National Career Month events

UFV’s Centre for Experiential and Career Education (CECE), in collaboration with UFV’s Alumni Association, is thrilled to announce a lineup of events in November in celebration of National Career Month. Join us for a series of engaging workshops, panels, and networking events designed to help you navigate your career journey: Nov 7 – “Understanding AI” … Read more

Volunteer as an Orientation Ambassador

Join the Orientation team to welcome new students and help them feel confident about starting their first semester at UFV. Your responsibilities are to welcome and greet new students, answer UFV related questions, support the Winter Day One event, and have fun. Your benefits include a super cool orientation T-shirt, a certificate to enhance your … Read more

Career Month: How to Recruit Yourself — Nov 30

How to Recruit Yourself is an exploration of the Canadian labour market, providing a behind-the-scenes glance at management hiring practices, the impacts of emerging technology, and the hidden job market. We will uncover and explore a proven method to get yourself hired that is usually reserved for executives and accessed exclusively through highly paid consultants. … Read more

Step Cafe: Transitioning from University to the Workplace — Nov 22

In partnership with UFV’s Alumni Engagement team and UFV’s Centre for Experiential and Career Education (CECE), STEP Café will host an in-person Career Month panel for international students eligible for a post-graduate work permit, talking about how to successfully transition from university to the workplace. Hear from alumni, employers, and an immigration consultant as they … Read more

Career Month: Pave Your Own (Career) Path — Nov 15

UFV’s Centre for Experiential and Career Education teams with Alumni Engagement to host a Career Month event on finding your own career path. Pave Your Own (Career) Path brings together UFV alumni to share how they found success in shaping their careers. We ask them to recall their (post-) undergraduate memories at UFV and what … Read more

Career Month: Understanding A.I. with Dr. Amir Shabani — Nov 7

UFV’s Alumni Engagement and UFV’s Centre for Experiential and Career Education are excited to announce our keynote speaker, Dr. Amir Shabani, an AI researcher working with the Community Health and Social Innovation (CHaSI) hub at UFV. His online presentation via Zoom kicks off the beginning of November 2023 Career Month at UFV. With an increased … Read more

Canada’s land force commitment to NATO and Ukraine in Europe — Nov 9

UFV’s Political Science department welcomes two guest speakers to a Politalk special lecture on Thurs, Nov. 9 at UFV Abbotsford. Canadian Armed Forces major Jürgen Miranda and LCol Jesse van Eijk will talk about Canada’s land force commitment to NATO and Ukraine in Europe through Operation REASSURANCE and Operation UNIFIER. Miranda joined the armed forces … Read more

Agriculture Technology Department open house — Nov 23

Tour UFV’s agriculture facilities in Chilliwack on Thurs, Nov 23 and learn more about agriculture programs. UFV offers a one-year certificate, two-year diploma and four-year degree with horticulture and livestock-focused programs. The agriculture facilities are in building H on the UFV Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park. For more information, email Michelle Morier at michelle.morier@ufv.ca … Read more

Health and Wellness Workshop – Emotional Health — Nov 6

Join Elder Denise Douglas as she talks about emotional health. Learn how to journal emotions as you take a walk to the medicine gardens, followed by a drum circle. The event includes door prizes, with incentive on your campus card for Indigenous students. Mon, Nov 6, 2023 1-2 pm UFV Chilliwack Indigenous Student Centre gathering … Read more