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Financial Aid and Awards Tips for April Registration for summer semester is underway. Remember to set aside $200 for your deposit – fee deferrals are not a given. Start preparing your scholarship and leadership applications – deadline is May 10. NOTE: The online applications are accessible through your MyUFV account. If you are applying for … Read more
On Monday, April 4 UFV will be holding two public forums for all members of the UFV community to provide feedback to the Presidential Search Committee. Input will be sought on the development of search criteria and recommendations of candidates. These forums will be held on: Monday, April 4 Chilliwack campus at CEP: 10 … Read more
Do you feel tension building in your shoulders? Do you have a strong desire to eat an entire bag of potato chips? Upcoming exams getting you down? It’s time to take a break! Stop by the Abbotsford campus library for a de-stressing event on Thursday, March 24th from noon to 3pm. Visit with the St. … Read more
As many people associated with UFV are aware, the University has launched a search for a new president to succeed Dr. Mark Evered, who plans to retire at the end of June, 2017. For ongoing information and announcements about the presidential search please visit the new Presidential Search blog here.
UFV welcomed internationally known peace and conflict scholar George Lopez to campus for the President’s Lecture Series on March 9. See photos here and Storify summary here. Members of the Port Coquitlam Garden Club visited UFV’s Agriculture Centre of Excellence and watched presentations by Tom Baumann and his horticulture students, including stories of how their … Read more
Darren Blakeborough, an assistant professor in Social, Cultural, and Media Studies, wrote a series of articles on homelessness-related issues for the Chilliwack Times recently. Blakeborough is the author and primary researcher of a Chilliwack Social Research and Planning Council commissioned report on homelessness and low-barrier housing. The report was presented to city council. It recommends … Read more
Agriculture professor Tom Baumann spoke to Abbotsford Learning Plus recently about how 2015 was the earliest year ever in recorded history for most fruit and vegetable crops. It was not an extremely hot year but summer started in March and went all the way to October. The challenges that growers faced to produce our locally … Read more
Every year around the birthday of the late George Manuel, UFV hosts an annual event to bring awareness to the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This year we are focusing on the rights of Indigenous children in care with Guest Speaker Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. This is timely given the Truth and Reconciliation Commission call to … Read more
This week the UFV camera caught the action at the very popular Terry O’Reilly event, part of the President’s Lecture Series. See photos here and Storify summary here. Maybe we quoted your tweet! Other events of note: Career fair, photos here; addictions alumni panel, summary here; regional skills competition and Try a Trade event, photos … Read more
From tips for grandparents on how to support breastfeeding to the facts about ‘study drugs’ for university students, this year’s Health Fair offers advice for the entire family. Running 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Mon, March 14, the fair is hosted by fourth-year UFV’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing students, continuing a tradition that … Read more
The UFV School of Business and the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce co-hosted its first Business-after-Business mixer in the SUB building on February 25. The event welcomed over 100 guests from the community, the university, and Chamber of Commerce. The event served as an opportunity for local businesses to mix and mingle, and gave the School … Read more
First-year students welcome you to their home away from home! Come for tea and browse through a showcase of graphic and digital design projects, experiential learning, and community partnerships. See a sneak preview of the upcoming Continuing Education Centre for Creative Development. Thurs, April 21, 2 to 5 pm UFV Mission campus 33700 Prentis Avenue … Read more
Register now for a Plein Air Painting Institute (PAPI) Space is limited in this creative and progressive six-week Plein Air Painting Institute led by UFV art professor Shelley Stefan. Learn how to oil paint in the natural and agricultural landscapes of the Fraser Valley. This course is for artists of all levels and is a … Read more
Welcome to the following new employees, and congratulations to those who have changed jobs recently: Whitney Fordham — Manager, Alumni Relations, University Relations; moved from Housing Assistant, Guest Housing/Conferencing, Student Services Tony Shum — Financial Analyst & Liaison, Finance & Administration Rebekah Brackett — Janitor, Facilities Nazli Akhtari — Department Assistant, Theatre Sherri Magson — Advancement … Read more
The Hope Centre Student Health Challenge is running Feb 1–April 13, 2016, with a wrap-up party April 18 at the Hope Centre. Participating students each keep a monthly log of their activity and earn bonus points for water consumption and refraining from sugar-sweetened beverages. Participants have a chance to win fitness- and health-related prizes both … Read more