UCFV Archive
A little help from our Friends: the journey to university
The term “UFV” slips off the tongue rather easily these days. But it is the third acronym used to describe the Fraser Valley’s post-secondary institution in its almost 40-year history. What started as Fraser Valley College became the University of the Fraser Valley in 2008, after a 17-year stint as the University College of…
Rocky road: Getting university-college status for Fraser Valley College was
July 3, 2011 marked the 20-year anniversary of Fraser Valley College becoming the University College of the Fraser Valley, after a long and hard-fought community campaign. As there would be no UFV without there first having been a UCFV, serving as a transition from two-year college to university, we thought we’d share the history…
Passion for writing paid off for Schroeder — honorary degree
Honorary degree — Andreas Schroeder Passion for writing paid off for Schroeder The odds were not stacked in favour of Andreas Schroeder becoming a writer, much less a successful one who could support himself and a family by working with words. Schroeder, who received an honorary doctorate of letters degree from UCFV this year, came…A little help from our Friends: the journey to university
The term “UFV” slips off the tongue rather easily these days. But it is the third acronym used to describe the Fraser Valley’s post-secondary institution in its almost 40-year history. What started as Fraser Valley College became the University of the Fraser Valley in 2008, after a 17-year stint as the University College of…Rocky road: Getting university-college status for Fraser Valley College was
July 3, 2011 marked the 20-year anniversary of Fraser Valley College becoming the University College of the Fraser Valley, after a long and hard-fought community campaign. As there would be no UFV without there first having been a UCFV, serving as a transition from two-year college to university, we thought we’d share the history…Passion for writing paid off for Schroeder — honorary degree
Honorary degree — Andreas Schroeder Passion for writing paid off for Schroeder The odds were not stacked in favour of Andreas Schroeder becoming a writer, much less a successful one who could support himself and a family by working with words. Schroeder, who received an honorary doctorate of letters degree from UCFV this year, came…
