When emergencies happen on campus – whether it’s a wildlife sighting, severe weather, or another urgent situation – timely and accurate communication is critical. This challenge inspired Michael Levesque, Samuel Shull and a cross-functional team at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) Information Technology Services (ITS) to develop UFV Alerts, the university’s new in-house emergency…

After a successful event that saw many retirees return to UFV to reconnect and laugh together at a comedy show, the UFV Retirees’ Association (UFVRA) is now preparing for its annual general meeting on Wed, May 6 at 10 am in Room K180 on the Abbotsford campus. UFVRA launched in 2025 with great interest from…

The University of the Fraser Valley is welcoming Byng Giraud as its first Executive-in-Residence, focused on supporting practical approaches to economic reconciliation through work with Indigenous nations and organizations.  As UFV transitions from reconciliation as a concept to 'Reconcili-action' as a tangible reality, the president of Vancouver-based Sedgewick Strategies will work towards bridging the gap between academic learning/institutional policy and real-world partnerships, with a focus on Indigenous businesses.  Supported and hosted by UFV’s Faculty of Business and…

Recent labour market projections for British Columbia highlight that 77 per cent of more than 1 million job openings over the next 10 years will require some level of post-secondary education, specialized training, or equivalent experience, according to the B.C. Labour Market Outlook 2025–2035. To help ensure that they have the skills and credentials to…

The University of the Fraser Valley community culminated Freedom to Read Week with a powerful, collective act of storytelling at its annual Freedom to Read event.  Held at the Abbotsford campus library in late February, the event centred on live readings from banned and challenged books, with students, faculty, staff, senior administrators, and community members…

TRIGGER WARNING: Non-fatal strangulation and domestic abuse This story contains details regarding physical violence, specifically non-fatal strangulation, which may be distressing to some readers. Strangulation can hurt. It can kill. And it can cause serious long-term health repercussions. It comes in various forms. It can be used as a way of manifesting anger and dominance…

As Ali Ghafoor approaches the finish line of his Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at the University of the Fraser Valley, he looks back in gratitude at those who have helped him along the way. His professors, of course, and his supervisors on his clinical placements. The friends he made in the program. The…

The COVID-19 pandemic presented myriad challenges for health communicators, who struggled to reach everyone with accurate and timely information.  But new research by the University of the Fraser Valley’s Dr. Cindy Jardine and Simon Fraser University’s Dr. Aline Faria, highlights the critical role civil society organizations played, and how they can work with government to deliver more effective and culturally adapted messaging in a future health crisis.   “Because…

Shervin Azar was 13 years old when he first stood in front of the Dragons. But the moment wasn’t just about entrepreneurship — it was part of a much longer journey of finding his voice, a journey that would later lead him to create the UFV Volunteer Network, connecting students with community organizations across the Fraser Valley.  Standing on national television and…

It started small. As in, selling Entertainment coupon books to keep afloat financially. It started with heart. As in, a small group of proud graduates from UFV (in its Fraser Valley College and University College of the Fraser Valley incarnations) assembled and worked together to achieve the goal of giving back and formalizing a relationship…

When Taylor Wilson was studying philosophy and political science at UFV, one idea in particular stuck with him, shaping the course of his career. One of his professors, Ron Dart, taught him that in order to live a “good life” from a philosophical point of view, one needs to actively participate in the common life…

The Fraser River is a life-giving artery that flows through British Columbia. From the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Georgia, covering 1,375 kilometres, it has nourished the land and its peoples for centuries.  But while most British Columbians recognize that the river exists, do they truly know how vital it is? Do they know how it has sustained the communities that humans construct along its fertile banks?    The Experience the Fraser project was created at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) to connect and…