UFV in the news: McCullough to take on advising role
Longtime Dean of Trades and Technology Harv McCullough will step down from that role in a few months, and take on the part-time role of advising President Mark Evered on community and industry partnerships. Read the full story as reported in the Chilliwack Progress (link below). UFV looks to strengthen partnerships Chilliwack Progress - September…UFV Distinguished Alumni winner Shirzad Ahmed recognized for human rights
Shirzad Ahmed knows what it’s like to be a refugee — stateless and far away from family and friends. At the age of 18 he was a political exile from Kurdistan, an area of northeast Iraq that suffered great oppression under the regime of Saddam Hussein and continues to be mired in poverty today. He…Bertram to speak on new approaches to helping children with
Where some people focus on weaknesses, Dr. Chris Bertram prefers to focus on strengths. The University of the Fraser Valley kinesiologist has been working with a research team for five years, trying to find ways to help children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder live up their full potential. Bertram, this year’s winner of the Teaching…UFV in the news: Fashion Design program
UFV's Fashion Design program has been in the media spotlight recently for launching 3-D technology in the classroom, producing nationally-acclaimed students, and of course, for its annual Fashion Show. Read some of the full news stories below. UFV fashion design program goes 3-D Abbotsford News – September 29, 2011 The University of the Fraser Valley…UFV in the news: international students
On September 20, 2011, Premier Christy Clark announced the goal of a 50% increase in the number of international students studying in BC over the next four years, as part of her BC Jobs plan. UFV's Provost and Vice-president Academic Eric Davis spoke with the Chilliwack Progress about what this means from UFV's…Trevor Carolan to speak on Group of Seven master Frederick
UFV English professor Trevor Carolan will be speaking on Group of Seven Artist Frederick Varley this weekend. This important member of Canada’s iconic Group of Seven artists lived and worked in the Vancouver area during the 1930s. While residing near Rice Lake in North Vancouver, Varley painted many of his great masterworks and…Minter to serve another three years as UFV Chancellor
Canadian gardening icon and Fraser Valley community leader Dr. Brian Minter has been reappointed to a second three-year term as Chancellor of the University of the Fraser Valley. A recipient of the Order of Canada, the Spirit of Enterprise award, and the BC Small Business Excellence award, Dr. Minter is a horticulturist, entrepreneur and co-owner…New Chilliwack campus coming along nicely
By this time next year, the majority of UFV Chilliwack-based students will be studying at the new Chilliwack campus at the Canada Education Park. The former engineering school building on the former Canadian Forces base is undergoing at $40-million extreme makeover, including renovation and new construction. All programs on the Chilliwack campus except for theatre…UFV signs accord on Indigenous Education
UFV recently joined more than 50 faculties of education across Canada in signing an Accord on Indigenous Education. The accord was signed to acknowledge the institutional awareness of aboriginal education issues and highlight a commitment to promoting integration of indigenous knowledge within teacher education programs. “This won’t be an on-the-shelf document, but a living…Kinesiology students first non-Europeans to take part in EduSport in
This summer, UFV Kinesiology and Physical Education students participated in EduSport – an International Summer School in Education and Sport Sciences hosted by the University of Bologna in northern Italy. This was the eighth session of the EduSport program, which has run every summer since 2004, and is traditionally open only to students who attend…Student Life keeps busy hosting 8 events in 3 weeks
Pleased to meet you. And you. And you and you and you. Student Life has offered eight events over three weeks connecting and engaging with 3,000+ students at the start of this school year. Events have included New Student Orientation in both Abbotsford and Chilliwack, Welcome Back events on all four campuses, along with Cinema…Donors thanked at UFV Changing Lives awards ceremony soiree
“Thank you, thank you, thank you.” If you were an eavesdropper at the University of the Fraser Valley Changing Lives awards ceremony on Sept 20, you would have heard those words repeated over and over again. This year, the UFV development office, which coordinates all fundraising initiatives at UFV, tried a new cocktail party-style format…