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New Student Orientation
Aug 31 (Chilliwack) & Sept 2 (Abbotsford)
UFV Orientation programs are designed to introduce the UFV Community, its campuses, its divisions and its services to new students and their families. Orientation provides new students with the opportunity to start their studies prepared, excited and ready to go. Learn more about Orientation here.
Welcome Back barbecues for UFV students
Sept 7 (Abbotsford) & Sept 9 (Chilliwack)
Come have a burger (flipped by UFV senior administrators) and celebrate the first week of classes!
Visiting scholar: Professor David Schalkwyk
Director of Research at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Prof. Schalkwyk will deliver two presentations during his visit, both of which will be of interest to anyone interested in Shakespeare, acting, theatre, the place of the humanities in citizenship and public life, cultural mobility, indigeneity and colonialism.
Theatricality and the Creation of Character in The Tempest
Wed, Sept 15
12:15 pm
Chilliwack (Theatre)
The Chilliwack talk is particularly relevant to issues of stereotype and cultural values in Shakespeare's play, and how acting and theatricality can affect an audience's experience of a play (especially, in this case, of The Tempest).
Hamlet's Dreams: The Robben Island Bible
Thurs, Sept 16
1 pm
Abbotsford B121
The Abbotford talk is particularly relevant to prison experience and prison writing. The Robben Island Bible was a complete works of Shakespeare that was smuggled into the notorious political prison by Sonny Venkatrathnam, one of the political prisoners held there under apartheid in South Africa. A number of political prisoners (including Nelson Mandela) chose a passage to underline, sign, and date, before passing the book along to another prisoner. In a sense, the book thus documents the participation of Shakespeare's words in the anti-apartheid struggle.
In preparation, there will be a screening of Hamlet on the Abbotsford campus at 1 p.m. on Thurs., Sept 14, in room B101 (the lecture theatre).
Both talks and the screening of Hamlet are free and open to the public.
David Schalkwyk is Director of Research at the Folger Shakespeare library and editor of Shakespeare quarterly. He came to the Folger from the University of Cape Town, where he is Professor of English and also recently completed a term as Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Humanities. His publications include Shakespeare, Love, and Service (2008), Literature and the Touch of the Real (2004), and Speech and Performance in Shakespeare’s Sonnets and Plays (2002). In addition to works on Shakespeare and early modern literature and drama, Schalkwyk has also published articles on South African prison writing, and produced a 1991 English translation, Another Country, of Karel Schoeman’s 1984 novel ’n Ander Land. Schalkwyk held a Solmsen Fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin in 1998 and a Mandela-Harvard Fellowship at Harvard University in 2004.
Changing Lives 2010: Student Awards Night
Sept 17
7:30 p.m.
A by-invitation-only event celebrating the achievements of our student scholars and leaders and the generous support of our donors. Please RSVP prior to August 27 by mail (reply cards are included with your invitation) email or by phone at 604-854-4595.
More information for students and donors.
Leo Tolstoy: Peace, War and Politics
Sept 22
9:30 - 3:30
Abbotsford campus, room A229/225
Mahatma Gandhi is best known for his non-violent and peaceful opposition to the British occupation and colonization of India. Gandhi was front and centre as an Indian political activist in the decolonization process that led to the independence of India. But, few are aware that Gandhi cut his political teeth in South Africa from 1893-1914 where he defended oppressed people from a variety of backgrounds against the British and the Boers. Gandhi left South Africa in 1915, and from 1915-1948 (when he was assassinated) he worked tirelessly for the independence of India.
Leo Tolstoy was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902 and 1909 for his non-violent opposition to the Russian war machine and his defense of the Russian peasants. Gandhi was quite aware of the significance of Tolstoy, and Tolstoy-Gandhi corresponded from 1909-1910. The first community that Gandhi started in South Africa was called the ‘Tolstoy Farm’. There was, therefore, a direct connection and affinity between the older and waning Tolstoy and the younger and waxing Gandhi.
It is 100 years this year since Tolstoy died (1910-2010). Ron Dart, of the department of Philosophy and Political Science will be presenting a lecture on Gandhi titled “Tolstoy, the Nobel Peace Prize and Gandhi” from 10 am - noon. For more information on the conference, contact Ron Dart: 604-504-7441 (4319) or rdart@shaw.ca
Research microlectures
Sept 22
11:30 am
Road Runner lounge (ground floor Building A)
The MicroLecture series at UFV is an opportunity for faculty to share their research with the university and regional community in a fast and user-friendly way. Faculty members involved in any form of research have the opportunity to disseminate the highlights of their findings, one after the other, to the masses in busy, public places on campus. Each researcher takes the stage for a maximum of two minutes and speaks about the exciting findings and implications of their research. Read more about the microlectures here.
Guest speaker: Roz Savage
Oct 4
Abbotsford campus, B101
Rosalind (Roz) Savage is a British ocean rower and amateur runner, now pursuing a career as an environmental advocate, writer and motivational speaker.
Visiting scholar: Dr. Patricia Lasserre
Irving K. Barber School of Arts & Science, UBC Okanagan
Oct 6
1 - 4 pm
Abbotsford campus, Room A225
Dr. Lasserre, Associate Professor of Computer Science, and UBC Okanagan 2010 Teacher of the Year Award recipient, will be giving a workshop on team-based learning.
The workshop is open to any instructors who want to take group activities to the next level, or are curious about what team-based learning is. Space is limited so please contact Ruby.Ord@ufv.ca in the Teaching & Learning department to reserve your spot. To read more on TBL (team based learning) and Dr. Patricia Lasserre's biography, please go to www.ufv.ca/tlc.htm.
University Lecture Series,
featuring Tom Baumann, department of Agriculture
Oct 6
7 pm
Abbotsford campus, B101
The evolution of berry production in the Fraser Valley
Baumann is a well-known Fraser Valley horticulturalist and nursery owner/operator who also teaches with the Department of Agriculture at UFV. Working collaboratively with the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, he and several of his students conduct field-testing of new berry breeds. The project has produced now-common new varieties such as the Sto:lo strawberry and Chemainus raspberry, and is helping further our knowledge of how berries grow, how growers can manipulate them for optimum growth, and how we can encourage healthy food-production while remaining competitive in an international marketplace.
UFV Career Fair
Oct 6
10 am - 3 pm
UFV Abbotsford campus, Envision Athletic Centre
Come visit the Fraser Valley's largest career fair. Learn more about it throught the UFV Career Centre, the host department.
Visiting scholar: Dr. Jan Neels
Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies
Oct 7
Dr. Neels will be presenting a paper on the progressive recognition of Hindu and Muslim personal law in South Africa.
For more information, contact the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies.
Stand Up for Mental Health
Comedy Show
Oct 12
2:30-3:30 pm
Abbotsford campus, B101
Changing hearts and minds one laugh at a time. This free one-hour comedy show features David Granirer, teacher counsellor and author of
The Happy Neurotic.
Stand Up for Mental Health uses stand-up comedy to break down the prejudice, stigma and discrimination that surround mental illness. See
Stand Up For Mental Health website for additional information.
ASSAYS film festival
Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies
Oct 13, 20, 27
7 pm
Abbotsford campus, B101
The theme of the fifth annual Ehsaas film festival is related to the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City. The films being shown are
New York, Shoot on Sight, and
A Dream for Kabul. Each film presents a unique and emotional take on the terror attacks, and its impact, transcending cultural and religious barriers. The film festival admission is free and all are welcome to attend.
Adventures in Aging: Search for the Fountain of Youth
Centre for Education & Research on Aging symposium
Oct 15
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Room B101, UFV Abbotsford campus
Speakers and workshops all about the aging process. The keynote speaker is media doctor Dr. Art Hister, whose presentation will cover how to maximize our chance of maintaining our good health and vigour, but unfortunately, it does not come from a pill or miracle powder.
Learn more about this free information- and fun-packed day here.
Staged reading: That Time of Year, by Dr. Rajnish DhawanOct 22
The Reach gallery and museumUFV English faculty member Dr. Rajnish Dhawan has written a full-length play entitled
That Time of Year. It concerns itself with issues of marriage, gender, and sexuality as perceived through the lens of people in North America and India. The discrepancies in the two points of view, the assumptions about these issues, and the stereotypes on both sides are brought out in the play.
There will be a staged reading on the evening of October 22 at The Reach. A staged reading means that the actors will have scripts in hand and that there will be minimal set and minimal movement on stage. In this way, the audience is able to concentrate on the script and the issues it presents for debate. Following the reading, there will be a panel discussion involving various members of the Abbotsford community as well as faculty of UFV.
For details, contact the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies.
Visiting scholar: Rembrandt authenticator Ernest van der WeteringOct 29
Time and locale TBD
Ernst van de Wetering was first trained as an artist at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague. After finishing his training, he became an art teacher and artist. In 1968, while studying art history at the University of Amsterdam, he was invited as an assistant to the Rembrandt Research Project (RRP), which had started in that same year. In 1970 he became a member of the RRP team and in 1992 he succeeded Josua Bruyn as its chairman. Between 1969 and 1987 he was a staff member of the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science in Amsterdam. From 1987 to 2001 Ernst van de Wetering has been professor of Art History at the University of Amsterdam and in 2002-2003 Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford. The Rembrandt Research Project has published five volumes with the results of its investigation in A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings. A concluding survey of Rembrandt’s painted oeuvre will appear in 2011.
Ernst van de Wetering has published extensively and lectured in numerous countries on Rembrandt, on historic studio practice as well as in the field of theory and ethics of conservation and restoration. His book Rembrandt. The Painter at Work (1997, Amsterdam University/University of California Press) provides insight into a variety of technical, artistic and esthetic aspects of Rembrandt’s work. A book with title Rembrandt’s Mind will appear in 2011.
University Lecture Series,
featuring Dr. Adrienne Chan, School of Social Work and Human Services
Nov 17
7 pm
Abbotsford campus, B101
What does social justice means to the university?
Dr. Chan teaches in the School of Social Work and Human Services at UFV, leading classes in research methods, cross-cultural and anti-racism studies, child welfare, and theory and ethics. Her broad research goal is to identify how social justice is conceptualized and implemented through policy and practice. Most universities in Canada appear to have articulated the basic ‘pillars’ of social justice but there are continuing problems with exclusionary and discriminatory practices on campus. Policies and practices that are consistent with social justice principles include those that facilitate access, equity, and the elimination of barriers to participation in education. These terms are often simple to say and difficult to exhibit in practice.
ABT information sessions for 2010
If you're just entering the workforce, having a solid set of office skills can be the ticket to get you in the door and started on your first career. You may already even have a degree or diploma but want to add some hands-on office skills to your portfolio. Enroll in UFV’s Applied Business Technology program today and you’ll be ready to start your new career as an office professional in as little as six months.
If you've been working in an office environment for some time, you may be finding it difficult to keep up with the many changes taking place in office technology. New computer programs require more training and keeping your office skills up-to-date can be a challenge. It’s never too late to update and improve your office skills.
Apply anytime and start the program in either September or January.
Questions? Attend one of the upcoming information sessions on either September 24, October 29, or November 26. Rooms have been booked for information and assessments starting at 9 a.m. in room 110 at the Marshall Road Annex in Abbotsford.
Register by contacting ABT program head Jane Dean at 604.854.4559 or jane.dean@ufv.ca
last revised: Aug 26/2010
