Saying Dennis Shepit is an expert in green cleaning is no exaggeration. In fact, he wrote the book on it. Shepit, an instructor with UFV’s Faculty of Trades & Technology, is the author of a new textbook for UFV’s Building Service Worker (BSW) program that focuses on environmentally sound cleaning practices and extends its scope […]
Some of the area’s best and brightest young mathematical minds descended on UFV’s Abbotsford campus for the Fraser Valley Math Challengers Regional Competition recently. Grade 8 and 9 contestants battled through three rounds of competition — two individual rounds and a cooperative team round — after which the top 10 individuals from each grade faced […]
Abbotsford’s One Billion Rising event added a powerful voice with the recent inclusion of women’s rights advocate Rumana Monzur. The event, co-presented by the University of the Fraser Valley, takes place at Thunderbird Civic Plaza and The Reach Gallery Museum on International Women’s Day, March 8. Monzur made international headlines in June, 2011 after being […]
UFV and the Chilliwack Chiefs Hockey Club invite you to UFV Night, Saturday, March 1 at 7 p.m. The Chiefs take on the Coquitlam Express at Chilliwack’s Prospera Centre, for their last home game of the season. Tickets are $15, including a burger and large pop, with $1 going to the UFV Chilliwack Chiefs Scholarship […]
UFV Theatre continues its tradition of educating students and entertaining Fraser Valley audiences with a spring Shakespeare production of a contemporary version of Romeo and Juliet. Featuring seductive love poetry and thrilling stage combat, this version of Romeo and Juliet is set in a post-apocalyptic Verona. Surrounded by violence and chaos, a pair of star-cross’d […]
The documentary ‘They’re not Scary: An Intergenerational Dance Project‘ will be screened at the CEP campus on Thurs, Feb. 20 at 6 pm in the black box theatre (A2106). The film tells the story of an interdisciplinary research project undertaken by UFV’s Centre for Education and Research on Aging (CERA), which saw elementary-aged school children […]
Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams will host home playoff series in February after earning that advantage in Canada West Pacific division league play. The women were tops in the Pacific division with a 17-5 record, while the men’s unprecedented 14-game winning streak and 17-5 record got them a second-place standing. The men’s series […]
The Cascades women’s basketball team helped raise more than $4,100 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation during their second annual Shoot for the Cure Pub Night and Silent Auction at Finnegan’s Pub. More than 30 items were up for silent auction on the Jan. 30 event, ranging from a Harrison weekend getaway to oil changes […]
The UFV Alumni Association has had a change in leadership. Jason Barnes (BSc ’04), who had been elected chair of the association in October, has accepted a job in Calgary that will prevent him from carrying out his leadership duties. Barnes will continue to serve as chair emeritus, a newly created (ex-officio) position to help […]
The Year of the Horse made a grand entrance at the University of the Fraser Valley on Friday, Jan 31. More than 150 people gathered at U-House on the Abbostford campus to participate in the event. Every year, Chinese students organize festivities to usher the Lunar New Year at UFV. This year, the well-attended event […]
Artists of all stripes are encouraged to enjoy professional feedback, portfolio advice, and even the chance to win a free iPad mini at UFV’s Graphic and Digital Design info session and portfolio workshop in Mission (Heritage Park Centre, 33700 Prentis Avenue) on Wednesday, Feb 5. The event begins at 6 pm with an info session […]
UFV is once again looking to recognize excellence in teaching and research among its faculty members. The nomination deadline for both the Teaching Excellence and the Research Excellence awards — presented annually at UFV Convocation — is Fri, Feb. 7. Teaching Excellence: Nominations are encouraged from faculty, students, alumni, and staff to recognize excellent UFV […]
