Events Archive
UFV opens new building at Canada Education Park in Chilliwack
The University of the Fraser Valley celebrated the latest phase in its development at the Canada Education Park in Chilliwack on Friday, May 11, by opening a new building. The building, a combination of new construction and extreme renovation, will house most of the programs and services previously located at the Chilliwack Yale Road campus. …Young mathematicians compete at UFV math contest
Submitted by Ian Affleck, Mathematics and Statistics department. On Friday, May 4, the University of the Fraser Valley's Mathematics and Statistics department hosted its 15th annual final round of the BC Secondary Schools Math Contest. With 108 students from 19 schools participating in 2012, UFV's final round continues to be the most well attended in…UFV hosts its first Teacher Education Roundtable
Submitted by Barbara Salingré, educational advisor, Teacher Education program. The Teacher Education department together with the Dean of Professional Studies, Dr. Rosetta Khalideen hosted a Teacher Education Roundtable at the Abbotsford campus on May 3 and 4, 2012. This was the first time UFV was the host to members of faculties of education from…UFV students go on air in Antigua
UFV students hit the Antiguan airwaves on air Wednesday morning to highlight their program, Champions for Health Promoting Schools. Mackenzie Edwards of Abbotsford and Amber Major from Agassiz were featured on the popular morning show, Goodmorning Jo Jo on Hitz FM 91.9. Along with UFV Kinesiology instructor Joanna Sheppard, the creator of the program, they…Rick Hansen anniversary tour to visit UFV
Rick Hansen anniversary tour to visit UFV Twenty-five year ago Rick Hansen set out in his wheelchair to travel around the world to raise awareness about spinal cord research. Now, the man who has become a Canadian icon is back at it making sure his message, just like his wheels, is still in motion. His…Love for Japan continues to flow at UFV
The UFV Japanese Student Club marked the first anniversary of the great Japan earthquake and tsunami by organizing a Love for Japan fundraising dinner on April 11, 2012. On March 12, 2012, in Vancouver, the consulate General of Japan in cooperation with the Canadian Red Cross held a reception and photography exhibition to thank supporters…Absolute Style 2012 a stylish success
UFV's Absolute Style 2012 was a stylish success. The event showcased two runway times on Wed, April 25, attracting a packed house at both. The one-day event highlighted the work of the Fashion Design program and its grad students, while providing them with real-world fashion industry experience. The runway featured an array of garments,…Annual directors’ theatre festival returns to UFV
This spring, from April 25 to 29, the two theatre spaces on the Chilliwack campus of The University of The Fraser Valley will be buzzing with life and creativity, as Directors’ Theatre Festival performers from throughout the province strut -their- stuff on stage. This is the Seventeenth Annual Directors’ Theatre Festival at UFV and the…Victims of violent crime share stories of healing and recovery
They are names that make headlines for a short while. Then they recede, perhaps to only appear again for a 30-second sound bite if an arrest or subsequent trial ever takes place. They are the victims of violent crime. Often, they are the parents, siblings, or best friends of a murder victim or of somebody…Long-term employees recognized
Oh, the stories they could tell! UFV recognized some long-term, and some long, long, looooooooooong-term employees on April 10 with two celebrations. In an afternoon ceremony, some of the more than one hundred 10- and 20-year employees from 2011 and 2012 were recognized and thanked by President Mark Evered, Board Chair Larry Stinson, FSA President…UFV employee awards recognize innovation and excellence
Three outstanding UFV employees were honoured recently in the inaugural Employee Excellence awards. The awards recognize and celebrate employees who have inspired others through their outstanding achievement within the university and/or their community. Hope centre coordinator Hilary Kennedy, senior advisor on indigenous affairs Shirley Hardman of Chilliwack, and political science professor Rita Dhamoon, based at…UFV volunteers sell daffodils to help people who have cancer
From March 28 to 30, 2012, the UFV community helped kick off the annual Canadian Cancer Society’s April fundraiser with daffodil sales at several locations on the Abbotsford campus. 37 volunteers sold daffodils and daffodil pins to students, faculty and staff. “This year, we also sold 100 cupcakes, donated by Thrifty Foods,” said Michelle Rickaby,…