Events Archive
Behind a Lens of Empowerment: project looks at the experiences
Give people the tools to express what they see, and you never know what they’ll show you. That is the idea behind the Lens of Empowerment project, a three-course program undertaken by 11 UFV students that examines the lives and experiences of women in Stó:lō territory. Part of the inspiration for this project came from…Mystery particle leads UFV student to London
Quantum physics might be the last thing on your mind this summer, but it’s been a full-time job for three students and a professor at UFV. And as a result of their hard work and focus, one student is off to London to participate in a prestigious forum hosted by Imperial College London. UFV…UFV grad follows a dream from South America to Canada,
After Ricardo Jahns Gigglburger graduated with an engineering degree and a Master of Business Administration, he thought his schooling was over. It seemed, however, that school was not quite done with him. “I discovered Computer Science when I was about to finish my Engineering degree, and I immediately knew that computers would be my passion,”…UFV visual art students transform Mission elementary school gym into
To most students, summer means relaxation; books and papers become a bad dream, the sun comes out from behind its customary curtain of clouds, and days are filled with sunshine and maybe even a trashy novel. But to the sixteen UFV students currently enrolled in VA 390, summer also means giving back to the community.…Dr. Yvon Dandurand returns to research and professorship, passing Associate
Yvon Dandurand has served as Associate Vice-President (AVP), Research and Graduate Studies for the past 10 years, and is now stepping aside to return to teaching and research projects of his own. “I get all kinds of requests to be a guest lecturer as part of other professors’ classes, but that’s really not the same…NDP members join with UFV’s Cindy Stewart to raise awareness
Adrian Dix and Gwen O’Mahony of the NDP visited Canada Education Park (CEP) this past Friday to help raise awareness of colorectal cancer. UFV’s new building at CEP, which will house UFV’s Health Sciences was the natural choice for the press conference. The issue of colorectal cancer awareness is close to Dix’s heart — his…Peter Raabe of UFV’s philosophy department takes Korea by storm
Dr. Peter Raabe describes himself as a philosopher, a researcher, and a professor. While attending a philosophy conference in Korea this July, he was surprised to find out that he was also a bit of a rock star in his field. “It was kind of crazy,” he says with a laugh. “Everyone wanted to take…Historical Canadian footage to be shown in Vancouver for the
Dr. Peter Geller, UFV’s Vice Provost and Associate Vice-President Academic, visited London in 1996 on a hunch. Lucky for both him and his research, his gut feeling turned out to be correct. “While most people go to London to see the sights and watch the theatre, I sat in an archive and watched a film,”…Ghizlane Laghzaoui of Modern Languages earns SFU medal for second
Dr. Ghizlane Laghzaoui only joined UFV as a full-time professor last year, but she’s already making waves. She completed her second doctorate at SFU in May 2011, and started teaching at UFV full-time in the fall. She taught French in the Modern Languages departments of both UFV as a sessional and SFU as a limited…UFV’s Chilliwack library re-opens its doors at Canada Education Park
Over the course of the last month, UFV’s new building at Canada Education Park (CEP) has been slowly filling with people. Almost every morning, more faculty and staff make the leap from one Chilliwack campus to the other, carrying boxes of books and desk supplies, coatracks and office chairs. Sometimes students can be spotted catching…Diversity mural collaboration brightens the streets of Abbotsford
Abbotsford just became a little bit brighter. As a collaborative effort between a myriad of community groups and services, Abbotsford Community Services (ACS) transformed the bare concrete side of their building into a mural. One of the very first steps was to hire Shelley Stefan, a Visual Arts (VA) instructor at UFV, as mural director.…Calling all fashionistas: UFV offers fashion camp for future designers
Do you have a fashionista in your life? Maybe they’ve seen one too many episodes of What Not to Wear, or maybe their Barbie catwalks rival those of Milan's fashion week. Maybe they're your go-to critic when you’re looking for a second opinion on your outfit, or maybe they’ve got a daring sense of style…