March 26 to 30 is Turn it Off Week at
March 26 to 30 is Turn it Off Week at the UFV Abbotsford campus The last week in March is Turn it Off Week on campus. It’s easy to join in. Just turn off the lights when you are the last to leave a room. Turn off your computer monitors when you’re away for lunch.…Nursing students hold bake sale for Belize
UFV's nursing students hosted a bake sale on the Chilliwack campus on Monday afternoon. The event was a fundraiser for their trip to Belize in May. From Saturday, May 5-Sunday, May 20, the group will be in Belize City, touring clinical facilities, attending the International Nurses Day Conference, and working within the community. This will…Rivers Dining Room featured on Shaw TV
Shaw TV recently visited Rivers Dining Room at the UFV Chilliwack Trades and Technology campus. The dining room offers seatings on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Each week, the menu is a prix fixe four-course meal for $25 prepared by UFV’s Culinary Arts cooks-in-training. For more on the Rivers dining experience, and the…Big weekend in Cascade sports at nationals: bronze for vball
UFV Cascades win CCAA bronze medal -- defeat Humber College Hawks, 3-1 The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women's volleyball team defeated Humber College Hawks, of the OCAA, 3-1 to capture the 2012 CCAA national championship bronze medal. The Cascades finished the CCAA national championship tournament with a 3-1 record, coming back from their…Gibson offers advice to Chinese students
Instructor Simon Gibson has a new column, which appears monthly in a Chinese magazine. The column is designed to help Chinese university students do well with their studies. A friend translates the columns into Mandarin for him. http://issuu.com/newhomeliving/docs/february2012UFV welding students making dock for Harrison Lake
The welding students at UFV’s Trades and Technology Centre are working on a project that will soon be moved to Harrison Lake. Since late February, they have been putting together a 40 ft dock which will be transported to the lake. Instructor Sheldon Frank estimates the project will take approximately two months, and should be…Delightful romantic comedy As You Like It returns to UFV
This year’s UFV Theatre Shakespeare production will be the delightful romantic comedy As You Like It. Such is its endearing popularity, that this is the third time it has been produced by the department: once in 1984 and again in 1998, both productions generating excellent feedback and positive audience reaction. Veteran UFV theatre professor Ian…A truly uplifting experience — Dart does Everest at Whistler
Everest at Whistler Mount Everest is, almost, 30,000 feet high. Peak to Creek at Whistler (the longest blue run in North America) descends more than 5,000 feet in 7 kilometers. This means that those who ski Peak to Creek will have descended the equivalent of 30, 120 feet over 42 kilometers. UFV faculty member…UFV students fix race car for Agassiz Secondary
Students in UFV’s automotive collision repair and refinishing program recently fixed up a car for a local high school drag racing program. The car will be used by Agassiz Secondary School for the high school drag racing program, which sees local high school students compete at Mission Race Park. After dropping the car off in…Cascades playoff action — men’s basketball & women’s volleyball at
Three UFV athletic teams are involved in playoff action this weekend. The women’s volleyball team is playing in the national collegiate championships in Nanaimo, starting today (Thursday). The men’s basketball team plays in the Final Eight national tournament starting tomorrow (Friday) and the women’s basketball team plays for its life in a regional four-team tournament…UFV students launch new assocation to celebrate diversity
This month, UFV students launched a brand new association to celebrate diversity at UFV. The newly minted International Student Association (ISA) aims to promote internationalization on campus and enrich students’ learning and living experience by creating opportunities to socialize in an inclusive environment. The latest addition to UFV’s growing roster of more than fifty clubs…Pink Shirt Day at UFV a success
Students from UFV's Social Work Student Association joined forces to raise awareness about bullying on Pink Shirt Day. A fundraising effort, the students were able to sell out of shirts and bracelets.