UFV 50 Archive
50 Remarkable Alumni: Kelly Chahal continues to grow herself, and
Three-term city Councillor Kelly Chahal has a storied career in Abbotsford. In addition to her decades as a probation officer, she chairs the city’s public safety committee, participates in the Purple Lights Campaign -- part of the violence against women in relationships committee (VAWIR) -- and she is part of the Empower Goddess group which…
Rose expert Brad Jalbert likes making things beautiful
What is your favourite type of rose? It’s the one question Brad Jalbert dislikes more than any other. “It’s like being asked to choose which is your favourite child,” he says with a groan. “They’re all my favourites.” And they really are like children. There are tens of thousands of varieties of roses in the…50 Remarkable Alumni: Matt Loewen brings his lifelong passion for
What a difference a decade can make. 10 short years ago, Matt Loewen was in Botswana, Africa with an organization called Kings Active Foundation, a group that leverages sports to enrich the lives of young people, while at the same time helping them to find and fulfill their potential. Today, Loewen, who was named one…50 Remarkable Alumni: Jackie Rea helped forge a path for
Of the 50,000 alumni who have graduated from a UFV program since 1974, 17,000 of those have earned a four-year bachelor’s degree. But if it weren’t for a determined group of students and community members who advocated for degree-granting status in 1991, UFV might still be a two-year college. Jackie Rea was one of the students…50 Remarkable Alumni: Decades of authentic community connections for Stacey
Stacey Irwin was a leader on day one. And she hasn’t stopped since. Irwin (BBA ’97) co-founded the UCFV Alumni Association and sat as its first chair -- a position she held until 2008 -- but her contributions didn’t end there, thanks to an incredible commitment to community, driven by three principles of success: be…History in the Making project looks at UFV’s first 50
Students from a variety of disciplines had the opportunity to bring UFV’s history to life recently through History in the Making, a special project celebrating UFV’s 50th anniversary. They will be sharing the results of their research on Friday, March 1, at a poster and photography exhibit in Evered Hall on the Abbotsford campus. Students…
Launch of UFV 50 Program Fund supports anniversary projects
The University of the Fraser Valley is launching its 50th year with an exciting new UFV 50 Program Fund. The product of a bold community vision and a determined, decade-long effort to bring that vision to life, UFV was introduced to the world on April 4, 1974, by then-Minister of Education Eileen Dailly. It evolved…
50 Remarkable Alumni: Kelly Chahal continues to grow herself, and
Three-term city Councillor Kelly Chahal has a storied career in Abbotsford. In addition to her decades as a probation officer, she chairs the city’s public safety committee, participates in the Purple Lights Campaign -- part of the violence against women in relationships committee (VAWIR) -- and she is part of the Empower Goddess group which…Rose expert Brad Jalbert likes making things beautiful
What is your favourite type of rose? It’s the one question Brad Jalbert dislikes more than any other. “It’s like being asked to choose which is your favourite child,” he says with a groan. “They’re all my favourites.” And they really are like children. There are tens of thousands of varieties of roses in the…50 Remarkable Alumni: Matt Loewen brings his lifelong passion for
What a difference a decade can make. 10 short years ago, Matt Loewen was in Botswana, Africa with an organization called Kings Active Foundation, a group that leverages sports to enrich the lives of young people, while at the same time helping them to find and fulfill their potential. Today, Loewen, who was named one…50 Remarkable Alumni: Jackie Rea helped forge a path for
Of the 50,000 alumni who have graduated from a UFV program since 1974, 17,000 of those have earned a four-year bachelor’s degree. But if it weren’t for a determined group of students and community members who advocated for degree-granting status in 1991, UFV might still be a two-year college. Jackie Rea was one of the students…50 Remarkable Alumni: Decades of authentic community connections for Stacey
Stacey Irwin was a leader on day one. And she hasn’t stopped since. Irwin (BBA ’97) co-founded the UCFV Alumni Association and sat as its first chair -- a position she held until 2008 -- but her contributions didn’t end there, thanks to an incredible commitment to community, driven by three principles of success: be…History in the Making project looks at UFV’s first 50
Students from a variety of disciplines had the opportunity to bring UFV’s history to life recently through History in the Making, a special project celebrating UFV’s 50th anniversary. They will be sharing the results of their research on Friday, March 1, at a poster and photography exhibit in Evered Hall on the Abbotsford campus. Students…Launch of UFV 50 Program Fund supports anniversary projects
The University of the Fraser Valley is launching its 50th year with an exciting new UFV 50 Program Fund. The product of a bold community vision and a determined, decade-long effort to bring that vision to life, UFV was introduced to the world on April 4, 1974, by then-Minister of Education Eileen Dailly. It evolved…
