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Boston Pizza execs visit Chandigarh BBA students
UFV’s Business Administration in Chandigarh, India, recently hosted Jordan Melville, president of T&M Group of Companies (which owns Boston Pizza in Canada, US, and Mexico) and Wes Bews, CFO of Boston Pizza Inc. Along with them came Pam Sahsi and Pami Buttar, the directors of CFO Inc., which outsources Boston Pizza’s accounting work to…Veteran Canadian filmmaker Paul Almond visits UFV
Paul Almond is a landmark Canadian filmmaker who pioneered the development of the Canadian film industry in the 1950s. In over four decades of film-making he directed 120 dramas for Canadian, British and U.S. TV networks, and created the ground-breaking documentary “7Up”. In 1970, Almond wrote and directed the feature film “Act of the…McQuarrie on Global TV re moonlighting
Business admin. professor Fiona McQuarrie was on Global BC news on Fri, Oct 14, as part of the Generation How series the station is doing, which investigates how the 18–35 generation is handing housing, education, economic, and employment challenges. The segment is on the Global website: http://www.globaltvbc.com/special/6442500168/story.html It's Part Five at the bottom of the…Dr. Lenore Newman appointed Canada Research Chair at UFV
The University of the Fraser Valley has a new federally funded researcher on campus. Dr. Lenore Newman was recently appointed Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment and joins the Geography department at UFV. She will also be working closely with the UFV Agriculture department. The Canada Research Chair program was established…Dr. Jacqueline Nolte appointed Dean of the new UFV College
Jacqueline Nolte has been appointed Dean of Arts at UFV, after a two-year stint as UFV's interim Dean of Arts. Nolte has been at UFV since 1999, starting as a sessional instructor in art history and gaining a faculty appointment in 2000. She served as Visual Arts department head from 2004 to 2009, and…Playwright Tomson Highway to visit UFV Oct 23 and 24
A Canadian Aboriginal playwright with a previous connection to the University of the Fraser Valley will visit the Chilliwack and Abbotsford campuses this October. Cree writer Tomson Highway will be on the Chilliwack campus on Sunday, Oct. 23, for a staged reading of excerpts from his play The Rez Sisters. He will visit the…UFV student recruiters on the road touring BC high schools
More than 1,000 high school students came to check out what UFV student recruiter Daniel Goertz had to say during week one of the annual Post-secondary Institutes of BC (PSIBC) tour. The tour is a coordinated effort by universities, colleges and institutes to visit high schools together, making it easy for Grade 12 students to…Carl Peters publishes book on bill bissett
Carl Peters (who teaches English, Creative Writing, Visual Arts and Art History) has written the first book-length critical analysis of poet bill bissett’s work. Although internationally recognized as a pioneer of visual, concrete, sound, and performance poetry, few critics recognize bill bissett’s work in the visual arts to be of equal aesthetic importance — very…Simon Gibson launches office politics column
Business admin sessional Simon Gibson, also a 30-year councillor for the City of Abbotsford, has found a niche for a newspaper column and filled it. His weekly column on office politics (which you can see at www.officepolitics101.com ) is now running in 25 newspapers throughout British Columbia including in such communities as Kelowna, Burnaby, Langley,…District of Mission and UFV form partnership to launch graphic
Under a special memorandum of understanding signed on October 4, the District of Mission will secure $500,000 in seed funding to establish the University of the Fraser Valley Mission campus as the primary site for the delivery of the UFV Graphic and Digital Design diploma program. “The District of Mission is very committed to forging…UFV Dental Hygiene graduate saves the day
Just days after graduating and before her official licence to practise was even issued, recent UFV Dental Hygiene diploma program graduate Jana Sladkova was busy putting her education to good use. While watching her boyfriend’s hockey game, one of the players was hit in the face by a puck. Although the player was wearing a…Moves and changes: Pauline Potocky
Pauline Potocky (nee Hadfield) has joined Cheryl Dahl in the Program Development office as the program development assistant. Pauline has a BA in arts and culture studies from Simon Fraser University, and has most recently worked as the Political Science, Philosophy, and Modern Languages departmental assistant. She joined UFV from Douglas College, where she provided…UFV Dental Hygiene grads score above national average
Students enrolled in UFV’s Dental Hygiene diploma program earned top marks in the National Dental Hygiene certification board examination, completed this past May. UFV dental hygiene students consistently scored above the national average compared to other students who wrote the same exam across Canada. “We are very pleased with the results; we know our graduates…New folks: Ashley Wray
Ashley Wray has joined UFV as a marketing and communications specialist, replacing Patty Wellborn, who has moved to the Okanagan. Ashley is an award-winning journalist who most recently worked for the Abbotsford News. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from Kwantlen University, and experience in several sectors of journalism, having worked…Students ‘Get 2 Know UFV’ with new online interactive video
The University of the Fraser Valley just made it very quick and easy — and a whole lot more entertaining — to find out almost everything you ever wanted to know about becoming a student at UFV. By teaming up with Kelowna-based HuStream, the university has produced a new interactive video tour, now on UFV’s website. …UFV students driving carpool campaign
Who wouldn’t want more money to spend in restaurants, bars and hotels? That’s the question asked by a group of students behind www.carpoolufv.com, a new database helping UFV students from across the region click, connect, and car pool — potentially saving millions of dollars, litres and CO2 emissions each year. “It’s a resource to find…Antiguan teachers learn with Canadian counterparts through UFV
Three wise, warm Antiguan teachers joined University of the Fraser Valley Kinesiology instructorJoanna Sheppard — and her students — in elementary schools across the Chilliwack school district this month. It’s the first visit by Antiguan educators since Sheppard began taking students to the Caribbean island seven years ago (including five expeditions with UFV students and…Hey budding scientists, how does summer in London sound?
London Youth Science Forum – Apply by April 15, 2013 UFV is looking for a student enrolled in a Science program, who is not only academically outstanding, but also has great leadership and communication skills, to represent UFV at the London International Youth Science Forum July 24–August 7, 2013. To qualify for the selection process,…UFV Theatre department announces new season
The University of the Fraser Valley Theatre department has announced the lineup for its 2013/2014 Season of Theatre. Three exceptional plays have been chosen to inspire and entertain local audiences. All productions will be held in the performance theatre on the Chilliwack Yale Road location, at the corner of Yale and Airport in Chilliwack. The…UFV daffodil sales raise $1,700 for the Canadian Cancer Society
For the seventh year in a row, UFV students sold daffodils on the Abbotsford campus to support the Canadian Cancer Society’s iconic April campaign. From March 26 to 28, daffodil sales raised $1,700 to fund patient care, research, and prevention in British Columbia. “We are thankful that the UFV community is so generous in support…UFV students splash off colours to welcome spring
This week, UFV students traded winter’s dark hues for a fresh, lively new palette, as part of Holi, the Indian spring festival of colours. The event, organized by Residence Student Services, took place on the green at the Abbotsford campus. In accordance with Holi protocol, participants threw coloured powder at each other. “Holi was celebrated…UFV planning Indigenous Maps, Films, Rights and Land Claims program
The University of the Fraser Valley will once again be offering a team-taught, four-week, intensive certificate program on Indigenous Maps, Films, Rights and Land Claims program in Chilliwack this summer. This intensive four-week, three-course, 12-credit certificate offers students the opportunity to learn a range of conceptual and practical skills that are of direct relevance to…A rock and roll evening with Red Robinson at the
Red Robinson is returning to the University of the Fraser Valley in April, this time in Mission. UFV president Mark Evered, partnering with the Mission Chamber of Commerce, welcomes the legendary Robinson to the Clarke Theatre adjacent to UFV’s Mission campus at Heritage Park Centre, on Tuesday, April 9, at 7 pm. Admission is free…U House Weekend Kickoff showcases student initiatives
Every Friday at U House, UFV students gather to relax, socialize and kick off the weekend with tea, cookies, games, and dancing. And on occasion, guests are treated to a special celebration or activity. “Last Friday, Indian students banded together to showcase their culture at Weekend Kickoff,” says Adaly Molina, Student Support Coordinator at UFV…Car in a day makeover — the video!
Nick Penner likes to put smiles on people’s faces, give back to his community, and provide his students with challenges. The instructor for UFV’s Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing program was able to do all three recently with a car giveaway that came together very quickly thanks to some community partners. “When I was…UFV celebrates student research with poster day, microlectures, and awards
If you wandered past Room B121 on the UFV Abbotsford campus on March 20, you would have seen the normally dark room transformed into a hubbub of chatter and enthusiasm. The event was Student Research Day, and UFV celebrated the hard work of both students and professors by hosting a series of micro-lectures in the…Wendy Holm to speak at UFV on Food, Farming, and
Local food is a trendy phrase and concept, but without Canadian farmers to provide food to our cities, food security is off the table. We “get” this as Canadians, but do we really understand what it means? Award-winning agrologist Wendy Holm will speak on this topic at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Abbotsford campus…