UFV Top 40 Alumni: Darren Penner — thirst for knowledge
Darren Penner has always been the inquisitive sort. This inclination serves him well in his career as a lawyer, and it was fostered during his time studying history at UFV. “I really started looking into what makes things work when I was seven years old, but once I got to UFV I further developed a…University of the Fraser Valley accepts Boeing 727 from KF
A large, loud donation touched down at the Abbotsford International Airport July 15, when the University of the Fraser Valley received a Boeing 727-200 jet aircraft donated by KF Aerospace (formerly Kelowna Flightcraft). The 727 will be utilized by the next generation of technicians training in UFV’s aerospace programs. After nearly 40 years in service,…UFV Top 40: Chris Woods — Mix of realism and
From a young boy obsessed with popular culture and possessed with extreme artistic talent, to an established artist with multiple exhibitions to his name, Chris Woods has lived an artist’s dream. “I have been very lucky to be able to pursue my chosen profession, and UFV played no small part in my success,” he says.…UFV Top 40: Shawn Neumann — Digital marketing trendsetter finds
Shawn Neumann is an entrepreneur, public speaker, and tech leader who has built Domain 7 digital agency from a one-man shop in backroom of his parents’ Abbotsford home to a 40-employee company with offices in Abbotsford, Vancouver, Seattle, and Washington, DC. Shawn started his post-secondary journey at his local university college (then called UCFV), in…UFV Top 40 Alumni: Jennifer Owen — Physics offered her
Dr. Jennifer Owen (nee Godfrey) has been part of scientific history, working at the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator at the CERN particle physics laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. She visited and/or worked at the CERN facilities continuously over six years as part of her graduate studies at Simon Fraser University, and was there when the…UFV Top 40: Rob O’Brennan — College was the school
Rob O’Brennan recently retired as CEO of the Fraser Valley Regional Library, but in 1976 he was a first-year student in one of Fraser Valley College’s early years of existence. He recalled that his semester’s tuition was just $120 for a full course load, and that there were no wait lists for classes. “We held…UFV Top 40: Sherry Mumford — The courage to come
Sherry Mumford had the honour of being the first recipient of UFV’s Distinguished Alumni award in 2003, and she added a feather to her cap by being named one of UFV’s Top 40 alumni. Now Fraser Health’s Director, Substance Use Services, Mental Health and Substance Use program, Sherry’s experience working in the substance use field…UFV Top 40: Kathleen McIntosh — Curiosity and communication help
British Columbia has had a number of notorious, extremely complicated, and lengthy criminal cases go before the courts in the past decade. Two of them stand out for the particularly nefarious nature of the purported crimes: the trial of serial killer Robert (Willy) Pickton, and the recent Surrey Six proceedings, in which several young men…UFV supports Harrison Festival of the Arts with two evenings
UFV is continuing its long association with the Harrison Festival of the Arts by presenting evening performances at the Harrison Memorial Hall on July 13 and 14. On Mon, July 13, the Literary Café features Bookworm, a one-person play written and performed by Corin Raymond. The Literary Café is presented by UFV Continuing Education. Bookworm is…UFV Board of Governors passes six motions on Academic Success
At its meeting on June 19 in Harrison, the UFV Board of Governors passed six motions following discussion and recommendations from the UFV Senate report on the Writing Centre and Academic Success Centre. The six motions are: That the UFV Board of Governors receive the report of Senate on the Writing Centre and Academic Success…Vancouver Sun front page features UFV researchers replacing booming berry
Can drones battle berry birds? UFV researchers were featured on the front page of the Vancouver Sun last week. Instructors Tom Baumann and Myles Andrew are reprogramming helicopter-like UAVs — properly known as unmanned aerial vehicles — to fly preset patterns over ripening blueberries in the hope they will scare way the birds that feast…UFV signs new vending services agreement
Source: Ministry of Advanced Education news release UFV has signed a master agreement with Ryan Company Limited on behalf of the public post-secondary sector to provide and maintain vending equipment that dispense drinks and snacks at campuses throughout the province. “This vending services agreement offers exceptional value and it is another example of the way…