UFV in the News: Darryl Plecas to speak at the
UFV crime expert to speak at the UN By Vikki Hopes - Abbotsford News The crime-fighting success of the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) is among the topics that will be presented next month in New York by a UFV criminology expert. Darryl Plecas, RCMP research chair at University of the Fraser Valley’s school of criminology…Historical Canadian footage to be shown in Vancouver for the
Dr. Peter Geller, UFV’s Vice Provost and Associate Vice-President Academic, visited London in 1996 on a hunch. Lucky for both him and his research, his gut feeling turned out to be correct. “While most people go to London to see the sights and watch the theatre, I sat in an archive and watched a film,”…UFV social work students raise awareness of mental illness
Ten UFV students, as part of an upper-level social work course focused on community development, have been working since May to put together an event to raise awareness of mental illness in the Fraser Valley. “The process of putting this together has been amazing — really collaborative and rewarding,” says Jackie Rillera, one of the…UFV Crim student works with UN in Africa to study
UFV student Richele Doughty was unsure about the specific topic for her master’s thesis, but she knew she had two passions she wanted to pursue: criminal justice, and Africa. Luckily, with the help of UFV’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the supervision of Dr. Hayli Millar, she was able to combine both. “I…Abbotsford welcomes the Teacher Education program
The Teacher Education program has arrived in Abbotsford! The Teacher Education program at UFV is a post-degree program designed to turn students into teachers. The students enrolled in the program form a cohort that learns and studies together, and with a year’s worth of full-time study will become familiar with and prepared for K-12 curriculum…Art student turned UFV science major honoured with Canadian award
An art student who turned science major following the discovery that she had a rare disease was recently honoured as one of the top students in Canada. Twenty-seven-year-old Jenna Peters from Abbotsford was awarded the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship for her genetic research done at UFV. The award, valued at $17,500, is a…Dual Betty Urquhart awards honour community commitment
Betty Urquhart was one of UFV’s first employees, and her commitment to building a strong relationship between UFV and the Fraser Valley community is one that lasts to this day. In 1995, UFV introduced the Betty Urquhart community service award to honour community members or groups that are committed to the same cause. This year…Ghizlane Laghzaoui of Modern Languages earns SFU medal for second
Dr. Ghizlane Laghzaoui only joined UFV as a full-time professor last year, but she’s already making waves. She completed her second doctorate at SFU in May 2011, and started teaching at UFV full-time in the fall. She taught French in the Modern Languages departments of both UFV as a sessional and SFU as a limited…UFV Graphic Design program given financial boost
A generous donation from the District of Mission on Tuesday evening will help revive the University of the Fraser Valley’s Graphic Design program. City Council presented the university with $500,000 in seed funding to establish the UFV Mission campus as the primary site for the Graphic and Digital Design diploma program. “We’re really excited that…UFV’s Chilliwack library re-opens its doors at Canada Education Park
Over the course of the last month, UFV’s new building at Canada Education Park (CEP) has been slowly filling with people. Almost every morning, more faculty and staff make the leap from one Chilliwack campus to the other, carrying boxes of books and desk supplies, coatracks and office chairs. Sometimes students can be spotted catching…UFV launches Data Analysis post-degree certificate
Have you ever wanted to work for Facebook, Twitter or Google? UFV is offering a new program to help students achieve that goal. Starting this fall, the Data Analysis post-degree certificate will provide students with a unique edge when entering the job market. This program is the first of its kind in Western Canada, and…Diversity mural collaboration brightens the streets of Abbotsford
Abbotsford just became a little bit brighter. As a collaborative effort between a myriad of community groups and services, Abbotsford Community Services (ACS) transformed the bare concrete side of their building into a mural. One of the very first steps was to hire Shelley Stefan, a Visual Arts (VA) instructor at UFV, as mural director.…