Celebrating nursing students with pizza and prizes
The UFV Nursing department recently hosted a pizza lunch for its students, faculty and staff on the Chilliwack campus. The event included a prize wheel with numerous giveaways for students.What powers should every UFV graduate possess? Have your say
What knowledge, skills, abilities and values are crucial for every UFV student to develop? Communication skills? Civic responsibility? Environmental awareness? Digital-age savvy? The collaborative project, facilitated by the Teaching and Learning Advisory Council, has engaged UFV faculty, staff, students, alumni and community stakeholders in discussions throughout the Fall and Winter, culminating in a final document…Let’s talk about mental health and wellness on Feb 8
Let's Talk is a seminar geared to raise awareness and promote discussion on mental health and wellness treatment. This seminar is sponsored by the Student Association of Philosophical Counselling. The seminar will be in B121 at the Abbotsford campus. The student association looks forward to welcoming you to the event! To RSVP or for further…New UFV Clearbrook centre hosts Continuing Studies, ABT, and other
If you take a Continuing Studies course from the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, chances are that it will be at UFV’s newest location. UFV Continuing Studies has moved from the Marshall Road annex to a newly renovated space on the bottom floor of the Clearbrook library. The Clearbrook centre provides 15,000 square…UFV Culinary Arts students round out their repertoire with Rivers
UFV Culinary Arts students are broadening their cooking repertoire with a new initiative at UFV. They’ve already mastered lunch-time fare; now they’re looking to hone their fine dining skills. Next week, Rivers Dining Room will be opening its doors to the public for dinner on Tuesday and Wednesday nights through to May. Located at UFV’s…UFV presents talk on the finite resources of the earth
Are there limits to growth? Is humankind’s endless drive to continually expand going to hit a wall? Dr. Pat Walden, a scientist researcher associated with the TRIUMF centre at the University of British Columbia will visit the University of the Fraser Valley this week to address this topic. Walden will speak in the main lecture…Indigenizing our Academy: Voices from the Inside Out
An event highlighting different ways to incorporate indigenization into the classroom was held on Thurs,Feb 2 at UFV in Abbotsford. Indigenizing our Academy: Voices from the Inside Out took place on Thursday. The all-day event was an opportunity to discuss, share ideas and learn about indigenization. “An event like this is important for many reasons,”…No fooling UFV’s Davida Kidd on the value of art
The University Lecture Series recently hosted by UFV's Davida Kidd was highlighted by the Chilliwack Times. The article appeared online on Tuesday, Jan 31. A Vancouver billboard questioning the social value of art inspired Davida Kidd to dive into her latest project. "Who Needs Art When You Have a View Like This!" was the influential…UFV Cascades featured in The Province
The Province recently highlighted an upcoming match between the UFV Cascades men's basketball team and the UBC Thunderbirds. Friesen, Cascades help make Abbotsford the centre of the CIS hoops world this weekend By Howard Tsumura This weekend, Abbotsford is the centre of the Canadian university basketball world. Let that roll off the tongue a few…Chilliwack’s new campus at the Canada Education Park
Chilliwack's new campus at the Canada Education Park is set to open in May 2012. UFV Today bloggers were lucky enough to receive a tour recently so we could share an update with the rest of the UFV community. Check out our video and pictures.