Events Archive
UFV Event Planning grad brings Art Battle to the Fraser
To an event planner, an empty room is as full of dread as a blank canvas to an artist. When she planned her first Art Battle at the Hampton Inn in Chilliwack in January 2015, UFV Hospitality and Event Planning graduate and Mōda Events owner Zoë Howarth wrestled with empty room anxiety. “I rented a…Friesen celebrates Olympic cycling medal and consoles those who missed
UFV's Roger Friesen was cheering from the sidelines when Canada's women's pursuit cycling team won a bronze medal on Sat. Aug 13. Friesen’s a bit of a secret weapon for elite athletes. He combines his teaching duties as an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of the Fraser Valley with a thriving career as…3,200 Summer Games athletes parade across UFV campus
On Thursday, July 21, The BC Summer Games kicked off with a huge parade of 3,200 student-athletes and officials marching across the UFV Abbotsford campus green and into the opening ceremonies at the Abbotsford Centre. Athletes, coaches, and officials wearing different colours represented every region of the province. UFV is an official competition venue for…Support available in wake of Florida shooting
After the horrific event of the Orlando Florida nightclub shooting, some students may experience a traumatic stress reaction. If you are a UFV student and feel distress over this event and need support, please visit Student Services in Abbotsford or Chilliwack (locations and contact information). UFV Counselling services are also available to help (locations and…Thousands graduate and celebrate at UFV Convocation 2016
Families cheered and friends applauded as graduates crossed the stage during four University of the Fraser Valley Convocation ceremonies, held June 2 and 3 at the Abbotsford Centre. More than 2,300 students earned more than 2,800 credentials at UFV this year, and many of them gathered to formally celebrate and bask in their moment of…Lieutenant Governor’s medal: hospitality grad Rebecca Noort puts skills to
UFV’s Hospitality Event Planning certificate program is known for its practical focus. In Rebecca Noort’s case, the skills she picked up have an immediate application. Roughly one week after she crosses the stage here at UFV Convocation, she’ll be walking down the aisle to marry her fiancé Phil. That means that while she was completing…Commitment and creative consciousness leads Courtney Verbeek to UFV’s Governor
Blending beautiful design with commercial and community consciousness led Abbotsford’s Courtney Verbeek to the top of her class. And artfully beyond. With a 4.19 GPA, Verbeek is this year’s recipient of the UFV Governor General’s Bronze Medal as the student with the highest GPA over the last 15 credits in any two-year diploma program. A…Obituary: Henry Speer
Many at UFV will be saddened to hear that Dr. Henry Speer, a biology instructor and one of our early faculty members, passed away on May 13, 2016. A memorial service will be held this Thursday, May 19, at 5 pm in the Homestead Room at the Royal Hotel, corner of Wellington and Main, Chilliwack.…Five Corners collaboration focuses on community health and wellness
Take a second to think about what health and wellness means to you. Does it mean exercising for an hour a day? Eating three square meals? Finding time to get enough sleep? Now think about what it would mean if you couldn’t afford a gym membership, groceries, or a safe place to sleep.At the Five…Graphic design student wins national award
Mila Mukhortva, a member of this year's Graphic + Digital Design graduating class is the inaugural winner of a prestigious national scholarship. This year marks the 30th anniversary for Applied Arts, Canada’s National design magazine, and the first year of the Georges Haroutiun Scholarship program. The scholarship is named after the founder of Applied Arts,…Employees celebrated for years of dedication
If you added up the years worked by UFV employees honoured at the service dinner on April 21, you'd get more than millennium! More than 100 UFV employees were recognized for either 10, 15, 20, or 25 years of service recently, and many of them celebrated at a special event at the Ramada Inn. Congratulations…Student Research Day highlights bright minds, experiental learning
The great hall was a-buzz with great brains on April 7 when students from a variety of disciplines gathered to share their research via posters and demonstrations. Judges strolled the aisles, chatting to students about their research. Criminal justice student Ashley Reddicop investigated the motivating forces behind young people joining gangs in British Columbia, including…