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Alumna’s passion for accessibility brings IT into the future
“I’m one of those forever students,” says UFV alumna Shana Smith (BA ’16). “I just love learning.” So much so that she didn’t want to leave — after graduating with a major in English and a minor in Media and Communication, she continued on as an employee. Shana now brings her creativity to UFV’s Information…
50 Remarkable Alumni: Terry-Lynn Stone gives back to community
UFV gave Terry-Lynn Stone a springboard into a meaningful career in her 40s. Three decades later, she continues to contribute to her community through volunteerism. Terry-Lynn served two terms on the UFV Board of Governors, one in the 1990s and again in the 2010s. She was also founding chair of the UCFV Alumni Association in…
50 Remarkable Alumni: Jackie Rea helped forge a path for
Of the 50,000 alumni who have graduated from a UFV program since 1974, 17,000 of those have earned a four-year bachelor’s degree. But if it weren’t for a determined group of students and community members who advocated for degree-granting status in 1991, UFV might still be a two-year college. Jackie Rea was one of the students…Writer-in-Residence Rob Taylor on poetry, publishing, and accepting rejection
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…
Flood Stories to be on display at The Reach
UFV’s Flood Stories project collected introspective and impactful stories, images, art, and insights from people affected by the devastating Sumas Prairie flood of November 2021 and related environmental disasters. Now the public will be able to view the results of the project at a special exhibition at Abbotsford’s The Reach Gallery Museum. The Flood Stories…Flood Stories winners’ submissions ‘incredibly powerful’
A year after flooding devastated the Fraser Valley, the collective experience has been captured in a series of artistic expressions garnered through a contest and an open invitation for those affected to share their stories. The results are in, and they’re remarkable, according to Dr. Michelle Superle, who organized the Flood Stories project. “The inspiration…
Flood Stories project provides writing-for-healing opportunities
People in the Fraser Valley and much of B.C. endured an extremely stressful collective experience last November and early December when multiple floods occurred. Now a special project based at the University of the Fraser Valley is inviting those affected to share their experiences. The Flood Stories expressive arts contest offers an outlet for people…
Fraser Valley Literary Festival returns in November — alumnus is
The Fraser Valley Literary Festival returns as an in-person event this November. The 2020 version was virtual due to the pandemic, and the 2021 version was a hybrid. Most of the authors will be attending in person this year, with three attending virtually. The University of the Fraser Valley will welcome 11 authors to its…Sharing stories to help with post-flood trauma
Sharing stories can be a way of healing, and a creative project offered by the UFV Food and Agriculture Institute is giving people affected by the devastating floods of November 2021 a way to share their experiences. Dr. Michelle Superle, who is an assistant professor of English at UFV, a published writer, a research associate…
Sheri-D Wilson is 2022 Writer-in-Residence at UFV
A writer who is best known for her spoken word poetry and who has been a leading light in Canadian literature for three decades will be Writer-in-Residence at UFV for the winter semester. Sheri-D Wilson, aka Mama of Dada, is an award-winning author of 13 books, four short films, and four albums that combine music…
From Beowulf to text encoding — a thoroughly modern approach
Sien Barnett learned early about the value and importance of education. His mother tried to complete her degree while supporting her family as a single parent, but had to drop out. “She always made sure we knew that getting a good job without an education is really tough,” Sien says. Fortunately for Sien, he found…Telling her truth — Pursuing her passion leads to success
Jasmin Kaur’s imagination is taking her places. From her bedroom office in Abbotsford she is living the life of a twice-published author and worldwide influencer. Her novel If I Tell You The Truth, is interspersed with poetry and tells the story of Kiran, an international student who stays illegally in Canada to raise a baby…Want to get published? Find out how at UFV workshop
As a wide-eyed intern at publishing powerhouses like Wendy Lamb Books/Penguin Random House, and ICM Partners in New York City a decade ago, Lindsay Wong saw firsthand how competitive -- and simultaneously discouraging -- scoring a book deal is in reality. “When I was working with the legendary literary agent, Amanda Urban [at ICM Partners]…Memoirists will share writing tips at UFV event
Three writers with a penchant for sharing secrets will spill about the process of memoir writing at the University of the Fraser Valley on March 18. UFV Writer-in-Residence Lindsay Wong will host memoirists Jenny Heijun Wills and Antonio Michael Downing for a reading and conversation about the authors’ writing process. Jenny Heijun Wills is a…
UFV presents International Women’s Day panel with “Choose to Challenge”
International Women’s Day is typically a major event at UFV and, despite pandemic restrictions, this year is no exception. UFV will present an online panel on Monday, March 8, at 12:30 pm. It will be moderated by Dr. Carin Bondar, an internationally known science communicator who is also an adjunct professor of biology at UFV…Alumna’s passion for accessibility brings IT into the future
“I’m one of those forever students,” says UFV alumna Shana Smith (BA ’16). “I just love learning.” So much so that she didn’t want to leave — after graduating with a major in English and a minor in Media and Communication, she continued on as an employee. Shana now brings her creativity to UFV’s Information…50 Remarkable Alumni: Terry-Lynn Stone gives back to community
UFV gave Terry-Lynn Stone a springboard into a meaningful career in her 40s. Three decades later, she continues to contribute to her community through volunteerism. Terry-Lynn served two terms on the UFV Board of Governors, one in the 1990s and again in the 2010s. She was also founding chair of the UCFV Alumni Association in…50 Remarkable Alumni: Jackie Rea helped forge a path for
Of the 50,000 alumni who have graduated from a UFV program since 1974, 17,000 of those have earned a four-year bachelor’s degree. But if it weren’t for a determined group of students and community members who advocated for degree-granting status in 1991, UFV might still be a two-year college. Jackie Rea was one of the students…Writer-in-Residence Rob Taylor on poetry, publishing, and accepting rejection
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…Flood Stories to be on display at The Reach
UFV’s Flood Stories project collected introspective and impactful stories, images, art, and insights from people affected by the devastating Sumas Prairie flood of November 2021 and related environmental disasters. Now the public will be able to view the results of the project at a special exhibition at Abbotsford’s The Reach Gallery Museum. The Flood Stories…Flood Stories winners’ submissions ‘incredibly powerful’
A year after flooding devastated the Fraser Valley, the collective experience has been captured in a series of artistic expressions garnered through a contest and an open invitation for those affected to share their stories. The results are in, and they’re remarkable, according to Dr. Michelle Superle, who organized the Flood Stories project. “The inspiration…Flood Stories project provides writing-for-healing opportunities
People in the Fraser Valley and much of B.C. endured an extremely stressful collective experience last November and early December when multiple floods occurred. Now a special project based at the University of the Fraser Valley is inviting those affected to share their experiences. The Flood Stories expressive arts contest offers an outlet for people…Fraser Valley Literary Festival returns in November — alumnus is
The Fraser Valley Literary Festival returns as an in-person event this November. The 2020 version was virtual due to the pandemic, and the 2021 version was a hybrid. Most of the authors will be attending in person this year, with three attending virtually. The University of the Fraser Valley will welcome 11 authors to its…Sharing stories to help with post-flood trauma
Sharing stories can be a way of healing, and a creative project offered by the UFV Food and Agriculture Institute is giving people affected by the devastating floods of November 2021 a way to share their experiences. Dr. Michelle Superle, who is an assistant professor of English at UFV, a published writer, a research associate…Sheri-D Wilson is 2022 Writer-in-Residence at UFV
A writer who is best known for her spoken word poetry and who has been a leading light in Canadian literature for three decades will be Writer-in-Residence at UFV for the winter semester. Sheri-D Wilson, aka Mama of Dada, is an award-winning author of 13 books, four short films, and four albums that combine music…From Beowulf to text encoding — a thoroughly modern approach
Sien Barnett learned early about the value and importance of education. His mother tried to complete her degree while supporting her family as a single parent, but had to drop out. “She always made sure we knew that getting a good job without an education is really tough,” Sien says. Fortunately for Sien, he found…Telling her truth — Pursuing her passion leads to success
Jasmin Kaur’s imagination is taking her places. From her bedroom office in Abbotsford she is living the life of a twice-published author and worldwide influencer. Her novel If I Tell You The Truth, is interspersed with poetry and tells the story of Kiran, an international student who stays illegally in Canada to raise a baby…
