Newsroom Archive
A rock and roll evening with Red Robinson at the
Red Robinson is returning to the University of the Fraser Valley in April, this time in Mission. UFV president Mark Evered, partnering with the Mission Chamber of Commerce, welcomes the legendary Robinson to the Clarke Theatre adjacent to UFV’s Mission campus at Heritage Park Centre, on Tuesday, April 9, at 7 pm. Admission is free…Car in a day makeover — the video!
Nick Penner likes to put smiles on people’s faces, give back to his community, and provide his students with challenges. The instructor for UFV’s Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing program was able to do all three recently with a car giveaway that came together very quickly thanks to some community partners. “When I was…UFV celebrates student research with poster day, microlectures, and awards
If you wandered past Room B121 on the UFV Abbotsford campus on March 20, you would have seen the normally dark room transformed into a hubbub of chatter and enthusiasm. The event was Student Research Day, and UFV celebrated the hard work of both students and professors by hosting a series of micro-lectures in the…Wendy Holm to speak at UFV on Food, Farming, and
Local food is a trendy phrase and concept, but without Canadian farmers to provide food to our cities, food security is off the table. We “get” this as Canadians, but do we really understand what it means? Award-winning agrologist Wendy Holm will speak on this topic at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Abbotsford campus…UFV to host human trafficking and slavery awareness event
Slavery, indentured servitude, trafficking in human organs, and involuntary prostitution don’t sound like activities condoned in a free and democratic society, but these social ills exist in Canada today, according to human rights organizations. The University of the Fraser Valley is hosting FREE ME, a day-long symposium on these issues on Saturday, April 6. FREE…UFV teams up with community partners to fix up a
Nick Penner likes to put smiles on people’s faces, give back to his community, and provide his students with challenges. The instructor for UFV’s Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing program was able to do all three recently with a car giveaway that came together very quickly thanks to some community partners. “When I was working…Bringing the bench to the bedside: lessons learned from research
Bringing the bench to the bedside: lessons learned from research with cancer patients Cancer touches almost every family eventually, and when it does, the patient and their family members are faced with making many important decisions. Yet most of us are not cancer experts before diagnosis, and making those decisions can be a stressful and…Feed your head at student micro-lectures and research day at
UFV students will be showcasing their intellectual talents once again at the UFV Student Research Day on Wed, March 20. You can drop by the Roadrunner lounge in Building A on the Abbotsford campus at 11:30 am to hear a from a smorgasbord of 11 student speakers in a micro-lecture format. Each will have five…Saint Mary’s Huskies defeat UFV Cascades (Canada West), 62-57, at
The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women’s basketball team fell to the Saint Mary’s Huskies (of Halifax), 62-57, in the CIS Final 8 quarterfinal at the University of Regina. The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades will now face the Quebec Champion McGill Martlets Saturday in the second CIS Final 8 consolation game at…Nursing students host health fair at Cottonwood Mall
Health education is an important part of the skill set of professional nurses, and UFV’s nurses-in-training get hands-on experience in this area by hosting health fairs for the public. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will be hosting a Health Fair at the Cottonwood Mall in Chillliwack on Fri, March 15, from…UFV basketball women off to nationals — play Saint Mary’s
UFV Cascades women's basketball team faces Saint Mary's University Huskies in CIS Final 8 quarterfinals in Regina, Saskatchewan The UFV Cascades are participating in their first Canada Interuniversity Sport women’s basketball Final 8 national championship tournament and will face the AUS champions Saint Mary’s University Huskies in the first round on Friday at 8:30pm MST…UFV presents Trades and Technology open house on March 14
There’s more to university in the Fraser Valley than English, biology, and business studies. As a regional comprehensive university, UFV also offers an array of trades programming. You are invited to find out more about trades programs at UFV at the Trades and Technology open house on Thursday, March 14. From 4–7 pm the Trades…