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Program moves and transitions related to the Canada Education Park
In a few months’ time, UFV will begin a very exciting move into the new facilities at the Canada Education Park in Chilliwack. As we prepare for this move, Provost and VP Academic Eric Davis has been working with the Deans on a review of where we offer our programs. As President Mark Evered…Take a stand against bullying by wearing pink on Wed,
Take a stand against bullying by wearing PINK on Feb 29. On Wed, Feb 29 from 10 am-1 pm in Alumni Hall, the Social Work Student Association will have Bullying Stops Here t-shirts, bracelets, and treats available for purchase. Resources on bullying will also be available. Prior to the day, purchase your Bullying Stops Here…Patsy George returns to UFV to speak on Social Justice
Patsy George returns to UFV to speak on Social Justice in an Age of Occupy Dr. Patsy George returns to the University of the Fraser Valley next week as the first speaker in the 2012 President’s Leadership Lecture Series. She will speak on Mon, Feb 20, in room B101 on the UFV Abbotsford campus. Admission…UFV hosts Learning Outcomes Project open house
Nearly 100 participants helped outline the knowledge, skills, abilities and values that every UFV student should develop – from communication skills to environmental awareness. University staff, faculty, and students were joined by community members at UFV’s Institutional Learning Outcomes open house on Thursday afternoon in Abbotsford to have their input on the subject. “It was…UFV Chandigarh hosts second annual Terry Fox Run
UFV students are keeping the spirit of Terry Fox alive, worldwide. Recently, more than 50 UFV students at the UFV campus in Chandigarh, India visited over 30 schools to talk about Terry Fox and the Terry Fox Foundation. The students were promoting the second annual Terry Fox Run in Chandigarh — an event that drew…Celebrating nursing students with pizza and prizes
The UFV Nursing department recently hosted a pizza lunch for its students, faculty and staff on the Chilliwack campus. The event included a prize wheel with numerous giveaways for students.New UFV Clearbrook centre hosts Continuing Studies, ABT, and other
If you take a Continuing Studies course from the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, chances are that it will be at UFV’s newest location. UFV Continuing Studies has moved from the Marshall Road annex to a newly renovated space on the bottom floor of the Clearbrook library. The Clearbrook centre provides 15,000 square…Chilliwack’s new campus at the Canada Education Park
Chilliwack's new campus at the Canada Education Park is set to open in May 2012. UFV Today bloggers were lucky enough to receive a tour recently so we could share an update with the rest of the UFV community. Check out our video and pictures.Photo contest for the whole UFV community
Show us your best photos! Help us increase the visibility of student, staff, faculty, and alumni photographic talent in a lasting way. Send your photos in to our contest. Submissions will contribute to a permanent collage displayed in the ETS student computing lab, on our 28’ wide x 11’ high wall. There is no size…Are you interested in studying tropical biology in Ecuador?
Summer in Ecuador has a nice ring to it as we slog through winter in the Fraser Valley. How about studying tropical biology in Equador? The course will be an eight-credit course with lecture and field trip components. Classroom work will be carried out in the short summer semester (May 7 to June 23) and…Crosstown rivalry goes big time: Cascades take on Trinity at
UFV men's and women's basketball teams take on their "down-the-freeway" rivals the TWU Spartan in the big house: Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre, this Sat, Jan 28 The UFV Cascades will host their "cross-Valley" rivals Trinity Western Spartans in Canada West basketball games at Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre this Saturday.…Dead Man’s Cell Phone held over at UFV Theatre
Due to several performance cancellations due to severe weather conditions, the production has been held over until Jan 29, with performances at 7:30 pm on Thurs, Fri, and Sat, Jan 26-28, and a 2 pm matinee on Sun, Jan 29. Contact 604-795-2814 or theatre@ufv.ca for tickets. (UFV employees note: the production features UFV English professor…UFV involved in community celebrations for would-be scientists of all
Do you want to learn more about biology, geography, mathematics, physics, chemistry or perhaps agriculture and computer information systems? These are just a few of the UFV’s science-related activities and displays featured at the upcoming 2012 Community Science Celebration and Careers in Science events. UFV’s Faculty of Science and the UFV Alumni Association are…UFV English professor takes part in Dead Man’s Cell Phone
UFV's Virginia Cooke, who is playing a role in the production of Dead Man's Cell Phone, was recently featured in an article by the Langley Advance. By Roxanne Hooper Old enough to take retirement seminars seriously, Fort Langley's Virginia Cooke has no aspirations of growing up to be an actor. But as a university English…UFV alumnus reinvents the strip mall
A UFV alumnus has a vision for Abbotsford’s downtown core that reimagines it with some new and sustainable design concepts. Scott Varga (BA '11) has entered a contest called Strip Appeal, put on by the University of Alberta, which asks participants to re-invent the standard North-American strip mall. While the winners are being selected…A colourful commitment to craft leads to UFV honorary degree
When the colours of traditional ajrakh cloth, the legendary blockprint of the desert, were once again true, Charllotte Kwon knew she’d made a difference. Her Maiwa Foundation had finally secured land in India’s Kutch region, obtaining a pure water source vital to naturally dyeing ajrak. Without this, Ismail the craftsman, his family, and the extended…Governor General’s silver medal winner Nicole Wierks works magic in
Nicole Wierks may be the most well-known student graduating from the University of the Fraser Valley this year. She earned that fame as a leader of the UFV Cascades women’s basketball team that stormed its way to a third-place finish at the national championships in March 2014. But did you know Wierks is also an…Jumping 400 years of history paves the way for MOOCs
Whether lit by flickering oil lamps in bucolic Mexican farmsteads or glowing computer screens tied wirelessly across the world, quests for education and connection remain the same in the eyes of University of the Fraser Valley 2014 honorary degree recipient George Siemens. Siemens will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree at UFV’s morning Convocation…Following her passion leads Angela Lebedovich to Lieutenant Governor’s award
Going above and beyond is nothing unusual for UFV’s 2014 Lieutenant Governor’s award recipient Angela Lebedovich. Students in vocational or career programs less than two years in length who have excelled in their studies and contributed to the life of their post-secondary institution or their community are eligible to be nominated for this award. Lebedovich…Love of design — and beer — leads Brennan Gleason
By combining passions for graphic design and artisanal beer, Brennan Gleason leads UFV’s first Graphic and Digital Design graduating class in style by being named UFV’s 2014 Governor General’s bronze medal recipient. Awarded to the diploma-level student graduating with the highest grade point average over the last 15 credits, the Governor General's bronze medal recognizes…Doug Hamilton to be honoured for leadership in founding of
Few people alive today have as long an association with Fraser Valley College as Doug Hamilton. Hamilton, a retired agrologist who turns 90 on July 3, was the first chair of the Fraser Valley College board, or council as it was called then, in 1974. But even before that, he played an integral role in…UFV CFO Jackie Hogan receives top honour from Association of
The University of the Fraser Valley’s Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President Administration Jackie Hogan has received the Association of Women in Finance’s 2014 PEAK Award for Excellence in the Public Sector. PEAK awards honour women who have achieved excellence in the field of finance. “Jackie’s dedicated leadership of our financial and administrative services is evident…UFV to confer honorary degrees on Doug Hamilton, Charllotte Kwon,
The University of the Fraser Valley has chosen honorary degree recipients who symbolize the past, present, and future of education and innovation for its 2014 Convocation ceremonies. UFV will award three honorary doctorates during its Convocation ceremonies on June 12 and 13. Doug Hamilton, who was the founding chair of Fraser Valley College board in…Coast Capital Savings supports student leadership at UFV with $250,000
The university experience is about more than attending lectures, completing assignments, and studying for exams. At least it can be, if students take advantage of the extracurricular and volunteer opportunities available. Students at the University of the Fraser Valley have been able to engage in many leadership opportunities thanks to the support offered by the…UFV signs MOU for aviation collaboration with Chinese partner
The University of the Fraser Valley will work with Concord College of Sino-Canada to provide aviation and business education to future pilots from China. The two educational institutions have committed to a partnership that will see up to 30 Chinese students per year enrolling in UFV’s Bachelor of Business Administration in Aviation in Abbotsford. The…Stefan teaching contemporary painting in China — counterpart to teach
Visual Arts associate professor Shelley Stefan is in the middle of a two-week teaching exchange with the Sichuan Normal University of Chengdu, China. And everyone who meets the prerequisites is welcome to take the free course to be offered by her exchange partner in Abbotsford. Stefan is delivering a Contemporary Painting class to…Spots filling fast for UFV’s summer camps
UFV’s popular summer camps blast away the summer blues. Reserve your child’s spot for their chance to boost everything from brain power to basketball skills. Like vegetables in strawberry smoothies, UFV’s camps fulfill family needs in one satisfying serving – providing a great escape from the “nothing-to-do” dog days while creating memories that will…