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property="v:title">UFV Alumni Association</span></li></ul></div><div id="main-content" class="main-content container"><div class="content-single content-single--page"><article id="post-40" class="post-40 page type-page status-publish hentry post-full single-content__item wysiwyg main-content__body-col no-comments can-comment odd"> <header class="content-single__item-header"> <h1 class="content-single__item-title">UFV Alumni Association</h1> <div class="content-single__item-subhead"> </div> </header> <div class="content-single__item-body"> <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KjYQw3334uI?si=YvOQsRyBeR71xH4A" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></iframe></p> <h2>About the UFV Alumni Association</h2> <p>The UFV Alumni Association began April 1, 2001 and has been growing steadily ever since.<br /> The Association’s purpose is to foster lifelong relationships between alumni and the University of the Fraser Valley through advocacy, support, service and communication.</p> <h3>Vision</h3> <p><span class="ui-provider gz b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">All UFV alumni will proudly identify as active and integral parts of the UFV community and be meaningfully connected with each other and their communities.</span></p> <h3>Mission</h3> <p>The UFVAA will empower alumni:</p> <ul> <li>To mentor and connect with other alumni through social and professional relationships.</li> <li>To collaborate with UFVAA, UFV, other alumni, and the communities in which they reside.</li> <li>To celebrate the diversity of the UFV alumni.</li> <li>To champion alumni successes and the value of UFV alumni status.</li> <li>To access personal, professional, and academic resources through UFVAA partnerships, programs, and events.</li> <li>To support fellow alumni, future alumni, and UFV, with time, treasure, and talent.</li> </ul> <p><a class="button" href="https://alumni.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/R23-45_AlumniAssociationStratPlan.pdf">Read the UFV Alumni Association Strategic Plan</a></p> <h3>Values</h3> <p><strong>Service:</strong> We have much to offer and gratefully offer it; we advocate for our alumni and serve their best interests.</p> <p><strong>Equitable and Inclusive:</strong> We recognize, respect, and celebrate all our alumni from all generations, geographies, cultures and identities, for who they are and what they offer.</p> <p><strong>Collaboration:</strong> We work openly and transparently with UFV, alumni, students, and their communities while remaining accountable to our alumni.</p> <p><strong>Excellence:</strong> We celebrate excellence and commit to continuous growth; we believe that if something is worth doing, it is worth doing well.</p> <h3>Quick facts</h3> <p>The UFV Alumni Association is a registered society under the BC Societies Act.</p> <p>As of June 2023, the University of the Fraser Valley has over 50,000 alumni, 15,000 current students and 1,600 employees.</p> <p>UFV is a public post-secondary institution offering certificates, diplomas, bachelor’s and master’s degrees. 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