UFV events calendar

UFV Retirees Cafe — May 27

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The Retirees Café is open to all UFV Retirees and employees who are retiring soon. It is held every other month, on the fourth Wednesday, alternating between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Wed, May 27 11:30 am-1 pm TBC For more information, contact Deanna McIntyre at Deanna.McIntyre@ufv.ca 05/27/2020

UFV Retirees Cafe — March 25

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The Retirees Café is open to all UFV Retirees and employees who are retiring soon. It is held every other month, on the fourth Wednesday, alternating between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Wed, March 25 11:30 am-1 pm Location TBC For more information, contact Deanna McIntyre at Deanna.McIntyre@ufv.ca 03/25/2020

UFV Retirees Cafe — January 22

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The Retirees Café is open to all UFV Retirees and employees who are retiring soon. It is held every other month, on the fourth Wednesday, alternating between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Wed, Jan 22 11:30 am-1 pm Bow & Stern, 2550 Montrose Ave, Abbotsford For more information, contact Deanna McIntyre at Deanna.McIntyre@ufv.ca 01/23/2020

Wellness Workshop: Cultivating Resilience — January 13

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This series of free Wellness Workshops are designed to help students strategize how to go beyond merely surviving the semester. Through the course of the academic year you will learn how to cultivate good mental health, develop resilience, and generate healthy habits. The workshops are supplemented with Movement & Mindfulness classes focused on restorative stretching, … Read more

Book reading by Jean Barman — Feb 10

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You’re Invited! Join us for a reading, question-and-answer and book signing by Jean Barman, author of Invisible Generations: Living Between Indigenous and White in the Fraser Valley. Jean Barman is an award-winning historian and author of over a dozen books about British Columbian and Canadian history. Much of her writing attends to the stories and … Read more

Environment and Planning Networking Event — Jan 29

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Connect with other UFV alumni and current students working in or working towards careers in environmental practice and planning. The event kicks off with a panel discussion on transitioning from school to the workplace at 1 pm, followed by opportunities to network with others in a supportive, professional atmosphere. Event is free and open to … Read more

Co-operative Education information session — Jan 15

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Co-operative Education Information Session Explore your career options. Come to an information session to learn more! Information Session: Wednesday Jan. 15, 2020 2:30-3:30 PM Abby B121 Abbotsford Campus Thursday Jan. 16, 2020 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Abby B121 Abbotsford Campus For more information and to apply on line visit ufv.ca/coop Application Deadline: Jan. 27, 2020 http://www.ufv.ca/coop … Read more

Unmooring the Komagata Maru book launch — Jan 14

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You are invited to the book launch for Unmooring the Komagata Maru, which is co-edited by Dr. Satwinder Kaur Bains. Unmooring the Komagata Maru challenges conventional Canadian historical accounts of the incident by drawing from multiple disciplines and fields to consider the international and colonial dimensions within the context of political resistance, migration cultural memory, … Read more

Faculty of Science Dean’s Seminar Series with Dr. Adam Ruben — Feb 11

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Tues, Feb 11 3-4:15 pm Abby B101 Public Perception of Science: Lessons from a Dead Sheep. Please join the Faculty of Science in welcoming TV Host, writer, comedian, and molecular biologist, Dr. Adam Ruben, for an entertaining examination of the public’s perception of science. In February 1997, Dr. Ian Wilmut announced that he had cloned … Read more