What a difference a decade can make.   10 short years ago, Matt Loewen was in Botswana, Africa with an organization called Kings Active Foundation, a group that leverages sports to enrich the lives of young people, while at the same time helping them to find and fulfill their potential.  Today, Loewen, who was named one…

Students from a variety of disciplines had the opportunity to bring UFV’s history to life recently through History in the Making, a special project celebrating UFV’s 50th anniversary. They will be sharing the results of their research on Friday, March 1, at a poster and photography exhibit in Evered Hall on the Abbotsford campus. Students…

Keenan Beavis was already going places as an entrepreneur before he hit elementary school. But the Bachelor of Business Administration alumnus (BBA '18) gives credit to his UFV experience for helping him along the way. Five years out of university, Beavis has been named one of BC Business magazine’s 30 Under 30, a list that…

Rohan Sagar was shopping for groceries when he learned he won the Governor General’s Bronze Medal at UFV, awarded to the student with the highest grades graduating from a two-year program. He was in Walmart when he got the phone call, shopping bags in both hands while he scrunched his shoulder to precariously keep his…

The UFV Enactus team, led by its faculty advisor Dr. Saeed Rahman and student president Michael Amirani, participated in the 2023 Enactus Canada National Exposition held May 1-3 in Montreal. The team showcased three of their ongoing projects through a 12-minute video presentation highlighting their accomplishments since the launch and over the past year. The…

Four students majoring in human resources management from UFV’s School of Business earned first place in two categories at the International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC) held in Los Angeles April 12–14. Chad Charest, Monisha Kingra, Amandeep Rai, and Rebecca Whitmell succeeded against formidable U.S. business schools, including Pennsylvania State University, the University…

When international student Santiago Ortiz came to the University of the Fraser Valley on a scholarship, he knew he would encounter new friends and experiences, but he didn’t expect to receive a helping hand from a new resource on campus. Coming from Colombia, Santiago made many adjustments to life in Canada — including getting a…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWefl3vkQlc The administrative unit formerly known as the Faculty of Professional Studies has a new name and a sharper focus. As of January 1, 2023, it is called the Faculty of Business and Computing. The new faculty consists of the School of Business and the School of Computing. The School of Business offers seven credentials…

In early March, Daria Tsynda stood at the border of Ukraine and Romania without a plan and with a single bag in tow. A future that looked so certain and promising only weeks before, one that involved attending university in the Ukraine capital of Kyiv to study business after her upcoming high school graduation, was…

Could viewing immigrants as one homogenous group be a costly mistake for Canada? That’s a question that Dr. Karun Karki, a UFV social work professor, will be investigating as part of a two-year research project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SHRCC). The $72,000 SHRCC insight development grant will be…

UFV alumni Warren Rossing and Caleb Steegstra were each summoned into their respective bosses’ offices in early August. For aspiring Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs) who make the prestigious honour roll, this is how Common Final Examination (CFE) test results are typically delivered. Steegstra (BBA ’20), a project accountant at Westbow Construction in Chilliwack, had been…

The faces of the women are unforgettable. Their voices still echo in her head. Dr. Rita Dhungel, an assistant professor with the School of Social Work and Human Services at UFV, becomes overwhelmed with emotion, mostly sadness, whenever she revisits those vivid memories from inside a brothel in India 18 years ago. Dhungel was working…

Reinventing yourself with your career is a daunting idea for anyone. But try doing it at 51-years old like Rose-Mary Siemens. In 2019, after a decade-long career in tourism followed by a 20-year run managing wine stores, Siemens hit a crossroads professionally. Opportunities in the wine industry had dried up. She also felt unfulfilled. And,…

The heartbeat of the Fraser Valley can be found in the farmlands that encircle the region and through the farmers who grow some of the world’s best vegetables, berries, dairy products, and meats. While the art of producing food has been perfected by many of these farmers, there are admitted knowledge gaps in the way…

Practise what you preach. That’s the approach UFV has continuously taken after making sustainability a top priority by aligning with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and forming partnerships and initiatives with students and different departments. Whether it is dropping plastic bags or implementing solar panels, UFV is actively seeking and implementing new ways of…