Honorary degree recipient Madeleine MacIvor returns to speak at UFV
President’s Leadership Lecture series in Chilliwack for the first time Honorary degree recipient Madeleine MacIvor is returning to UFV to speak as part of the President’s 2012 Leadership lecture series. For the first time the series will hold one of its sessions at the UFV Chilliwack campus at the Canada Education Park.. The lecture is…Cascades homestand: four varsity teams play at home this weekend
Haven't caught a Cascades game this season? Here's your chance! Can you say HOMESTAND? All four varsity teams currently playing will be hosting at home this weekend, including the ranked No. 2 i Canada 6-0 women's basketball team, the 9-1 first-place women's volleyball team, the 3-3 men's basketball team, and the 1-9 men's volleyball team.…Hometown vision brings it all into focus for UFV, Cascade
From The Province, Nov 22, 2012 By Howard Tsumura Al Tuchscherer had a pretty good feeling that starting a CIS women’s basketball program in the eastern part of the Fraser Valley was kind of like having the only shopping mall in a mass of suburban sprawl. But as the head coach of Abbotsford’s University of…Rivers fine dining open for dinners on Tues and Wed
Rivers fine dining lounge is once again opening for dinners on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, starting Tues, Nov 6. Rivers, located at UFV's Trades and Technology Centre on the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park, is run by the university's Culinary Arts program to give students experience in creating and serving multi-course gourmet dinners in the…History students launch The Acropolis student journal
The Association of History Students (AHS) has started a new student journal, The Acropolis, which is devoted to publishing original historical research by UFV students. Send your submissions to theacropolis@ufv.ca. The submission deadline for papers is November 30.Hilarious comedy Once in a Lifetime on now — last
The opening production of the UFV Theatre department’s 2012/13 season of theatre will be Once in a Lifetime, the hilarious comedy from George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, which follows the progress of a trio of failing vaudevillians who attempt to boost their chances of employment by working as elocutionists in a 1920s Hollywood that…Hugh Brody to speak at UFV Nov 21 on the
Thousands of languages are disappearing; a few are coming to dominate. What is the origin of this loss and change? What does it mean for those who speak about particular places in their own ways? And do the Inuit really have 46 words for snow? Anthropologist, writer, and filmmaker Hugh Brody will examine these concepts…What good is a humanities course?
By Peter B. Raabe, PhD If it’s true that science and technology courses are the ones that get you the jobs, what’s the point of taking a humanities course? This was the central question under discussion at the 2nd World Humanities Forum held in Busan, Korea from November 1 to November 3. The conference was…Do you know a great UFV teacher? Nominate them!
Once again, UFV is seeking nominations for its annual Teaching Excellence award. Past recipients include Sheryl MacMath, Chris Bertram, Glen Baier, Sven VandeWetering, Adrienne Chan, Darryl Plecas, Wendy Burton, George McGuire, Elvira Warner, George Melzer, Greg Anderson, andKatherine Watson. At Convocation next spring, UFV will provide an award to an individual in recognition of teaching…Hugh Brody DVD on ‡Khomani San to premiere in Chilliwack
Anthropologist, writer, and filmmaker Hugh Brody has been working with the ‡Khomani San, otherwise known as the Bushmen of the southern Kalahari, since 1996. His new DVD, Tracks Across the Sand, was made over 12 years, documenting the resilience of a people who were previously dispossessed of land and identity. The University of the Fraser…Want a new experience? Short-term study opportunity in Wuhan, China
How does summer studying in China sound? This coming summer, one of UFV's partner universities, Wuhan University in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province in China, is offering UFV students the opportunity to participate in a cultural and language immersion experience. The session will run from May 7 to 28, 2013. Local families will…Busy day on campus on Wed, Nov 14
Wed, November 14 is going to be a busy day on campus at UFV. If one had no other obligations, one could be occupied almost all day with special events and activities. First off, at 7 am, UFV is hosting breakfast with Canadian women’s national soccer coach John Herdman. Thanks to those who bought tickets…