2024 Career Fair — Mar 14

Expand your opportunities at the 2024 Career Fair, taking place on Thursday, Mar 14 on the UFV Abbotsford campus. Don’t miss an incredible opportunity to connect with employers, expand your professional network, and discover exciting career opportunities. Plus, score big with prizes (including a UFV credit course for a current student) and snag a free … Read more

Outstanding Student Leader Award

The UFV Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Outstanding Student Leadership Award. The UFV Alumni Association seeks to recognize and engage with student leaders who go above and beyond typical expectations on campus with the annual Outstanding Student Leader Award. This award recognizes one leader each year with $1,000. As leaders, these … Read more

Artona grad photos on campus

Artona will be on the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses in March, offering portrait sessions. Bookings at UFV Abbotsford are available between Mar 5-22, and booking at UFV Chilliwack are available Mar 14-15. The cost is a $60 refundable deposit and $15 sitting fee. Each session includes photos with traditional library and composite grad backgrounds. Students … Read more

Senate public meeting — Mar 15

The next Senate public meeting is Friday, Mar 15 at 1:30 pm on the UFV Abbotsford Campus in Building A, room A225. The deadline to submit agenda items is Tuesday, Mar 5 at noon. Please email submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca. Click here for the Senate meeting schedule. For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at Marlene.affleck@ufv.ca. Fri, … Read more

Hybrid Warfare: Threats to Canada and its Society — Mar 12

On Tuesday, Mar 12 at the UFV Abbotsford campus, hear from Andrea Lane, a Defence Scientist at Defence Research and Development Canada. A strategic analyst with the Department of National Defence, Lane’s personal research focusses on the intersection of national defence, politics, and society, examining the military as an institution, civil-military relations, personnel policy, and … Read more

Criminal Justice & Sexualized Violence Prevention workshop — Mar 11

In an online workshop on Monday, Mar 11, learn about and discuss topics like consent, identity, and power. We will discuss questions such as “How do trauma and bias impact survivors while navigating the legal system?” and we will provide tools for responding to disclosures of sexualized violence. We welcome all UFV students to join. … Read more

Summit Fitness Centre temporarily closed — Feb 16-26

UFV Campus Recreation wants to give you heads up that from Feb 16 to 26, the Summit will be temporarily closed as the Canada West Women’s Basketball Championship is being hosted at UFV. But guess what? You’re invited to join us in the stands and support the Cascades in this monumental tournament. Experience the excitement … Read more

Indigenous Knowledge + One Health — Feb 26

Join us in person or virtually on Monday, Feb 26, for an informative round table discussion on the topic of land, health and Indigenous knowledge. Ramson Sinya Karmushu (Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation – IMPACT Kenya) will lead the conversation and share thought-provoking insights from an Indigenous One Health perspective. If joining … Read more

UFV PSSA BC Legislative Assembly Caucus event — Feb 13

On Tuesday, Feb 13 at 4 pm, UFV’s Political Science Students’ Association (PSSA) is hosting a caucus event at UFV Abbotsford with BC MLAs. MLAs attending are Megan Dykeman from Langley, Mike De Jong from Abbotsford, Bob D’Eith from Mission, and Sonia Furnstenau from Cowichan Valley. These MLAs are from the NDP, BC United Party, … Read more

UFV Board of Governor’s revisions to bylaws

At its Feb 1 meeting, the UFV Board of Governors approved the following bylaw revisions: • Board bylaw – BGB-110.04 – Confidentiality of Board information and Authorized Board Spokesperson • Board bylaw – BGB-110.14 – Board Meeting Management and Board Processes Management For more info, visit https://www.ufv.ca/board/ or email Ranminder Kaur at ranminder.kaur@ufv.ca 02/29/2024

Supporting Entrepreneurs in the Fraser Valley — Feb 12

Esposito Family Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (EFCIE) invites you to a free talk on entrepreneurs in the Fraser Valley on Monday, Feb 12. The guest speaker, Nicole Read, is the general manager of Community Futures South Fraser. Read will share their experience becoming an entrepreneur. There will be sessions starting at 10:30 am and … Read more