New UFV daffodil beds sprout to kick off Cancer Society’s
For the seventh year in a row, Daffodil Days are coming to UFV from March 26 to 28, 2013. Over the years, UFV student volunteers have raised more than $8,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society by selling fresh cut daffodils on campus in March. But this year, the UFV campaign comes with a twist. Last…UFV Cascades women’s volleyball team are national champions!
The UFV women Cascades women's volleyball team are national champs for 2013. The UFV Cascades women’s volleyball team are national collegiate champions! They defeated the host Lakeland Rustlers 3-0 to capture the 2013 CCAA national championship in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The title is the school’s first in the program’s history. The set scores in Saturday’s final…Women’s volleyball team plays in national final Saturday at 7
UFV Cascades Women's Volleyball win CCAA semi-final match, 3-1, over Élans de Garneau, advance to CCAA Championship Game Team playing in school’s first ever CCAA Women’s Volleyball Gold Medal Match Lloydminster, Alberta….The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women’s volleyball team defeated the Élans de Garneau (RSEQ) 3-1, to advance to the CCAA Championship Game…UFV seeks nominations for Betty Urquhart award
Do you know an individual or a group who has made the Fraser Valley a better place to live? Those people who make everyday contributions to their community but may not be recognized? Consider nominating them for the Betty Urquhart annual community service award. Betty Urquhart was one of the first employees of Fraser Valley…UFV awards $2,500 to local high schools through Chatterhigh competition
Three schools in the Fraser Valley are celebrating big wins in the University of the Fraser Valley’s first-ever ChatterHigh competition. The students of Rick Hansen Secondary, Hope Secondary, and Chilliwack Senior Secondary have earned their school not only bragging rights, but prize money as well. Rick Hansen students took home first place and a cheque…Micheal Vonn speaks on Public Lives: What Eroding Privacy Means
The blurring of our public and private lives in the internet age is a hot topic of discussion. Where do government’s actions end and the rights of individuals begin? How do you even define privacy in today’s technologically driven and globalized world? And furthermore what does the trend to eroding privacy mean for democracy? Micheal…UFV Cascades Kayla Bruce named CCAA Female Volleyball Player of
The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades Kayla Bruce has been named the CCAA Female Volleyball Athlete of the Year. The veteran led UFV and the conference in total offence with 393 points for a 4.57 average. Bruce was also first in blocks with 88 (1.02 average) and third in kills with 280 (a 3.26…Merchant of Venice is this year’s Shakespeare at UFV
The third main stage production of the University of the Fraser Valley Theatre's 2012/13 season is The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. This will be the second production by the department of this often controversial work, the first being during March, 1991. The play features three of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters: Shylock, Portia, and…Come to UFV’s Grad Fair Wed, March 6
Wed, March 6 11:30 am–2:30 pm In Alumni Hall and the Cascade Café (Building B) at the Abbotsford campus Stop by the UFV Grad Fair to learn more about your Convocation ceremony, program, and Alumni Assocation services: • Apply to graduate (application deadline: April 2) • Book your photo session with Artona, UFV’s official…Cascade women’s volleyball and basketball teams off to the nationals
UFV will have two teams competing at national championships in the next two weeks. The women’s volleyball team competes for the first time at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national championship tournament, to be held at Lakeland College, in Lloydminster, Alberta, March 7–9. The Cascades will face the ACAA champions (Maritimes) Mount Saint Vincent University…Victor Chan speaks on Educating the Heart at UFV on
Not too many people are best known for being a close friend of the Dalai Lama, but Victor Chan can claim that distinction. The Vancouver-based author, visionary, and peace leader is a trustee and founding director of the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education. Based in Vancouver, the centre “educates the heart and fosters…Vlada Dvoracek to head Institutional Research and Integrated Planning
Dr. Vladimir Dvoracek is UFV’s new Associate Vice President, Institutional Research and Integrated Planning. The role combines two previously separate portfolios into one. “I look forward to working with administration, faculty, and staff to use data analysis to move the university forward,” said Vlada. “It’s about providing context, not just the numbers. We must never…