Moving day is coming for UFV’s School of Education. On July 29 they’ll be relocating from their current home on the Abbotsford campus to a new home in Mission. The UFV building in Mission has been completely renovated and provides room to grow for a thriving program. “We’ve gone from 64 students to 106, making…

This year’s Governor General’s Gold Medal has been awarded to Master of Social Work graduate Marlae Vermeer with a GPA of 4.275. Granted to those with the highest academic standing in a graduate degree program, it is one of UFV’s most prestigious awards. When Vermeer learned of the achievement, she was shocked. Right away, receiving…

A collaboration between the University of the Fraser Valley and Stó:lō Nation is giving high school students a taste of early childhood education (ECE) before they dive into full-time university studies. Monique Belanger, childcare supervisor at A:lmélháwtxw Early Education Centre, launched a leadership project through Early Childhood Educators of BC called ‘Leading Change with ECEBC.’…

UFV alumna Danielle Rowand has been recognized by UFV’s Teacher Education department as an outstanding mentor for her work with UFV Bachelor of Education students. Rowand is a teacher at Abbotsford Secondary School who works with teacher candidates, introducing them to the life of a professional teacher. She guides them in skill development and helps…

  As she reflects on 27 years of teaching at the University of the Fraser Valley, Dr. Christine Slavik sees more than just a number: she sees a body of work that aligns with her core values.   Whether it is leading her team through a pandemic with mindfulness, creating safe digital spaces to discuss concerns,…

Conscientious municipal employees know that consulting with Indigenous neighbours or stakeholders is a key part of any planning process. The University of the Fraser Valley recognizes the importance of such consultation and is offering a panel discussion that will explore strengthening civic-Indigenous relationships. Fostering Connections That Last: Conversations in Civic and Indigenous Relationship Building will…

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…

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…

Pay it forward in the form of mindfulness. That’s the idea, at least around the Fraser Valley as of late. People of all ages are practising staying present. They take walks. They learn how to pause before reacting during conflict, focusing on their breath and hands. You see it in daycares, in high school classrooms,…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy4ncjRqoGs&feature=youtu.be Shannon Thiesen’s alumni connection to the University of the Fraser Valley comes via the Teacher Education program, but she’s also an accomplished artist whose work has been selected to grace the UFV Alumni commemorative wine labels for 2022. Since 2005, the Alumni Association has partnered with local wineries for its annual Alumni Wine Program.…

Dr. Allyson Jule, a leader in education and champion for social justice, joins UFV as the inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development (FECHD). The vision of the new faculty, announced in late 2021, is to create an inclusive and collaborative learning environment dedicated to educating others, and assisting families and…

When Natasha Rainkie of Chilliwack learned what had happened to her grandmother at the Lower Post residential school in northern British Columbia, she knew she had to become a teacher. “I want to provide this generation of children with the education that my grandmother needed and should have received. I want to tell her story…