EKTA podcast: International students share their experience with applied theatre

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Embodied teaching and learning methods are powerful tools for connection and catharsis – that was a key message shared by four international students on the latest episode of the Ekta: Learning Differently, Together Podcast. Asha Thapa, Jessica Ho, Angelina Joseph and Niraj Joshi participated in a bi-weekly theatre-based workshops hosted by Rita Dhungel, assistant professor … Read more

Halq’eméylem Language Learning & Sharing — Sept 9

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Leanne Joe is offering beginner language sessions for greetings and territorial place names. Do you want to: -learn how to introduce yourself in Halq’eméylem? -practise pronouncing the names of the local First Nations? -learn some of the history of Halq’eméylem and our sister dialects? If you are staff or faculty at UFV and said yes … Read more

Chat-S: National Truth & Reconciliation Day — Sept 11

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Chat Storytelling and Stó:lō (Chat-S) Let’s chat online about Traditional Storytelling practices, or anything associated with Story via Zoom with a topic to guide our discussion. Topic: National Truth and Reconciliation Day Email TLCevents@ufv.ca to register. Thurs, Sept 11 12-1 pm Zoom https://events.ufv.ca/tlc/events/chat-s/ For more information, contact Michelle Andrus at tlcevents@ufv.ca 09/11/2025

Chat-I: Balancing Connection and Boundaries — Sept 11

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Join Victoria Surtees for Chat Internationalization (Chat-I) to discuss the topic Balancing Connection and Boundaries. Together we will explore ways to build and navigate relationships with students who have different perceptions of power distance. Chat-I is an opportunity to hear what colleagues are doing in different disciplines and to think through wicked problems together. This … Read more

Senate public meeting — Sept 19

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The next Senate public meeting is scheduled for Friday, Sept 19, 2025 at 1:30 pm on the Abbotsford campus in room A225. The deadline for submission for items for the agenda is Tuesday, Sept 9 at noon. Please email your submissions to UFVSenate@ufv.ca https://www.ufv.ca/senate/meeting-schedule/ For more information, contact Marlene Affleck at marlene.affleck@ufv.ca 09/19/2025

De Luna presents on inclusive and decolonizing strategies in Spanish language assessment at international conference

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Dr. María Eugenia De Luna, an associate professor in the Modern Languages Institute, represented UFV at the 35.º Congreso Internacional ASELE in Castellón, Spain, in July 2025. Her presentation, Más allá de lo tradicional: estrategias inclusivas y descolonizadoras en la evaluación de ELE (Beyond the Traditional: Inclusive and Decolonizing Strategies in Spanish as a Foreign … Read more

De Luna will have chapter in book on new competencies and technologies in Spanish language teaching

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A chapter by Dr. María Eugenia De Luna, an associate professor in the Modern Languages Institute, has been accepted for publication in the forthcoming open-access, peer-reviewed book Nuevas Competencias y Nuevas Tecnologías en la Enseñanza de la Lengua, la Literatura y la Cultura. (New Competencies and New Technologies in the Teaching of Language, Literature, and … Read more

De Luna awarded SSHRC Explore grant for research on linguistic landscapes

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Dr. María Eugenia De Luna, an associate professor in the Modern Languages Institute, has received a SSHRC Explore Grant to support her 2025–26 research on language visibility and cultural revitalization in post-secondary settings. Her project focuses on Halq’eméylem, the traditional language of the Stó:lō People, and examines how its public presence in the university’s linguistic … Read more

Back-to-School Bake-Off: Sweet Starts & Study Snacks — Sept 6

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Kick off the school year with delicious, kid-approved bakes on Sept 6, from 9:30 am to 3 pm at the UFV Chilliwack Trades and Technology Centre. This back to school baking class costs $135 and is perfect for students, parents, and snack lovers. 👩‍🍳 With Shoshawna Blair, Red Seal Baker 🥖 Herb & cheese pull-apart … Read more

Drop-In for overdose awareness: building hope together — Aug 6

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Wednesday, August 6 | 1–3 PM | S1111 Lounge Join us for an afternoon of art, connection, and learning ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day. This drop-in event creates space to reflect, reduce stigma, and build hope together. -Contribute to a community quilt with the Reducing Overdose Abbotsford Response (ROAR) team using fabric painting supplies. … Read more

Photography is Forever: Documenting History in the Present — Aug 26

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Join us at the Sikh Heritage Museum for an interactive photography workshop with local South Asian professional photographer, Gibi Saini! Gibi’s portfolio includes photography and videography for the Vancouver Bandits (CEBL), the BC Lions (CFL), and most recently, Vancouver’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) team. Whether your go-to is a trusty mobile phone or … Read more

Walkout in support of women in Afghanistan — Aug 14

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When a regime bans girls from education, bars women from healthcare jobs, and blocks access to treatment, it’s not just oppression, it’s a slow, deliberate death sentence. August marks four years since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. Please join us at noon on Thursday, August 14 for our third annual walkout of UFV’s Abbotsford … Read more