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In the wake of a disturbing number of suicides among Sto:lo youth, Aboriginal youth care and service providers throughout the region have joined forces to form the Fraser Region Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Collaborative (FRC). Building on that group’s work, Fraser Health, the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), Seabird Island First Nation … Read more
Does seeing all of our student heading back to school make you want to return to learning too? Did you know you can use up to $400 of your Professional Development funding to take Continuing Education courses at UFV? Requests for up to $400 of PD funds is done by completing the application for in-service … Read more
Please join us for an invigorating and informative day of learning with colleagues on a variety of topics on scholarly activities in teaching and learning. Fri, Nov 13 Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, Downtown Vancouver Cost: $50 (includes, meals, refreshments, and a full day of speakers and sessions) We are have expanded the topics (proposal … Read more
Fiona McQuarrie, an associate professor in the School of Business, had an op-ed piece on bridging the gap between academia and management published in the Globe and Mail on Sept 9. You can read it here. 09/01/2016
The service provider for the UFV Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) has changed to Homewood Health. Homewood Health has been providing high-quality, comprehensive Employee Assistance Programs for over 32 years and is currently the preferred supplier to companies in North America. Homewood Health is recognized for its clinical quality, professional standards, and ability to … Read more
Curious about the plans for a UDistrict surrounding our Abbotsford campus? See a Storify summary of UFV’s Townhall forum.
It’s been a busy time of welcoming at UFV recently. International students attended an orientation Sept 1-3. New Student Orientation for domestic students followed on Sept 3. Faculty and staff from Kinesiology and Physical Education found themselves with near perfect attendance at their retreat, and since they are rarely all in the same place at … Read more
We know that there are many ABT Alumni working at UFV and encourage you to join our ABT Alumni Facebook group! We post news, information, job opportunities, photos and anything else of interest and relevance to program graduates. We welcome your contributions as well; if you find something that would be of interest to grads, … Read more
Commuter Alert – Sept 2015: Some events at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre to be aware of, as they affect traffic and parking congestion on and around campus. Sat, Sept 5, 7 pm – Gurdas Maan concert Fri, Sept 25, 6:30pm – Dean Brody & Paul Brandt concert Daily Parking: Students and employees may … Read more
myCampusLife is your way to connect with other students, events, and opportunities on campus. You can easily access myCampusLife through your myUFV account (at my.ufv.ca) and start earning credit for your extra-curricular activities! Log in to myCampusLife by Oct. 1 and be entered to win a UFV Bookstore gift card. myCampusLife and you: Get noticed … Read more
There will be construction taking place at the front entrance of UFV’s Abbotsford campus over the next few months. The construction will include some excavation, the construction of new pathways, a crosswalk and ramps as well as some landscaping and lighting improvements. We expect very little impact to daily programming at the Abbotsford campus, but … Read more
UFV recently hosted six Korean graduate students of philosophy from Kyungpook National University in Daegu, the third largest city in the Republic of South Korea. They came to Canada for one week to study philosophical mental healthcare with the UFV Philosophy department’s Dr. Peter Raabe. Two of their professors, Dr. Kim Suk-Su and Dr. Moun … Read more
The reigning PacWest conference MVP, a former Canada West rookie of the year, and a CIS national all-tournament honouree headline a veteran-laden crew of incoming players for head coach Al Tuchscherer and the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball program. The aforementioned accolades were earned, respectively, by Shayna Cameron, Sydney Williams and Kayli Sartori … Read more
The Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies presents Portraits of Strength, an exhibition based on the photography of Tony Hoare. Over the last three years, Vancouver photographer Tony Hoare has worked with organizations that combat human trafficking in Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, Mexico, and Canada. He has interviewed survivors of human trafficking, capturing their stories in photographs and … Read more
The fall schedule for the Municipal Pension Plan free member seminars is now posted on the mpp.pensionsbc.ca website. We’re excited to get the seminar season under way with seminars offered across BC. Member seminars Your Pension, Your Future (1.5 hours) is for new and mid-career members. Thinking About Retiring (2 hours) is for members within … Read more