Sidewalk improvements at Chilliwack CEP campus

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The Campus Connector shuttle bus, with over 20 trips per day, provides hassle-free commuting for hundreds of UFV students each day, as well as UFV faculty and staff. Recent site improvements around the Chilliwack campus at CEP stop include a new accessible sidewalk, better street lighting, and drainage. The UFV Facilities department hopes these measures … Read more

Kinvig featured on Province sports podcast

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Get to know UFV athletics communications coordinator Dan Kinvig a bit better through a peek into the life of a sports info guy. Kinvig was on the Varsity Letters podcast with The Province high school/university sports reporter Howard Tsumura recently, talking about his transition from the newspaper business to the UFV athletic department. The podcast … Read more

Cascades weekend recap: Basketball men sweep Griffins, head into Christmas undefeated

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The UFV Cascades basketball and volleyball teams wrapped up the semester with a busy weekend of home games at the Envision Athletic Centre. The men’s hoopsters had a weekend to remember, beating the MacEwan Griffins on Friday (83-73) and Saturday (95-73). They head into the Christmas break with a perfect 8-0 record in league play, … Read more

Scholarly Sharing Initiative with Sandhra and Blakeborough — Dec 11

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Come join us at the last Scholarly Sharing Initiative for 2014. Thurs, Dec 11 1:15–2:45 pm Abby U-House Delicious light lunch provided Sharanjit Sandhra , Centre for IndoCanadian Studies — Emotional historicism: Ongoing narrative of the Komagata Maru Darren Blakeborough, Media and Communication Studies — Video documentation of multi-disciplinary research. So many ways to go … Read more

New Student Orientation — Dec 18

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Attention New Students! Register for the Winter 2015 New Student Orientation. This free event is a great way to have questions answered, meet new people and get to know the UFV campus. Further details including a schedule of events is available online: www.ufv.ca/studentlife Register online: http://ufv.ca/studentlife/first-year-students/orientation/new-student-orientation/ For more information, contact Sidrah Ahmad at Sidrah.Ahmad@ufv.ca 12/15/2014

Angel Trees — application deadline Dec 3 nears

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Tell your students — Dec 3 deadline is just days away! The Angel Tree program is now accepting applications from students. Applications are available at the Financial Aid office. To qualify for this program, applicants must be current UFV students with unmet financial need and with dependent children under the age of 16. In 2012, … Read more

Indigenous film screening to inspire all — Dec 3

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As a collaboration between the UFV’s Lens of Empowerment Project, Visual Arts, Indigenous Studies and UFV International, this event is sure to be the cherry on top of International Education Week 2014 events. In the film The Hands of History, Vancouver filmmaker Loretta Todd and The National Film Board honour the gifts of four remarkable … Read more

Fall 2014 Newsletter – UFV Centre for Safe Schools & Communities

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The focus of UFV’s Centre for Safe Schools & Communities’ fall newsletter is “Bars Can Cause Scars: Children with Criminal Justice Involved Parents”. The content follows the recent release of a new report and features special upcoming dates, newly completed fact sheets by UFV students and faculty, and a variety of related resources to strengthen … Read more

UFV Lifesaver campaign final results

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Final results are in! Stemming from an identified need to help students in need of emergency funding, last year we helped 236 students each overcome a sudden, unexpected crisis. In 2013, we generated $20,000 and more than $100,000 since the campaign began in 2010. This year we challenged you to do more. And, you responded. … Read more

Financial Aid & Awards tips of the month for December

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Know students who could benefit from financial aid? Pass along these great tips: Tip #1: If you require a student loan for the winter semester and you haven’t already applied, do so on-line at www.studentaidbc.ca. Tip #2: Loan documents for January will soon be confirmed electronically. Please contact financial aid and awards for details on … Read more

December issue of Balance newsletter

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The UFV Employee and Family Assistance program provider, Sheppell -fgi, provides a number of resources including a monthly newsletter. This month’s edition of the Balance newsletter includes useful information on teaching your children about finances. Please click on this link to access this newsletter and other resources available through our EFAP. For more information, contact … Read more