Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development Archive
Career U-Turn — Bill Chivers on the road to reinvention
The moment Bill Chivers knew his life would never be the same came with a loud snap. “I heard it pop, I knew it right there,” he says. “I was reaching in to get a case. It was one of those ones where you had to dig deep, move ten, grab the one in the…Governor General’s Silver Medal — Shanna Yaroshuk: Child and Youth
Shanna Yaroshuk started out her career in the early childhood education field, and looked to the University of the Fraser Valley when she wanted to continue her studies. “I enjoyed working with children but decided to expand my horizons and go beyond the childcare centre setting.” She enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Child…Larsen receives innovative teaching award
Dr. Judy Larsen of UFV’s Upgrading and University Preparation (UUP) department has been recognized for her creative approach to teaching mathematics with an award from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), in partnership with D2L (formerly Desire2Learn). Larsen was one of four recipients of the 2020 D2L Innovation Award in Teaching…Child Life student rides pandemic wave during hospital internship
When Danielle Geddes started her Child Life Specialist internship on the acute medical inpatient ward at Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg in February, she had no idea that by the end of it she would be fully masked and wearing protective gear for most shifts with her young clients. Geddes, who is completing a Child Life…Career U-Turn — Bill Chivers on the road to reinvention
The moment Bill Chivers knew his life would never be the same came with a loud snap. “I heard it pop, I knew it right there,” he says. “I was reaching in to get a case. It was one of those ones where you had to dig deep, move ten, grab the one in the…