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Get fit in 2023 with UFV Campus Rec — try
Looking for fitness options that work well with your job or class schedules? Check out UFV Campus Recreation’s menu of offerings. Until January 20, you can try before you buy! The Try before you Buy event is for fitness classes, and drop-in sports. During this period, intramural times will also be run as a drop-in…With professional sports career on hold, a former UFV soccer
As the hometown Abbotsford Canucks battled the San Diego Gulls tooth and nail below on the ice recently, a familiar face within UFV sports circles roamed the arena with a camera in her hand and an employee credential dangling off her neck. Throughout the game, Sarah Parker deftly captured every slap shot and fan interaction,…Inclusive, accessible renovations inside UFV Athletic Centre
New and more inclusive changerooms, washrooms, and shower areas are coming to the UFV Athletic Centre (Building E). In line with UFV’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion goals, the project creates space that is gender neutral and universally accessible. A central change area with private stalls will be flanked by self-contained team rooms bookended by washrooms…UFV employees found refuge in crisis thanks to caring community
On Sunday night, Mike Teigen and his family were inside their Honda Pilot just outside of Hope, BC, staring ahead at a highway submerged in water, when they realized they were out of options. They couldn’t go west on Highway 7 towards their home in Mission, as they had tried to 90 minutes earlier, because…A different debut — COVID dashed plans for volleyball, but
Put yourself in Ellie Sinclair’s shoes. Back on March 2, 2020, when she was introduced as part of the UFV women’s volleyball team’s class of incoming recruits, she had a very distinct picture of what her first year of university would look like. She’d attend in-person classes primarily on the Abbotsford campus, pursuing her Criminal…Staff Excellence: Family connections make life at UFV special for
There are a number of angles from which to analyze Al Tuchscherer’s longevity in his role as head coach of women’s basketball at the University of the Fraser Valley. The raw numbers paint a picture of sustained excellence: 18 seasons. Three conference championships and eight national championship berths (BCCAA and Canada West eras combined). Four…Women’s basketball team stays connected
View this post on Instagram Cascades WBB staying connected during social distancing 😂 A post shared by UFV Cascades Athletics (@ufvcascades) on Mar 27, 2020 at 10:52am PDTExplore university from a kids-eye view at UFV Chilliwack this
Explore university from a kids-eye view at UFV Chilliwack this summer It’s midsummer. Is boredom creeping in to your kids’ days? Send them to university for a week! The University of the Fraser Valley offers a variety of day camps to choose from. The Explore UFV camps offer a particularly intriguing way for kids to…Skip Bassford honoured by Cascades Hall of Fame for role
When Skip Bassford joined the University College of the Fraser Valley as its fourth president in 1998, he looked around the campuses and wondered where the gym was. He soon found out there was none. He knew that UCFV (as it was then known) had some very successful teams competing at the collegiate level in…Fast and Fernstrom: UFV’s first soccer coaches tapped for Cascades
There was lots of grunt work and little glamour or glory for the coaches in the early years of UFV’s men’s soccer team, but the two co-coaches still count the experience as a highlight of their lives. And for their pioneering contribution to the founding of UFV’s soccer program, retired UFV professors Scott Fast and…From talented teenager to lifelong UFV supporter: Denise (now Tuchscherer)
Denise Rehman (now Tuchscherer) was just a 17-year old kid from Langford on Vancouver Island when she started what turned out to be a life-changing and lifelong relationship with UFV in 1992. She knew nobody when she stepped onto campus, not even the coach. “I had been recruited by Mike Hind, but he took a…Campus Recreation wants YOU to REACH your potential
A new initiative from UFV Campus Recreation is challenging students and employees to embrace more than just physical fitness. “We are encouraging everyone to embrace seven dimensions of wellness through our UFV Wellness Challenge,” says Cheryl Van Nes, program manager for Campus Recreation and Wellness. “These include physical, environmental, social, intellectual, occupational, emotional, and spiritual…Sample some UFV fitness classes for free Sept 11-15
Is a fitter you on your fall agenda? Did you know you can get your sweat on right at UFV in a variety of fitness classes presented by UFV Campus Recreation? This week (Sept 11-15) is Try Before You Buy week for employees. You can sample any or all of the fitness classes before making…UFV offers spring break camps to keep kids active
Want to make sure your kids stay active and busy this spring break? Join the UFV Cascades and UFV Kinesiology students for a physical literacy camp over March break that will have your child learning through PLAY! During this week, your child will work on developing their fundamental movement skills like running, jumping, and catching.…Free fitness classes, meet new Building Q
New year, new you, new building to make it all happen. Free fitness classes have started for students on UFV’s Chilliwack and Abbotsford campuses. Staff and faculty are encouraged to join for a reasonable rate. “The idea is to take an active break from studying or working – a chance to get away from that Tim…Get fit in 2023 with UFV Campus Rec — try
Looking for fitness options that work well with your job or class schedules? Check out UFV Campus Recreation’s menu of offerings. Until January 20, you can try before you buy! The Try before you Buy event is for fitness classes, and drop-in sports. During this period, intramural times will also be run as a drop-in…With professional sports career on hold, a former UFV soccer
As the hometown Abbotsford Canucks battled the San Diego Gulls tooth and nail below on the ice recently, a familiar face within UFV sports circles roamed the arena with a camera in her hand and an employee credential dangling off her neck. Throughout the game, Sarah Parker deftly captured every slap shot and fan interaction,…Inclusive, accessible renovations inside UFV Athletic Centre
New and more inclusive changerooms, washrooms, and shower areas are coming to the UFV Athletic Centre (Building E). In line with UFV’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion goals, the project creates space that is gender neutral and universally accessible. A central change area with private stalls will be flanked by self-contained team rooms bookended by washrooms…UFV employees found refuge in crisis thanks to caring community
On Sunday night, Mike Teigen and his family were inside their Honda Pilot just outside of Hope, BC, staring ahead at a highway submerged in water, when they realized they were out of options. They couldn’t go west on Highway 7 towards their home in Mission, as they had tried to 90 minutes earlier, because…A different debut — COVID dashed plans for volleyball, but
Put yourself in Ellie Sinclair’s shoes. Back on March 2, 2020, when she was introduced as part of the UFV women’s volleyball team’s class of incoming recruits, she had a very distinct picture of what her first year of university would look like. She’d attend in-person classes primarily on the Abbotsford campus, pursuing her Criminal…Staff Excellence: Family connections make life at UFV special for
There are a number of angles from which to analyze Al Tuchscherer’s longevity in his role as head coach of women’s basketball at the University of the Fraser Valley. The raw numbers paint a picture of sustained excellence: 18 seasons. Three conference championships and eight national championship berths (BCCAA and Canada West eras combined). Four…Women’s basketball team stays connected
View this post on Instagram Cascades WBB staying connected during social distancing 😂 A post shared by UFV Cascades Athletics (@ufvcascades) on Mar 27, 2020 at 10:52am PDTExplore university from a kids-eye view at UFV Chilliwack this
Explore university from a kids-eye view at UFV Chilliwack this summer It’s midsummer. Is boredom creeping in to your kids’ days? Send them to university for a week! The University of the Fraser Valley offers a variety of day camps to choose from. The Explore UFV camps offer a particularly intriguing way for kids to…Skip Bassford honoured by Cascades Hall of Fame for role
When Skip Bassford joined the University College of the Fraser Valley as its fourth president in 1998, he looked around the campuses and wondered where the gym was. He soon found out there was none. He knew that UCFV (as it was then known) had some very successful teams competing at the collegiate level in…Fast and Fernstrom: UFV’s first soccer coaches tapped for Cascades
There was lots of grunt work and little glamour or glory for the coaches in the early years of UFV’s men’s soccer team, but the two co-coaches still count the experience as a highlight of their lives. And for their pioneering contribution to the founding of UFV’s soccer program, retired UFV professors Scott Fast and…From talented teenager to lifelong UFV supporter: Denise (now Tuchscherer)
Denise Rehman (now Tuchscherer) was just a 17-year old kid from Langford on Vancouver Island when she started what turned out to be a life-changing and lifelong relationship with UFV in 1992. She knew nobody when she stepped onto campus, not even the coach. “I had been recruited by Mike Hind, but he took a…Campus Recreation wants YOU to REACH your potential
A new initiative from UFV Campus Recreation is challenging students and employees to embrace more than just physical fitness. “We are encouraging everyone to embrace seven dimensions of wellness through our UFV Wellness Challenge,” says Cheryl Van Nes, program manager for Campus Recreation and Wellness. “These include physical, environmental, social, intellectual, occupational, emotional, and spiritual…