Get involved in what interests you: advice from an alumna
UFV alumna Victoria Harris, who earned a BA in Sociology/Anthropology with an extended minor in Theatre in 2010, has a message for students: “Find something you love to do, and then surround yourself with others who can help you get to where you want to be.” Following her own advice, she is currently working in…Biology students get hands-on experience in Tofino
UFV Biology students got hands-on learning during the intensive seven-day course, hosted at the Tofino botanical gardens field station on Vancouver Island. The week included exploration and analysis of the many unique ecological systems within and around the Clayoquot Sound biosphere reserve. A number of UFV instructors participated in the expedition, lending their expertise…Boston Pizza execs visit Chandigarh BBA students
UFV’s Business Administration in Chandigarh, India, recently hosted Jordan Melville, president of T&M Group of Companies (which owns Boston Pizza in Canada, US, and Mexico) and Wes Bews, CFO of Boston Pizza Inc. Along with them came Pam Sahsi and Pami Buttar, the directors of CFO Inc., which outsources Boston Pizza’s accounting work to…Veteran Canadian filmmaker Paul Almond visits UFV
Paul Almond is a landmark Canadian filmmaker who pioneered the development of the Canadian film industry in the 1950s. In over four decades of film-making he directed 120 dramas for Canadian, British and U.S. TV networks, and created the ground-breaking documentary “7Up”. In 1970, Almond wrote and directed the feature film “Act of the…McQuarrie on Global TV re moonlighting
Business admin. professor Fiona McQuarrie was on Global BC news on Fri, Oct 14, as part of the Generation How series the station is doing, which investigates how the 18–35 generation is handing housing, education, economic, and employment challenges. The segment is on the Global website: http://www.globaltvbc.com/special/6442500168/story.html It's Part Five at the bottom of the…Dr. Lenore Newman appointed Canada Research Chair at UFV
The University of the Fraser Valley has a new federally funded researcher on campus. Dr. Lenore Newman was recently appointed Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment and joins the Geography department at UFV. She will also be working closely with the UFV Agriculture department. The Canada Research Chair program was established…Dr. Jacqueline Nolte appointed Dean of the new UFV College
Jacqueline Nolte has been appointed Dean of Arts at UFV, after a two-year stint as UFV's interim Dean of Arts. Nolte has been at UFV since 1999, starting as a sessional instructor in art history and gaining a faculty appointment in 2000. She served as Visual Arts department head from 2004 to 2009, and…UFV in the news: 17-year-old running for mayor in Abbotsford
Abbotsford News, Oct. 14 2011 The battle for the mayor's chair has another contender as 17-year-old Travis Daleman has thrown his hat into the political ring. Daleman is one of the youngest candidates to run for political office in Canada. The local man will celebrate his 18th birthday just 24 days before the Nov. 19…An interview with Tony Parsons: A Life in News
On Wednesday night, at about 8:45 p.m., after co-anchoring CBC News: Vancouver, Tony Parsons took a few minutes to chat about his life in the news. Preparing for his 10 p.m. newscast for CHEK-TV in Victoria, he was in a good mood, despite the Canucks' loss. He now films both shows from Vancouver instead of…Playwright Tomson Highway to visit UFV Oct 23 and 24
A Canadian Aboriginal playwright with a previous connection to the University of the Fraser Valley will visit the Chilliwack and Abbotsford campuses this October. Cree writer Tomson Highway will be on the Chilliwack campus on Sunday, Oct. 23, for a staged reading of excerpts from his play The Rez Sisters. He will visit the…UFV in the news: two vie for school trustee seats
At UFV we like to see students putting their education to good use and engaging in public discourse. Two UFV mature students run for Chilliwack school trustee Chilliwack Times — Oct 11, 2011 Karen Jarvis and Dan Coulter, both mature students at UFV, are both running for school trustee positions in ChilliwackTony Parsons describes ‘A Life in News’ at UFV Chilliwack
Longtime Canadian broadcaster Tony Parsons will be visiting the University of the Fraser Valley’s Chilliwack campus this week for an interactive discussion covering an array of topics. A Life in the News will explore Parsons’ career as a media personality, which has spanned more than 50 years. He will also be responding to audience questions,…