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UFV strengthening connections in India: PM visits with UFV Chandigarh
The University of the Fraser Valley strengthened its ties to India recently through an 11-day visit by UFV president Mark Evered and colleagues. And a visit by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his trade mission to Chandigarh gave students from UFV’s business administration program there the chance to make a good first impression on the…This patient is no dummy — he’s a $100,000 mannequin!
Mr. Wiens isn’t feeling that well this morning. It’s the day after his urology surgery, and he’s experiencing a few post-op complications. But he’s in good hands. Two young nurses are attending to him, checking all his vital signs, reacting to his symptoms, listening to him as he says “I don’t feel so well,” and…UFV adult literacy community partnership programs receive provincial funding
On Monday, BC's Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology John Yap chose Abbotsford Community Services as the location to announce $2.4 million to support 68 projects across the province in 2012-13, under the Community Adult Literacy Program (CALP). One of the projects is a partnership between the University of the Fraser Valley and Abbotsford…Pennies for Playgrounds: Urban Planning, Children’s Rights and Climate Change;
Pennies for Playgrounds: Urban Planning, Children’s Rights and Climate Change; UFV-sponsored exhibit opens Dec 6 at The Reach ll children deserve a safe place to play and the freedom to use the space around them to express themselves creatively. That’s the underlying theme of a special exhibit launching at The Reach Gallery in Abbotsford on…Candlelight vigil for 1989 Montreal massacre to be held at
UFV’s Faculty and Staff Association is planning a candlelight vigil to remember the anniversary of the 1989 massacre at École Polytechnique in Montreal. Geneviève Bergeron, Nathalie Croteau, Anne-Marie Edward, Maryse Laganière, Anne-Marie Lemay, Michèle Richard, Annie Turcotte, Hélène Colgan, Barbara Daigneault, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Leclair, Sonia Pelletier, Annie St-Arneault and Barbara Klusznik Widajewicz, along with…UFV women’s volleyball ranked #1 in CCAA; women’s basketball #2
UFV's women's athletics teams are garnering national attention, as is the men's basketball team. The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women’s volleyball team are ranked number one in the current CCAA (Canadian College Athletics Association) top ten poll. The Cascades moved up two spots from third ranking last week. This marks the first time…Do you know a great UFV teacher? Nominate them!
Once again, UFV is seeking nominations for its annual Teaching Excellence award. Past recipients include Sheryl MacMath, Chris Bertram, Glen Baier, Sven VandeWetering, Adrienne Chan, Darryl Plecas, Wendy Burton, George McGuire, Elvira Warner, George Melzer, Greg Anderson, andKatherine Watson. At Convocation next spring, UFV will provide an award to an individual in recognition of teaching…Getting the pre-winter blues? Watch our fun video!
Feeling the pre-winter blues? Watch this video — where the grass is green, the trees ae full of leaves, and the summer sun is shining! Shaw TV featured our community celebration when we launched our "What New At Your U?" party earlier this year at the new Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park.Feed your head with noon-hour microlectures at UFV Nov 14
Are you the type of person who likes your education in bite-size pieces and on many topics in one sitting? Then be sure to take in the UFV Microlectures on Wed, Nov 14, at the Road Runner lounge on the UFV Abbotsford campus. Starting at 11:30 am, 17 faculty members from a variety of disciplines…International week keeps the November blahs at bay at UFV
International week at UFV is packed full of fun cultural events to celebrate diversity on the Abbotsford campus. Mon, Nov 12 International tea party Abby F110 (U-House) 1–4 pm Visit our international tea room to sample fragrant teas from around the world. While you savour your favorites, join one of our international game tables to…UFV Chilliwack transformed into a movie set for Brent Butt
UFV’s Chilliwack campus was turned into a movie set last week for the shooting of the feature film No Clue. The movie stars Canadian actor and comedian Brent Butt, who also wrote and produced the movie. Directed by Carl Bessai, the film is a noir comedy that will be released in fall 2013. The Canadian…UFV Cascades bringing John Herdman to breakfast
You saw him on the soccer sidelines during the Olympics, guiding Canada's national women's soccer team to a bronze medal; you likely shared his anguish during the controversial semifinal against the United States. Now you can see national team head coach John Herdman up close and personal at the UFV Cascades' inaugural breakfast fundraiser. Herdman,…UFV Teacher Ed program prepares teachers with emphasis on social
Education is known to change lives. There is a program at UFV, however, that is especially transformative. People enter as students. They emerge as teachers. The Teacher Education program, now in its sixth year, recently moved to the Abbotsford campus from Chilliwack. The Teacher Education program (aka TEP) is a one-year post-degree program. Some of…UFV searching for lost alumni — iPad 3 as incentive
Dr. Peter Eppinga was lost, but now he’s been found! Despite the fact that he was featured in publicity stories as one of the top grads at the University of the Fraser Valley in 2006, he and UFV managed to lose touch over the years. That can happen when alumni move away to pursue the…There’s an “Elephant in the Room”!
Yes, there is an Elephant in the Room…room A273 that is. Kim White, the new Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Advisor has a rather large (wooden) Elephant’s head on her office wall. Synchronicity played its hand when this treasure was recently recovered from the recycling room as a reminder of a recent trip to Africa.…UFV Top 40 Alumni: Shirzad Ahmed — Human rights lawyer
Caring, competent, and charismatic, Shirzad Ahmed was an obvious choice for UFV’s Top 40 Alumni list. Winner of UFV’s Distinguished Alumni award in 2011, his tireless fight for oppressed and vulnerable people is partially inspired by his own trials and tribulations. At the age of 18 he was a political exile from Kurdistan. He knocked…Women from near and far find success through UFV’s ESS
Nine women from around the world gathered one last time, sculpting bright chunks of Play-Doh into physical representations of their time in UFV’s Employment Services and Support Family Child Care program. They’d come from as far as Ethiopia, Iraq, and India. One molded a sailboat, saying, “The sea isn’t always smooth, but my ship…Dave Pinton joins UFV as Director of Communications
Dave Pinton is the new Director of Communications at the University of the Fraser Valley, leading the team responsible for media relations, events, internal and external communication, and issues management. Pinton brings a results-oriented approach with 15 years of broadcast media, public relations, and media relations experience. He also has expertise in crisis and emergency communications, having faced situations such…Crunch time for scholarship applications
The Chilliwack Progress ran a story on Feb 20 about the merits of applying for scholarships, and featured quotes from UFV nursing student Lois Piccioni. Read on for excerpts, or read the fully story (by Jessica Peters, with photo by Jenna Hauck) here. UFV Financial Aid and Awards encourages all new and returning students to…UFV Alumni Association launches Chandigarh chapter
UFV Alumni Association news release Yesterday evening at the annual awards ceremony for UFV Chandigarh, Justin P. Goodrich, Board Chair of the UFV Alumni Association, announced to a crowd of nearly 500 guests – including students and their parents – the official establishment of the association’s first international chapter. The evening, which was attended by…UFV Top 40 Alumni: Rebecca Anderson — UFV kick-started law
Rebecca Anderson didn’t know where her educational journey would take her when she began taking media and communications studies and other humanities courses at UFV in the early 1990s. She earned her MACS diploma in 1992 and continued on to Simon Fraser to finish a BA degree. When she finished that she worked in the…Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson visits Chilliwack campus
Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson toured the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park on Fri, Feb 20. After visiting the Agriculture Centre of Excellence, Health Sciences labs, and the Aboriginal Gathering Place, he toured the Trades and Technology Centre, and announced funding of $325,274 to buy new trades training equipment that supports students entering in-demand…Women’s basketball: Cascades host Cougars in first round best-of-3
As the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades and the Regina Cougars prepare to duel in the first round of the Canada West playoffs, it’s fascinating to take stock of the striking similarities between the two squads.It’s fair to refer to the Cascades and Cougars as two of the most decorated programs in recent Canada…Inaugural Finance Career Networking Breakfast proves successful
The UFV School of Business enjoyed a successful inaugural Finance Career Networking Breakfast on Friday, Feb. 6. Working with School of Business director Frank Ulbrich, students Jennifer Trithardt-Tufts and Arzoo Sandhu coordinated and hosted the event at the Phoenix Lounge in Abbotsford. Twenty-nine students participated in the networking breakfast, which included roundtable discussions with the…UFV Writing Centre to expand into Academic Success Centre
UFV is expanding its Writing Centre into an Academic Success Centre to increase support for students. The new centre will expand the support available to students across all disciplines, in addition to continuing to offer writing support. The change to a cross-disciplinary, faculty-led, student-peer driven Academic Success Centre model is in line with best practices across…Roger Sasaki’s legacy continues with endowed award for Social Work
Roger Sasaki cared. Even in the final days of his fight against cancer, the proud husband, father, friend, and social worker still wrote extensively in a journal, where words like ‘gratefulness’ and ‘hope’ kept arising despite his grim prognosis. He knew the doctors, nurses, and cleaning staff by name. All his life he was…UFV Theatre’s Julius Caesar takes a futuristic twist
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” UFV Theatre’s contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, playing March 4 to 15, imagines a future in which history repeats itself. What if the events surrounding the assassination of Julius Caesar were to occur in the digital age? Are there forces already be…