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…

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…

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…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

You know how parents like to tell their children that when they were young they walked five miles to school, uphill both ways, in 10 feet of snow? Well, Jane Antil can tell similar stories about her early days running the Athletics department at what was then Fraser Valley College (and then UCFV). She handled…