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Fast, flexible university-level learning with UFV’s new micro-credentials
A new approach is making applicable, accessible university-level credits available through an innovative micro-credential initiative. Currently enjoying a successful pilot stage, UFV’s micro-credential programs are set to expand in the upcoming spring and fall semesters. Covering Digital Marketing fundamentals such as web writing, collaborative and team working tools, graphic design, content promotion and WordPress, the…National equestrian champion has unbridled passion for design
From the head of the class to the back of her horse, Natalie Alves’ competitive streak knows no bounds. The 15-time national champion equestrian had universities lining up with open arms following her 4.0 GPA at Mission’s Heritage Park Secondary. But Alves knows life, like horseback riding, is all about balance. So she chose UFV’s…Graphic design student wins national award
Mila Mukhortva, a member of this year's Graphic + Digital Design graduating class is the inaugural winner of a prestigious national scholarship. This year marks the 30th anniversary for Applied Arts, Canada’s National design magazine, and the first year of the Georges Haroutiun Scholarship program. The scholarship is named after the founder of Applied Arts,…Free tour, portfolio workshop offered by UFV Graphic + Digital
Interested in working in a creative field? Artists of all stripes are encouraged to enjoy professional feedback, portfolio advice, and even the chance to win a free iPad mini at UFV’s Graphic and Digital Design info session and portfolio workshop in Mission (33700 Prentis Avenue) on Tues, Feb 3. Graphic design includes designing logos, books, websites,…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…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…Go green at A Design First for the Valley, UFV’s
Look around you. Design is as ubiquitous as air. Almost everything you see, touch, and experience is designed by someone. And for the first time newly re-launched Graphic and Digital Design program at the University of the Fraser Valley will present a graduating class of designers. The class members refer to themselves collectively as…Free tour, portfolio workshop, iPad offered by UFV’s Graphic +
Artists of all stripes are encouraged to enjoy professional feedback, portfolio advice, and even the chance to win a free iPad mini at UFV’s Graphic and Digital Design info session and portfolio workshop in Mission (Heritage Park Centre, 33700 Prentis Avenue) on Wednesday, Feb 5. The event begins at 6 pm with an info session…Fast, flexible university-level learning with UFV’s new micro-credentials
A new approach is making applicable, accessible university-level credits available through an innovative micro-credential initiative. Currently enjoying a successful pilot stage, UFV’s micro-credential programs are set to expand in the upcoming spring and fall semesters. Covering Digital Marketing fundamentals such as web writing, collaborative and team working tools, graphic design, content promotion and WordPress, the…National equestrian champion has unbridled passion for design
From the head of the class to the back of her horse, Natalie Alves’ competitive streak knows no bounds. The 15-time national champion equestrian had universities lining up with open arms following her 4.0 GPA at Mission’s Heritage Park Secondary. But Alves knows life, like horseback riding, is all about balance. So she chose UFV’s…Graphic design student wins national award
Mila Mukhortva, a member of this year's Graphic + Digital Design graduating class is the inaugural winner of a prestigious national scholarship. This year marks the 30th anniversary for Applied Arts, Canada’s National design magazine, and the first year of the Georges Haroutiun Scholarship program. The scholarship is named after the founder of Applied Arts,…Free tour, portfolio workshop offered by UFV Graphic + Digital
Interested in working in a creative field? Artists of all stripes are encouraged to enjoy professional feedback, portfolio advice, and even the chance to win a free iPad mini at UFV’s Graphic and Digital Design info session and portfolio workshop in Mission (33700 Prentis Avenue) on Tues, Feb 3. Graphic design includes designing logos, books, websites,…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…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…Go green at A Design First for the Valley, UFV’s
Look around you. Design is as ubiquitous as air. Almost everything you see, touch, and experience is designed by someone. And for the first time newly re-launched Graphic and Digital Design program at the University of the Fraser Valley will present a graduating class of designers. The class members refer to themselves collectively as…Free tour, portfolio workshop, iPad offered by UFV’s Graphic +
Artists of all stripes are encouraged to enjoy professional feedback, portfolio advice, and even the chance to win a free iPad mini at UFV’s Graphic and Digital Design info session and portfolio workshop in Mission (Heritage Park Centre, 33700 Prentis Avenue) on Wednesday, Feb 5. The event begins at 6 pm with an info session…