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Tuesday, May 13, 2014 – 7pm Where: Stó:lō Resource Centre, Building 10 – 7201 Vedder Road – Chilliwack BC Join BCGEU President Darryl Walker, Caitlyn Vernon of the Sierra Club, and speakers from GreenJobs BC and the local community to hear about possibilities for creating green jobs, and to share local visions for a cleaner, stronger … Read more
The following have been recognized as outstanding UFV student leaders by THE STANDOUT, UFV’s student and alumni leadership magazine issuu.com/goufv/docs/ufv_standout_magazine_web_2014?e=2560931/7428116 Andrew Alexander (Biology major, Chemistry minor) has been an excellent UFV student ambassador, excelling academically and participating in many events within the Faculty of Science and UFV at-large. He has been a mentor to many … Read more
ROOM CHANGE: A259 Time: 3:30 P.M. Date: Thursday, April 17th Place: Abbotsford Campus, B101 ——————————————————————————- Douw G. Steyn B.Sc. University of Cape Town (Physics) (1967) B.Sc.(hons.) University of Cape Town (Physics & Applied Mathematics) (1968) M.Sc. University of Cape Town (Physics) (1970) Ph.D. The University of British Columbia (1980) Post-doctoral Fellow at The University of … Read more
Date: Tues, April 1st Time: 3:30 pm Place: Abbotsford Campus, B101 [hr] Chantelle Marlor has a Ph.D. in Sociology and her interdisciplinary work draws on ecology, anthropology, philosophy and psychology. Her sociological interests are in the creation of biological/ecological knowledge and how culture impacts how knowledge is produced. For her dissertation research, she … Read more
Date: Tues, March 18, 2014 Time: 3:30 pm Place: Abbotsford Campus, B101 (B Building) Ron Dart has taught in the department of political science/philosophy/religious studies at University of the Fraser Valley since 1990. He was on staff with Amnesty International in the 1980s before joining UFV. Ron teaches a course on “Religion, Nature and Science” … Read more
Through the poetry of the world: Toward an Ecology of Being Tues, Mar 11 3:30 pm Abbotsford Campus, B101 [hr] Daniela Elza has lived on three continents and crossed numerous geographic, cultural and semantic borders. Her work has appeared nationally and internationally in over 80 publications. Daniela’s poetry collections are: “the weight of dew” (Mother … Read more
Date: 27 February 2014 Time: 14:30 PM Place: AfterMath “Will we succeed in addressing the Climate Change Crisis” SUS Talks features the Honourable Stéphane Dion at AfterMath. UFV students are invited to talk with Hon. Dion. Bring questions and concerns about both the climate but also broader questions about the liberal party as well. Contact SUS … Read more
FVWC Lecture Series 7 pm March 20th 201433844 King Road Abbotsford Campus Room: A225 We are very pleased to have Dr. Elizabeth Elle, Professor from Simon Fraser University, speak to us about pollinators. She will cover a brief natural history and talk about how to encourage pollinators in gardens and riparian restoration projects. RSVP appreciated. Light refreshments … Read more
Wear your craziest sweater on Thurs, Feb 6. This year UFV is encouraging everyone to layer up, so we can keep our energy use down. Come and get your photo taken from 12-12:15 pm by our intrepid sweater photographer near the Tim Horton’s in Abbotsford, or make an appointment and get your photo taken in … Read more
This is a teleconference from New Brunswick. Centre for Sustainability 2014 greenSPEAK Seminar Series: Tuesday, Feb. 4th at 3:30 B121, Abby Campus (B Bldg.) – Note the room change. Open to the public (free) A presentation by Robert Krausz, PhD Environmental Policy and Planning Everything done by human societies has one thing in common: the … Read more