The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is playing a key role in the just-launched Sustainable Food Systems for Canada (SF4C) Platform and will share in $16.2 million in federal funding over the next five years to help create a national agrifood innovation and entrepreneurship program.   UFV’s Chilliwack campus will become the western hub for…

  Dr. Anna Griffith believes education is one of the most powerful tools for creating a better, more sustainable world. That’s why she’s taken on the role of Changemaker Curriculum Developer in the Teaching and Learning Centre. UFV’s changemaking principles of inclusive empowerment; decolonization and Indigenization; sustainable futures; and reciprocity respond to UFV’s new Institutional…

Tara-Lynn Kozma-Perrin is an artist. She’s also a community builder. And an experienced public servant.   Combine those three superpowers and you have all the necessary ingredients for bringing communities to life. And UFV helped her develop those skillsets. Twice.  Her first degree was a Bachelor of Fine Arts, completed in 2008.   “I started out…

A hallway in an out-of-the way spot on the Abbotsford campus now offers an immersive journey through history and nature. This transformation began with a simple observation: Dr. Stefania Pizzirani, a faculty member in the Planning, Geography, and Environmental Studies department, noticed that the corridor on the fourth floor of A Building lacked colour and…

Scholarships and awards were pivotal to Keenan Beavis’ (BBA ’18) success at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). Now, seven years after graduating, Keenan is making sure today’s UFV students have similar opportunities.   A graduate of UFV’s Bachelor of Business Administration program, Keenan has turned his gift for entrepreneurship into a thriving business while…

This past year will forever be remembered as a truly special one in UFV history. Major construction projects began that will bring exciting changes to the Abbotsford campus. Students and faculty engaged in meaningful teaching and learning, and research that will have far-reaching impacts on our community and beyond. UFV welcomed its largest group of…

Dr. Lenore Newman cares deeply about food security, and she believes new technologies are key to ensuring Canada’s food production remains strong even as climate change intensifies. Global food production is suffering in the face of droughts, flooding, geopolitical instability, and other threats, and solutions are needed.  “Actively growing our innovation portfolio in agri-food is…

UFV’s commitment to sustainability runs deep, grounded in the belief that the university can provide for the needs of today without sacrificing the future. The hard-working people in UFV’s Office of Sustainability live and breathe this philosophy every day with everything they do, working with endless enthusiasm to support UFV in meeting its commitments to…

Congratulations to the UFV retirees of 2024, who gathered to celebrate decades of service at UFV’s retiree dinner on November 26 at the Clarion Hotel in Abbotsford. 2024 Retirees Tammy Upton Leona MacDonald Geoffrey Spurling Hilary Turner Jill Bain Renee Hamilton-Clark Grace Tsurumaru Cyrus Chaichian Anthony Stea Steven Marsh Christine Slavik Cindy Rammage Leonne Beebe…

For Evan Wiens, dentistry goes beyond perfecting smiles — it’s about giving back through mentorship and community service. A 2006 graduate of UFV’s Bachelor of Science program and recipient of the 2013 Young Distinguished Alumni Award, Evan balances his dentistry practice, leadership roles in dental organizations, and his family of four. As president of the…

'Tis the season to be... generous.   There’s something about December, a time of year when many cultures celebrate significant holidays and take time to think of others, that inspires us to want to help.  That giving spirit takes many forms at UFV this time of year, and the latest opportunity is to support the…

Dr. Bonnie Reilly Schmidt has been a pioneer, not once, but twice.  As part of the first generation of women to serve as members of the RCMP and later as a scholar documenting their experiences through her doctoral research, Bonnie first discovered her passions as a mature student at what was then the University College…