Fire alarm testing — Abbotsford campus

Facilities Management has Tyco Integrated Fire & Security scheduled to perform annual fire alarm testing. Fire alarm testing will occur at the Abbotsford campus from July 20–31. Disruptions at all buildings should be minimal, with bell ringing reserved for early morning or late evening so as not to disturb regular classes and operations. If there … Read more

Chilliwack fire alarm testing

Facilities Management has Tyco Integrated Fire & Security scheduled to perform annual fire alarm testing at the Chilliwack campuses. Between July 6–14, Tyco will be working at Chilliwack North Building D, UFV Five Corners Building P, and Canada Education Park Buildings A-H-T-W. Disruption to services will be scheduled early morning or late afternoon so as … Read more

Science Rocks summer camps — student and employee discounts

The Faculty of Science’s annual Science Rocks summer camps run weekly through Aug 14 . Designed especially for young people in Grades 4, 5, and 6 (campers going into Grade 4 or 7 are also eligible), these camps are great fun and an awesome learning opportunity for campers. Three very enthusiastic UFV science students organize … Read more

Summer day-camps at UFV

Looking for activities to keep your kids busy this summer? Check out summer day-camps at UFV! We offer Think Fun, Science Rocks, and Cascade Summer Sports camps. More information is available here. Science Rocks offers 10% discounts for children of employees and 25% discounts for children of students.

Emeritus status for nine professors

Several retiring UFV professors received professor emeritus status and were recognized at the recent Convocation ceremonies. They are: Trudy Archie, (Upgrading and University Preparation), Wendy Burton (Communication), Virginia Cooke (English), Allan McNeill (English), John Carroll  (English),  Ian Fenwick (Theatre), Lynne Wells (Nursing), Rosie Friesen (Certified Dental Assisting), and Susan Milner (Mathematics and Statistics).

Congratulations to employee grads

Congratulations to Wendy Gracey (assistant to the dean, Faculty of Science) and Charlene Smadello (departmental assistant, School of Health Sciences), both of whom received their Bachelor of General Studies at UFV’s Convocation ceremonies, and to Michelle Elliott (switchboard operator), who earned her Library and Information Technology diploma. If you graduated this spring (from UFV or … Read more

New employees

Welcome to the following new employee: Lisa Almos – Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences/Nursing

UFV Theatre announces new season

The UFV Theatre department will once again challenge and engage audiences as it presents its 2015/16 Season of Theatre. Two exceptional plays have been chosen to inspire and entertain local audiences. All productions will be held in the UFV performance theatre, located at the corner of Yale and Airport roads in Chilliwack. Show 1 — … Read more

Convocation volunteers needed

A message from President Mark Evered: Dear Colleagues, Once again on behalf of our students I am seeking your help. As I am sure you know, June 11 and 12 are the dates for the 2015 UFV convocation ceremonies. Once again, we will host the event at the Abbotsford Centre. And once more, UFV, and … Read more

Susan Antak wins education advocate award

Susan Antak, a faculty mentor for UFV’s Teacher Education program, recently received the Association of BC Deans of Education’s award for being an education advocate. Antak recently retired from active school leadership in the Abbotsford School District. She has a long record of excellence in elementary and secondary school leadership, and is well-known for her … Read more

UFV men’s golf team takes aim at Golf Canada national title

For all the incredible success the UFV men’s golf team has achieved over the past decade, one tournament title has eluded them: the Golf Canada University/College Championship. The Cascades have won five of the past six PacWest conference titles, and have medaled six times at the CCAA national championships since 2007, including gold in 2013 … Read more