Margo Kane returns to UFV for performance May 1
Movement and expression have defined Margo Kane for more than 40 years during an accomplished professional performance career. You can’t categorize her, and you can’t keep her still. A seemingly endless well of perpetual energy helps this dynamo tell her own story, express herself as an artist, and facilitate the sharing of many stories reflective…Artistic April brings showers of creativity this week at UFV
UFV will experience April showers of all things artistic this week as the Fashion Design, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Graphic + Digital Design programs present their year-end shows. Fashion Design presents Absolute Style Fashion Design kicks things off with the Absolute Style grad fashion show on Wed, April 27. Absolute Style showcases the work of…Employees celebrated for years of dedication
If you added up the years worked by UFV employees honoured at the service dinner on April 21, you'd get more than millennium! More than 100 UFV employees were recognized for either 10, 15, 20, or 25 years of service recently, and many of them celebrated at a special event at the Ramada Inn. Congratulations…Tell us what you think — UFV presidential search
Please fill out the UFV Presidential Search survey, if you haven’t already, and let the search committee know what you think they should look for in potential presidential candidates. Everyone is welcome to participate. http://www.ufv.ca/machforms/view.php?id=255009Presidential The survey will remain open until 4 pm on Wed, Apr 20, 2016. For up-to-date information about the presidential search,…Home Sweet Home event invites you to make yourself at
First-year Graphic + Digital Design students want to invite you to their home away from home. They will be showcasing their graphic and digital design projects, experiential learning initiatives, and community partnerships on Thursday, April 21, from 2 to 7 pm in their studios at the UFV Mission campus at 33700 Prentis Avenue. With a…Student Research Day highlights bright minds, experiental learning
The great hall was a-buzz with great brains on April 7 when students from a variety of disciplines gathered to share their research via posters and demonstrations. Judges strolled the aisles, chatting to students about their research. Criminal justice student Ashley Reddicop investigated the motivating forces behind young people joining gangs in British Columbia, including…Fashion alumna named one of BC Business magazine’s 30 Under
Adelle Renaud has a lot to be excited about these days. The Vancouver fashion designer is riding the wave of fame and momentum gained for her “fashion for tomboys” line and was recently named one BC Business magazine’s Top 30 Under 30. “I am extremely honoured to have received this recognition,” Renaud said. “I was…High-tech BioPods provide skills training, shorter food chains, and agri-tech
The City of Surrey, the John Volken Academy (JVA), the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), and educational partners have unveiled twin high-tech greenhouses known as BioPods. The BioPods are a City of Surrey vision and a signature made-in-BC agricultural initiative designed as a catalyst for agricultural research and innovation in British Columbia. As the…UFV Theatre presents Emerging Directors’ Showcase: four days, 16 plays,
The end-of-the-year theatre festival at UFV has undergone a bit of a makeover, and is making its debut in a new format. UFV Theatre presents its very first Emerging Directors’ Showcase from April 28–May 1. The multi-show event will take place at the UFV performance theatre on the Chilliwack North campus at 45635 Yale Road…Grandpa’s photos turned to art grace UFV alumni wine labels
The winner of the annual UFV Alumni commemorative wine label design contest took an unusual approach to creating the art that has been chosen to grace the labels of this year’s wine. “These two works resulted as a solution to damage done to photographs taken by my grandfather during his time in India during the…Sport history essay turns into book for alum turned curator
When Jason Beck signed up for a course in Canadian sport history at UFV, he had no idea that it would be a career-defining action. And when he wrote a directed studies paper on the famous Miracle Mile between Roger Bannister and John Landy, he didn’t know that it would one day grow into a…Eight new donor-funded student awards established
Support from donors has enabled UFV to create eight new student awards since last summer. Thanks to our caring donors and friends, UFV has established these awards, scholarships and bursaries -- totaling over $137,250, which will mean an additional $8,500 for awards annually for UFV students. Awards make a big difference in the lives of…