News and Events
Following the UFV Sustainability Case Competition, we sat down with competition organizer, Jillene Marlowe, from the School of Business to ask her about the competition. What was the Sustainability Case Competition (SCC)? The SCC was a one day case competition available to all UFV students where student teams of 3 or 4 got to spend … Read more
If you were on campus Friday morning and frequented C building you might have engaged with the School of Business, and Sustainable UFV at their second Sustainability Morning. The enthusiastic representatives were engaging passerby’s in conversations over Timbits and coffee, on various topics. One of the main topics of the morning was focused around promoting … Read more
Calling All Students! Sweater Week is happening November 20-24, with temperatures being lowered by 2°C in all buildings. This is to bring awareness to the small steps that we can take individually to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. SustainableUFV is reminding everybody to grab an extra layer for the week to ensure … Read more
Friday September 15, 2017 | UFV ABB 121 | 11:30 – 1:00 PM The School of Business welcomes Kevin deWolde, Arron Brown, and Charlie Spencer as the speakers for the first School of Business Seminar for 2017/2018. Arron Brown is the Manager of Program Development at Enactus Canada and and Enactus alumni; and Charlie Spencer … Read more
The Government of Canada is inviting young people from coast to coast to coast to answer one question: → How can we reduce poverty in Canada? Do you have a great idea or solution? Have you seen something in your community that works? For more information, please click here.
UFV Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies Office hosted their annual Undergraduate Research Excellence Award night, on May 29th. The School of Business is proud to announce that our students won two of the prestigious awards. Under Associate Professor, David Dobson’s supervision, Keith Greter, Jessa Leroux, Nicholas Point and Whitney Point conducted a study on improving the … Read more
Thursday May 18, 2018, marked the UFV School of Business’ first Sustainable Development Symposium. This event brought together UFV faculty and students, members of the community, and a variety of perspectives on sustainability. 2017 Sustainable Development Essay Competition winner, Sarah Speight, began the evening by presenting her proposal for an Apiculture and employment program. Stó:lō Community … Read more
The School of Business is very pleased to announce that this year’s Sustainable Development Essay Competition winner is Sarah Speight for her essay entitled, “Apiculture and Essential Skills Development Program Proposal”. In her paper, Sarah outlines, “a framework for an apiculture and essential skills training program at [the] University of the Fraser Valley to provide … Read more
The UFV School of Business has been featured on the United Nations’ Website as a good example on how to integrate sustainability into courses. Read the full story here.