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This is a forum-style panel event bringing together Abbotsford and Lower mainland agencies, community members, former foster youth, foster parents, youth workers and social workers to take part in an appreciative inquiry on the topic of youth aging out of care. This is a wonderful opportunity for faculty and students to take part and to … Read more
Dr. Jean Scott, a UFV honorary doctorate recipient and long-time friend of the university, passed away on February 25, 2015. She was a well-known community activist and feminist who made her mark both locally and nationally, and was 102 years old at the time of her passing. The celebration of life for Jean Scott will … Read more
Sarah Wierks of the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team was named a second team All-Canadian at the CIS awards banquet on Wednesday evening in Quebec City. It was a historic achievement for the Chilliwack native – she became the first UFV basketball player to be recognized as a CIS All-Canadian, and she’s … Read more
The Black Power Mixtape, 1967-1975 (Hugo Olsson, 2011) Thurs, March 19 3-6 pm Abby B121 Film screening of The Black Power Mixtape, 1967-1975 (Hugo Olsson, 2011). How does the rest of the world understand black American struggles for rights? This film mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to … Read more
The Math Club presents Petra Berenbrink. Thurs, March 19 2:30-4 pm Abby B121 Abstract: In my talk I will present several randomized graph- based algorithms. The first algorithm is a random walk process on a graph. Here we analyze the so-called cover time of the process. The second algorithm comes from the area of game … Read more
The School of Business Research Development Program is holding a quantitative data analysis with SPSS workshop March 17, from 8:30–11am. SPSS is a powerful tool for quantitative data analysis. However, it is only as good as its user. Learn how to use the software when analyzing large data sets. Dr. Joe Ilsever is an associate … Read more
SOCIAL WORK WEEK! Everyone invited… For more information, contact Elizabeth Dow at elizabeth.dow@ufv.ca 03/11/2015
For the first time in UFV history, six student clubs have collaborated to celebrate Lunar New Year. Happening on Friday March 6 from 7-10pm, the event will feature UFV’s celebration of the Year of the Sheep/Goat/Ram. The Chinese Students and Scholars Association are taking the lead on the event. Other student clubs involved include the … Read more
Garry Fehr of the Geography and the Environment department will speak at Abbotsford Learning Plus this week, and Karen Massier of Applied and Technical Studies will show her photographs the week after. Building Sustainability Into a Developing India 10 am Thurs, March 19 Garry Fehr will share lessons being learned in India which may have … Read more
The Social Work and Human Services department at UFV is currently planning a conference for April 28-May 1, 2015. Participants will learn about indigenous and international practice, anti-oppressive and feminist practice, and sustainable community development in a variety of practice areas such as human trafficking, child welfare, at risk youth, mental health to name a … Read more
Apply now for Co-Curricular Credit! CCR is getting a facelift! During the month of April, the co-curricular platform will be under construction while system upgrades are performed which may result in system outages. If you are working towards co-curricular credit, please request validation as soon as possible. All current “Pending Validation” requests will require validation … Read more
The HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) controls for Buildings A East, A West, B and G on the Abbotsfod campus are currently being upgraded. The work will be ongoing until the end of March 2015. The contractors have completed Building A East and A West. They are currently working in B and should finish … Read more
The UFV Board of Governors is extending the call for nominations for one faculty member to serve a three-year term, from August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2018. For information on membership and responsibilities of the Board, please review the Board bylaws. If you are interested in being a faculty member on the Board of … Read more
The UFV Senate is extending the call for nominations for the following faculty positions: • One member from the Faculty of Humanities • One member from the Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies Term of office is three-years, from August 1, 2015-July 31, 2018. For information on membership and responsibilities of Senate, please review the … Read more
Residence Services is hiring student staff! UFV Residence Services is looking for enthusiastic student leaders to hire as resident assistants or front desk assistants in Baker House for the upcoming summer semester and next academic year. Applications are now available through Career Link or the residence website. If you know of any students who would … Read more