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Start your Winter semester with confidence

Start your Winter semester with confidence

Whether you are new to UFV or simply continuing your studies, orientation is a sure way to get ready for the start of the semester. 
Join us for a mix of on-campus activities and online sessions starting this December.

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Connect with new students on the first day of their first semester at UFV, and promote your faculty, department, club/association, or society.

 

How to get involved


Faculties of study

Each Faculty is invited to host an interactive and informational session for students in their programs.

For more information, or to sign up your faculty, contact orientation@ufv.ca.


Deans & Admin staff

Check your inbox for an invitation to speak or participate in this semester's Invocation ceremony.

To RSVP, or ask questions about the ceremony, email orientation@ufv.ca. 


Departments & Services

All UFV departments and services are invited to host an interactive information table at the afternoon Services Fair out on the Abbotsford campus green.

To sign up your department, please contact Sheila.McKay@ufv.ca.


Student Clubs, Associations, & Societies

All student groups are invited to represent their group by hosting a game, activity, or table at the afternoon Services Fair at various locations around the Abbotsford campus.

For more information or to sign up your student group, please contact myCampuslife@ufv.ca.

 

How to plan and host an event for Welcome Weeks 

UFV Student Clubs & Associations, and Faculty or Staff groups: Are you planning an informational or engagement event for new or continuing UFV students? Promote your event through Welcome Weeks.

 

  1. Plan your fun event to take place either online or in-person (following current UFV and provincial health guidelines)
  1. Set up your virtual space (on a platform like zoom, social media etc), or book your in-person space.
  1. Complete the UFV Student Organization Event Application form (Clubs & Associations only).
  1. Post your event on the UFV events calendar, and write "welcome weeks" in the suggested tag category.
  1. Use your own channels to promote your event to new and current students all over UFV.
  1. Send the join information out to your participants.

 

Staff & Faculty: for more information or assistance, please contact Sheila.McKay@ufv.ca
Clubs & Associations: for more information or assistance, please contact myCampuslife@ufv.ca

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