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…

An upcoming UFV lecture will highlight the meeting of art and science. Next week, Dr. Nancy Van Wagoner will be presenting “Geosciences and the Ceramic Arts” while also referencing her personal practice in ceramics. Nancy has an extensive career as a senior academic leader, professor of the geosciences and volcanologist, and ceramic artist. Her work…

Some photo sets from the Cascades' impressive quarterfinal series Feb 23-25.

It’s all about making connections. UFV will be hosting its annual career fair on Wednesday, March 7, and organizer So Jeon of the UFV Career Centre is inviting students to expand their horizons when thinking about potential employers. “We really want students to visit a variety of companies and organizations as they tour the booths…

It takes a village to raise a child, goes the popular saying. Well, it takes a non-monogamous group of communist birds to raise a smooth-billed ani (a species of large bird in the cuckoo family). UFV biologist Greg Schmaltz is interested in the intimate details of the smooth-billed ani community, and will be revealing some…

You may not be able to travel to Saskatchewan (Saskatoon for the men; Regina for the women) to catch your basketball Cascades in action this week, but you can watch them on your computer thanks to the wonders of the internet. Catch the Cascades on CanadaWest.TV The UFV Cascades men’s and women’s basketball teams Canada…

You have to hand it to her -- former UFV Marketing and Communication director Kim Lawrence is a good sport. Here she is making good on her bet with current UFV Marcom director Leslie Courchesne. Because UFV beat the University of Calgary in best-of-three women's basketball playoff action, Kim had to don her UFV hoodie…

Did you know that there is a cutting-edge, pioneering group of folks in the Fraser Valley who earn an A grade in sustainability? The Yarrow Ecovillage, nestled between Abbotsford and Chilliwack, is one such sustainable community. Next week, Cher King-Scobie will be talking about her experiences living and working in an ecovillage environment. This presentation…

It was an unforgettable weekend for UFV Athletics as the men's and women's basketball teams advanced to CIS Canada West Final Four action after winning quarterfinal best-of-three series at home, and the women's volleyball team qualified for the CCAA national championship with a silver medal at the PacWest regional championship. Cascades Men's Basketball:  Cascades win…

An evening of information sharing, networking and presenting will take place at UFV next week in celebration of International Women's Day. The event is taking place on Thursday, March 8 and is being hosted by UFV’s Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies in collaboration with the Abbotsford/Mission Community Services, South Asian Peer Network Association (SAPNA), and International…

  Arts student Renée Hartwig is taking advantage of UFV's exchange agreement with the University of Arts Poznan (Uniwersytet Artystyczny w Poznaniu) to spend a semester abroad studying in Poland. Here she is in Poznan (at the old market). Instructor Aleksandra Idzior and UFV International helped arrange a memorandum of understanding between our two universities…

    From Abbotsford Times, Feb 15, 2012, by Rochelle Baker For the most part, University of the Fraser Valley athlete Tessa Klassen is puzzled by the very concept of the Lingerie Football League, which is going to be based in Abbotsford this fall. Klassen, captain of the UFV Cascades women's basketball team and last…