Free student community lunches — Jan 30, Feb 4, Feb 25, March 10, March 24

Student Life and the Indigenous Student Centre will be serving lunch for all students (until the food we are serving runs out). Dates: Thurs, Jan 30; Tues, Feb 4; Tues, Feb 25; Thurs, March 10; and Tues, Mar 24. 11:30 am-1 pm Abbotsford. S1111 For more information, contact Josephine Charlie at josephine.charlie@ufv.ca 03/25/2020

London International Youth Science Forum information session — Jan 28

Are you interested in going to London England this summer? All expenses paid! We are looking for a student enrolled in a science program at UFV who is academically outstanding and has great leadership and communication skills to represent UFV at the London International Youth Science Forum. Join us at our info session and find … Read more

Piecing community together via puzzle

There is a puzzle located in the SUB student lounge for students to build as a way to work together and relieve stress. This event is running until the puzzle is put together collectively by the UFV community. The objective is to have students collaborate with each other without needing to meet the other contributors. … Read more

UFV Retirees Cafe — September 23

The Retirees Café is open to all UFV Retirees and employees who are retiring soon. It is held every other month, on the fourth Wednesday, alternating between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Sept 23 11:30 am-1 pm TBC For more information, contact Deanna McIntyre at Deanna.McIntyre@ufv.ca 09/23/2020

UFV Retirees Cafe — May 27

The Retirees Café is open to all UFV Retirees and employees who are retiring soon. It is held every other month, on the fourth Wednesday, alternating between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Wed, May 27 11:30 am-1 pm TBC For more information, contact Deanna McIntyre at Deanna.McIntyre@ufv.ca 05/27/2020

UFV Retirees Cafe — March 25

The Retirees Café is open to all UFV Retirees and employees who are retiring soon. It is held every other month, on the fourth Wednesday, alternating between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Wed, March 25 11:30 am-1 pm Location TBC For more information, contact Deanna McIntyre at Deanna.McIntyre@ufv.ca 03/25/2020

UFV Retirees Cafe — January 22

The Retirees Café is open to all UFV Retirees and employees who are retiring soon. It is held every other month, on the fourth Wednesday, alternating between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Wed, Jan 22 11:30 am-1 pm Bow & Stern, 2550 Montrose Ave, Abbotsford For more information, contact Deanna McIntyre at Deanna.McIntyre@ufv.ca 01/23/2020

PD Day 2020 — Call for proposals (deadline Jan 31)

Call for proposals We invite all Faculty and Staff to submit proposals for workshops for UFV’s fifth annual Professional Development Day 2020 (PD Day) happening on April 30. Workshop proposals should be related to the theme of ‘Be well. Learn well. Teach well…the connection between good health and academic performance’ and fit into one of … Read more

Wellness Workshop: Cultivating Resilience — January 13

This series of free Wellness Workshops are designed to help students strategize how to go beyond merely surviving the semester. Through the course of the academic year you will learn how to cultivate good mental health, develop resilience, and generate healthy habits. The workshops are supplemented with Movement & Mindfulness classes focused on restorative stretching, … Read more

Book reading by Jean Barman — Feb 10

You’re Invited! Join us for a reading, question-and-answer and book signing by Jean Barman, author of Invisible Generations: Living Between Indigenous and White in the Fraser Valley. Jean Barman is an award-winning historian and author of over a dozen books about British Columbian and Canadian history. Much of her writing attends to the stories and … Read more

Participate in an exercise program research study!

Researchers from the Kinesiology department at UFV are conducting a study to investigate the effect of an 8-week core stability exercise program on abdominal and back muscle activity, strength, and endurance. You will get to attend bi-weekly 30-minute classes for free at the UFV Chilliwack campus. We are recruiting participants with and without a history … Read more