Sheila McKay has spent 18 years at UFV sewing togetherness with the threads of community, connection, and belonging. Before she was a staff member she enrolled as a student in 1988, studying early childhood education with the dream of becoming a teacher. After two professors encouraged her to apply for a job here, Sheila tried…

Over the past two years, Greg St. Hilaire has collaborated with the Seabird Island Band to implement and deliver specialized adult education courses that cater to the unique cultural and educational requirements of the Indigenous community while developing a pathway to post-secondary education.   For his efforts, Greg has been awarded with UFV’s 2024 Indigenization and…

Dr. Gillian Hatfield has been at UFV since 2016 and has seen many amazing researchers win UFV’s Research Excellence award. She never imagined she’d be in the same group as those “heavy hitters.” But here she is, part of that group. “I’ve been on the award committee that judges these awards and I know the…

Dr. Vanessa Radzimski believes the best way for students to succeed is to make mistakes and learn from them. It’s a core tenet of her teaching philosophy, along with the idea that students are the best teachers for students. Whether they enter one of Radzimski’s courses with a lot or a little mathematics experience, they…

More than 100 employees who have been at UFV for a decade or more — including one person with 45 years service — were celebrated in person on May 14 at the Service Recognition Dinner at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre. Kartar Thandi is closing in on a half-century in Campus Planning and Facilities…

UFV's Computing Student Association partners with Chilliwack.Tech to host its Startup Hackathon on May 17 at 5 pm. The CSA president is sixth-year Computing Science major Josh Gourde, who’s been hard at work creating this platform for students to showcase their skills and apply what they’ve learned. This year’s Hackathon is geared toward students in…

UFV joined hands to welcome Q’um Q’um Xiiem Dr. Jo-ann Archibald into her new role as University Chancellor. Held May 9 at the Gathering Place on UFV’s Chilliwack campus, the proceedings were designed to honour both academic tradition and Stó:lō ceremony. Dr. Archibald is UFV’s fourth chancellor, taking on the title after Dr. Andy Sidhu’s…

Amar Kingra joined the Abbotsford Police Department (formerly Matsqui Police) in 1981 as its first visible minority and spent 34 years in the eastern Fraser Valley before calling it a career in 2015. He was the APD’s longest serving member and had attained the rank of Staff Sargeant when he retired. “I was the only…

The Sustainable Office Certification program is one of the ways UFV's Office of Sustainability (OoS) is empowering staff to make their workplace more socially and environmentally focused. Its first iteration ran from August to December last year, with its second session coming up this month. The program gathers representatives from departments across UFV, who support…

UFV’s Claire Hay has won a prestigious award from the Western Division, Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG). A former geography professor who is now Specialist, Teaching and Learning in UFV’s Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC), she is being recognized with the J. Lewis Robinson Award for Meritorious Service. “I was really surprised, but I was…

Three-term city Councillor Kelly Chahal has a storied career in Abbotsford.  In addition to her decades as a probation officer, she chairs the city’s public safety committee, participates in the Purple Lights Campaign -- part of the violence against women in relationships committee (VAWIR) -- and she is part of the Empower Goddess group which…

Jeboah M. Godron is the new Director of Communications at the University of the Fraser Valley.   Originally from Victoria, Godron joins UFV from Toronto, where she worked as the Communications Manager for the Métis Nation of Ontario. Previous positions held include Marketing & Communications Consultant, Associate Manager of Brand Management at Newell Brands, and Marketing…

What is your favourite type of rose?  It’s the one question Brad Jalbert dislikes more than any other.   “It’s like being asked to choose which is your favourite child,” he says with a groan. “They’re all my favourites.”  And they really are like children. There are tens of thousands of varieties of roses in the…

Red Dress Day is on Sunday, May 5, serving as a day of reflection and activism in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples. This week, the Xwexwilmexwawt office (room B309) at the Abbotsford campus is commemorating the day with a red dress memorial. The Red Dress campaign grew from the…

Amber Desilets enjoyed travel and learning that she may never have otherwise experienced, if not for UFV International’s study abroad opportunities. The teaching student has been to Spain and Ecuador and will soon head to Vietnam on a 10-day sojourn. The first two experiences provided memories that will last a lifetime. “You can’t even imagine…