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2017 UFV Sustainable Development Symposium Presenters The School of Business proudly announces the following presenters for the Sustainable Development Symposium on Thursday, May 18th, 4-7 pm. The symposium will take place at the UFV Abbotsford Campus, Building B, Room 140. Stó:lō Community Futures Community Resource Manager – Louis De Jaeger Business entrepreneur, social activist, community … Read more
The UFV School of Business would like to recognize the following students for their hard work and achievements at the UFV Student Research Day 2017. Congratulations to: Bronwen Kenyon, Kyle Sethi, and Ryan Gienger, the 2017 Student Research Day Award Winners, for their research titled “Sex at University”. Keith Greter, Jessa Leroux, Nicholas Point, and Whitley … Read more
Further information on our presenters can be found here.
The UFV School of Business and Sustainable UFV partnered together Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 at the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, Business Showcase, to meet with members of the business community and discuss issues surrounding sustainable business development. Showcase attendees were invited to discuss and record their ideas for how their businesses could work to become … Read more
Friday, April 7, 2017 marked the first UFV School of Business PRME Faculty Workshop. This event was organized by the School of Business to discuss opportunities to integrate the PRME Initiative into curricular and extracurricular activities. The UFV School of Business became a signatory of PRME in 2015 and has recently produced its first PRME report. The … Read more
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 marked the 5th Annual School of Business Student research day. Six teams of students presented their research to a panel of judges and fielded questions on academic rigor and research design. Top prize was awarded to Chelsey Ens and Jonathan Ens who presented their research on the Effects of Valence Framing on Eco-Friendly Seafood … Read more
The UFV School of Business is proud to have been represented by several groups of accomplished students at UFV’s annual Student Research Day which took place this past Wednesday. The poster presentations were held in the Student Union Building, Great Hall and the event also featured micro lectures in the south atrium. Business students presented research … Read more
On Thursday, March 9, 2017, the UFV School of Business hosted the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, Business After Business Mixer. This event allowed members of the Abbotsford business community as well as students and staff from the UFV School of Business to meet and mingle over appetizers and sample wine donated by Maan Farms. The Students of … Read more
Last Thursday morning a group of dedicated and passionate individuals were found in the Abbotsford Library Atrium, engaging passerby’s in discussions about sustainability. With free coffee and Timbits, students, staff, and faculty came together to voice their opinions on how UFV and the Fraser Valley community can become more sustainable. Some suggestions put forward were: Increasing the … Read more
Do you have great ideas about sustainability practices but haven’t taken the time to voice them? Well stop bottling up your ingenuity and come down to Abbotsford Campus G Building Atrium Thursday February 23, for a free coffee and chat with a group of passionate staff about UFV’s sustainability initiatives and how you can get involved! UFV’s … Read more