Peace Literacy Training: Survival Skills for the 21st Century with Paul Chappell — April 11 & 12

Join us on April 11 + 12 for a workshop on peace literacy! Paul Chappell will be returning to UFV, alongside co-facilitator Sharyn Clough to host the workshop Peace Literacy Training: Survival Skills for the 21st Century. Abbotsford F125 Thurs, April 11: 10:30 am-4:30 pm Fri, April 12: 9:30 am-3:30 pm A pizza lunch will … Read more

Explore Your Wellness — March 18

Event name: Explore Your Wellness Hosted by Social Work 380 (Community Development) students and the Peer Resource & Leadership Centre What does wellness mean to you? Come join the conversation about why wellness is important for all UFV students! Explore Your Wellness will feature a guided painting session, a collaborative art activity, games, resources and … Read more

Health Sciences Dean’s Speaker Series with Dr. Don McKenzie — Exercise is Medicine: Breast Cancer — March 18

Please join Dean Alastair Hodges in welcoming Dr. Don McKenzie to UFV as part of the Faculty of Health Sciences Dean’s Speaker Series. Dr. Don McKenzie is a professor of kinesiology and director of the Division of Sports Medicine at the University of British Columbia. McKenzie is an exercise physiologist and physician with a long … Read more

Social Construction of Difference event — March 12

The social construction of difference involves a society that targets individuals based on race, sex, mental health or anything that can be discriminated against. Treating people like outcasts, because of conditions that cannot be changed without the society accepting and understanding those individuals. Based on the UN day of Social Justice (February 20). The current … Read more

UFV History Department Film Series: Rulers and Rebels — March 19

Join History faculty and students for the third and final film screening and discussion for the winter term – “Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed” (PBS, 2004). Shirley Chisholm, mid-20th Century, first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress and first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Everyone is welcome. Tues, March 19 … Read more

Vote for student member on Senate, March 11-14

Students have the opportunity to vote March 11 through 14, for four student members to serve on Senate, choosing from the following candidates: Alisha Mutneja Harveen Dhaliwal Sukhan Sandhu Shahbaig Singh Boparai Tyler Branston When voting opens, eligible voters will receive notification via email with instructions. For candidates’ statements, and to view voting results, please … Read more

Valley Fest 2019 author readings — March 12 & 14

Join us for a series of author readings during Valley Fest! Tues, March 12, 12–12:45 pm Tuesday, March 12, 2:30–3:30 pm Thursday, March 14th, 12–1 pm Details are available on the library’s blog. 03/12/2019 – 03/14/2019 – Abbotsford campus library (G building) https://ufvlibrary.blogspot.com/ For more information, contact Mary-Anne MacDougall at maryanne.macdougall@ufv.ca 03/14/2019