A pair of award-winning authors headline the 2023 Fraser Valley Writers Festival, taking place Sat, Nov 4 on UFV's Abbotsford campus. Lorna Crozier was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2011, recognized for 35 years of literary excellence. According to her website biography, Crozier's books have received numerous national awards, including the Governor-General’s…

Like many new post-secondary students, Alec Zinman was a bit shy and overwhelmed when he first enrolled at UFV. But he chose to be brave and get involved in student activities, which led to a number of roles — both paid and volunteer — within the Student Affairs portfolio at UFV. And like many students…

More than a dozen UFV students gained valuable experience this summer by participating in UFV's second Collaboratorium project. Run by UFV's Peace and Reconciliation Centre under the guidance of Professor Keith Carlson, the Collaboratorium is designed to provide community organizations with sophisticated research services at a fraction of the cost that would be associated with…

Lisa Doell has learned a lot by taking the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program at the University of the Fraser Valley, but she’s also done more than a little teaching. For her efforts to help her professors and fellow students understand Indigenous culture and the issues faced by Indigenous people, Doell is this year’s…

For Dr. Stefania Pizzirani, her duties as an assistant professor at UFV don’t fall into strict silos of teaching, research, and service. They all blend together. Her teaching includes service components. Her research is often based on grassroots community needs. And her service activities feed off her teaching, her research, and her relationships with students,…

Dr. Edward Akuffo first encountered Canadian foreign policy in the late 1990s when he was completing his undergraduate education in Ghana. After seeing the work that the now defunct Canadian International Development Agency was doing under the leadership of John R. Schram (the retired diplomat and former Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana), his curiosity was…

A passion for studying the elements led Steven Marsh to his life’s work as a geography professor. Now, generations of students have benefited from the knowledge and skills he shared and are on the frontlines of resource management and academic research in climate-related disciplines. For his dedication to his profession and influence on students, Marsh…

It’s not every day that your school’s walls become a canvas for your creativity. For students in Visual Arts 390: Community Arts Practice, it’s the tangible results of their learnings this semester. This collaborative project couldn’t have come at a better time either, noted Cindy Schultz, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, “We…

Celebrate emerging talent at Interpret, a Creative and Performing Arts Festival. This year marks the fourth annual Interpret festival, hosted by the UFV School of Creative Arts (SoCA) with Graphic + Digital Design on April 28, 2023, from 4-9 pm. Everyone is welcome to join the festivities! Explore art exhibitions by Visual Arts graduates, Film…

One of UFV’s newest academic alignments embodies the university’s commitment to impactful social development and justice, both locally and globally. The university has offered courses in global stewardship and social justice before, but now the College of Arts has amalgamated these disciplines into one school that will embody the spirit of engagement, transformation, and activism.…

Have you ever peeked inside an aircraft hangar? Students in the UFV Women Explore Trades program visited Cascade Aerospace to explore career opportunities in the aviation industry. On top of seeing trades in action and learning about industry and career potential, students also got to step on board planes to see their inner workings. It’s…

A new interdisciplinary course that brought together perspectives from Visual Arts, Theatre, Film, and Media Arts resulted in a variety of innovative responses in the form of student projects. SoCA 401, Critical Theory for Creative Arts, was taught for the first time ever by Anna Griffith, an assistant professor in Theatre, in Fall 2022. with…

The Laramie Project, directed by assistant professor Shelley Liebembuk, will hit the UFV Theatre stage from March 23-April 1. This highly anticipated play is the second production of UFV Theatre's 2022/23 season and it will challenge and engage audiences. Created by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Project, this verbatim theatre piece is…

Do you ever feel like you could do more to be sustainable but aren’t sure how? If so, you’ll be excited to know that this March at UFV will be full of events dedicated to sustainability. UFV’s Office of Sustainability, alongside 20 other departments and groups, will host the March for Sustainability event series again…

UFV’s Writer-in-Residence is hosting a poetry reading on Valentine’s Day, but don’t expect a bunch of sappy love verses. Rob Taylor concedes that in honour of the day, he will read “exactly one love poem (no more, no less).” You can catch Taylor and other poets reading their work on Tuesday, Feb 14 in Room…