It was a sweet evening of celebration for the University of the Fraser Valley and the Mennonite Faith and Learning Society (MFLS) at Friesen House, the residence of UFV President Mark Evered. An informal evening of delicious desserts, fellowship, and speeches culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – one that broadens…

UFV agriculture students and faculty gathered recently to thank Otter Co-op for supporting their Agricultural programs through a $75,000 donation of funds and gifts-in-kind. The funding provided by Otter Co-op helped to build and outfit barn facilities in the UFV Agriculture Centre of Excellence (ACE) on the UFV Chilliwack campus. UFV has named the Otter…

For Dr. Olav Lian and his team of student researchers it’s all about the details. Teeny, tiny, miniscule details — grains of sand in this case — that lead to big discoveries. Lian is an earth scientist in UFV’s Geography and the Environment department, and he and his student researchers have helped make a giant…

This past September, the United Nations ratified 17 global sustainable development goals that will provide a framework for the world’s development through 2030. Six UFV students had the opportunity to contribute to the development of these goals during their internship in Tanzania this past summer. On Tuesday, October 13, they will share some of their…

An impressive, important photography exhibition entitled Betrayed: Portraits of Strength is being featured for a very limited time in UFV’s Library rotunda. Running until Sept. 30, this debut of the exhibit reveals the faces and first-person accounts of human trafficking survivors (see photos of the exhibit launch here). Taken by renowned photographer Tony Hoare in…

Think you've got what it takes to create a business model related to sustainability, food, and universities in 24 hours? This October, the University of the Fraser Valley is hosting an exciting competition to generate real solutions to real food and agriculture issues, and we want you! On the Oct 17-18 weekend, the Feeding 9…

Several Fraser Valley women are sharing how they reconcile what at times feels like leading a double life. A special exhibition that opened on September 29 at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Abbotsford campus looks at how Sikh women’s Sikh identity is integral to their feminist world view. (Mis)Interpretation — Sikh Feminisms in Representations,…

AbbyFest 2015 will be held on the Green at UFV’s Abbotsford campus on Saturday, September 26  from 2 pm until 8 pm. This will be the first time UFV hosts Abbotsford’s multicultural festival -- now entering its eighth season. In previous years the event has been held in the Ag-Rec Building in Abbotsford Exhibition Park.…

From local crime wars to the civil conflict in Syria and the related refugee crisis, violence is prevalent in our world. This abundance of conflict means the establishment of the University of the Fraser Valley’s new Peace and Conflict Studies Teaching Chair is relevant and timely. Dr. Steven Schroeder, a faculty member in the UFV…

What better way to celebrate a new school year than to share a meal together? This year, students from the Agriculture programs at UFV made a key change, dropping the usual pizza and pop in favour of locally grown and produced food at their annual welcome back lunch. Agriculture Student Association representative Terisha Mitchell decided…

Dr. Garry Fehr has been named Director of the Agriculture Centre of Excellence (ACE) at the University of the Fraser Valley. Fehr is a faculty member of the Geography and the Environment department and will work with internal and external advisory committees while reporting to Dr. Adrienne Chan, Associate Vice President of Research, Engagement, and…

Faculty and students at the University of the Fraser Valley will have more opportunities for research thanks to several new federally funded grants that were allocated recently. Ed Fast, the Member of Parliament for Abbotsford and Minister of International Trade, visited the Abbotsford campus of the University of the Fraser Valley to announce the research…