Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 — Nov 25-27

Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 Directed by Elaine Ávila Register today! UFV Theatre presents the first production of its 2021-2022 theatre season, Climate Change Theatre Action 2021, directed by visiting guest artist Elaine Ávila. Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 is a globally distributed theatre festival, now in its fourth iteration, made up of 51 short … Read more

UFV theatre invites people to audition for Shakespeare’s Pericles

AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT Pericles by William Shakespeare Directed by Anna Griffith March 23 to April 2, 2022 *Performances will take place between: evening shows curtain at 7 pm and call time at 5:30 pm, matinee shows curtain at 2 pm and call time at 12:30 pm. The exact dates and times will be published with the … Read more

UFV and United Way Breakfast Cook-off returns Nov 3

Mark your calendars! It’s back! The UFV & United Way Breakfast Cook-Off will be back virtually at 8 am on Wed, Nov 3. 2020 Cook-off champion, Lenore Newman, has hung up her spatula, but join us while UFV staff chefs, including returning chef James Mandigo, cook alongside UFV Culinary students! On this year’s menu — … Read more

Students’ Evaluation of Teaching: RateMyProfessors as a deciding factor in course selection — Nov 19

Dr. Ghizlane Laghzaoui, an associate professor in Modern Languages, will present research on the impactof RateMyProfessors as a deciding factor in course selection. How would an instructor or a department react if they knew students choose courses and sections based on RateMyProfessors ratings? This research examines what criteria students give priority to when evaluating the … Read more

UFV receives high marks on Quality Assurance Audit

By Sumitra Robertson Every public post-secondary institution in British Columbia is reviewed in an external Quality Assurance Process Audit (QAPA) every seven years. A QAPA is overseen by a standing committee of the Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB) in the BC Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training. It is designed to ensure public universities … Read more

Adapting to a Pandemic World — Exploring COVID-19 Research at UFV — Nov 4

As the pandemic marches on, UFV continues to rise to the challenge, with a growing number of research projects spanning a diverse array of areas impacted by COVID-19. The Research Office will be hosting an online public panel discussion to showcase the outstanding research some of our faculty have taken on over the past year … Read more

Participate in a kinesiology research looking at muscle activation during running and various core exercises!

In this study, we want to determine which core exercises produce patterns of muscle activity that are most similar to patterns we see during walking and running. The core exercises that produce muscle activity most similar to walking and running might be the best exercises for improving running performance. This study will involve one visit … Read more

Participate in a kinesiology research study looking at muscle activity in people with knee osteoarthritis

In this study, we want to find out if there are relationships between muscle activation patterns that are shown to predict knee osteoarthritis progression and balance, perceived instability, and a decreased ability to know what position your knee joint is in. This study will involve one visit to the Human Performance Lab in the School … Read more