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School of Social Justice and Global Stewardship Speaker Event – Confronting the Climate Emergency: Post-disaster recovery and regional collaboration in the Lytton region

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Celebrate the launch of UFV’s new School of Social Justice and Global Stewardship with SoJust faculty in conversation with guest Sarah Kamal, who will discuss her work with the Kanaka Bar Indian Band to develop collaborative and coalition-building responses to climate displacement and the capacity of Indigenous story gathering to promote healing. Fri, March 31 … Read more

Sustainability Open Mic Night — March 28

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The Sustainability Open Mic Night is an opportunity for the UFV community to use creativity as an outlet dealing with the sustainability issues we are facing. From climate change to social injustice, we invite participants to share through song, dance, spoken word, slam poetry, etc. Sign up to perform here: https://forms.office.com/r/FFAtfHv8b5 Not ready to get … Read more

Hiring SLG Leaders (Paid Position) — information session — March 29

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Are you looking for valuable work experience in your field of study? SLG leaders facilitate weekly study sessions for historically difficult courses. The SLG leader focuses on helping students develop transferable learning skills/strategies and applies them to the content of the course. The SLG program is currently hiring leaders for ANTH 102, BIO 111, BUS … Read more

Provost’s Lunch and Learn — Internationalization Goals — March 29

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Provost Office – Lunch and Learn Presented by David McGuire and Daryl Smith The University of the Fraser Valley’s initial Internationalization Goals were established and covered a period of 2017-2022. With the development of a new UFV Integrated Strategic Plan, an updated Internationalization Strategy was also planned. The goal is to have the Internationalization Strategy … Read more

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: One Year Later forum — March 29

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Join UFV faculty from a variety of disciplines and research backgrounds as they share their insights on the first year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These faculty will discuss a wide variety of issues including: strategic considerations, human rights, intelligence, nuclear weapons, geopolitics, and international diplomacy. Speaker Profile: Dr. Edward Akuffo — is an associate … Read more

UFV’s RAN Panel Discussion — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — Mar 21

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In honor of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, UFV’s Race and Anti-Racism Network (RAN), CIVL Radio and the Student Union Society (SUS) invite you to a student and faculty panel discussion titled Fostering A Safe Space for Students: Navigating Institutional Commitments towards Antiracism. This event is a unique opportunity for UFV’s … Read more

Student Research Day 2023 — April 4

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Each year toward the end of winter semester, UFV students are invited to participate in Student Research Day by designing and submitting a research poster and/or by presenting a snapshot of their research project in under two minutes at the Student Microlectures. The purpose? To share the current state of their faculty-supervised research with a … Read more

Fostering A Safe Space for Students Navigating Institutional Commitments towards Antiracism at UFV – A Panel Discussion

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In honor of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, UFV’s Race and Anti-Racism Network (RAN), CIVL Radio and the Student Union Society (SUS) invite you to a students and faculty panel discussion titled: Fostering A Safe Space for Students: Navigating Institutional Commitments towards Antiracism. This event is a unique opportunity for UFV’s … Read more

UFV Trades hosts Skills Canada regional event

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UFV Trades recently hosted a Skills Canada regional event, marking a return to in-person competition following pandemic restrictions. The event saw 40 students from Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission compete in five different categories: Electrical, Carpentry, Welding, Automotive, and Architectural Drafting. UFV Trades faculty members played a key role in the success of the event by … Read more

Bachelor of Regional and Community Planning information session — March 16

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What can you expect from the Bachelor of Regional and Community Planning (BRCP) program? The BRCO program offers a range of exciting course topics focusing on housing, planning policy and theory, indigenous land-use policy, climate and the environment, urban development, and agriculture. The courses are delivered using lecture, seminar, field-based, and technology-supported classroom experiences. Students … Read more

Screening of Rails, Jails and Trolleys at the UFV Chilliwack campus — March 15

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Rails, Jails, and Trolleys is a South Asian Studies Institute-produced documentary. The film presents the history and present-day events on India’s decline in agriculture. The film analyzes responses to three agricultural bills passed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2020. The response to these bills became the ‘largest … Read more

Intersections student conference — call for proposals

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The School of Culture, Media, and Society invites submissions for our first annual interdisciplinary UFV student conference on May 12, from 10 am-4 pm. The theme of the conference is “Intersections” referring to where two (or more) ideas, disciplines, or methods meet. There are endless unique and fascinating ways to apply “Intersections” within a dynamic conference setting … Read more