Tag Archives | Continuing Studies

Exciting additions and proven performers highlight UFV’s latest Continuing Studies menu

From conversational Japanese to cutting-edge computer programs, UFV’s latest Continuing Studies term is chock-full of new opportunities while still featuring scores of proven programs and courses. The Winter/Spring 2014 CS booklet features nearly 30 new offerings, ranging from GIS Essentials to Blogging 101 to The Formation of the Mennonite Brethren Church. The booklets were distributed […]

UFV’s Writers’ Weekend offers peaceful progress on the shores of Kawkawa Lake

Whether you’re polishing the great Canadian novel, working towards writing in a new field, or simply looking for a well-deserved nudge, consider the upcoming Writers’ Weekend retreat near Hope’s Kawkawa Lake. Crafted by UFV’s Continuing Studies team, the Oct 11-13 Writers’ Weekend offers an all-inclusive package: accommodation, meals, and non-stop writing opportunities with a variety […]

New UFV program for animal lovers prepares you for career in vet’s office

If the idea of spending your days helping care for dogs, cats, and other furry, feathered, or scaled creatures appeals to you, then working in a veterinarian’s office is an excellent career choice. The new Veterinary Administrative Assistant certificate offered by the University of the Fraser Valley is designed to help you reach that goal. […]

Major donation launches UFV Five Corners

UFV will be a major presence at Five Corners in downtown Chilliwack thanks to a major gift from the BMO Bank of Montreal. BMO Financial group donated its building at the historic Chilliwack location to UFV in early 2013. The university will renovate and refurbish the facility in order to create UFV Five Corners, a […]

Strachan hangs up her safety jacket after 26 years teaching first aid

Beth Strachan: first-aid trainer of a generation of workers When a family member suffers a heart attack or stroke, a co-worker is hurt in an industrial accident, or a car crashes on the road in front of us, we’re all grateful for first-aid skills. Yes, the 911 call will bring the paramedics and firefighters racing […]

Evelyn McKenzie – a life of generosity and love of teaching

Evelyn McKenzie was known to her children as a ‘fun mom’ — warm, loving, kind and jovial — a good reflection of the family she herself was raised in. Evelyn and her husband Ken moved to Cloverdale from Saskatchewan, and Evelyn continued her teaching career that had been launched in a one- room prairie school. […]

UFV reintroduces paralegal diploma program

  The paralegal diploma program at the University of the Fraser Valley  has been on hiatus since 2009, but thanks to growing interest in the field and the attention of dedicated instructor  Terry Han, it is currently accepting applications and will be up and running for the fall semester. Han has taught legal administrative assistant […]

Heartbreak and Humour at Harrison Festival’s Literary Café

    The Harrison Festival of the Arts has been part of the Fraser Valley’s cultural landscape for 33 years, and the University of the Fraser Valley has been involved from the beginning. The popular annual summer festival is back this year from July 7 to 15, and UFV is contributing two exciting elements: the […]

The old CE gang checks out the new Continuing Studies digs

Continuing Education (now Continuing Studies) has been an integral part of UFV since we were founded in 1974. If fact the first UFV employees were continuing education planners seconded from the school districts. Continuing Studies director Cheryl Isaac invited past and current CE colleagues to tour the new UFV Clearbrook Centre on Sunday, April 22. […]