UFV Alumni Association’s Distinguished and Young Distinguished Alumni Award nominations

Seeking nominations for the 2021 UFV Alumni Association’s Distinguished and Young Distinguished Alumni Awards. We all know our alumni are awesome – here’s your chance to tell them. Nominate an outstanding alum in recognition of their achievements in one or more key areas. Visit our website for more information on how to nominate, and to … Read more

UFV Learning Apps & Blackboard workshops — to June 29

Make your online courses more meaningful. Enhance your teaching with ed tech tools from TLC’s top picks inventory. Browse our A-Z listing or find tools based on teaching outcome, popularity, and type of support. Be sure to check back regularly for updates and new apps. Upcoming Schedule: Camtasia Workshop – Wed, Jun 23 (2-3 pm) … Read more

Special Chat — R (Chat Reconciliation) Sessions — Trauma Informed Pedagogy

Please join Amea Wilbur, Brianna Strumm, and Lorna Andrews on a discussion on Trauma Informed Pedagogy in relation to supporting Indigenous peoples impacted by the discovery of the 215 unmarked graves at Kamloops Residential School. Session dates/times: Wed, June 16  (12:30-1:30 pm) Wed, June 23 (1-2 pm) For information and registration, please contact: tlcevents@ufv.ca – … Read more

Constructing Heritage in Canada’s South Asian Diasporas — June 16

We invite you to a symposium: Constructing Heritage in Canada’s South Asian Diasporas June 16, 2021 10 am (Pacific Daylight Time) via Zoom. Presented by the Association of Critical Heritage Studies – Canada In partnership with South Asian Studies Institute, University of the Fraser Valley University of Alberta Kule Institute for Advanced Studies Northumbria University … Read more

Open Call: Ensemble Cast & Production Crew for fall 2021 theatre production

Open Call: Ensemble Cast & Production Crew for fall 2021 theatre production No audition or theatre experience required to participate UFV Theatre mainstage production for fall 2021 will be a full-production of various short Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 plays! Performances will take place between November 17-27. The Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 is a … Read more

Planting UFV’s Shakespeare Reconciliation Garden — various dates starting June 14

Join us in the fresh air to install UFV’s Shakespeare Reconciliation Garden at the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park (off Givenchy Road, between the Kinesiology wing and the Gathering Place). This garden revives and reimagines UFV’s former Shakespeare Garden. It features many indigenous plants. The garden aims to create a space of beauty, healing, … Read more

Graphic + Digital Design Outdoor Showcase 2021

UFV design students don’t push boundaries, they cross them. They reach out and make connections, embrace change and turn disruption into opportunity. This year our showcase takes a turn from tradition, as we adapt and flourish in anticipation of what the future holds. Featuring the work of our students and grads, stroll through Highstreet and … Read more

Six innovative guest talks available for re-watch at UFV EFCIE site

Videos from six talks delving into topics related to industry, technology, and innovation are available to watch at the Esposito Family Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (EFCIE) website. Be selective and go for the talk that interests you most, or bookmark all six videos to watch/listen as an accompaniment for a lunch break or evening … Read more

UFV Learning Apps & Blackboard workshops — to June 25

Make your online courses more meaningful. Enhance your teaching with ed tech tools from TLC’s top picks inventory. Browse our A-Z listing or find tools based on teaching outcome, popularity, and type of support. Be sure to check back regularly for updates and new apps. Upcoming Schedule: Camtasia Workshop — Wed, Jun 2 (2-3 pm) … Read more

Teaching and Learning Specialists — Chat-I (Internationalization) — June 1

Chat-I (Chat Internationalization) Tuesday, June 1 1- 2 pm Amea Wilbur, our faculty member from the Adult Education degree program, with her student and new graduate, Soyoung Moon, will be co-leading a facilitated discussion on what it means to care for our students in class (and at work). We expect this session to be another … Read more

The Ongoing Farmers’ Movement in India: Looking Back, Looking Ahead An Online Lecture with Yogendra Yadav — June 2

Abstract: As the ongoing farmers struggle in India completes six months, it has attracted global attention. The Indian diaspora has taken special interest and played a key role in this movement. What makes for this unexpected and extraordinary success of this movement? What are the lessons here? What has the movement achieved in the first … Read more