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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…Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout on now at UFV Theatre
The second production of the University of the Fraser Valley Theatre department‘s 2012/13 season will be the bittersweet tragicomedy Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout, by award-winning Aboriginal playwright Tomson Highway. In Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout we spend time with four women of the Shuswap, Okanagan and Thompson First Nations as they prepare a banquet…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…Obituary: Dr. Abebe Teklu
Dr. Abebe Teklu passed away January 9, 2013. Abebe Teklu joined the School of Social Work and Human Services in 2011. He was the first African-Canadian blind person known to have completed a PhD at any of British Columbia’s universities. He was originally from Ethiopia and spoke seven languages fluently. Dr. Teklu had a strong…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 Cascades women’s basketball ranked number one in Canada
The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women’s basketball team is ranked number one in Canada in this week’s CIS Top Ten Poll. The Cascades moved up one spot from second overall. This marks the university’s first number-one ranking in any sport in their seven-year affiliation with the CIS. The Cascades are currently 9-1 in the Pacific…Women’s volleyball ranked number one in CCAA for a third
The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women’s volleyball team opens the second half of the 2012-13 PACWEST regular season ranked number one in today’s Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) top ten rankings. This marks the third straight week the Cascades are ranked number one in Canada. UFV sits at 11-1, two points behind 12-2…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…Up on the rooftops: UFV students help create gardens in
What were three young Canadian students doing in crowded bustees on the outskirts of Chandigarh? We posed this question to Stacy Thoreson (a Sociology/Anthropology student), Adam Rieu (a Geography student) and Kathryn Shiratti (a Geography graduate) from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). The answer we got was not only inspiring but loaded…