Campus Cards: Chilliwack
Chilliwack: winter semester campus cards are available starting January 5, in the Chilliwack campus at CEP Library. For more information, contact Sheila St. Laurent at sheila.stlaurent@ufv.ca 01/05/2015
UFV events calendar
CICS presents Marie Curie scholars on Constructions of Home and Belonging — Jan 12
The Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies will be presenting lectures from three scholars. The theme: Constructions of Home and Belonging (CoHaB) features PhD scholars from both the University of Mumbai and Westfaelische Wilhelms Universitaet, in Muenster, Germany. All UFV faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. All community members are also invited. Refreshments will be … Read more
PechaKucha 5 [PARADIGM] Connections: Doing what we love! — Feb 12
Pechakucha comes to UFV Abbotsford, featuring 16 fabulous speakers and a spectacular gallery exhibition! A lively 20 slides x 20 second presentation style featuring stories about doing what we love! The event includes a gala reception in UFV’s S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery featuring visual connections through community branding projects and typography portraits created by UFV’s Graphic … Read more
Alumni commemorative wine — artist competition
If you know are, or know of, a UFV alumnus with a flair for the artistic, we invite you to submit your artwork for the 2015 Alumni commemorative wine artist competition. The alumni commemorative wine is a highly anticipated annual tradition at UFV. The wine is produced in honour of the graduating class and is … Read more
Scholarly Sharing Initiative with Sandhra and Blakeborough — Dec 11
Come join us at the last Scholarly Sharing Initiative for 2014. Thurs, Dec 11 1:15–2:45 pm Abby U-House Delicious light lunch provided Sharanjit Sandhra , Centre for IndoCanadian Studies — Emotional historicism: Ongoing narrative of the Komagata Maru Darren Blakeborough, Media and Communication Studies — Video documentation of multi-disciplinary research. So many ways to go … Read more
New Student Orientation — Dec 18
Attention New Students! Register for the Winter 2015 New Student Orientation. This free event is a great way to have questions answered, meet new people and get to know the UFV campus. Further details including a schedule of events is available online: www.ufv.ca/studentlife Register online: http://ufv.ca/studentlife/first-year-students/orientation/new-student-orientation/ For more information, contact Sidrah Ahmad at Sidrah.Ahmad@ufv.ca 12/15/2014
Angel Trees — application deadline Dec 3 nears
Tell your students — Dec 3 deadline is just days away! The Angel Tree program is now accepting applications from students. Applications are available at the Financial Aid office. To qualify for this program, applicants must be current UFV students with unmet financial need and with dependent children under the age of 16. In 2012, … Read more
Student Appreciation day @ Aftermath — Dec 1
Student Appreciation day @ Aftermath 0- 20% off all food items and receive a free Gillette Proglide Flexball razor on any purchase over $6. December 1 from 11 am to 7 pm. Only while supplies last. https://www.facebook.com/events/599358126831081/ For more information, contact Aftermath Aftermath at aftermath@ufvsus.ca 12/01/2014
Indigenous film screening to inspire all — Dec 3
As a collaboration between the UFV’s Lens of Empowerment Project, Visual Arts, Indigenous Studies and UFV International, this event is sure to be the cherry on top of International Education Week 2014 events. In the film The Hands of History, Vancouver filmmaker Loretta Todd and The National Film Board honour the gifts of four remarkable … Read more
Tamsin Lyle to present greenSPEAK Seminar — Nov 27
Thurs, Nov 27 Abby A203b 1 pm Tamsin Lyle, an engineer who focuses on flood management and is contracted to the City of Vancouver, will be giving a talk titled “Dikes aren’t all they are cracked to be: Increased risk and decreased ecological values on the Fraser River”. Specifically, she examines the current regulatory and … Read more
Senior Studio Open House & Multiples Exhibition
Join both VA402 and VA116 Wed, Nov 26, 5:30 – 7:30 VA402 Open Studio Abby C1403, C1042, C Hallways Join students for a rare opportunity and glimpse into their creative spaces and processes …for all of the art that is about place, very little is of place – made by artists within their own places … Read more
UFV Talks presents: Poverty and Homelessness in Abbotsford — Nov 27
Come and hear powerful insights into a local community issue that has gained national attention. Thurs, Nov. 27 4 pm F110 UHouse – Abbotsford Campus Featuring: Cherie Ens UFV associate professor in planning and development and coordinator of the City of Abbotsford Task Force on Homelessness. Ward Draper 5 and 2 Ministries co-founder and community … Read more
Next meeting of Senate — deadline Nov 26
The next meeting of Senate is on Dec 5 at 2:30 pm in the Rivers dining room of the Applied and Technical Studies building. Please submit agenda and exhibit items to monique.castonguay@ufv.ca by noon, Nov 26. 11/26/2014
UFV Lifesaver Campaign wrap-up celebration — Nov 19
You’re invited to join us for a short celebration event to wrap up the UFV Lifesaver giving campaign. Wed, Nov 19, 12 pm Cascades Cafe (B103), Abbotsford campus • hear a quick campaign update • find out how your gift helps students in need • hear a special announcement from Sodexo • meet the new … Read more
BC Hydro comes to campus — Nov 26
UFV’s Centre for Sustainability and BC Hydro will be on campus on Wed, Nov 26 to discuss energy conservation and spread the word about a new campaign, Computers Need Sleep Too. The event runs 11 am – 2 pm outside of Tim Horton’s in G Building. Be sure to head over – you never know what … Read more