News and Events
Have you ever wanted to go to Europe? This is your chance! This Thursday (May 3rd) there will be a Holland Promotion fair from 1.00pm until 2.30pm at the Global Lounge at the UFV International B-Building. This fair will be provided by students of the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences Business School. You will find … Read more
The School of Business would like to extend congratulations to Shea Horton, Zihan Tian (not pictured above), and Jared Wiebe for winning the 2018 School of Business Student Research Day. Their study, conducted under faculty member David Dobson’s supervision, looked at time management of university students and the effect it has on their academic success. … Read more
HR Community Showcase: University of the Fraser Valley (Abbotsford) Date: May 16, 2018 Event start time: 5:30pm Pacific Time Location: University of the Fraser Valley HR Community Showcase – Top Employer University of the Fraser Valley CPD Hours: 1.5 Event Summary: Located in the beautiful Fraser Valley just east of Vancouver, BC, the University of … Read more
Following the announcement of his new term as the president of PAMEA, we asked faculty member, Rod Hayward to tell us a bit about the organization and his new role. What is PAMEA? How long has it been around? What is its role in the aviation industry? PAMEA is the Pacific Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Association, … Read more
Press Release – April 11, 2018 Congratulations! The Fraser Valley Chartered Professional Accountants have selected their fifth round of local scholars. Three outstanding area University Seniors who displayed academic achievement, extra-curricular participation and community service will each be awarded a $1,000.00 scholarship to support their respective accounting educations. Funded equally by the Fraser Valley CPA … Read more
The faculty members and staff from the School of Business met last Friday for a lunchtime round-table discussion of Giving Voice to Values: A global partnership with UNGC PRME to transform management education. The article centers around an operational belief that at their core, most human beings have an understanding of ethical behavior stemming from … Read more
The School of Business was represented by a number of student groups presenting their research findings at the 2018 UFV Student Research Day on Thursday April 05. We are proud of all our student’s accomplishments and hard work. Featured below are highlights of a few projects, and information on the groups that won prestigious awards. … Read more
BUS 478 students, Aanam Gill, Carly Engelbrecht, Nicholas Point, Whitney Point, and Jared Shury received the Peoples’ Choice Award (first place) for their business design project entitled, “The Hive”. Voting was done by city staff, university personnel, and the public attending the displays held by CityStudio at City Hall. The challenge, as presented by the … Read more
Brady Lawlor, UFV Bachelor of Business Administration I had always been resourceful and “handy” but seven years ago, in grade 11 of high school a friend dropped his iPhone 4 into water and it stopped working. I asked him if he would let me try to fix it since he really didn’t have anything to … Read more