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The UFV History department is hosting the international, multidisciplinary BC Studies Conference on the theme of Ways of Being, Ways of Knowing, virtually May 6-8, 2021. Conference cost: $25 for three days The schedule includes sessional panels, digital poster presentations, virtual tour, and forum. Keynote speaker: David McIlwraith visit www.ufv.ca/bcstudies for schedule and registration details … Read more
Applicants to the College of Arts at UFV are invited to join for an inaugural series of online UFV Arts Welcome events. These sessions will offer a window into the College of Arts experience. Tues, April 13 7-8 pm Zoom https://ca01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u50vcumurDgrGNUL13e6ywXogr6q6w0L9RHh For more information, contact Bahara Ahmadi at bahara.ahmadi@ufv.ca 04/13/2021
Applicants to the College of Arts at UFV are invited to join an inaugural series of online UFV Arts Welcome events. These sessions will offer a window into the College of Arts experience. Wed, April 21 7-8 pm Zoom https://ca01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5EofumqqT0sHdN5jJT3ZUXfb1QsQrA6Zj-h For more information, contact Bahara Ahmadi at bahara.ahmadi@ufv.ca 04/21/2021
Psychology Honours Research Panel Friday, April 9, 2021 12:30-2 pm – Zoom The Psychology department has many amazing honours students completing their research projects each year. We will share the work honours students and faculty advisors do through a Zoom presentation with this year’s honours students. It will be an informal presentation. The students will … Read more
The South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley launches a permanent outdoor exhibit on April 14 at the Sikh Heritage Museum located in the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple, Abbotsford BC. As part of a month-long series of events by Sikh Heritage Month, BC, the exhibit, titled Komagata Maru: Discrimination … Read more
Information Session & Open Call: Ensemble Cast & Production Crew for fall 2021 full-production UFV Theatre mainstage production for fall 2021 will be a full-production of various short Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 plays! The Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 is a global distributed theatre festival, and the theme for this year is “Envisioning a … Read more
Faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to a 3-day online event of professional development to connect virtually with colleagues, learn tools, tips and trends in higher ed, and grow UFV towards the future together. The theme for this year’s PD Day virtual event is wellness – “Be Well. Learn Well. Work Well. The connection between … Read more
Head to the Communications Speaker Spotlight on March 31 at noon to hear industry experts from Jelly Marketing and the Fraser Valley Regional District talk about the role of communication in the workplace. Former students Lise Nehring and Maaria Zafar join current students Addy Schnider and Perry Mills to discuss the skills they learned in … Read more
Join Carol Suhr (TLC Specialist, Internationalization), and co-hosts, Sanjit Bhalru ( Centre for Accessibility Services) & Satish Kotha (Learning Designer, TLC) Today’s discussion will be titled: How Can I Support Students and Help them Gain Equitable Access to Learning? Join in the discussion about viewing through an inclusive, culturally responsive lens when looking at students, … Read more
Public lecture: Daughters of Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Black Women’s Activism, 1955-1987. William Adams, PhD Candidate, University of Kansas (American Studies) Please join History 370 students in hearing about the research Mr. Adams has completed on the lives and labors of Black women in Chicago and across the nation post-1955 – whose legacies of activism have … Read more
The Faculty of Science and the Centre for Sustainability presents Dr. Lynne Quarmby, professor and chair of the Molecular Biology and Biochemistry department at Simon Fraser University. “Watermelon Snow: Science and Stories” From cell biology and climate science to activism and burnout, this seminar will provide an interdisciplinary look at how we as scientists of … Read more
Over the next month the UFV women’s basketball team is taking online orders for their first spring plant sale. Plants will be delivered May 8 in parking lot 10 (Gym/Student union Building parking lot). Wide array of hanging baskets, vegetables, herbs, succulents, annuals, and much more. Help support UFV WBB this spring with your gardening … Read more
Are you an aspiring writer but have no idea where to start when it comes to the publishing marketplace? Carly Watters, a Senior VP, Senior Literary Agent and Director of Literary Branding at P.S. Literary Agency joins award-winning author Lindsay Wong to discuss and field your questions about the world of publishing in a live … Read more
Artist Talk with Emily Neufeld Thursday, March 18, 2021 10-11 am Everyone is welcome to join. Register on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/artist-talk-with-emily-neufeld-registration-144035962441 About the artist: Emily Neufeld was born and raised in Alberta, but now lives and works on the unceded territory of the Squamish, T’sleil Waututh and Musqueum people in North Vancouver. Her prairie roots run … Read more
Youth panelists will speak about how they “choose to challenge” for greater gender equality and social justice. The 2021 International Women’s Day campaign theme is Choose to Challenge, referring to individuals choosing to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) Global Development Studies program, in partnership with … Read more