Young Distinguished Alumni winner Evan Wiens exhibits altruism through dentistry (2013)

Archived from UFV Today, October 11 2013.  Original post by Darren Macdonald. Evan Wiens hasn’t been a dentist for very long, but he’s already packed a lot of professional experience, leadership, and community service into his career. This year’s winner of the Distinguished Young Alumni award at the University of the Fraser Valley — reserved … Read more

UFV computing student having a fruitful summer at BlackBerry (2013)

Archived from UFV Today, August 13 2013. Original post by Anne Russell. In summer, many people enjoy the bounteous crops of seasonal fruits, including blackberries. Richard Nair is enjoying a different type of BlackBerry, as he completes his fourth consecutive cooperative education work term with the technology company BlackBerry (formerly Research In Motion), producers of … Read more

Aluminations — Keeping in Touch (2012)

Archived from UFV Today, August 16 2012.  Original post by Marketing Communications. Congratulations to Durga Dhaliwal, Dip ’09, for his Keeping in Touch submission to the Fall issue of Skookum. You too can enter to win, simply by contacting us and letting us know what you’ve been up to since graduation. Submit your short update … Read more

UFV grad follows a dream from South America to Canada, from Engineering to CIS (2012)

Archived from UFV Today, August 9 2012. Original post by Dess Bayrock. After Ricardo Jahns Gigglburger graduated with an engineering degree and a Master of Business Administration, he thought his schooling was over. It seemed, however, that school was not quite done with him. “I discovered Computer Science when I was about to finish my … Read more

Art student turned UFV science major honoured with Canadian award (2012)

Archived from UFV Today, July 11 2012. Original post by Ashley Wray. An art student who turned science major following the discovery that she had a rare disease was recently honoured as one of the top students in Canada. Twenty-seven-year-old Jenna Peters from Abbotsford was awarded the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship for her … Read more

UFV launches Data Analysis post-degree certificate (2012)

Archived from UFV Today, July 3 2012.  Original post by Dessa Bayrock. Have you ever wanted to work for Facebook, Twitter or Google? UFV is offering a new program to help students achieve that goal. Starting this fall, the Data Analysis post-degree certificate will provide students with a unique edge when entering the job market. … Read more

More than 2,000 graduate from UFV at Convocation 2012 (2012)

Archived from UFV Today, June 18 2012.  Original post by Anne Russel. There were Van Meers and Dhaliwals, Malloways and Froeses, and Kims and MacDonalds in the spotlight on June 14 and 15 as more than a thousand new graduates of the University of the Fraser Valley crossed the stage at three convocation ceremonies at … Read more

Caring and computer systems savvy lead to 2013 UFV Distinguished Alumni award for Stu Chahal

Archived from UFV Today, October 11 2013.  Original post by Darren Macdonald. Stu Chahal might have found his professional calling in computer systems, but his passion extends to people — especially those who need it most. As the 2013 recipient of the University of the Fraser Valley Distinguished Alumni award, Chahal is just now looking … Read more