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Ray Silver Sr. to receive honorary degree for his leadership in Sto:lo community
Although he didn’t attend school past the age of 12, Ray Silver Sr. has accumulated a lifetime’s worth of knowledge and wisdom that he has shared with younger generations. For his service and...
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Red Robinson to receive honorary degree from UFV
Red Robinson is living museum of popular music and culture. Elvis Presley? Red Robinson met him. The Beatles? He emcee’d their show at Empire Stadium in 1964 and John Lennon cursed him off the stage....
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Sheldon Kennedy to receive honorary degree from UFV
Fourteen years ago, Sheldon Kennedy stood up to a bully and abuser on behalf of himself and all victims of childhood sexual abuse. The former pro hockey player was the first to accuse Graham James of...
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Graduates: start your engines! Convocation 2012 this Thurs and Fri
It’s the time of year to celebrate at UFV. More than 2,100 students will be graduating from a variety of degree, diploma, and certificate programs this Thursday and Friday, June 14 and 15, with more...
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Sheryl MacMath is UFV’s top teaching prof for 2012
If you think “MacMath” is a fitting name for a teacher, you’d be right. Dr. Sheryl MacMath is a faculty member of the Teacher Education program at UFV, and she is also the 2012 recipient of UFV’s...
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Olav Lian winner of the inaugural UFV Research Excellence award
In a way, Dr. Olav Lian is just a grown-up version of the proverbial little boy who likes to pick up rocks at the seashore to see what’s under them. But along the way, he has collected a bachelor’s...
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Watch UFV Convocation 2012 live!
Can't make to this week's convocation ceremonies at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre? That's OK! We've got you covered. You can catch the event both online and on the radio.
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Convocation June 14 and 15 — Classes cancelled, parking free!
June 14 and 15 are no ordinary weekdays at UFV this year. They are the days of our Convocation ceremonies, during which we celebrate the achievements of approximately 2,100 UFV graduates. The...
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Kyriel Funk wins Lieutenant Governor’s medal for her spirit in UFV’s Dental...
Kyriel Funk of Abbotsford almost didn’t find out she won the Lieutenant Governor’s medal this year. “I’d paid my tuition online but I’d made a mistake and was $36 short,” she says with a laugh, “so...
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Renaissance woman Marina Parapini bronze academic medalist at UFV
When Marina Parapini was told she had won the Governor General’s bronze medal at UFV, she had no idea what that meant. A quick Google search soon told her that it meant she had the highest GPA amongst...
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UFV gold medal winner Donna Alary took the long route to master’s degree
Donna Alary is the first to admit that it took longer than she expected to finish her master’s degree. She started the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice with the first-ever group, or cohort, to enrol...
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More than 2,000 graduate from UFV at Convocation 2012
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...
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Video: UFV Convocation 2012 – backstage pass
University of the Fraser Valley students proudly walked across the stage to receive their certificates, diplomas, degrees, and awards at the 2012 convocation. Taking place at the Abbotsford...
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Dual Betty Urquhart awards honour community commitment
Betty Urquhart was one of UFV’s first employees, and her commitment to building a strong relationship between UFV and the Fraser Valley community is one that lasts to this day. In 1995, UFV introduced...
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UFV grad follows a dream from South America to Canada, from Engineering to CIS
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...
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