Manu to speak on role of language in math education
The importance of language in understanding math — especially for bilingual students — is the topic of the next presentation in the UFV Research Lecture Series. The lecture is free and the public is welcome to attend. “Every teacher is a language teacher,” is how Dr. Stan Manu describes the theme of his lecture. The…Best weekend ever for UFV Athletics
UFV Cascades women’s volleyball team win first PACWEST championship The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women’s volleyball team captured the 2013 PACWEST championship in Cranbrook, BC defeating crosstown rivals the CBC Bearcats, 3-0. The Cascades will advance to the 2013 CCAA national championship tournament to be held the weekend of March 7-9, in Lloydminster,…Sunday Cascades playoff update
UFV Cascades women’s volleyball team win first PACWEST championship The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women’s volleyball team captured the 2013 PACWEST championship in Cranbrook, BC defeating crosstown rivals the CBC Bearcats, 3-0. The Cascades will advance to the 2013 CCAA national championship tournament to be held the weekend of March 7-9, in Lloydminster,…Lots going on in UFV athletics Saturday night — links
Lots going on in UFV athletics Saturday night Men's and women's basketball teams are in quarterfinal playoff action, and women's volleyball is playing in the PACWEST final. Here’s where to find the games online: On now (5 pm PST): Women’s volleyball vs. Columbia Bible College for provincial title http://www.sportscanada.tv/index.php/ccaatv/pacwesttv/2013-pacwest-womens-volleyball-championship Men’s…Visual Arts alum commissioned to do Lincoln print by Academy
A UFV Visual Arts alumnus has been commissioned to do a screen print based on an academy award best picture nomination. Jeff Boyes, who earned a Visual Arts diploma in 2003 and is based in Pitt Meadows, was commissioned to create a screen print representing the film Lincoln by The Academy of Motion Pictures and…Saturday morning Cascades playoff update
Saturday morning Cascades playoff update Friday brought two wins and a loss to UFV Cascade athletic teams engaged in playoff action. The women’s volleyball team won the first game of the PACWEST championship tournament, earning a berth in Saturday’s final and a trip to the nationals March 7-9. The men’s basketball team won…Cascades playoffs start Thurs, Feb 21: women’s basketball team hosts
Ok, so this is a big weekend for Cascade sports teams. All four (men's and women's basketball and volleyball) have made the playoffs and will be immersed in playoff action. But the really exciting part is that one of the series is at home. The women's basketball Cascades will be playing at home in a…Bif Naked coming to UFV on International Women’s Day
UFV's Faculty and Staff Association is bringing Bif Naked to UFV’s Abbotsford campus for International Women’s Day, Friday, March 8. The day starts at 3 pm with a free screening in room B101 of Miss Representation, a 90-minute documentary about body image and media that shows how mainstream media undermines and sexualizes women, skewing how…Sheldon Kennedy empowers the bystander on Anti-Bullying Day
Sheldon Kennedy is returning to UFV to bring his personal message of empowering individuals to stand up to bullying and abuse on Pink Shirt day. Kennedy will be featured on Wed, Feb 27 as part of the President’s Leadership Lecture Series at 4:30 pm in the lecture theatre (room B101) at the Abbotsford campus. The…UFV launching Centre for Safe Schools and Communities
Two centres at UFV are launching a new chapter as one new entity. Together, the BC Centre for Safe Schools and Communities and BC Centre for Social Responsibility are marking nearly a decade of leadership in specialized areas of school and community safety, addictions, and strategies to promote the wellbeing of British Columbians. Having begun…Cascade basketball teams both face Saskatchewan in Canada West quarterfinals
UFV Cascade basketball teams to face Saskatchewan Huskies in Canada West quarterfinals The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades men’s and women’s basketball programs are headed to the 2013 Canada West conference quarterfinal playoffs, in different locations. The women will host the University of Saskatchewan Huskies at the Envision Athletic Centre and the men will…UFV Chinese Students and Scholars Association stage Year of the
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) at UFV celebrated the New Year in style with a series of events to usher in the Year of the Snake. Festivities started with a Lunar New Year dinner held at Floata Seafood Restaurant in the heart of Chinatown on February 7, 2013. Christy Clark, the Premier of…