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Delightful romantic comedy As You Like It returns to UFV
This year’s UFV Theatre Shakespeare production will be the delightful romantic comedy As You Like It. Such is its endearing popularity, that this is the third time it has been produced by the department: once in 1984 and again in 1998, both productions generating excellent feedback and positive audience reaction. Veteran UFV theatre professor Ian…A truly uplifting experience — Dart does Everest at Whistler
Everest at Whistler Mount Everest is, almost, 30,000 feet high. Peak to Creek at Whistler (the longest blue run in North America) descends more than 5,000 feet in 7 kilometers. This means that those who ski Peak to Creek will have descended the equivalent of 30, 120 feet over 42 kilometers. UFV faculty member…UFV students fix race car for Agassiz Secondary
Students in UFV’s automotive collision repair and refinishing program recently fixed up a car for a local high school drag racing program. The car will be used by Agassiz Secondary School for the high school drag racing program, which sees local high school students compete at Mission Race Park. After dropping the car off in…Cascades playoff action — men’s basketball & women’s volleyball at
Three UFV athletic teams are involved in playoff action this weekend. The women’s volleyball team is playing in the national collegiate championships in Nanaimo, starting today (Thursday). The men’s basketball team plays in the Final Eight national tournament starting tomorrow (Friday) and the women’s basketball team plays for its life in a regional four-team tournament…Pink Shirt Day at UFV a success
Students from UFV's Social Work Student Association joined forces to raise awareness about bullying on Pink Shirt Day. A fundraising effort, the students were able to sell out of shirts and bracelets.Sodexo Canada honours UFV Cascades basketball programs
Sodexo Canada and the UFV Cascades department of athletics are proud to introduce the Cascade basketball cupcake! The cupcake will be on sale at the Abbotsford Cascade Café located on the Abbotsford campus. Sodexo is honouring the UFV Cascades men’s basketball team for qualifying for the 2012 CIS Final 8 national championship tournament, in Halifax,…UFV’s board looks for nominations for Betty Urquhart community service
Do you know an individual or a group who has made the Fraser Valley a better place to live? Those people who make everyday contributions to their community but may not be recognized? Consider nominating them for the Betty Urquhart annual community service award. Betty Urquhart was one of the first employees of Fraser…Playoff images from Canada West quarterfinals
Some photo sets from the Cascades' impressive quarterfinal series Feb 23-25.Birds living in social communes subject of next UFV lecture
It takes a village to raise a child, goes the popular saying. Well, it takes a non-monogamous group of communist birds to raise a smooth-billed ani (a species of large bird in the cuckoo family). UFV biologist Greg Schmaltz is interested in the intimate details of the smooth-billed ani community, and will be revealing some…Catch Cascades basketball teams on CanadaWest.TV this weekend
You may not be able to travel to Saskatchewan (Saskatoon for the men; Regina for the women) to catch your basketball Cascades in action this week, but you can watch them on your computer thanks to the wonders of the internet. Catch the Cascades on CanadaWest.TV The UFV Cascades men’s and women’s basketball teams Canada…Living and working in Yarrow’s Ecovillage
Did you know that there is a cutting-edge, pioneering group of folks in the Fraser Valley who earn an A grade in sustainability? The Yarrow Ecovillage, nestled between Abbotsford and Chilliwack, is one such sustainable community. Next week, Cher King-Scobie will be talking about her experiences living and working in an ecovillage environment. This presentation…Epic weekend for UFV Athletics as three teams qualify for
It was an unforgettable weekend for UFV Athletics as the men's and women's basketball teams advanced to CIS Canada West Final Four action after winning quarterfinal best-of-three series at home, and the women's volleyball team qualified for the CCAA national championship with a silver medal at the PacWest regional championship. Cascades Men's Basketball: Cascades win…Studying abroad — in beautiful Poland
Arts student Renée Hartwig is taking advantage of UFV's exchange agreement with the University of Arts Poznan (Uniwersytet Artystyczny w Poznaniu) to spend a semester abroad studying in Poland. Here she is in Poznan (at the old market). Instructor Aleksandra Idzior and UFV International helped arrange a memorandum of understanding between our two universities…UFV athlete, coach, and sociologist tackle Abbotsford’s Lingerie Football League
From Abbotsford Times, Feb 15, 2012, by Rochelle Baker For the most part, University of the Fraser Valley athlete Tessa Klassen is puzzled by the very concept of the Lingerie Football League, which is going to be based in Abbotsford this fall. Klassen, captain of the UFV Cascades women's basketball team and last…Necessary Journeys explores the art of storytelling and adventure
From migrating with a herd of caribou, to trekking across the country with their two-year-old son, a Canadian couple will be sharing their stories of adventure with an audience at the University of the Fraser Valley next week. Park ranger and writer Karsten Heuer and filmmaker Leanne Allison will be speaking about their unique experiences…UFV students work with FVRD to imagine a new future
Minter Gardens. It’s a name familiar to thousands of people in British Columbia and beyond. For more than three decades, the ornamental show garden run by the Minter family welcomed tourists, hosted weddings, and served as the backdrop for car shows, grad portraits, and other events. After subsidizing the gardens for 33 years, in 2013…BC Hazelnut Growers Association and UFV Agriculture sign partnership agreement
The University of the Fraser Valley and the BC Hazelnut Growers Association (BCHGA) have entered into a partnership to support research and programming for hazelnut growers. The partnership will support the hazelnut industry in adopting the leading edge of research and education and to foster collaboration between UFV and BCHGA. Discussions on joint research and…UFV artist’s painting inspired by tragic murder takes on life
Rodrigo Kelton, a Brazilian street child, was mercilessly shot and killed by drug traffickers while travelling to visit his home city of Fortaleza. On his 14th birthday, and within feet of his mother’s home, his bright future was instantly hijacked. A half a world away, his death would soon inspire a UFV visual arts student.…UFV Lens of Empowerment project returns with focus on women’s
The University of the Fraser Valley is once again offering students the opportunity to learn more about Stó:lō territory and culture through the Lens of Empowerment Project. This time around (the second offering of this project), the Lens Project will be comprised of a focused five-course learning experience that culminates with students producing their own…Images and Land Claims — a weekend of films, maps,
Images and Land Claims Hosted by the Stó:lō Nation and supported by the University of the Fraser Valley. Fri, July 11–Sun, July 13 The Resource Centre Stó:lō Nation Chilliwack, B.C. July 11 program begins at 6 pm, followed by a reception. From the Kalahari desert to the Fraser Valley, indigenous peoples fight for their lands,…UFV Theatre heads to Harrison Festival
The Harrison Festival of the Arts has been part of the Fraser Valley’s cultural landscape for thirty-six 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 12 to 20, and UFV is contributing several productions from its highly successful…Internet’s a-buzz with UFV graduate’s beer bottle résumé
A different kind of beer buzz just hit UFV graduate Brennan Gleason. Well ahead of graduating with UFV’s first Graphic and Digital Design class earlier this month, Gleason sent out a very unique résumé: his own home-brewed beer beautifully packaged as Résum-Ale. Holding four handsome bottles of 6.9-percent-alcohol beer, the packaging reads: “Visually pleasing, smooth…Thousands graduate in 40th anniversary year at UFV Convocation
Convocation refers to a gathering together, and thousands did so on June 12 and 13 as the University of the Fraser Valley celebrated its graduates at three ceremonies at the Abbotsford Centre. Watch a video of our Convocation ceremonies here. More than 2,100 individuals graduated with more than 2,700 credentials this year, over the two…Kusum Soni named UFV’s 2014 Betty Urquhart community service award
It’s Kusum Soni’s inclusive embrace that earned her this year’s Betty Urquhart community service award from the University of the Fraser Valley. In 1995, UFV renamed its community service award in honour of Betty Urquhart, who passed away that year. One of UFV’s first employees, Urquhart was commitment to building a strong relationship between UFV…Dr. Michael Gaetz recognized for community-based health research excellence
2014 UFV Research Excellence award winner Healthy bodies make for healthy minds and healthy communities. There are many opportunities in Fraser Valley communities to do scientific research focused on keeping the population healthy, raising healthier kids, and helping the elderly stay healthy longer through well-planned physical activity. That’s what Dr. Michael Gaetz of Chilliwack has…Teaching Excellence winner Andrea Hughes makes learning memorable for psych
For a teacher committed to studying seniors, psychology instructor Dr. Andrea Hughes sure has a way with today’s youth. As the 2014 recipient of the Teaching Excellence award at the University of the Fraser Valley, Hughes’ success is a product of her interminable fascination with studying memory, especially in older generations. “I think students feed…Governor General’s gold medal winner Torhjelm finds reconnecting with learning
Like most students enrolled in master’s level programming at the University of the Fraser Valley, Shannon Torhjelm had to balance the demands of a professional career with the busy life of a graduate student. By day, Torhjelm is social work practice leader for Abbotsford and Mission hospitals, supervising the clinical practice of social workers in…