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She's the last fluent speaker of upriver Halq’eméylem, and she has worked for more than 50 of her 79 years to preserve the language. Siyamiyateliyot Elizabeth Phillips will receive hon degree from UFV on Wed.
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Now it can be revealed: Esposito family of Abbotsford is giving UFV its biggest gift ever: $1,125,000. $1 million for a centre for innovation and entrepreneurship, $125,000 for annual student awards. Thanks Espositos!
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UFV has a new President. Dr. Joanne MacLean, currently Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, will take over from interim President Jackie Hogan on May 1, 2018.
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Re COVID-19: Courses at UFV will move to a remote-learning model. On March 16, with exception of Trades programs & Health Studies, all classes will pause for 1 week. Classes will resume in a remote learning environment on Mon, March 23. More info:
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All UFV campuses and centres are closed and all classes and activities are cancelled for today, Monday, January 13, 2020. Treacherous driving conditions on major routes across the Fraser Valley dictate a closure of all campuses.
Check for updates.
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Mon. Feb 11 2019 -- All UFV campuses and centres closed due to severe weather, poor travel conditions. While some locations received much more snow than others, poor driving conditions on routes to & between campuses dictate a closure. Check for updates.
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She helped name a new school, researched Swoxwiyám (oral histories), adapted her practicum to a virtual setting, and shared cultural knowledge w/
@UFVTeacherEd
colleagues. Tsandlia Van Ry (
@msvanry
) is the 2020 Lt. Gov. Medal winner.
#Indigenousgrad2020
.
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Due to severe weather and road conditions, all UFV campuses will be CLOSED Mon, Feb 6. All classes and activities are cancelled.
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Thanks to our UFV nursing students for volunteering to run errands, get groceries, walk dogs & do other tasks for nurses so that those working through COVID-19 pandemic can focus on rest. And thanks to
@CHWKcommunity
reporter &
@TheProgress
for the story.
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Welcome to your first day on the job, President Joanne MacLean!
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This is a challenging time for our Fraser Valley. Our thoughts are with those facing adversity caused by the recent floods. Thanks to everyone who is reaching out to help their neighbours and strangers in these challenging times. See
@City_Abbotsford
&
@City_Chilliwack
for info.
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In recognition of her contribution to public health by leading British Columbia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UFV awarded Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer for BC, an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at its June 15 convocation ceremony.
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The world is a classroom for Joanna Sheppard, winner of the 2020 UFV Teaching Excellence award. From Sept to April, it's the hallways, & green spaces at UFV. In May, it's the schools in Antigua. Everywhere, it's student-centred.
@UFVhealth
@champsforhealth
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Our deepest condolences to all members of the
#AbbyPD
, who lost a fellow officer in the line of duty today.
@AbbyPoliceDept
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UFV honours Canadian women's national team soccer player & hometown
#Abbotsford
athlete
@SophieSchmidt13
with an honorary degree at Convocation on Jun 5. She's training for a game vs. Germany this week, so will pick up her degree later.
@CanadaSoccerEN
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We’ve all had to adjust to working/teaching/studying from home. Show us your home office set up! Bonus points if it includes pets. We’ll start.
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“Premier
@jjhorgan
has mandated me to create the first South Asian Museum in Canada and we are going to get it done!” says an excited
@melaniejmark
, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport.
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Advice from
@DelBauchery
: “just buy tons of books all the time. The end.”
#FVLitFest
@FVLitFest
@UFVEnglish
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“To everyone in our UFV community: stay strong, stay safe, and remember, we’re all in this together.” A video message from UFV President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Joanne MacLean:
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Welcome to UFV,
@CamilleCallison
!
Camille Callison appointed University Librarian at UFV – UFV Announce
#Tahltan
#IndigenousLibrarians
#Indigenous
#CanadianLibrarianship
#Librarianship
#Libraries
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UFV strongly condemns the racism & violence unfolding in the U.S. & stands with communities supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. We recognize that racism occurs in Canada & emphasize that it will not be tolerated at UFV. President's statement here:
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Congrats to
@JasonBeck82
, curator of
@BCSportsHall
(and former Cascade soccer player) on being named UFV Distinguished Alumni award winner for 2021.
@UFVAlumni
@UFVGiving
@UFVCascades
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Flood update: Nov 28, 5:30 pm. All UFV educational activities will be remote for Mon, Nov 29 through to (and including) Sun, Dec 5, as floodwaters move once again into the Fraser Valley. There will be no in-person classes this week. See for details.
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Wed. Jan. 15 - 5:30am – All UFV campuses & centres CLOSED today & all classes & activities cancelled today. UFV will remain closed for all evening classes (4:00pm onwards). Please check for updates & more information.
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Today UFV stands united with the students, faculty, and staff of
@UWaterloo
against the rising tide of hate in this country.
For the full statement from
@DrMandigoUFV
and links to resources:
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This is not where we expected to be in 2023, but here we are: witnessing a rise in discrimination and threats against members of the 2SLGTBQIA+ community across Canada, and here at home where we’ve had repeated acts of vandalism of the Pride flags on our campus.
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Congratulations UFV Class of 2020! You kept your eyes on the prize! Now keep an eye on your mailbox. Special deliveries have been sent out today.
#MyUFVConvo
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Please join Canada’s universities in a moment of silence at 10 am (PST) on Wed, Jan 15, to honour all who perished in the crash of UIA752 in Iran. While we are not aware of any direct UFV connections, many of the victims were affiliated with Canadian universities.
@univcan
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Today we welcome
@sophieschmidt13
of
@CanadaSoccerEN
women's national soccer team to
#Abbotsford
campus to confer her honorary degree and hear from her in a Q&A. Public welcome. 4 pm in the SUB.
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“If we all hold our hands up in gesture of respect to each other, adopt reconciliation as core value, we would transform this place”
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All classes – face-to-face and virtual – are cancelled for the remainder of this week (Wed. Nov. 17, Thurs. Nov. 18, and Fri. Nov. 19). All activities and events scheduled for these days are cancelled. Exams scheduled over these dates are postponed and will be rescheduled.
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Naxaxalhts’i (Sonny McHalsie) has taken his talent for sharing stories & capacity for listening to Stó:lō Elders, and used it to collect & share a huge body of Indigenous knowledge. He received an honorary degree from UFV today.
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Many partners walked with us on the journey to document South Asian Canadian history, says
@ufvsasi
director Satwinder Bains, including key partner
@RoyalBCMuseum
. Six wide-ranging projects are being celebrated today.
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The Dancing VP, Dr. Alisa Webb, ushers our the last set of grads, accompanied by events and ceremonies manager Tricia Townsend, your Convocation Organization Diva! And that’s a wrap! Congrats grads!
#UFVConvo2019
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In sorrow and solidarity with all those mourning in
#Abbotsford
, UFV flags are at halfmast.
@abbysenior
#abbystrong
.
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UFV graduates: we’re proud of you, we’re cheering you on, and we remain here to support you. A message from President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Joanne MacLean.
Congratulations! 🎉
#Classof2020
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In response to changes caused by the Omicron variant, UFV has revised plans for Winter 2022 term: UFV will pause most classes from Jan 4-9 and offer most classes in a remote format from Jan 10-23. Exceptions for some courses. Events postponed. Details:
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Thanks to all who shared their home office photos last week. Today’s challenge: we are all spending more time with our furry friends, or as some are calling them, colleagues. Let’s see your dog photos! (Your turn will come, cat people!) For our next edition of UFV Now.
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The guest of honour, Mac the canine counsellor, is hanging it up after 13 years of helping students with university stress. He’s 15 and he’s been a “tail-blazer” at UFV.
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Congrats to Shirley Hardman (
@Swelchalot
), UFV's Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs. She's been nominated for a 2022 YWCA Metro Vancouver’s 2022 Women of Distinction Awards in the Reconciliation in Action category.
@YWCAVAN
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Tues, Feb 12: All campuses/centres closed. Classes & activities cancelled. Due to severe weather, blowing snow, & very poor driving conditions across the Fraser Valley, all UFV campuses closed & classes cancelled for Tues, Feb 12. Please check for updates.
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Friends and families of more than 30 Indigenous UFV graduates gathered last week to celebrate at the Gathering Place on the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park. “This is a welcome night of joy,” declared
@UFV_President
at the celebration. “Keep going because we need you!”
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Cuppa joke-ing: UFV presents holiday hi-jinx
We spread some holiday cheer in a University of the Fraser Valley parking lot just before the holidays.
@TimHortons
#HappyHolidays
#students
#parking
#prank
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Clearing paths to student success, inspiring leadership, & blasting bagpipes. It’s all in a day’s work for UFV Director of Student Life & Development Kyle Baillie, recipient of UFV’s 2020 Inspirational Leadership Award.
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Today's an exciting day at UFV. We formally install Dr. Joanne MacLean as President and Vice-Chancellor on at 3 pm in Evered Hall. Get to know Dr. MacLean a little better in this feature from the hot-off-the-press latest edition of UFV's Skookum magazine.
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UFV professor
@Awneet_Sivia
at
@TEDx_Abbotsford
: let’s get away from content without context and design a curriculum that reflects our students’ diverse needs and realities.
@UFVTeacherEd
@UFVAlumni
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Parliamentary secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives
@RachnaSinghNDP
expresses thanks to all community advocates who have worked to combat racism in BC for more than 100 years.
#ThreadingOurStories
@ufvsasi
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Introducing herself: “I mostly write novels, but am also known as the woman who brings her dog everywhere.” —
@JenSookfongLee
@FVLitFest
@UFVEnglish
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UFV embraces diversity of race, religion, sexual orientation, & culture. We're a safe place - a welcoming, diverse, inclusive environment.
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Dr. Alastair Hodges of
#Chilliwack
is the new Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at UFV. He moves to the position after serving as Department Head of Kinesiology and Acting Dean of Health Sciences.
@UFVhealth
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Spoiler: No spoilers👇
That’s a wrap on the hit TV show Supergirl filming inside UFV’s Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park. We’re not telling what happens this episode except to say it’s ... well, you know ... pretty super.
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Happy
#MothersDay
! Here's a look at a dynamic mother-daughter duo, Dr.
@shelley_canning
of
@UFVhealth
& Isabelle St-Martin of
@UFVscience
. Both earned a credential (PhD & BSc) recently. Two other daughters also
@UFVAlumni
!
#WomenInSTEM
#STEMinists
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Here's to you, Moms of UFV. Student moms, employee moms, moms of students, alumni moms, stepmoms, and of course, grandmas: you're used to handling a lot, but the pandemic has put even more on your plate. We see you and salute you this
#MothersDay
🙌❤️💐.
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Happy
#Diwali
! 🎇 To those celebrating, we wish you an enjoyable festival of lights!
@ufvsasi
@UFV_President
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Good, clean-energy fun: Green Party of Canada leader
@ElizabethMay
regaled & informed students & residents in SUB's Evered Hall yesterday.
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Tables turned! Event planners like to avoid the spotlight, but UFV events manager
@BTerpsma
, who is retiring after
#UFVConvo18
, was called on stage to be recognized for her flawless event planning!
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UFV offers deepest sympathies and condolences to families & friends of the 215 victims confirmed at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. We offer our condolences to all Indigenous people impacted by this news. Many of the victims and survivors were from S’olh Temexw.
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Okay cat people: it’s your turn. Show us the furry four-legged feline friends you have been spending more time with since you started working/studying from home. (Possible inclusion in UFV Now enews.) We’ll start!
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UFV proudly congratulates former President Dr. Skip Bassford following today’s announcement of his appointment to the Order of Canada. UFV flourished under his presidency (1998-2009), and this recognition is extremely well deserved. Congratulations, Skip!
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Congrats to Professor Judy Larsen (
@JudytaLarsen
) winner of the 2022 UFV Teaching Excellence award for her innovative approach to teaching mathematics. In her class, collaboration is required, creativity is encouraged, and problem-solving is inevitable.
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Dr.
@Awneet_Sivia
, who has taught & provided leadership in UFV’s
@UFVTeacherEd
department since 2011, is one of 10 Canadian post-secondary educators to receive the 3M Fellowship, and the first recipient from UFV. Congrats!
@STLHESAPES
@3MCanada
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In support of initiative to help families of the victims of
@abbysenior
tragedy,
#abbystrong
t-shirts now on sale in
@UFVBookstore
.
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This year’s Dean’s Medalist for the Faculty of Health Sciences is Navdeep Rai, who graduated with a Bachelor of Kinesiology degree with a 4.25 GPA. Navdeep was extremely involved outside of the classroom in research and student activities. Congratulations, Navdeep!
@UFVhealth
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For his service and contribution to the preservation of BC’s sports history, the UFV Alumni Association has named Jason Beck the 2021 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA).
@JasonBeck82
@UFVAlumni
@BCSportsHall
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Presidents past, current, and future at the President’s Leadership Lecture Series today. Mark Evered (former), Joanne MacLean (incoming), and Jackie Hogan (current interim).
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Yes, that was
@UFVAlumni
@jusmunkaur
reading her poem on
@cbcradioq
with
@tompowercbc
just now. Her new YA novel, If I Tell You The Truth, dropped yesterday. And you can hear her at a
@ReadLearnPlay
(FV Regional Library) reading tomorrow.
@UFVEnglish
@ufvARTS
#Abbotsford
.
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UFV launching food security project poised to turn central green space on Abbotsford campus into agricultural land. The Food Opportunity & Operational Land centre at UFV will transform campus & offer leading edge agricultural research led by students.
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All UFV daytime and evening classes and activities are CANCELLED on Tuesday. All campuses CLOSED. Crews working hard to clear snow. 2/2
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Congrats to nursing professor
@shelley_canning
on earning her PhD from
@ubc
. Oops, guess that should be Dr.
@shelley_canning
now!
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Six projects that will aid in education and preservation of South Asian history are being celebrated today. Saffron Threads curriculum, digital archive (with 10,000 images!), Haq and History travelling exhibit, labour history book, social history book, & historic sites.
@ufvsasi
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Students reveal dedication of SUB at UFV Abbotsford as Evered Hall after departing president Mark Evered.
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UFV will present honorary degrees to four leaders at its Convocation ceremonies in June. They include Dr. Bonnie Henry, Naxaxalhts’i Sonny McHalsie, Mike Retasket, and Dr. Judith Soon.
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Remember to wear your pink shirt as a statement against bullying today.
#PinkShirtDay
. And, one of the benefits of working and studying from home: if you forgot, it's an easy fix to go change! Show us your pink look today!
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Due to ongoing challenges related to the recent flood, UFV is transitioning all educational activities to remote learning beginning Mon, Nov 22 through to (and including) Sun, Nov 28, 2021. There will be no in-person classes offered during this time. See
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In recognition of
#NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay
, we’re sharing the first of our student speaker videos for 2020. In a normal year, Tsandlia Van Ry (
@msvanry
,
@UFVTeacherEd
,
@UFV_FPS
) would have delivered this at our June Convocation.
#indigenousgrad2020
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UFV monitoring weather & road conditions in Fraser Valley. Environment Canada forecasts arctic outflow winds/low wind chill values overnight & Mon. Be prepared for very cold temps/strong winds. Dress in layers & use caution. Allow extra time when commuting. Update: 6:00 am Mon.
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Tourism Minister
@lisabeare
visited UFV to announce $300,000 for Sto:lo Culinary Arts program & $200,000 to build new culinary kitchen at
#Chilliwack
campus. In partnership w/ Sto:lo Aboriginal Skills & Employment Training.
#UFVPrez
Joanne MacLean was there to thank her.
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In response to the devastating damage caused by the mass flooding and mudslides in the Fraser Valley over the last week,
@Abbotsfordfdn
@ACOC
and UFV have jointly established the Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund.
Read the full release:
#AbbotsfordFlood
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Cherish Forster is a difference maker at UFV and for this she receives a UFV Excellence award.
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Congratulations to Dr. Edward Akuffo of UFV PoliSci. He's the 2023 UFV Research Excellence award recipient for his work on Canadian foreign policy in Africa.
"Research really defines society,” Akuffo says. Congratulations!
@ufvARTS
@UFVresearch
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Amazing ceremony today that marked the opening of UFV's new Building K and honoured the people who put in a lot of hard work building this new home for the university.
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Nearly all UFV classes will be online for the fall semester. Any classes or forms of hands-on learning that can’t be delivered online will be deferred to January where possible. In-person will be considered in cases where rescheduling is not possible. 1/2
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And we switch to talk show format with President Joanne MacLean and
@sophieschmidt13
. The key to longevity in sport? Find joy in what you do, says Sophie.
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Happy Fall! Enjoy the changing colours wherever you're studying from. Here are some scenics from our
#Abbotsford
,
#Clearbrook
,
#Chilliwack
, and
#MissionBC
locations.
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2/3 .... Although some areas including Abbotsford may be seeing less snow with clearer roads, other regions in the Fraser Valley are experiencing very difficult driving conditions. Environment Canada has also forecast more snow, and freezing rain for this evening. UFV closed....
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Motto on Coat of Arms is IYAQAWTXW: House of Transformation
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And …. Our 30-year employees! (There are 8 others who could not be here.) Thanks for your decades of service!
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Students in our
@UFVTeacherEd
program have had to adapt their practicums to a remote teaching environment, & they have met the challenge with compassion & creativity! Find out more about how
@msvanry
& others did it. Happy
#ThankATeacher
day!
@vandybritton
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Good crowd for the opening of the Salton walking cycling bridge across hwy 1 connecting
@goUFV
to
@City_Abbotsford
#icrossedsalton
@cbcnewsbc
@NEWS1130
@GlobalBC
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Our hats are off to UFV employees working to keep services open on campus, including library staff, OReg staff, couriers braving the limited and slow-moving routes that are still open, and others. Thank you for your service under difficult circumstances.
#BCflood
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Explaining π with pizza. 🍕
If you cut off the crust off one pizza and lay it across the other pizzas on the table, it will cover the diameter of three pizzas, plus a bit more — that’s 3.14!
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Attention UFV Class of 2020! Convocation ceremonies may have been postponed, but that won't stop us from celebrating you. There's a special delivery from UFV on it's way to you beginning next week. Stay tuned! 📬
#MyUFVConvo
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Attendance for service of APD Cstbl John Davidson remarkable. All 2000 complimentary parking spaces provided at UFV now full. Please refrain from driving to UFV to avoid congestion in area around service.
@AM730Traffic
@NEWS1130Traffic
@globalnews
@cbcnewsbc
@CTVVancouver
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