nuevos Austral University of Chile (UACh) in Valdivia Jan 15-22, 2017. She provided de las líneas celulares de Actorespeces. en Líneas Cáncer” celulares de peces que forman colágeno hands on training in cell culture to students, post docs and researchers at the y sus usos.” History, development and use of fish cell lines. Biochemistry Institute for the week as well as making two presentations. See Collagen forming fish cell lines and their use. Dra. Lucy Lee University of the Fraser Valley advertisement for her second talk at right Abbotsford Campus, British Columbia CANADA

Jueves 19 de Enero 11:30 HRS Sala de reuniones Austral OMICs The FoS has taken over coordinating the Fraser Valley Regional Science Fair Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología Facultad de Ciencias (FVRSF) which had previously been organized by the Abbotsford Regional School Universidad Austral de Chile

Auspicia: Proyectos FONDECYT 1150934 y Centro FONDAP 15110027 District. The students from grades K-12 compete for cash prizes, awards and (Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research, INCAR). scholarships. Students in grades 7-12 will also be competing for a chance to receive 1 of 4 all-expense paid trips to the Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF) to be held in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 14-20, 2017. The UFV members of the 2017 FVRSF Committee from the FoS Dean’s Office include Lucy Lee, Chair; Wendy Gracey, Financial Administrator; and Caroline Majeau, Assistant/Webmaster; and from the Department of Chemistry: Cory Beshara, Chief Judge and Jason Thomas, Ethics Officer.

Once again, UFV will be sending one Science Student to London, UK this summer (all expenses paid) to attend the annual London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF). Last year’s winner, 4th year BSc Student, Vivienne Beard shared her experience with potential candidates on January 24th. The shortlisted candidates will be presenting to a selection panel in early March.

The Centre for Environmental Sustainability (CES) continue to be busy. “Sweater Week” was held November 14-18th and was incredibly successful. In January CES took part in the Winter U-Join event and aimed to make the event as low-waste as possible by assisting attendees in ensuring their garbage ended up in the proper waste stream.

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Biology: Alida Janmaat organized an event for her ‘Introduction to Ecology’ students to showcase their service-learning. They displayed their experience working for local environmental organizations and citizen science projects. The students have been instrumental in helping organizations such as the Fraser Valley Watershed Coalition, and the Metro Vancouver Ecological Restoration Team to complete their fall restoration activities. For many students, this experience was their first exposure to field work, and several had mentioned that they had never planted anything before! This years’ service-learning experiences included rearing of endangered turtles, mark-recapture of endangered snails, bird banding, control of yellow-flag iris, and sea star disease surveys. Several of the students volunteered with UFV alumni who are now working to restore habitat and rear endangered species in the Fraser Valley.

Chemistry: A new fund-raising campaign has been started to create a bursary/scholarship in memory of former Chemistry professors Drs. Nigel Dance and Lesley Spier. Donations are welcome to establish a lasting memory for the contributions of both professors who passed away shortly after their recent retirements. Dr. David Fenske, Head of Chemistry, participated in a career lunch panel at Langley Fundamental Middle and Secondary School this past fall term. As in past years, the Department of Chemistry was in the festive spirit for the Holiday Season. Their display cabinet featured a radiant “beaker tree” standing among beautiful crystal-made snowflakes and an abundance of holiday cheer!

Math & Stats:

The 2nd Math Mania event of the year was held at Yarrow Community School on February 1st. Cindy Loten, Karin Loots and a large group of UFV student and faculty volunteers provided an evening of fun math activities for the parents and students of the community. The last scheduled event for this year will be held at the Chilliwack Adventist Christian School on May 17th. Dr. Robin Endelman is currently in India and will be visiting UFV’s Chandigarh campus in February. With the BA and BCIS programs beginning to be offered there, Dr Endelman will work with their faculty to build a robust relationship for the coordination of existing Math courses as well as possible new courses. She was also invited to St. Bede’s College (SBC) in India for March 1 to 11, where she will be a visiting faculty in the Dept of Mathematics to strengthen an existing MOU for collaboration with UFV and explore transferability of courses as well as exploring research and teaching interests for potential student and faculty exchanges. Dr. Erik Talvila is now working part-time in the department but continues to be active and has recently published an article in the Journal of Classical Analysis 8 (2016): 77-90. Once again, the Math and Stats department will host Math Challengers this Feb 16 which attracts close to 200 grade 8 and 9 students to UFV. Dr. Ian Affleck has been busy coordinating this annual event which consists of 4 rounds of challenging events. See http://www.ufv.ca/math/contests/math-challengers/ for details.

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Physics & Engineering: Dr. Tim Cooper’s 111 Mechanics class welcomed 5 students from Dr. Lin Long’s Engineering Physics Diploma/Mechatronics class to display their course projects. Jap Gill demonstrated his robotic arm programmed to pick up specific colours; Perrin Waldock’s Fetch Bot was able to use its sensors to locate and grab objects; David Mora Perea’s Heartbeat Monitor; and the finale Dennis Schimann, Nokola Trotzuk and Perrin Waldock demonstrated their guitar amp.

November was a busy month for the Physics Student Association (PSA) and the Department of Physics. November 24th Jason Ong, APEG-BC Manager of Member- In-Training Programs spoke to a large group of students and faculty about the process of registering as an Engineer in training (EIT). He gave advice to students who hope to become engineers. The following week Claudio Arato, an experienced P.Eng with a passion for ethics in engineering was invited to present. His last visit drew over 50+ students and covered many interesting topics. This event delved deeper into ethical quandaries that may present themselves to engineers.

Last fall a large group of UFV Physics and Engineering students had the opportunity to tour one of the premier physics facilities in the lower mainland, D-Wave Quantum Computing Company. It was so popular that the PSA was able to offer a Part 2 of the tour on February 3rd.

In January, the PSA welcomed SFU graduate and now Program Manager at Microsoft, Eleanor Li to speak about leadership in the workplace. After her presentation she offered tips and advice to students who are hoping to break into the workplace once they graduate. FoS UFV will be hosting Eugene Reimer Middle School on Feb 15. This is being coordinated by the Physics department and student Rebecca Robertson. Two of the inaugural graduates of the new Engineering Physics diploma (who also received a BSc in Physics) Brandon VanGenderen and Cameron Appeldoom, went to work at the BC Cancer Agency here in Abbotsford. They along with two other classmates, Jason Ho ( who is now doing an MSc at USask) and Carol Dearden (who graduated also with a BSc in Physics) and supervisor Dr. Lin Long presented their work at 2016 IEEE Sensors, which also resulted in a publication: VanGenderen B, Appeldoom C, Rameshan R, Dearden C, Ho J, Long XL (2017) Automating laser calibration for medical linear accelerators. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7808541/?reload=true

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President’s Report February 2017

Faculty of Health Sciences (Joanne MacLean, Dean)

Faculty Budget Town Hall

On February 10, Dean Joanne MacLean held a budget town hall to update faculty and staff on current budgets and answer any questions moving forward.

Health Sciences Recruitment Tours

On January 19th, 32 students from the Langley School District interested in health programs toured the facilities and learned more about nursing, dental and the kinesiology programs at UFV.

UFV hosts health and wellness fair for downtown community, next event to focus on at-risk youth.

On November 24th, over 100 community members showed up at the three-hour Health and Wellness Fair. The fair provided individuals with access to a free flu clinic, HIV/AIDS/STI and hepatitis testing, blood pressure measurements, chronic pain resources & nursing student information booths on topics ranging from immunizations to stroke prevention.

Read the full story at: http://blogs.ufv.ca/health/health-wellness- fair-flu-clinic/

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UFV inks agreement to sustain physical and health education programming in Antigua and Barbuda

On November 10, UFV president Dr. Mark Evered and Dr. Joanne MacLean, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to recognize an ongoing collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Antigua and Barbuda. Since 2009, over 170 UFV students and faculty have travelled to Antigua and Barbuda as of the Champions for Health Promoting Schools program.

Read the full story at: http://blogs.ufv.ca/health/mou-ufv-antigua- barbuda/

School of Health Studies:

Certified Dental Assistant program receives full seven-year accreditation

After a rigorous and exhaustive accreditation process, the results are finally in — approved with no reporting requirements. The program received top marks with a maximum length of accreditation — seven years —awarded by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC).

Read the full story at: http://blogs.ufv.ca/health/dental- accreditation/

Nursing program integrates new learning strategies into revised curriculum

Beginning with the September 2015 enrolment, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program implemented a newly updated concept based curriculum. The updated approach strengthens nursing graduates’ critical thinking and reasoning skills in preparation for practice. Read the full story at: http://blogs.ufv.ca/health/bsn-revised-curriculum/

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Nursing research investigates the many faces of chronic pain

Bringing visibility to an invisible disability was the mandate of a recent nursing research project exploring the lives of individuals living with chronic pain. According to a public opinion survey, only 50% of Canadians believe chronic pain exists. Read the full story at: http://blogs.ufv.ca/health/chronic-pain-research/

Department of Kinesiology:

UFV taps sports expertise to host Chinese Olympic delegation

UFV International has teamed up with the Kinesiology department to host 20 delegates from the Winter Sport Centre of the General Administration of Sport in China (part of Beijing Sport University) for an intensive 13-week academy on how Canadians develop athletes, how our sporting organizations operate, and how Vancouver was able to host a successful winter Olympic games in 2010. The delegates include coaches and sports administrators from across China. Read the full story at: http://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2017/01/ufv-taps- sports-expertise-to-host-chinese-olympic-delegation/

Kinesiology students explore air flow dynamics and pulmonary function testing

Pulmonary function tests are non-invasive tests that show how the lungs are functioning. These tests can include looking at pulmonary volumes, flow rates, and even gas exchange. To put it more simply, how efficiently and how much air can you get into and out of your lungs. In lab, students learn the importance of understanding these diagnostic tools and applying them to disease and the human physiology behind normal function and disease.

Read the full story at: http://blogs.ufv.ca/health/kin-students- examine-lung-function/

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Kinesiology Prof David Harper presents research at the Specialty Food Expo

Check out the video presentation of Harper sharing his expertise on ketogenic diets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acJ3cj9Ym4

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Faculty of Professional Studies February 2017

Adult Education Department (ADED)

ADED is offering the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course in conjunction with Continuing Education. The course is offered in Abbotsford and Chilliwack.

Child, Youth and Family Studies Department (CYFS)

Students in the Early Childhood Education program are putting into practice the principles outlined in the British Columbia Early Learning Framework.

The students planned and implemented an outdoor music centre, designed to allow both children and adults the opportunity to explore and discover the wonders of sound.

“The capacity to explore and create is vital to nurturing the zest for life that is the basis of all learning. Supporting children’s explorative play is perhaps the most important – and the most natural and accessible means to promote meaningful learning in the early years” (British Columbia Early Learning Framework, p. 23).

Outdoor Recycled Instruments

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On Nov. 5, 2016, George Melzer presented “Exploratory Toys and Activities” for the Reaching Out- Thriving in an Anxious World Educators' Conference (CBC, Abbotsford).

The Child Youth Care team attended meetings to prepare for their anticipated National Accreditation process, beginning in Sep 2017, the 5th program in Canada.

On Nov. 11, 2016, George Melzer shared at the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society Conference: Gathering Strength and Nurturing Growth on Simple Math Activities for Preschoolers.

Work began on the “Walking Forward” curriculum that we have received from Stó:lō that we will be using as a foundation for our Grief and Loss course, to be developed in the New Year.

The screening of “Paper Tigers was held on Tuesday, Dec 6, 2016. The film was about a high school in Washington State that went through a trauma, and the practices that helped them move forward.

The Local Action Team of the “Child & Youth Mental Health Substance Use” (CYMHSU) collaborative is a group that Maple Melder Crozier serves on. This Team delivered a Mental Health Forum for the public on Nov 17, 2016 at Abbotsford Middle School, and attended by faculty and several CYC students.

School of Business

On February 3, 2017, the 3rd annual Finance Career Networking Breakfast occurred. Recruitment managers from RBC, Scotiabank, CIBC, Envision, Sun Life Financial, and TD attended.

On February 3, 2017, the School of Business hosted a book seminar. Dave Harder from RBC Dominion Securities in Abbotsford spoke about “Mind, Money, & Markets”.

The 2nd Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) essay competition will be held in the spring 2017. The theme is Sustainable Development and the competition will focus on best practices on the United Nations’ 17 goals to transform our world. All UFV students are invited to participate.

Karmin Gray, 2016 UFV BBA graduate, studied BUS 457 (Project Management) in 2014, continued as a Research Assistant for one term at the School of Business, took another independent studies course on Project Management in 2015, and subsequently presented by her research at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference. Karmin continued to work on her research project under the devoted supervision of Dr. Frank Ulbrich. Together they submitted a manuscript, entitled "Ambiguity Acceptance and Translation Skills in the Project Management Literature", which now has been accepted for publication in the internationally recognized and ranked International Journal of Managing Projects in Business.

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Jack Rozendaal, UFV BBA alumnus and Sales and Marketing Director for Devry Greenhouses, attended Mark Breedveld’s BUS 221 class (Professional Selling) on November 2, 2016. He observed student role-plays and provided formative feedback from a practitioner’s perspective on their presentations at the end of class.

Dr. Jelena Brcic received a grant from the Canadian Space Agency in the amount of $199,951.00. Publications:

Gray, K. & Ulbrich, F. (forthcoming, 2017). Ambiguity acceptance and translation skills in the project management literature. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. doi:10.1108/IJMPB-05- 2016-0044 Blawatt, K. R. (2016). Macronomics: Defining Economics through Social Science and Consumer Behavior. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

Dr. Fiona McQuarrie had an op-ed published in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business on November 7, 2016.

Dr. Fiona McQuarrie appeared on CBC Ontario radio's Ontario Today, to talk about job churn and precarious work.

Dr. Fiona McQuarrie was interviewed by CKNW Radio Vancouver and CBC Vancouver’s radio afternoon show “On the Coast”, regarding the Supreme Court of Canada decision in the case involving the BC Teachers Federation.

School of Social Work and Human Services (SWHS)

Congratulations to SWHS faculty member Curtis Magnuson on the completion of his 6- year term as Board Chair for the BC College of Social Workers

The Annual BC Association of Social Workers (BCASW) conference took place in Vancouver on November 4-5, 2016 with many SWHS employees involved. Kathryn Schultz (4th year BSW student) and faculty member Lisa Moy, PhD co-presented research about persons with disabilities.

Family Care, Disability, and Barriers to Healthcare: Pathways to/through doctorless This research project explores families’ experiences of being without a primary health care provider while providing care to family members who have profound disabilities. This project analyses the innovative routes families carve while advocating for their family member. Ultimately, this project examines how being doctorless shapes and reinforces disability constructs.

Elizabeth Dow, PhD, RSW, Associate Professor (retired) also presented her research.

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overall profile of mentors and mentees. Another phase of the research sought to determine experiences and satisfaction with the program. Implications and recommendations arising from the study were discussed.

Dr. Dow was one of the presenters in the following workshops:

Valuing the contributions of older adults along the wellness/in need of support continuum This workshop dispelled ageist beliefs from a strength-based perspective. Creative and innovative programs, including some focusing on dementia, were presented. These initiatives, based in community and residential care settings, highlight older adults’ strengths, honour their voices, and engage older adults in meaningful ways. (Dow Consulting in Gerontology)

Galvanizing to take action on issues impacting older adults The BC Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, interactive session identified priorities for advocacy action.

Angela Kayira, BSW (UFV SWHS Graduate) facilitated a workshop about racism.

How to respond to racist and discriminatory remarks from clients and colleagues It can be difficult to know how to respond to discriminatory remarks from clients or colleagues. The sense of unease from keeping silent and the lack of a forum for discussion may compound a history of discriminatory experiences.

The Multicultural and Anti-Racism Committee; Frank Cohn, MSW, Youth Leadership Facilitator; Angela Kayira, BSW, MSW Candidate

Jessica Warkentin, BSW (UFV graduate), and Leah Douglas, PhD, Associate Professor, co-authored a poster presentation.

Merging Meta-Verbal Therapies and Social Work Researched the current state of practice, knowledge, barriers, and training with meta-verbal therapies in social work practice - treatments that include somatic, visual, and sensory modalities such as art and music. BC Association of Social Worker members responded to an anonymous survey providing insight on meta- verbal therapies in order to inform social work education, policies, and practice.

Leah Douglas, was interviewed by the Abbotsford News as a subject matter expert on trauma, specializing in trauma recovery. The November 8, 2016 article was written by Kelvin Gawley titled, Students should rely on community to heal from trauma after double stabbing: expert.

Munir Velji, MSW, RSW, UFV Instructor, was also interviewed by the Abbotsford News’ Kelvin Gawley. Munir is an expert on addictions and responded to parents who want the right to force their teenage children into treatment and the article will be published November 25, 2016.

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The SWHS has a new BLOG. The SWHS BLOG was created by Janelle Dochuk and Melinda Saretzky for students; however, our community partners have also found it to be a valuable resource and are the main contributors to the postings. The postings, typically, include community and UFV events, social work employment opportunities and other pertinent student information.

Freedom Riders update

Michael Zonta, BSW student, has spearheaded an initiative to protest the defunding of Positive Living of the Fraser Valley (PLFV), the only HIV / AIDS and hepatitis C services centre within the Fraser Valley. Mike, with support from SWHS students and Lucki Kang, organized groups, wrote letters to provincial and federal representatives, and last week scheduled a road trip. Thirty participants, social work and human services students, members of Positive Living Fraser Valley (PLFV), SWHS faculty, as well as community members boarded a bus, visited MP and MLA offices throughout the Fraser Valley, and provided advocacy letters to support PLFV. The Cascade wrote a detailed article on November 16, 2016 about the issue featuring Mike and included the above picture.

Lucki Kang, BSW, MSW, RSW, Field Education Coordinator, through community development and collaborative practice efforts has expanded the School-based Community Social Work project to Chilliwack, Mission, Langley, and Surrey School Districts.

Library Information Technology (LIBIT)

LIBIT will be hosting a Cryptoparty on February 23, 2017 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Attendees are encouraged to bring their electronic devises to learn how to protect their online privacy.

Teacher Education Department (TED)

TED and Continuing Education are jointly presenting this year’s Summer Institute (SITE) in Teacher Education from July 10-28, 2017. Eleven courses/workshops for certified K-12 educators will run during this three-week period. Applications close for the 2017-2018 cohort of B.Ed. students on January 31, 2017. Over 100 applications have been received so far. Richard Wagamese, Indigenous author presenting for the President’s Lecture Series scheduled for February 8, 2017 has been cancelled due to illness. Some of his more Page 5 of 6

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recent books include Indian Horse (a must-read for all Canadians), Medicine Walk (most recent publication) and One Story, One Song (non-fiction).

Shannon Thiesen, from Cohort 5 (2011/2012) was awarded the 2016 Young Distinguished Alumni Award. She spoke quite eloquently at the Town and Gown event on November 9, 2016.

All Teacher Candidates were impacted by the tragedy at Abbotsford Secondary, in particular, our two students who were placed at the school. The first day back at UFV was quite hard on these students but we are doing our best to support them, and both are in contact with the counselling department.

The Teacher Education Student Association (TESA) - organized film/panel presentation held on November 10th were well attended. Thank you to Melanie Scott and Anita Vaillancourt from the School of Social Work and Human Services and Eddie Gardner for participating in the panel portion of the evening. Thank you, also, to Robert Harding who brought his class to the event.

Dr. Jan Hare spoke on Reconciliation and Education on November 22, 2016, 5-7pm B101. A number of faculty members attended from across the university. As well, there were many non-education students in the audience, which was also gratifying.

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MEMO

To: Mark Evered From: Adrienne Chan, AVP Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies Date: February 10, 2017 Re: President’s Report to the Board

Research, Engagement, & Graduate Studies

Adrienne Chan, Associate Vice President

Staff Updates

Adrienne Chan is now the Chair of Abbotsford Community Development Council. The Council is hosting a community forum on April 12, 2017 to focus on four issues: Diversity, Poverty, Parenting, and Homelessness.

Incoming Rotary District Governors, Linda Gene Coyle (2017-18), Linda Murray (2018-2019), and Brad Whittaker (2019-2020) Director of Research Services, met with David Leis and Sherri Magson to discuss Rotary’s participation and support of a Centre for Peace and Conflict Transformation (or similar name) that will support the Peace and Conflict Studies program. They will be meeting again in February to discuss details.

Peace and Conflict Resolution is one of six areas of focus of Rotary International and a difficult one to participate in. Rotary International is an international service organization whose stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. It has more than 1.2 million members in over 34,000 clubs in 200 countries and territories.

Research Chairs

Hugh Brody, Canada Research Chair, Aboriginal Studies

Calais Project - In the Fall, much work centred on the growing crises at the refugee camp in Calais known as The Jungle and the challenges of the Calais filming (interviews with hands).  translating, subtitling and preparing interviews for editing and then for website, with source material coming in four different languages. We also prepared categorised interviews, to facilitate future use making sure that youth, female and nationality could be separately referenced.

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 editing clips or sets of clips into short films creating summary films, seeking to achieve insight and impact, at various lengths, ranging from fifteen minutes down to one minute in length.  dissemination of the Calais films and developing a website for them (see Humans after all » Voices from Calais humansafterall.eu/voices-from-calais/)  segments of the work spread to other sites. See for example: Humans After All: Voices from Calais | Amnesty International UK; https://www.amnesty.org.uk/humans-after-all-voices-calais Humans After All - On Our Radar www.onourradar.org/calais/ Humans After All (@CalaisVoices) | Twitter https://twitter.com/CalaisVoices  a central concern and focus for this work was the urgent need to protect child and young teenage refugees caught in the Calais camp. Many of these had legal entitlement to enter the UK; others were accorded that right with the help of new legislation, known as the Dubs Amendment (See http://www.helprefugees.org.uk/news/dubs-amendment-passes-your-help-needed-to-bring- unaccompanied-refugee-children-to-safety)  getting mainstream media to use the interviews and film material we had generated from within the camp in Calais. This had important outcomes, including coverage by the Guardian, Independent and Channel 4 News (see eg: Calais minors lured from camp then abandoned by authorities | World ... https://www.theguardian.com › World › Refuge/ Media attention on the issue grew, and shifts in government policy took place.  engaging in direct approaches to key individuals and organisations, showing them the filmed material and explaining what the interviews were revealing. These included meetings with high profile legal firms, MPs and the Conservative cabinet minister responsible for refugees.  communicating on social media, meetings and presentations centred on the Calais work thus took place at many levels - at least one hundred in the Fall.

Kalahari Land Claim Research - Evaluation and further planning of translation and annotation of oral history and cultural films from the southern Kalahari land claim research. These are being prepared by a team in South Africa, in liaison with the University of Cape Town. The results are for the website that has been set up to make as much of the material from that research available for both academic and public purposes. See: http://www.digitalcollections.lib.uct.ac.za/%E2%80%A1khomani-san- hugh-brody Revision of plans for the next stage of work on the southern Kalahari oral history materials. New budgeting required and a fund-raising strategy to be developed.

Publications & Presentations  Publication of ‘Messages’, an extended essay in Field For The British Isles, London: Hayward Publishing, p 18 – 47. This is a discussion of how that remarkable art work (perhaps the most compelling such installation of modern times) needs to be understood within both anthropological and historical frameworks.  Preparation and interview for a documentary film about the work of Antony Gormley. My contribution to this centres on the making and meaning of my film Inside Australia

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 Keynote speaker at the ‘Songlines of Britain’ workshop, Ty Newydd, Wales. This included a screening of the film Overture from the Tracks Across Sand DVD.  ‘A film in Pond Inlet’, an essay being published in a volume to commemorate the life of Leah Otak by Nunavut Arctic College Media (planned publication is Spring 2017)  ‘At The Side of the Road’, an essay about indigenous life and heritage in a community at the edge of Sao Paolo, Brazil. Published in Leaf Litter, an environmentalist and indigenous rights magazine published in India. See Leaf Litter, Special Edition, January 2017.  A screening and discussion of my film Nineteen Nineteen, held by the Tavistock Institute, London. This was an event for staff and trainee psychotherapists.  A public screening and discussion of my film Inside Australia. This included an introduction to the project and an extended q and a.  Writing of ‘Making Maps’, for a collection of essays, edited by Tim Dee, to be published by Jonathan Cape / Penguin Random House, in spring 2017  Writing of ‘Questions Of Interest’, an essay that looks at the way ideas of First Nation and Inuit ‘interests’ have played an important part in both the ideological and economic formations of Canada’s frontiers. It offers a way of conceptualizing the notion of Aboriginal interests to help the Canadian courts navigate this very complex issue. See: https://opendemocracy.net/hugh- brody/questions-of-interests-canada-and-puzzle-of-fiduciary-obligation  Designing a new website where all my work, both film and writing, can be more accessible, explained and, as much as possible, made available. This is an important step in the consolidation project set out in the work plan for this phase of the Chair.

Lenore Newman, Canada Research Chair, Food Safety and Environment

Lenore’s book “Speaking in Cod Tongues” was recently released and she has had a whirlwind of interviews – 22 and counting - in various media. Highlights include a feature on The Current on January 11, North by Northwest on Jan 19 (taped at "Books to Cooks") and Ottawa's "In town and out" on Jan 26. Print media includes an excerpt of the book in the Globe, and reviews in the Star and the Globe. In addition she met with the head of Edible Canada to discuss future collaboration.

Aside from the book, Lenore also gave an invited lecture on the ALR at SFU's Institute for the Humanities, and sat on a panel at UBC Farm's annual symposium.

Cynthia (Cindy) Jardine, PhD (Medical Sciences) Canada Research Chair, Health & Community

Cindy is joining UFV in April as our newest Tier 1 Canada Research Chair. Cindy brings with her a wealth of research experience including positions at the University of Manitoba and most recently the University of Alberta. She notes:

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“My proposed research program as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair will focus on health risk communication with vulnerable and/or marginalized communities and populations. This will include an exploration of health concerns and different risk perspectives with communities to identify health risk issues and develop appropriate interventions, and fostering ‘participatory risk communication’ whereby risk messages and communication processes are developed and conveyed by community members. It will be based on an overarching goal to share knowledge amongst different affected parties (communities, organizations and government) and to empower people to make informed decisions on risks.

“The research will initially build on my current research program and funding proposals on Indigenous youth as agents of change for community health promotion and risk communication needs of immigrant populations, while seeking to develop new partnerships and relationships with the local Indigenous Stó:lō peoples and the other demographically and culturally diverse populations of the Fraser Valley. The research will embody the fundamental principles of community based participatory research, action research and Indigenous research methodology, using an asset or strength based perspective. Overall, my research program and activities will reflect the concept of engaged scholarship.”

Cindy recently had the pleasure of attending and presenting at the International Network in Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD) and Manitoba Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR) Conference in Winnipeg Manitoba. The conference theme was “Voices in Indigenous Health: From the Wisdom of the Elders to the Stories of the Youth.”

Irwin Cohen, RCMP Research Chair

Recent projects include an RCMP Police Services review for the City of Burnaby and a Public Safety survey for the West Vancouver Police Department. Irwin employs many student research assistants for his various contracts, as well as collaborating with faculty on several projects.

Centres and Labs

Agriculture Centre for Excellence

MOU Signing Garry travelled to Beijing to have MOU signed with the China Council for the Promotion of National Trade to explore opportunities for research and training contracts in the agriculture sector. Garry travelled to Beijing, China on November 10th to sign the MOU.

Current Research Projects ACE has hired a total of four UFV students to work on various research projects and two interns for placements with local organisations for Winter 2017.

a) Building Agricultural Resilience through Diversification Hired two student research assistants for the winter semester to develop economic feasibility case studies for niche agricultural projects. Jonathan Vandermeer and Josie Dyck.

b) Signed a research contract with the City of Surrey valued at $20,000. The study will provide a comprehensive report on trends in the agriculture sector, key regional agriculture infrastructure, emerging technologies, and training opportunities that can support value added agriculture activities that have the

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potential to grow Surrey’s agri-innovation sector. Student Sarmarveer Kamra has been hired to support this project.

c) Hired student Darren Williamson to work on the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program research project.

d) Supervising two student interns Ravleen Chhina and Charmaine White on food security projects with the Abbotsford Food Bank and Hope Food Security Coalition respectively.

Upcoming Activities

a) Public lecture February 21st in B101. Dr. Michael Dossett responsible for BC Berry Cultivar Development at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Agassiz will be speaking on, “Breeding for the Future: The case for conserving, collecting, and evaluating wild crop relatives”.

b) BC Tech Summit March 14-15th. ACE will have a display at the Summit and Garry will be providing a brief presentation on the strength of diverse partnerships.

c) ACE will be hosting the Feeding 9 Billion Challenge March 18-19th.

Other Activities a) Presented preliminary results of research being conducted in the Surrey Biopods to Investment Agriculture Foundation Board in Richmond November 9, 2016.

b) Presented the Surrey Biopod Project with the City of Surrey in the Deloite Public Leadership Award competition on November 14, 2016. Placed as a Runner-up.

Centre for Indo Canadian Studies & Research

With funding awarded from the Canadian Government (Canada 150 Grant), the CICS has curated an exhibit in the National Historic Site, Gur Sikh Temple’s Sikh Heritage Museum. As Canadians across the country commemorate the 150th year of Canadian Confederation, the Centre offers a different perspective in uncovering Canada’s historical past. The Museum and CICS acknowledge that the site and the exhibit are situated on Sto:lo Nation territory while recognizing and pledging solidarity to understand the complex and unique circumstances of nationhood within Canada of Indigenous communities. The exhibit, entitled (Dis) Enfranchisement 1907- 1947: The Forty-Year Struggle for the Vote investigates and presents the arduous struggle for the South Asian franchise and the right for equal recognition and citizenship with other Canadians. In addition to the story of the South Asian Franchise, the exhibit also pays homage to the stories of franchise for Chinese-Canadians, Japanese-Canadians and women of European descent.

The exhibit launch and reception will be held at the Sikh Heritage Museum located at 33089 South Fraser Way on Sunday, February 19th beginning at 1:30. The exhibit will be available for viewing throughout

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this important year. For more information, please contact Sharn at 604-851-6325 or [email protected].

Centre for Social Research

Martha Dow has been hard at work collaborating with the City of Surrey and the City of Chilliwack, working on research projects which lend to the improvement of the communities. Research projects involving the City of Surrey include a study regarding senior citizens in the community and how to enhance their experience of wellness, accessibility and inclusion; assessing the implementation and delivery by the Surrey Fire Service of Naloxone to overdose patients; and exploring the current delivery model of Surrey’s search and rescue society. A recent research project with the City of Chilliwack assisted in developing a local settlement strategy for immigrants which provided a grounded and responsive instrument for planning and service delivery.

Global Development

The Centre for Global Development and the Research Office hosted Edward Akuffo’s cross disciplinary Politalk round table event titled “The Trump Presidency: What Now?” Panelists consisted of UFV Professors from the Political Science department, the History department, the Geography department, Peace & Conflict Studies and the Social, Cultural & Media Studies department. The panel discussed implications of Trump’s anticipated policies and how they may affect Canada and the world over the next four years. The event was well attended by students, faculty, staff and the public.

Scholarly Sharing Initiative

Each month the SSI hosts an event that provides opportunities for faculty to share their current projects over lunch. The January 18 event was titled “Digital Humanities, what’s that?” and featured: Gabriel Murray – People analytics and the ethics of Artificial Intelligence, are they connected? Michelle Riedlinger – Citizen Science digital mapping: The role of digital technologies in facilitating community engagement in air and water quality monitoring and habitat protection. Heather McAlpine – The WellSpring Project, an interdisciplinary, collaborative, searchable, open-access online exhibit of the culture of public bathing. Melissa Walter – Editing ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona”: A student coursework project that will appear as part of Internet Shakespeare Editions.

Events and Activities

Faculty Microlectures Event Date: Tuesday, February 21, 11:30 Road Runner Lounge, A Building

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Publication Celebration Event Date: Tuesday, February 21, 12:30 Room A225, A Building

2017 Featured Publication: Speaking in Cod Tongues – Lenore Newman

Student Research Day

Student Microlectures Event Date: Wednesday, March 29

Student Poster Presentations Event Date: Wednesday, March 29 SUB Conference Room

More information on these and other activities in the REGS Office can be found at https://www.ufv.ca/research/events/ or via email to [email protected]

Note: Many research related activities are reported under the Faculties or other sections of the President’s report.

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February 2017 REPORT TO THE BOARD FROM VICE PRESIDENT, STUDENTS AND ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT JODY GORDON

COUNSELLING SERVICES

On January 25th, the Counselling department held a Bell Let’s Talk event at both the Abbotsford and CEP campuses. This event was dedicated to moving mental health forward at UFV and promoting awareness, fighting stigma, and improving access to care. This event had a positive social impact among students, and encouraged them to access campus and community resources. The UFV Peer Resource and Leadership centre, Academic Success Centre, and other UFV student volunteers joined us for this event. Students were excited to sign a Bell Let’s Talk banner at the event, providing an opportunity for students to sign and contribute messages related to mental health de-stigmatization.

 Total students that visited the booths = 140 (approx.)  Total student interactions with two (2) outreach volunteers = 60 (approx.)

A number of workshops were held in November and December, 2016, including:

 Stress Management and study skills for BSN 1st year students November 9 (48 students)  Friends Without Boarders mindfulness workshop (35 students)  Area Wide PD Mindfulness presentation (28 attendees) Provost Council Mindfulness presentation (18 attendees)  Teacher Education Program-Elementary Anxiety/Depression workshop (36 students)  Teacher Education Program-SecondaryAnxiety/Depression workshop (30 students)  Career and Life Planning Workshop Nov 29 (26 participants)

The increases in service demands did not prevent the department from remaining committed to their areas of service: Personal Counselling & Mental Well-Being, Crisis Counselling & Support, Career & Life Planning, Study Skills Instruction & Student Success, and Consultation with faculty, staff, and administrators. The Counselling Department continues to operate efficiently by meeting the needs of students in a strategic and timely fashion.

CAREER SERVICES

In the Fall semester 2016 the Career Centre organized 25 career events with a total attendance of 715 students. Career Services also ran 54 individual career coaching appointments. Employers listed 454 jobs on CareerLink, the Career Centre’s online job database.

The Career Centre director and the Career Services co-ordinator together with the College of Arts Associate Dean, Students and the Director, Advising have been developing Major Maps for majors in Philosophy and in Psychology. Major Maps are visual representations of academic, extra-curricular, and

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career-related activities intended to help the student in their journey. The maps also included discipline- specific career options and job titles.

Work-Integrated Learning Work-Integrated Learning has a newly created position Work-Integrated Learning Co-ordinator. The position is funded through the Experiential Learning and Wellness fee. In November 2016 the position was filled.

Co-operative Education For the Fall semester 2016 Co-op Co-ordinators admitted a total of 40 new co-op students into the Co- operative Education program, with the following breakdown by discipline: Arts: 4 Business Administration: 22 Library and Information Technology: 1 Computer Information Systems: 10 Science: 3

The total enrolment in the Co-operative Education Program is 188, with 74 female, and 20 International students, and the following breakdown by discipline: Arts: 34 Business Administration: 75 Library and Information Technology: 3 Computer Information Systems: 55 Science: 21

For the Fall 2016 semester co-op co-ordinators placed a total of 20 co-op students, with the following breakdown by discipline. Arts: 1 Business Administration: 7 Library and Information Technology: 0 Computer Information Systems: 9 Science: 3

In August 2016 the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE) accredited the UFV Co- operative Education program for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Professional Studies, and the Faculty of Science, for a 6 year period, ending on December 31, 2022. In the meantime, the Career Centre director has discovered that several CAFCE-accredited institutions have been violating the accreditation criteria and have thereby gained an advantage in placing co-op students in the co-op labour market. The director has initiated a discussion about post-accreditation compliance within the federal Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE) and the provincial Accountability Council for Co-operative Education (A.C.C.E.).

Work-Study Grant Program The Work-Study Grant Program is an internally funded program with a budget of $264,000, $219,000 in salaries plus 20.75% in benefits (WorkSafeBC fees, Employment Insurance premiums, and Canada Pension Plan contributions). Funding follows a funding cycle from May to April, with the corresponding semesters Summer, Fall, and Winter, and allows for 152 120-hour positions per year.

In accordance with the Strategic Enrolment Management Plan, for competitions from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020 funding is available for an additional 20 positions per year, bringing the total number of 120- hour positions per year to 172. (Note that with 2014/2015, 36 Work-Study positions were permanently converted to Supported Learning Group trainers.)

For the 2016/2017 funding year the Career Centre processed and evaluated 287 Work Study grant applications covering the semesters Summer 2016, Fall 2016, and Winter 2017. 188 positions were

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allocated to the three functional areas in proportion to the demand: Research (81 positions), Service (96), and teaching (11).

For the Fall 2016 semester 68 Work Study grants were utilized.

ATHLETICS

It’s been a busy and exciting winter semester for the University of the Fraser Valley athletic department, beginning with the inaugural Cascades Hall of Fame night. The brand-new Hall of Fame was launched last summer to honour alumni who have brought special recognition to UFV, and the first class of inductees – featuring builders Jane Antil and Pat Lee, women’s basketball standouts Carolyne Lucy and Tracy MacLeod, and the 1987-88 men’s basketball team – was celebrated in conjunction with home basketball games vs. the MacEwan Griffins on Jan. 6. Cascades Hall of Fame wall plaques were unveiled in the Envision Athletic Centre mezzanine, and there was much community goodwill surrounding the event. The athletic department has two additional major events upcoming: the Cascades Scholarship Breakfast, and the Cascades Athletic Awards Night. The scholarship breakfast runs Feb. 22, and will feature Olympic medal-winning swimmer Brent Hayden as the keynote speaker. Tickets are $100, and net proceeds go directly to student-athlete scholarships. Tickets are available at ufv.ca/cascades-breakfast. The Cascades Athletic Awards Night, where the department will celebrate its most outstanding accomplishments on the court, in the community and in the classroom, runs April 5 at the Quality Hotel & Conference Centre. The Cascades have excelled in competition thus far in 2017. The basketball teams are both looking forward to the Canada West playoffs – the women’s team has already clinched its post-season berth, and the men’s team is getting close to doing the same. Both teams have had impressive recent results – the men defeated the No. 6-ranked team in the nation, the Alberta Golden Bears, on the road on Jan. 21, and the women have picked up five wins since Christmas including a tough road win vs. the Calgary Dinos on Jan. 13. The women’s hoopsters appear likely to host a playoff series – that would occur Feb. 17-19 against a yet- to-be-determined opponent. Check ufvcascades.ca for updates. The Cascades men’s volleyball team has risen to No. 7 in the national rankings, and the highlight of their 2017 exploits was an upset win over the No. 1-ranked Vancouver Island University Mariners on Jan. 28. The women’s volleyball squad is closing in on a playoff berth after sweeping the Camosun Chargers Jan. 20-21.

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The UFV varsity wrestling program hosted its annual Cascades Classic tournament at the Envision Athletic Centre on Jan. 29, drawing 135 participants from Western Canada and Washington state. Brad Hildenbrandt (gold, men’s 130 kg) and Karla Godinez Gonzalez (bronze, women’s 51 kg) earned medals, and they lead the team into the Canada West championships and U Sports nationals in February.

A brand-new Cascades athletic program, women’s sevens, made its debut in January, placing sixth at the first Canada West Women’s Rugby Sevens Series event in Edmonton. The series is a partnership between Canada West, B2ten and Rugby Canada, designed to allow Canadian female athletes pursue their athletic careers, including an opportunity to progress to the national team.

DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE The Disability Resource Centre (DRC) at present is serving 1090 students. DRC has successfully hired back most of the student invigilators from the Fall term and has begun to see an increase in exam bookings for the midterm period. The conference Safe Spaces, held by the Learning Specialists Association of Canada at UFV, was supposed to happen December 9 but was cancelled due to inclement weather. The conference has tentatively been rescheduled for May and members of DRC look forward to participating then.

In accordance with new guidelines at CAPER-BC, the producer of alternate format texts, DRC has begun to migrate our students who require alternate format texts over to using Natural Reader. This software reads PDF versions of textbooks to students and is also proving helpful for our students who are learning advanced vocabulary in health sciences.

DRC is excited to be participating in #RISEUP at UFV to celebrate inclusion, diversity, anti-bullying and ally-ship on February 22. In conjunction with the Peer Resource and Leadership Centre (PRLC), DRC is planning a series of micro-lectures, asking faculty and staff to respond to the question, “What have you changed your mind about?” It is hoped that by sharing their perspectives and changes in those perspectives, Faculty can support community engagement in open dialogue which is crucial in subverting stereotypes and stigma.

DRC continues to work off of the valuable contributions to the department symposium on self- determination, self-disclosure, and self-advocacy. The DRC Acting Coordinator presented at the professional development days in the Continuing Education department, which generated meaningful discussion around issues of assessment, stigmatization, learning, and disability. The Acting Coordinator has applied to present the results of the symposium at the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) in June of this year, and will hopefully receive word of acceptance later this month. Finally, DRC has created a guide to working with students with disabilities to publish on the department website in the near future.

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STUDENT LIFE & DEVELOPMENT

Coast Capital Savings Peer Resource and Leadership Centre (CCSPRLC) On October 28, 2016, the CCSPRLC arranged a Safe Talk suicide awareness training with the assistance of Residence. One staff member, two student staff members, and five students participated in the training. There will be at least two Safe Talk trainings arranged during the Winter 2017 semester. The CCSPRLC Assistant facilitated a Positive Space workshop (LGBTQ+ awareness) on November 17, 2016, for Student Services staff on the Chilliwack Education Park campus for the division-wide Professional Development day.

From November 23-27, 2016, the CCSPRLC Assistant, two CCSPRLC student staff, and five members of the Student Engagement Team attended the 10th annual Canadian Conference on Student Leadership (CCSL) https://theccsl.org/ in Niagara Falls, ON. This conference is largely run and organized by student leaders and has been growing in size each year. All seven UFV students in attendance facilitated workshops on leadership for other conference attendees. The CCSPRLC Assistant along with Kyle Baillie, Director of Student Life & Development, put together a proposal to host the 2017 CCSL, which was accepted. Two student co-chairs have been selected and planning has begun. The 2017 CCSL will take place in Vancouver from November 23-25.

The CCSPRLC partnered with UFV Counselling for Bell Let’s Talk Day on January 25, 2017. This day is recognized across Canada as a time to discuss mental health challenges and to reduce stigma. Volunteers shared facts about mental health, let students know about the many resources available to them, and also encouraged people to use the hashtag #BellLetsTalk to raise money for mental health initiatives.

Student Transitions New Initiative: “Ask Me!” Stations

In an effort to provide ongoing support to new and returning students, Student Life, UFV International, and the Coast Capital Peer Resource and Leadership Centre partnered to host “Ask Me!” stations at various locations on UFV’s two main campuses during the first week of classes in January. The stations were staffed by student volunteers from 8am to 6pm January 4-6 at the following locations:

 Office of the Registrar (Abbotsford)  UFV International Global Lounge (Abbotsford)  Library Rotunda (Abbotsford)  Coast Capital Peer Resource and Leadership Centre (Abbotsford)  Student Services (Canada Education Park)

During this time period, student volunteers answered 550 questions. The table below provides more details about the visits to each table location:

January 4 January 5 January 6 Total for Location

OReg 88 57 25 170 Global Lounge 116 46 26 188 Library Rotunda 34 14 33 81 PRLC 34 13 4 52 CEP n/a 44 16 54

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Total for date 272 174 104 550 Note: These numbers indicate the total number of questions for each date and location.

It is hoped that the “Ask Me!” stations become a UFV tradition during the first week of classes each semester. The “Ask Me!” stations mitigate some of the pressure on UFV staff at high-traffic locations, but most importantly, they send a message to our students—new and returning—that they are part of a community who is ready to help them. This initiative was featured in UFV Announce on January 16 2017: http://blogs.ufv.ca/announce/2017/01/16/ask-me-stations-help-new-students-find-their-way/

Online New Student Orientation in Development In partnership with the Office of the Registrar, the Advising Centre, UFV International, Counselling Services, and the Coast Capital Peer Resource and Leadership Centre, Student Life is developing an online orientation program, which will be launched in May 2017. All new UFV students will be invited to complete this optional Blackboard program. The program will be organized into three modules, corresponding to three stages in a new student’s first two semesters at UFV:

 Conditional admittance to registration  Registration to the start of classes in the student’s first semester  Week 3 of the student’s first semester to the end of their second semester

The objective of this course is to increase student retention and success by providing a supplementary orientation program that is accessible, relevant, and engaging. Upon completion of this program, students should:

 Understand the registration process and be prepared to register for courses on their assigned date  Have a general awareness of campus resources and how to access them  Be familiar with UFV’s expectations for student academic and non-academic conduct  Recognize the importance of mental health and wellness, be empowered to maintain their own mental health and wellness, and know how to access the appropriate supports at UFV and within the community

Indigenizing Student Transitions The Student Transitions Coordinator participated in the “Indigenizing the Curriculum” workshop held by the Teaching and Learning Centre from January 18-20, 2017. As a result of this workshop, additional measures are being taken to integrate indigenous content and principles of learning into all Student Transitions programming.

Qualifying and Exploratory Advising The Advising Centre has finalized their stats for 2016 year (Jan-Dec) and the Qualifying and Exploratory (Q&E) Advisors had 5544 booked appointments, plus an additional 749 drop-ins, 805 phone inquiries and 2598 student inquires via email. The new appointment management software, which was launched January 2016, is proving to be a huge asset to both the Advisors and the front desk with handling the volume of students in the Advising Centre and providing easy access to appointment information for the purposes of producing statistics.

There were a total of 82 PASS referrals for Fall 2016 semester, which is up from 75 during the Fall 2015 semester and 44 during the Fall 2014 semester.

The Q&E Advisors have been working closely with the Office of the Registrar (OReg) to confirm that Qualifying Studies (QS) Enrolment holds and Advising holds have been correctly applied. Advisors are in the process of manually checking 1119 student records from the Fall 2016 semester. The decision was made to prioritize the list of 1119 students and start with those that have 45+ university level credits completed. The Q&E Advising team is currently working on the next two priority groups, which are 30-

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44 and 15-29 credits completed. The checks on the next two groups will be complete by Feb 3, 2017. The plan is to have all 1119 students checked by mid-February before Summer 2017 registration begins.

Financial Aid and Awards Bursaries continue to be in high demand, which has been the trend over the past several cycles. With no increase to the bursary budget, the Financial Aid and Awards Advisors will be unable to provide bursaries to those who are not student loan borrowers. We had a significant spike in applications this past week, with 120 students applied for bursaries and the application window is still open for five more weeks (3 more months for Trades). Consideration may need to be given to borrowing against next year’s bursary allocation. If this occurs, the result will likely mean lowering award maximums from $1500 per semester to $1000 per semester for the 2017/18 academic year.

The new on-line Entrance scholarship application has opened up for High School students; the deadline to apply is March 1st, 2017.

The Financial Aid and Awards office just completed a Banner Financial Aid module upgrade on January 28th and testing has gone smoothly.

MyCampusLife/ Co-Curricular Record The myCampusLife engagement system continues to grow and be a great resource for encouraging student involvement. This past year, (Feb 1/16 to Feb 1/17), 889 events were posted in the portal ranging from free pancake breakfasts to workshops to club meetings. Since launch, the number of organizations in the system has increased by 153%.

Instrumental to the marketing of myCampusLife is the ‘GO’ team. This team consists of seven UFV students who are employed to spread the word about the system through creative event ideas and information booths. The GO team is a busy group on campus facilitating and running events such as hot chocolate giveaways, game days where students are invited to join others to play table top games, and a cookie decorating day in December. Recently the GO Team helped UFV students to celebrate the national “Inspire Your Heart with Art” day. Popcorn was given to students as they created individual art projects and contributed to the community paper heart chain. The chain will be displayed in the Student Life lounge for the month of February.

Student Life The Student Engagement Team is reintroducing community dinners as an initiative this semester with two inaugural events on February 28 and March 28. The goal is to have 12 community dinners sponsored by student groups in place by this Fall, complementing the weekly pancake breakfast by University Christian Ministries (UCM) in expanding food security on campus for students in need, and developing community in the Student Union Building. Other projects adopted by the Team include on campus battery recycling and use of Campus Recreation as a method to reduce stress and increase mental wellness.

The group is also planning for the Spring retreat scheduled for April 25 – 27. The goal is to have 50% of the participants from first year, and the focus will be on capacity development to help UFV in hosting the CCSL in the Fall.

Student Life and the Experiential Learning Coordinator are holding our first workshop called “Interact, Innovate, Integrate: Conversations in Experiential Learning” on March 3. The workshop will focus on the role of Service Learning as a way to provide greater access to experiential learning opportunities to students, increase student engagement and retention and strengthen the university-community linkages.

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University Relations (Leslie Courchesne, Executive Director)

University Relations is comprised of the Advancement, Alumni Relations, Communications, Marketing and Student Recruitment teams. Our mission is to build awareness, great experiences and lasting relationships that foster understanding, engagement, advocacy and funding to support UFV's success.

2016/17 Strategic Priorities 1. Enhance and protect the university’s reputation. 2. Attract prospective students and support student retention in accordance with UFV’s strategic enrolment goals. 3. Foster donor relationships and partnerships to increase giving to UFV aligned with UFV goals and priorities. 4. Partner with the UFV Alumni Association to engage every alumni through their time, talent or treasure. 5. Support our people, culture and work environment. 6. Streamline operations; promote and use best practices.

2016/2017 Fundraising As of January 31, we have raised $742,193, with an additional $274,872 in pledged/unbooked gifts, for a fiscal year-to-date total of $1,017,065. Included in this total, the $600,000 student awards fundraising goal is within reach, with $478,925 raised to date, and a further $188,815 pledged/unbooked.

Media Highlights Michael Bauman Director of the UFV Career Centre and Professional Studies Business student, Jessica Peakman, were featured and quoted in a Maclean Magazine feature on co-op opportunities and work study education. Maclean’s has a monthly circulation of 225,000 copies.

Dr. Lenore Newman, UFV CRC in Food Security and the Environment, was featured in many media stories for her book “Speaking in Cod Tongues: A Canadian Culinary Journey” (Globe and Mail, CBC Radio, CBC TV, Global News the Vancouver Sun). Extensive media coverage resulted in over 750,000 impressions through print, radio, TV and web.

Crisis Communications

Snow and Ice Storms 2017 – During 10 days of storms in January and February, the we used 13 messaging tools to send messages to staff, students, faculty, and media regarding campus closures. Communication channels ranged from text messaging and voicemail to loud speakers on the CEP and Abbotsford Campuses. On Facebook, one message reached 41,000 people’s online feeds. The UFV Alert system sent 59,000 successful messages (email, voice and text) to 2700 people over the period.

Event Highlights

Margaret Trudeau Lecture – a joint presentation between the Student Union Society and the President’s Leadership Lecture Series. 300 people attended a lively and entertaining talk in the Student Union Building. This event was co-branded with Universities Canada’s Mindshare project.

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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women – University Relations and the Ann Davis Transition Society organized a memorial event at the Five Corners Campus in Chilliwack on Dec. 6 to remember 14 female engineering students killed at L'École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989. 50 people, including the media, and community members attended the event.

Recruitment Event: DSABC Regionals On Saturday, January 28, UFV partnered with the Debate and Speech Association of British Columbia (DSABC), hosting the Lower Mainland East Regional Championships on the Abbotsford campus. This event gave UFV’s recruitment team the opportunity to show off our campus and pitch the value of UFV to 200 visitors—high school students, teachers, and parents from Langley, Surrey, and Abbotsford.

Website Moving to a mobile-friendly design, new and redesigned sections completed in December and January include: - Careers at UFV (ufv.ca/careers) – This joint project with Human Resources features new HTML (rather than PDF) postings for searchable content, online automated nomination forms, and content promoting UFV and the Fraser Valley as a top choices to work and live. - About UFV (ufv.ca/about) – This new design includes upgraded A-Z menu system to prevent broken links, new maps and campus info section, and additional opportunities to feature events and other initiatives. - School of Business (ufv.ca/business) – This project included a full redesign and new content.

UFV’s New Mobile Application This January, University Relations, Information Technology Services and the Office of the Registrar launched a mobile application for Android and iPhone, downloaded more than 1500 times in its first month. This tool allows students to easily access personal info such as their class schedule and grades. It also includes handy campus information for the whole UFV community, such as bus schedules, a campus directory, events, and UFV news. The app was tested prelaunch with a student focus group, and student feedback is currently being collected to inform future updates. Learn more at ufv.ca/mobile.

Advertising in High Schools In order to increase brand awareness among local high school students, UFV is testing in-school advertising with four high schools in Chilliwack and one in Abbotsford. These large-format displays will coincide with online ads geotargeted (delivered to devices based on their GPS location) on those high schools. Installed February 2017, these ads will run leading up to and throughout our recruitment season for Fall 2018. The design will be changed several times during the year.

Note: The UFV Alumni Association/Alumni Relations report will be given verbally at the Board of Governors March meeting, by a UFVAA representative.

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