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Cascade women play for bronze Sunday at CIS basketball nationals
Windsor — The UFV Cascades will face the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in the bronze medal match at the CIS nationals on Sunday, March 16 at 2 pm PST. The game will be streamed online at www.CIS-SIC.tv The UFV Cascades women’s basketball team were simply outmatched Saturday against a very strong Windsor Lancers squad, losing…Watch the Cascade women at national basketball championships
The UFV women's basketball team returns to the CIS national championships for the second straight year this weekend. See a preview of the Final 8 teams here. The fifth-seeded Cascades tip off against fourth-seed McGill of Montreal on Fri, March 14, at 5 pm PST. You can watch it live online here: http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/broadcast14 . You…UFV seeks nominations for Betty Urquhart community service award
Do you know an individual or a group who has made the Fraser Valley a better place to live? Those people who make everyday contributions to their community but may not be recognized? Consider nominating them for the Betty Urquhart annual community service award. Betty Urquhart was one of the first employees of Fraser…Annual UFV Nursing Health Fair comes home to CEP
UFV’s annual Nursing Health Fair is coming home. After years of setting up in malls, Bachelor of Science in Nursing students will unveil diverse displays dedicated to health promotion inside UFV’s Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park on Wednesday, March 19. Future nurses will be in the atrium of Building A from 9 am–6 pm,…Cascade women win silver medal in Canada West basketball finals
Adapted from the Cascade Athletics blog post written by Paul Esau The UFV Cascade women's basketball team is heading to the CIS national championship tournament after earning a silver medal at the Canada West Final Four tournament. The Cascades play McGill University of Quebec in the first round at 5 pm PST on Fri, March…UFV goes green with new training manual for building service
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…UFV hosts valley’s brightest math students
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…UFV co-presents International Women’s Day event in Abbotsford
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…Come to UFV Night at Chilliwack Chiefs, Sat, March 1
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 presents contemporary version of Romeo and Juliet
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…They’re Not Scary — film screening at CEP Feb 20
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…Cascade basketball teams both earn home-court advantage for playoffs
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…Cascades’ Shoot for the Cure fundraiser raises the bar
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…UFV Alumni Association appoints chair, vice-chair, and directors
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…UFV student groups kick off Year of the Horse with
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…Agriculture partners with Fraser Valley food producers for “locavore’s” lunch
What better way to celebrate a new school year than to share a meal together? This year, students from the Agriculture programs at UFV made a key change, dropping the usual pizza and pop in favour of locally grown and produced food at their annual welcome back lunch. Agriculture Student Association representative Terisha Mitchell decided…New Student Union Building opens on UFV Abbotsford campus
The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) and the UFV Student Union Society (SUS) officially opened the university’s first Student Union Building (SUB) on Sept 8. The leading edge $17.3 million, 46,700 square foot SUB represents the culmination of a collaborative design and construction effort that began in 2008. The SUB incorporates LEED Gold principles…Garry Fehr named Director of new Agriculture Centre of Excellence
Dr. Garry Fehr has been named Director of the Agriculture Centre of Excellence (ACE) at the University of the Fraser Valley. Fehr is a faculty member of the Geography and the Environment department and will work with internal and external advisory committees while reporting to Dr. Adrienne Chan, Associate Vice President of Research, Engagement, and…UFV Top 40 alumni: Evan Wiens — Exhibiting altruism through
Dentist, husband, father, volunteer, globetrotter, Distinguished Young Alumni. And now, UFV Top 40 Alumni. It’s little wonder Dr. Evan Wiens is always smiling. UFV’s 2013 Distinguished Young Alumni award winner — reserved for a high achiever under the age of 35 — has been making an impact at every stage of his education and career.…UFV Top 40 Alumni: Tracey Vanderaegen Jones — Nurse educator
An unsuccessful start to nursing school at a large urban university may have been a blessing in disguise for Tracey. Tracey, winner of the 2010 Distinguished Alumni award and one of the UFV Top 40 alumni, knew from a young age that she wanted to be a nurse. After high school, she went directly to…UFV Top 40 Alumni: Andy Thompson — Would-be engineer found
Playwright, producer, filmmaker, actor, and director Andy Thompson was almost an engineer. Andy, the artistic director of The Virtual Stage, a leader in the Vancouver theatre scene, and one of UFV’s Top 40 alumni, started as a science student with an academic scholarship heading towards an engineering degree. “My mother said I should take some…Lifesaver 2015 campaign launches with a splash at Welcome Back
UFV employees have shown themselves to be a generous bunch in the past. This year’s Lifesaver campaign offers them the chance offer support to students once again. And it will start with a splash at this year’s Employee Welcome-Back Barbecue on Wed, Aug 26. An initiative of UFV’s Advancement office, the Lifesaver campaign gives employees…UFV Top 40 Alumni: Adam Simpson — Humanitarian brings project
Adam Simpson is a project management advisor for development and peacebuilding initiatives. He has worked extensively in conflict and post-conflict zones including the Congo, South Sudan, Myanmar, and Afghanistan, and currently oversees the Europe and Middle East regional portfolios of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Adam is also experienced in strategic program…UFV Top 40 Alumni: Terry-Lynn Stone — A way with
“University changed my life!” That’s how Terry-Lynn Stone summarizes the effect that her time at UFV (then UCFV) had on her. She was a stay-at-home mother with four children with 20-year-old credentials when family circumstances influenced her to seek a return to the workforce. She planned to start with childcare courses, and came home in…UFV soars at Abbotsford International Airshow
Aerial acrobatics, wing-walkers, precision flying, and high-velocity fun were the name of the game at this year's Abbotsford International Airshow. As a gold sponsor for the 2015 edition of the show, UFV provided a chalet for industry and community guests, a photo booth in the cockpit of our 727 jet, and plenty of information on…UFV takes flight with this weekend’s Abbotsford International Airshow
UFV is playing a big part in this weekend’s Abbotsford International Airshow. In addition to being a gold sponsor, UFV will proudly display the UFV Aerospace Centre’s recently acquired Boeing 727 jet aircraft. The large, loud donation touched down at the Abbotsford International Airport on July 15. Donated by KF Aerospace, the 727 will be…UFV Top 40 Alumni: Myrtle-Anne Rempel — Artist found inspiration
“Studying art opened my world!” So says Myrtle-Anne Rempel, a successful businesswoman and artist who took Fine Arts courses in the early days of Fraser Valley College and one of UFV’s Top 40 alumni. She earned her diploma, but enjoyed her studies so much that she took more courses than was required and spent four…