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UFV business students conduct market research for Abbotsford Heat
There’s more than one reason to attend a hockey game. And there’s a lot of competition for people’s attention and money when it comes to choosing how to spend leisure time. The marketing team at the Abbotsford Heat hockey club knows this. Thus they were happy to tap into some student brain power recently…Doctor becomes the patient in UFV’s simulated hospital ward
Student nurses practise real-life skills on community volunteers When nurses go to check on patients in the surgical unit at your local hospital, there are many variables they have to consider. Yes, there are extensive notes and records kept on each patient, and physicians are involved in assessing them and issuing orders, but situations can…They’re Not Scary — video on intergenerational dance project premieres
They’re Not Scary — a documentary video about an intergenerational dance program— is making its world premiere at UFV’s Abbotsford campus on Fri, Nov 29. This free public event takes place at 6:30 pm in B101 (lecture theatre). The video tells the story of an interdisciplinary research project undertaken by UFV’s Centre for Education and…UFV Alumni Association elects new directors
There was a changing of the guards on the board of directors of the UFV Alumni Association at its recent annual general meeting as Tony Luck completed his term as board chair and a new executive was voted in. Jason Barnes (BSc ’04) was elected as chair, to serve a one-year term. Justin P. Goodrich…Get those synapses snapping with UFV microlectures
How would you like to know more about invasive knotweed, flipped mathematics, intentional mental illness, queer ecology, and censorship of soldiers in one hour or less? UFV is once again presenting microlectures by faculty members on Wed, Nov 13 at 11 am in the Roadrunner lounge in Building A of the Abbotsford campus. Come find…MLA Darryl Plecas leads homelessness forum at UFV Nov. 15
UFV’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice is spearheading a homelessness forum featuring Abbotsford-South MLA and UFV professor emeritus Darryl Plecas on Fri, Nov. 15 between 7 – 9 pm. Titled ‘Everybody wins: Positive and Affordable Solutions to Abbotsford’s Homelessness Challenge’ and held in the lecture theatre (room B101) on UFV’s Abbotsford campus, the forum…PechaKucha punctuates Designing Under the Influence show at Clarke Theatre
The global PechaKucha phenomenon lands in Mission this month along with local movers and shakers for a night of good cheer, great design, and fundraising for future UFV design grads. Hosted by UFV’s Graphic and Digital Design program (GDD), the Designing Under the Influence (DUI) event combines a gallery of GDD creations with Powered by…CropLife B.C. pledges $10,000 for new B.C. Agriculture Centre of
Community partnerships are playing a key role in the development of the new B.C. Agriculture Centre of Excellence at the University of the Fraser Valley, and CropLife B.C. is one of the first organizations to step forward to offer support. CropLife B.C. has pledged $10,000 to build a new pesticide storage facility for the…UFV’s Robert Harding examines Aboriginal media coverage in report by
Hope has emerged from a recent report on Aboriginal news coverage featuring UFV social work and human services instructor Robert Harding. Conducted by Journalists for Human Rights, which has trained more than 12,000 journalists in 21 countries to report ethically and effectively on human rights issues, the report — Buried Voices: Media Coverage of Aboriginal…Students can unlock potential with UFV’s new Co-Curricular Record
What if students earned official recognition for volunteering with a favourite UFV club, activity, or having paid on-campus employment while at university? Thanks to a new initiative at UFV, they can! Providing multiple benefits to students, the Co-Curricular Record (CCR) — an official transcript of students’ out-of-class involvement on campus — will open doors to…President visits UFV Chandigarh
UFV president Mark Evered, along with vice provost and associate VP academic Peter Geller and Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies director Satwinder Bains, is currently visiting India to meet with students, faculty, and administration connected to UFV's Bachelor of Business Administration program in Chandigarh, including Team Peary (George and Sylvia), who are teaching business courses there (see…Agriculture alum inspires succulent addition to UFV’s campus at CEP
A single, succulent suggestion is helping beautify UFV’s Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park this semester, and beyond. As those waiting nearby for the UFV/SUS shuttle bus have likely noticed, large concrete planters have sprouted up around Building V, beginning with a line of 11 along the south side. Smaller planters to the north will…Sylvie Murray new program development coordinator
Dr. Sylvie Murray, who was most recently a faculty member in the History department, has taken on the position of program development coordinator, replacing the recently retired Cheryl Dahl. Murray joined UFV as a faculty member in the History department in 1994 and served as department head from 2003-2007. She has been active in a…Thirty retirees honoured at ceremony
UFV honoured its 2013 retirees on Oct 16 at a banquet at the Ramada Inn. Thirty long-time employees retired this year, and 20 of them attended the dinner. The longest-serving retirees started in 1976 and worked here for 37 years. As usual, many retirees from years past took the opportunity to come back and visit…UFV Theatre presents a new take on the classic tale
UFV Theatre presents The Little Mermaid, the classic fairy tale by one of Denmark’s greatest writers, adapted into an imaginative stage production by British playwright Pam Gems. Audiences can submerge themselves into the story of a young mermaid who, after falling in love with a human prince, makes a courageous, but ultimately heart-breaking bargain with…Would you know what to do? UFV Alert test coming
At 10:15 on Thursday, October 15 UFV will test UFV Alert: the emergency notification system designed to keep you and the UFV community connected with key information during an emergency or severe weather closure. During the test, you will receive a message on your phone or device if you have registered with UFV Alert. Please…Multidisciplinary UFV Art Marathon invades The Reach
It was a big dose of all things artistic. The University of the Fraser Valley was an enthusiastic participant in the first creatiValley festival running through Oct 4. UFV’s big day was Friday, October 2 at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford. The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) presented a 12-Hour Multidisciplinary Art…New agreement bridges local schools and UFV
Fraser Cascade secondary students can enjoy an early start to trades careers thanks to a new agreement between School District #78 and the University of the Fraser Valley. In a memorandum of understanding signed Sept. 24, SD #78 and UFV agreed to provide preferred access for students into designated UFV Trades and Technology programs on…Town and Gown Fundraising dinner
The inaugural Town & Gown Fundraising Dinner takes place on Thursday, November 12. Proceeds from this unique UFV Advancement event will fund scholarships for exemplary students. The following is from David Leis, director of Advancement at UFV: I‘m writing as a colleague to extend a special invitation to you. It’s truly amazing to be a…Student Union Society presenting all-candidates’ debates at UFV
UFV students will have the chance to hear from local candidates in the federal election at all-candidates’ debates to be held on the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses on October 1 and 8, respectively. The debates are being presented and organized by the UFV Student Union Society. UFV political scientist and associate professor Hamish Telford will…Great, green day for the inaugural UFV Alumni Open golf
Seventy-eight smiling golfers of all backgrounds and abilities chipped in to raise a significant amount of money at the inaugural UFV Alumni Open at Chilliwack Golf Club on Sept. 18 (see photos here). Featuring food, fun, and fundraising opportunities throughout the course, the premier event brought together a wide variety of alumni and community partners.…‘Betrayed: Portraits of Strength’ photography exhibit in Library rotunda until
An impressive, important photography exhibition entitled Betrayed: Portraits of Strength is being featured for a very limited time in UFV’s Library rotunda. Running until Sept. 30, this debut of the exhibit reveals the faces and first-person accounts of human trafficking survivors (see photos of the exhibit launch here). Taken by renowned photographer Tony Hoare in…The Feeding 9 Billion Challenge: Help create a more food-secure
Think you've got what it takes to create a business model related to sustainability, food, and universities in 24 hours? This October, the University of the Fraser Valley is hosting an exciting competition to generate real solutions to real food and agriculture issues, and we want you! On the Oct 17-18 weekend, the Feeding 9…Mis(Interpretation): Exhibition looks at Sikhism from a feminist perspective
Several Fraser Valley women are sharing how they reconcile what at times feels like leading a double life. A special exhibition that opened on September 29 at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Abbotsford campus looks at how Sikh women’s Sikh identity is integral to their feminist world view. (Mis)Interpretation — Sikh Feminisms in Representations,…UFV hosts AbbyFest 2015
AbbyFest 2015 will be held on the Green at UFV’s Abbotsford campus on Saturday, September 26 from 2 pm until 8 pm. This will be the first time UFV hosts Abbotsford’s multicultural festival -- now entering its eighth season. In previous years the event has been held in the Ag-Rec Building in Abbotsford Exhibition Park.…UFV partners with SUS for revamped Campus Card
New building, new Campus Card, same great services. A revamped Campus Card is unlocking a wide array of goods, services, and opportunities for UFV students this semester. A joint venture between the university and the UFV Student Union Society, the redesigned Campus Card is an extension of services celebrating UFV’s recently unveiled Student Union Building.…Steven Schroeder named UFV Peace and Conflict Studies Teaching Chair
From local crime wars to the civil conflict in Syria and the related refugee crisis, violence is prevalent in our world. This abundance of conflict means the establishment of the University of the Fraser Valley’s new Peace and Conflict Studies Teaching Chair is relevant and timely. Dr. Steven Schroeder, a faculty member in the UFV…