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UFV Mennonite lecture series: The connection between relief work and
The work of Mennonites locally and around the world has long been associated with peace. This association will be highlighted in a panel discussion at the University of the Fraser Valley next week. Titled Engagement, it will focus on the question, “What is the connection between relief and development work, and peace?” The event, taking…Visit Tanzania to help develop a community, and yourself
Strengthen your resume and gain international experience while positively impacting a community across the world. That’s the opportunity being offered to UFV students through six funded summer internships to Tanzania, Africa with the Global Development Institute (GDI). The project is made possible by funding received from the Canadian International Development Agency and the Students for…Festival of Lights brightens up UFV Abbotsford campus
On October 20, 2011, the South Asian Peer Networking Association (SAPNA) hosted a Diwali celebration for the UFV community at the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies, located in U House. The event drew a large crowd of UFV students and staff as well as members of the larger Abbotsford community. The celebration opened up with…Get Animated! A free screening of short films
The National Film Board of Canada, in collaboration with UFV, presents Get Animated! Join this cross-Canada celebration of the NFB’s latest animated films. Come to a free 80-minute screening of some of “Canada’s finest (and funniest) animated films.” Billed as “an eclectic collection of entertaining new animation films, ranging from the whimsical to the experimental,”…Tomson Highway shares inspiring works at UFV
Cree writer Tomson Highway wrapped up his two-day visit to UFV on Monday at the Abbotsford campus with a meet and greet, reading and signing session. The Canadian Aboriginal playwright visited the Chilliwack campus on Sunday for a staged reading of excerpts from his play The Rez Sisters. Monday’s event saw the internationally renowned playwright,…Shaw TV films at UFV
During last week's Tony Parsons event at UFV Chilliwack, a number of media turned out to listen to the broadcaster's words of wisdom. One such outlet in attendance was Shaw TV, Chilliwack. The story is currently airing on Shaw TV, cable channel 4 in Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison and Hope.Development for a New Generation (D4NG) hosts international organizations in
The University of the Fraser Valley’s Development for a New Generation project is hosting a free forum for Fraser Valley youth this Saturday to raise awareness of sustainable international development options for volunteers. D4NG is a project sponsored by the UFV Global Development Institute. It’s designed to increase awareness and understanding regarding Canada’s approach…Boston Pizza execs visit Chandigarh BBA students
UFV’s Business Administration in Chandigarh, India, recently hosted Jordan Melville, president of T&M Group of Companies (which owns Boston Pizza in Canada, US, and Mexico) and Wes Bews, CFO of Boston Pizza Inc. Along with them came Pam Sahsi and Pami Buttar, the directors of CFO Inc., which outsources Boston Pizza’s accounting work to…Playwright Tomson Highway to visit UFV Oct 23 and 24
A Canadian Aboriginal playwright with a previous connection to the University of the Fraser Valley will visit the Chilliwack and Abbotsford campuses this October. Cree writer Tomson Highway will be on the Chilliwack campus on Sunday, Oct. 23, for a staged reading of excerpts from his play The Rez Sisters. He will visit the…UFV in the news: two vie for school trustee seats
At UFV we like to see students putting their education to good use and engaging in public discourse. Two UFV mature students run for Chilliwack school trustee Chilliwack Times — Oct 11, 2011 Karen Jarvis and Dan Coulter, both mature students at UFV, are both running for school trustee positions in ChilliwackDistrict of Mission and UFV form partnership to launch graphic
Under a special memorandum of understanding signed on October 4, the District of Mission will secure $500,000 in seed funding to establish the University of the Fraser Valley Mission campus as the primary site for the delivery of the UFV Graphic and Digital Design diploma program. “The District of Mission is very committed to forging…Bertram to speak on new approaches to helping children with
Where some people focus on weaknesses, Dr. Chris Bertram prefers to focus on strengths. The University of the Fraser Valley kinesiologist has been working with a research team for five years, trying to find ways to help children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder live up their full potential. Bertram, this year’s winner of the Teaching…Trevor Carolan to speak on Group of Seven master Frederick
UFV English professor Trevor Carolan will be speaking on Group of Seven Artist Frederick Varley this weekend. This important member of Canada’s iconic Group of Seven artists lived and worked in the Vancouver area during the 1930s. While residing near Rice Lake in North Vancouver, Varley painted many of his great masterworks and…Minter to serve another three years as UFV Chancellor
Canadian gardening icon and Fraser Valley community leader Dr. Brian Minter has been reappointed to a second three-year term as Chancellor of the University of the Fraser Valley. A recipient of the Order of Canada, the Spirit of Enterprise award, and the BC Small Business Excellence award, Dr. Minter is a horticulturist, entrepreneur and co-owner…UFV signs accord on Indigenous Education
UFV recently joined more than 50 faculties of education across Canada in signing an Accord on Indigenous Education. The accord was signed to acknowledge the institutional awareness of aboriginal education issues and highlight a commitment to promoting integration of indigenous knowledge within teacher education programs. “This won’t be an on-the-shelf document, but a living…Idle No More forum at UFV
More than 120 people gathered at UFV's Aboriginal Gathering Place on January 17 to learn more about the issues surrounding the Idle No More movement.Lots to do at UFV to chase away mid-January blahs
The month may be half over, but there is still a lot going on before the end of January at the University of the Fraser Valley. Here’s a non-comprehensive list of public activities and events at the University of the Fraser Valley through Jan 31. UFV’s Visual Arts gallery has several shows scheduled from January…Davis-Fisch’s directorial debut a timely one: Ernestine drawing parallels to
Radio, TV, newspapers, and social media users across Canada and around the world have been reporting on the grassroots movement known as Idle No More, a response to the exploitations of treaty rights across Canada. In April of 2012, UFV theatre instructor Heather Davis-Fisch, who joined UFV in 2011, chose the play Ernestine Shuswap Gets…UFV to host educational forum on Idle No More Thurs,
The public is invited to UFV's educational forum on Idle No More at UFV’s Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park to learn more about the Idle No More grassroots movement. Speakers will include: Joanne Gutierrez Hugh (Xwiyolemot, Sto:lo/Cree woman): Back to Indigenous Government and Idle No More Capacity Building Sakej Ward (holds Master of Indigenous…UFV’s new writer-in-residence Rex Weyler to read Jan 17
The public is invited to come hear UFV’s 2013 writer-in-residence Rex Weyler at a reading on Thursday, Jan 17 on the Abbotsford campus. A co-founder of Greeenpeace, Rex has deep roots in environmental movements. This is the first time that UFV has chosen a primarily non-fiction writer to be writer-in-residence. Metaphor and Meaning in…Visual Arts gallery shows: Jan through April
UFV's Visual Arts gallery has several shows scheduled from January through April and several of them have a connection to UFV Visual Arts alumni. VISUAL ARTS GALLERY | January – April 2013 University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford campus, B 136 Listen as the Whispers Look Around Scott Schell (Alumni) Jan 7 – 25…UFV Continuing Studies offers hundreds of options for the part-time
It’s January and the kids are back to school, but what about you? The new year is a great time to think about learning something new, improving your career prospects, taking up a new skill, or just learning for the fun of it. UFV’s Continuing Studies division offers hundreds of courses and several programs for…2012 a year to celebrate at UFV
It was another busy year at the University of the Fraser Valley, one filled with building and campus openings, student and faculty success, athletic and cultural achievements, and community engagement. As the university breaks briefly for the holiday season, here’s a look at 2012 in review. Building boom UFV had major facilities open in three…New Advanced Education Minister John Yap visits UFV
When Advanced Education Minister John Yap was in Abbotsford on Nov 26 to announce literacy funding (http://goo.gl/oY6ET ), he also dropped by for a quick tour of the UFV Abbotsford campus, meeting students in Fashion Design, touring the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, and chatting with Student Union Society reps. Here are some photos from his…Pennies for Playgrounds: Urban Planning, Children’s Rights and Climate Change;
Pennies for Playgrounds: Urban Planning, Children’s Rights and Climate Change; UFV-sponsored exhibit opens Dec 6 at The Reach ll children deserve a safe place to play and the freedom to use the space around them to express themselves creatively. That’s the underlying theme of a special exhibit launching at The Reach Gallery in Abbotsford on…Hilarious comedy Once in a Lifetime on now — last
The opening production of the UFV Theatre department’s 2012/13 season of theatre will be Once in a Lifetime, the hilarious comedy from George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, which follows the progress of a trio of failing vaudevillians who attempt to boost their chances of employment by working as elocutionists in a 1920s Hollywood that…Hugh Brody to speak at UFV Nov 21 on the
Thousands of languages are disappearing; a few are coming to dominate. What is the origin of this loss and change? What does it mean for those who speak about particular places in their own ways? And do the Inuit really have 46 words for snow? Anthropologist, writer, and filmmaker Hugh Brody will examine these concepts…