Students and employees at UFV’s Chandigarh location celebrated the university’s 40th anniversary by hosting a grand opening of its new student lounge. The ceremony was attended by students, faculty, and staff. The workers who helped make the lounge a reality were given the honour of cutting the ribbon. Photos of the new lounge can be […]
Directors’ Theatre Festival: 5 days, 21 plays, $5 a pop!
UFV Theatre presents the 19th Annual Directors’ Theatre Festival. The five-day festival will run April 23 – 27 at UFV’s performance theatre at 45635 Yale Road (at Airport Road) in Chilliwack. The festival begins on the Wednesday with a series of previews and matinees, followed by Thursday’s opening ceremony at 4:30 pm. Performances continue at […]
Go green at A Design First for the Valley, UFV’s Graphic and Digital Design exhibit
Look around you. Design is as ubiquitous as air. Almost everything you see, touch, and experience is designed by someone. And for the first time newly re-launched Graphic and Digital Design program at the University of the Fraser Valley will present a graduating class of designers. The class members refer to themselves collectively as […]
UFV opens Agriculture Centre of Excellence at Canada Education Park
The University of the Fraser Valley officially opened its Agriculture Centre of Excellence on April 4, 2014, the university’s 40th anniversary. Premier Christy Clark and other dignitaries attended a special ceremony marking the opening (see provincial government news release here and photos of the ceremony here.) UFV agriculture students will be learning in state-of-the-art facilities […]
UFV celebrates 40 years of building community, changing lives
The University of the Fraser Valley begins its 40th anniversary celebrations this week. The university, now with campuses and locations in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope, and Mission, as well as Chandigarh, India, was first established as Fraser Valley College, on April 4, 1974. The university celebrated with recognition ceremonies in Mission and Hope on April 2 […]
UFV signs MOU with Quizam Media’s ontrack TV
UFV students will have enhanced access to online learning opportunities thanks to a new partnership between the university and Quizam Media Corporation. Dr. Rosetta Khalideen, UFV’s Dean of Professional Studies, and Dr. Frank Ulbrich, Director of the School of Business, joined Russ Rossi, President & CEO of Quizam Media Corporation, to sign a memorandum of […]
Sandhu to speak on career strategies for the new global economy
The world is changing rapidly. Does the new global economy have you wondering about job and career strategies? Is it better to be a generalist than a specialist these days? Dr. Amandeep Sandhu, UFV’S BC Regional Chair in Canada-India Business & Economic Development, will address these and other questions as part of a lecture titled […]
Five reasons to come hear Bif Naked speak at UFV
Five reasons to come hear Bif Naked speak at UFV on Wed, Mar 26 (even if you haven’t heard her music). She has the coolest name ever! She followed her passion to become a rock star in the 1990s. She battled cancer and came out stronger for it in the 2000s. She has learned from […]