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UFV men’s soccer vs. TWU — Oct 10

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Your UFV Cascades men’s soccer team is at home Friday October 10, to take on the Trinity Western Spartans at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford! UFV students get in free to all UFV Cascades home games. Come out and support your Cascades and Rally for the Valley! https://gocascades.ca/calendar For more information, contact the UFV Cascades at … Read more

Feminist Social — Oct 18

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UFV’s brand new Feminist Collective is excited to present their first event — the Feminist Social! Come craft & connect with fellow students passionate about social justice. We will be making buttons and painting! Everyone is welcome — make sure you RSVP! Wed, Oct 8 4:30-6:30 pm S1111, SUS Building, UFV Abbotsford Campus https://campus.hellorubric.com/?eid=42207 For … Read more

Fall Fermentation Fiesta — Oct 8

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Fermentation is our oldest and most trustworthy technology for preserving, processing, and sharing food. This hands-on workshop with Dr. Alesandros Glaros will teach us how to can produce through the art of fermentation, and we can taste our successes with a personalized jar of pickled vegetables. For those participating in this year’s Ecochallenge, you can … Read more

Mock Exam Sessions: Practice, Prep, and a Little Fun Along the Way — various dates

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Exams can feel overwhelming, especially for first-year students. To ease the pressure, Supported Learning Group leaders host three-hour mock exam sessions that give students a low-stakes chance to test their knowledge, practise time management, and pick up effective study strategies. These sessions aren’t just practice exams, they’re designed to build confidence. One leader schedules hers … Read more

Chat-R: What does Indigenization look like in practice? — various dates

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Chat-Reconciliation (Chat-R) Meet in person in G124 and/or online to chat about Reconciliation, Decolonization, Indigenization, or anything associated with Reconciliation. Sessions are scheduled for the 1st Wednesday of the month with a topic to guide our discussion. * This session is a drop-in format; participants can attend or leave at anytime during the session. Wednesdays, … Read more

Chat-S: Indigenous New Year/Harvest Moon — Thurs, Oct 9

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Chat Storytelling and Stó:lō (Chat-S) Let’s chat online about Traditional Storytelling practices, or anything associated with Story and Oral Traditions. These sessions are led by Leanne Joe (Indigenous Curriculum Developer) and are scheduled via Zoom with a topic to guide our discussion. Topic: Indigenous New Year/Harvest Moon Email TLCevents@ufv.ca to register. Thurs, Oct 9 12-1 … Read more

Nominate Someone Great — Nominations open for Faculty Excellence awards

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Let a UFV faculty member or lab instructor know they’ve made a difference. Nominate an outstanding instructor in recognition of their excellence in teaching, research, or service. Nominations for any of the three faculty excellence awards may be made by students, alumni, staff, faculty, or university officers. Award recipients will receive a personalized plaque, a … Read more

UFV Luminescence Dating Lab doubles capacity with new Riso TL/OSL Reader

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The Luminescence Dating Laboratory (LDL) at the University of the Fraser Valley has doubled its research capacity with the installation of a second Riso TL/OSL reader, funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Installed in September 2025, the new instrument enhances the lab’s ability to analyze sediment samples and estimate their burial ages — … Read more

Hand-in-Hand? Canada at the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Nexus — Oct 9

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On Thursday, Oct 9 from 9:30 to 11 am on the UFV Abbotsford campus (room B101), students will have a unique opportunity to hear from leading voices in human rights and peacebuilding. No registration is required. This panel discussion features: Alex Neve – 2025 Massey Lecturer and former Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. Adam … Read more