UFV eNews    
November 2009

The UFV eNews is a quick and convenient way for you to keep up with the latest news and events from the University of the Fraser Valley.

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UFV delivers best public university teaching in BC,
says Globe and Mail survey

Everyone likes to bring home a good report card, and UFV is no exception. The day before formally installing new President and Vice-Chancellor Mark Evered, UFV received top marks in the Globe and Mail’s annual Canadian University Report. The report is based on surveys of undergraduate students at universities of all sizes across Canada.

UFV earned the most As and A+s of any public university in the province.

UFV was at the top of the list in the small universities category (4,000 to 12,000 students), earning an A grade in the following areas: most satisfied students, quality of education, and teaching. It also earned an A+ in student-faculty interaction (the only A+ given to any public university of UFV’s size or larger in this category nationally), and an A+ in class size. UFV’s A grade for teaching was the top score for any public university of any size in BC. In the most satisfied students category, UFV tied with Vancouver Island University for top spot among public universities in BC in all size categories.

http://www.ufv.ca/MarCom/newsroom/Globe_2009.htm

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UFV first university in Canada to go virtual with presidential ceremony

You were invited, but asked to consider not attending…at least not in person.
When UFV installed its fifth president and second vice-chancellor Oct 23, it was the first in Canada to do so ‘virtually’. Dr. Mark Evered was officially installed in the university’s performance theatre in Chilliwack. The intimate ceremony was webcast live across campuses, across the country, and internationally.
UFV considered the current state of the economy and UFV’s commitment to be a ‘green’ university, and made the decision to web-stream the ceremony.

http://www.ufv.ca/MarCom/newsroom/Pres_and_VC_installation.htm 


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UFV aviation student gets top marks at national flying contest

Kevin Dhaliwal, a fourth-year aviation student at the University of the Fraser Valley, is the perfect example of how dreams can come true. But he’s taken it one step higher. Dhaliwal is one of Canada’s best amateur pilots. He finished as runner-up at this year’s Webster Memorial trophy competition — this country’s most prestigious contest for amateur pilots.

http://www.ufv.ca/MarCom/newsroom/Kevin_Dhaliwal_aviation_student.htm

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UFV dental students team up with hockey’s Bruiser to protect teeth

If mascots could talk, Bruiser — the chief cheerleader for the Chilliwack Bruins hockey squad — would fill your ears with stories about the importance of wearing a protective mouth guard while on the ice.

Bruiser visited the UFV dental clinic last week and, along with a dental check up, was fitted for a custom-made sports mouth guard. He was a guest of the senior Dental Hygiene students, who are teaming up with the Bruins to discuss safety, protective mouth guards, and easy ways to promote healthy teeth and gums.

http://www.ufv.ca/MarCom/newsroom/Bruiser_and_dental_students.htm


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UFV nursing students offer smoking cessation program

UFV’s Health Sciences department is presenting a free smoking cessation program for UFV students, run by senior nursing students as part of their community health education experience.
 
http://www.ufv.ca/MarCom/newsroom/quitsmoking.htm


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UFV Cascades claim another BCCAA golf championship

They needed to overcome a nine-shot deficit heading into the years final tournament, and a five-shot deficit entering the final round to claim their second-straight British Columbia Colleges’ Athletic Association (BCCAA) golf championship. For the talented members of the UFV Cascades golf team, that was no problem.

The University of the Fraser Valley has claimed back-to-back BCCAA golf titles after winning the final tournament of the year, hosted by UBC-Okanagan over the weekend at two Kelowna courses. UFV finished the weekend with a two-round total of 571, 11 shots ahead of Camosun and 15 better than UBC-Okanagan.


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Upcoming events at UFV

UFV Theatre presents Schoolhouse

The delightful story of a rookie teacher in a one-room Canadian schoolhouse in 1938. By Leana Brodie. Chilliwack campus theatre. Nov 11 to 29. For information call the UFV Theatre at 604-795-2814 or email theatre@ufv.ca
   





Recording the Limits of Normalcy: Canada's Official War Art Program
by UFV’s Dr. Molly Ungar

Tues, Nov 10
7 pm
Matsqui Centennial Auditorium
32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford

In this illustrated talk, Dr. Ungar tells the story of Canada’s Official War Art program in World War II, and the unique art collection that it produced. Her talk will be followed by a performance by Fraser Valley Youth Dance Theatre featuring a piece choreographed by Lee Kwidzinski to composer Tony Huchcroft’s musical arrangement of In Flanders Fields.
 

UFV presents speaker on governance challenges to addressing climate change

Thurs, Nov 12
2:30 to 4:30 pm
Room B163 on the Abbotsford campus.

Presented by the Philosophy and Political Science department.

Global warming is a serious threat to our environment, and governments from around the globe have agreed that action needs to be taken to address it. Canada promised the international community that it would reduce our greenhouse gas emissions to 6 percent below 1990 levels by 2012, yet our current emissions stand well above 30 percent of that target. What’s stopping us from achieving this goal in a timely manner?

A special guest speaker will address that question in a presentation at UFV on Thursday, Nov 12. Dr. Sima Joshi-Koop is a research associate from the political science department at Simon Fraser University, and she’s coming to UFV as the guest of the philosophy and politics department.

http://www.ufv.ca/MarCom/newsroom/ClimateChallenge.htm


Art Exhibit: Boundaries
Recent Works by members of the UFV Visual Arts department

Nov 19–Jan 3
The Reach museum and gallery
32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford, BC

The exhibition offers the public an opportunity to explore the eclectic mix of styles and approaches to the making of art that faculty members utilize in their particular art practices. This exhibition explores issues associated with the idea of boundaries of an artistic nature or boundaries that separate different aspects of experience. Exhibiting artists are Tetsuomi Anzai, Arthur Babiarz, Blaine Campbell, David Floren, Brenda Fredrick, Christopher Friesen, Dennis Greer, Davida Kidd, Tom Konyves, Kenneth Newby, Shelley Stefan, and Grace Tsurumaru.


Much-lauded author of The Assassin’s Song to read at UFV

Fri, Nov 20
4 pm
Room F125 on the Abbotsford campus (Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies)

Award-winning author M. G. Vassanji will be reading from The Assassin’s Song, which was published in 2007 and has since been short-listed for the Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Award, and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. Book clubs and book-lovers across the valley are encouraged to read the novel now and attend the free event with questions for the author in hand.

Vassanji’s work has received considerable critical acclaim. The Gunny Sack won a regional Commonwealth Writers Prize in 1990. In 1994, he won the Harbourfront Festival Prize in recognition of his “achievement in and contribution to the world of letters.” That year he was also one of twelve Canadians chosen for Maclean’s Magazine’s Honour Roll. Vassanji won the inaugural Giller Prize in 1994 for The Book of Secrets. He again won the Giller Prize in 2003 for The In-Between World of Vikram Lall. He was the first writer to win the Giller Prize more than once. In 2006, When She Was Queen was short-listed for the City of Toronto Book Award. In 2005, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

http://www.ufv.ca/MarCom/newsroom/Vassanji.htm


UFV to showcase offerings at Fraser Valley Education & Career Fair

Tues, Dec 1
9 am–3 pm
Tradex, 1190 Cornell Avenue, Abbotsford, BC

Want to know what UFV is offering students these days?  Come see us in person at the Fraser Valley Education & Career Fair. UFV staff will be on hand to answer questions about application and registration, programs and courses, co-op education, career options, and more.


Open house at UFV’s Aerospace centre

Wed, Dec 2
4-8 pm
UFV Aerospace Centre, 30645 Firecat Avenue, Abbotsford

In less than a year, the hands-on Aircraft Structures Technician program at UFV prepares students for well-paid work with major airlines, aircraft manufacturers, fixed base operations, large repair and overhaul organizations, and specialty repair shops.

Come see what it’s all about at an open house on Wed, Dec 2.  Explore our training facility, see aircraft under restoration (Lockheed Lodestar, Boeing 737-200, Sikorsky Sea Hawk, and Piaggio P149D), get hands-on and rivet yourself a new airplane-shaped keychain, and check out a rocket used in the film Night at the Museum — Battle of the Smithsonian.
 
Aircraft Structures is a high-tech trade in a clean, climate-controlled environment. There’s no prior experience required and it’s ideal for both men and women.  The next program intake starts in February 2010.  
 
Call 1-888-504-7441 local 5448 or email aerospace@ufv.ca for details.  

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