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Lorne Rowan, a security officer based at the Chilliwack campus at CEP, passed away on Nov 12. Members of the UFV community who wish to attend his funeral service will find details below, along with his obituary, as printed in the Nov 16 Abbotsford News. Tuesday, November 22. 1030am, open invitation. St. Anne’s Catholic Church, … Read more

Dan Kinvig, communications coordinator for UFV Athletics, usually has one main job on Cascades game days: get the word out to media about the results from UFV’s various athletic teams. But this past Saturday, Nov. 12, he faced a dilemma: four Cascades teams were playing, and his wife Danielle was in labour with their third … Read more

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UFV political scientist Ron Dart is celebrating the publication of his latest book, The North American High Tory Tradition, from American Anglican Press. In the book, Dart “shines light upon the classical lineage, deep wisdom and enduring nature of the High Tory tradition as it has been planted and grown in the soil of North … Read more

Univerity Librarian Kim Isaac visited her old mentor, Betty Harris, recently to present her with the UFV Librarian Emeritus award. Here are some words from Kim about the key role Betty played in the development of the UFV library: Betty was the founding library director at Fraser Valley College, and served in that role from … Read more

Welcome to the following new employees, and congratulations to those who have moved into a new job. As of September 2016 Mary Saudelli — Faculty Development Consultant Lori McHattie — Counsellor Aneeta Dastoor — Counsellor Alex Wetmore — Assistant Professor, College of Arts, English Kseniya Garaschuk — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Mathematics & Statistics … Read more

Find out more about the newest members of the Faculty of Science: Nathan Bialas, Linus Chiang, Golfam Ghafourifar and Kseniya Garaschuk. See the UFV Science blog for details.  

Nicole Klassen has rejoined the Dean’s Office, College of Arts, as Manager of Academic & Administrative Services, a role she filled on a temporary basis for six months in 2015. For the past year Nicole was the acting Finance Analyst & Liaison to the College of Arts. She has also worked in the Dean’s Office, … Read more

Dr. Vandy Britton has been appointed to the role of department head for the Teacher Education department, effective July 2016. She holds a PhD and a Master of Education from Simon Fraser University, a Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from the University of … Read more

UFV is committed to increasing experiential learning opportunities for students, and a newly created position will help to accomplish this. Under the direction of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UFV’s commitment will be supported through a project to develop a leading-edge model to coordinate and increase experiential education opportunities for students at a primarily undergraduate … Read more

“My little gifts add up!” Cecelia Dirksen, assistant to the UFV Dean of Arts, was surprised to find out that she has donated to UFV a total of 260 times over the past eight years, mostly through payroll deduction. “I hardly notice the payroll donations,” she adds. Cecelia has a unique approach to her gift … Read more