Turn it Off Week: Nov 14–18
The Abbotsford UFV campus uses approximately 6,000,000 kWh or $400,000 of electricity annually — enough electricity to power about 600 B.C. homes for a year. Help us save energy and reduce our carbon footprint by participating in Turn it Off Week, Nov 14–18. Please turn off all lights, monitors, chargers, printers and media equipment, such…‘Sneak peek’ at the new UFV Chilliwack campus
‘Sneak peek’ at the new UFV Chilliwack campus Chilliwack Progress, Nov. 10 2011 By Robert Freeman B.C. and federal government ministers, city and university officials got a “sneak peek” of the University of the Fraser Valley’s new campus located in the Chilliwack Education Park grounds Tuesday. Construction workers still carried ladders and building materials around…Fall at UFV Chilliwack
With the leaves falling to the ground and the crisp weather closing in, we thought we would brighten your day with some colourful photographs of UFV's beautiful Chilliwack North campus. Enjoy! [AFG_gallery id='12']Steve Donahue: Shifting Sands
Playing a bongo while pacing the stage of UFV Abbotsford’s lecture theatre, Steve Donahue painted a picture of a younger self, crossing the Sahara desert. At only 20 years old, he made the trek with a friend. It was this journey upon which he has based his career of motivational speaking, becoming an international best-selling…UFV’s The Arabian Nights on Shaw TV
The UFV Theatre department is kicking off its 2011/12 season with an adaptation of The Arabian Nights by American playwright Mary Zimmerman. Shaw TV recently stopped by the Chilliwack campus to film a rehearsal and interview director Heather Robertson. For more details on the show, which starts this Friday, click here: http://blogs.ufv.ca/2011/10/the-arabian-nights/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_byQ9ogbJcA&feature=relmfuUFV presents the Ehsaas South Asian Film Festival
UFV will soon be hosting a film festival honouring the centennial celebration of Abbotsford’s Gur Sikh Temple. The seventh annual Ehsaas South Asian Film Festival is taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 5–10 p.m. Hosted by UFV’s Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, the event will feature an opening reception at 5 p.m. with an array…UFV announces Pacific Berry Resource Centre partnership
A “centre for excellence” is in the works at the University of the Fraser Valley, one that will not only encourage research and learning, but will strengthen the Fraser Valley’s leading reputation in berry production. On Nov. 3, representatives of UFV’s Agriculture and Technology department signed a memorandum of understanding with a number of partners…UFV Mennonite lecture series: The connection between relief work and
The work of Mennonites locally and around the world has long been associated with peace. This association will be highlighted in a panel discussion at the University of the Fraser Valley next week. Titled Engagement, it will focus on the question, “What is the connection between relief and development work, and peace?” The event, taking…A Salute a Venezia: The University Commons lunch buffet
Last week's University Commons House lunch buffet for faculty and staff was a hit. Check out one lunch-goer's review: A full house again at the University Commons lunch buffet for faculty and staff. “A Salute a Venezia” was fine Italian dining without the fine Italian restaurant price and no need to wait for a…UFV alumnus earns five-year scholarship to Brown University
Darrel Janzen was a student at UFV from 2003 to 2006, where he completed his Associate of Arts degree. Abbotsford News, Oct. 31, 2011 An Abbotsford resident has received a five-year scholarship worth more than $300,000 for the prestigious Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Darrel Janzen, 26, will complete a PhD in classical history.…A very haunted Halloween at UFV
Faculty, staff and students at UFV embraced Halloween with an array of creative costumes. The campuses were alive with ghouls, goblins and witches. In Chilliwack, Theatre students walked the grounds instilling fear and promoting their upcoming show, The Arabian Nights. Check out some of the terrifying costumes here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ufv/sets/72157627898337153/CIVL Radio to feature UFV student in live mayoral debate
This week, UFV's CIVL Radio will be hosting an all-candidates' debate featuring a UFV student running for the mayoral seat of Abbotsford. The political program The Way I See It will showcase incumbent Mayor George Peary and his challengers: Bruce Banman, Meghann Coughlan, Gerda Peachey and Travis J. Daleman. Daleman is one of the youngest…