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This hybrid event will highlight some of UFV’s work on community outreach with children. Please join us to discuss tips and strategies on developing community connections to initiate a community project with children. Very limited in-person space. Nov 24 4-5pm https://ufv-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sYZNrT9JTZaKqmr5MbIbTQ For more information, contact Elicia Tournier at ELICIA.TOURNIER@UFV.CA 11/24/2022
The Physics and Engineering department at the University of the Fraser Valley is hosting an Engineering Programs Information Session on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 6:30 pm in room B101, UFV Abbotsford campus. This session is open to high school students and their families as well as school counsellors/career facilitators and will provide an overview … Read more
We will have a small ice-breaking meeting for all members in JCC! Some snacks will be provided! Feel free to join us, and get to know your members 11/02/2022 – 12/14/2022 05:30 pm – 08:30 pm C1015 For more information, contact Emmy Okawa at Emmy.Okawa@student.ufv.ca 12/15/2022
Pre-Med 101 is an event that will tell you everything you need to know about the journey to medicine, from the MCAT to interviews, we’ve got it all! Tues, Nov 15 6-8 pm A210 (Hybrid) For more information, contact Dario Jereb at PMSA.ufv@gmail.com 11/16/2022
Efforts by one group to eradicate another have been all too common in human history. Understanding how people have justified such atrocities can help us better prevent their reoccurrence; and through an examination of the what happened we can hopefully help lay the foundations for healing and ultimately reconciliation. In this peace talk we will … Read more
Join us to learn about conference opportunities for current student. Lear tips & tricks for writing paper proposal submissions. Students who attend the event will have the opportunity to have their paper proposal reviewed by a professor. Following the workshop, there will be a panel consisting of graduated UFV students who are currently pursuing master’s … Read more
The UFV WUSC Student Refugee Programs hold weekly meetings to ensure that the committee is updated on all of our current activities and advocacy efforts. In our committee we work to sponsor refugee students to come and study at UFV. We also hold fun events and work to raise awareness of the global refugee crisis … Read more
The “living classroom,” an Indigenous healing garden, is hidden away behind the Student Union Society building. A totem pole made from a tree that was split in half during the 2017 winter storm stands in the centre of the living classroom. It is surrounded by indigenous plants and medicines including frog leaf, rose hip, and … Read more
You are invited to the upcoming UFV Theatre production, Ghosting of Sumas Lake, directed by Dr. Michelle LaFlamme, UFV Associate Professor in English. This devised show is based on the student’s experiences of the devastating November 2021 Sumas Prairie floods, exploring the impact of our climate crisis, the stories of community loss and resilience, and … Read more
Join the School of Kinesiology for ‘Get KINnected’ — a fall speaker series highlighting faculty research and innovative activities at UFV! Up next is Dr. Cynthia Thomson, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology. Dr. Thomson will be presenting on November 16 from 12-1 pm. Her presentation is titled “Risk-taking, recreation, and wellbeing: Findings from … Read more
You know what you expect from others when relating to them—what you expect from students, colleagues, family members, and neighbours — but how much do you know about what individuals raised in a different cultural background than your own expect when interacting with you? And what happens when mismatches in expectations occur? How does it … Read more
In partnership with UFV’s Alumni Relations and CECE, STEP Café will be hosting an in-person Career Month panel for international students eligible for a post-graduate work permit on transitioning from university to the workplace. Join us to hear from alumni, employers, and an immigration consultant as they discuss how to navigate the transition, what resources … Read more
The Centre for Experiential and Career Edcuation and Alumni Relations are hosting a Career Month event on negotiating salary. Join us to gain insight from UFV alumni about salary and benefit negotiation strategies at the pre-employment, employment, and pre-departure stages across private, public, and non-profit sectors. Thurs, Nov 17 12-1:30 pm Online https://connect.ufv.ca/2022-career-month-negotiating-salary-and-benefits For more … Read more
Exhibition: Ghosting of Sumas Lake On view Nov 16-Dec 7, 2022. Ghosting of Sumas Lake is an installation in the S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery in building B, room B136, at the UFV Abbotsford campus, that accompanies the UFV Theatre fall season show of the same name. The installation documents the impact of the November 2021 flooding … Read more
Come join us for the faculty and staff pub night on Thurs, Dec 1. 4 to 7 pm in K180 in K building! Music, light eats and drinks! $10 cover charge and includes one drink. $5 Drinks after that. For more information, contact Monika Vondras at Monika.vondras@ufv.ca 12/03/2022