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</div></div></div></div></header><main id="brx-content"><section class="brxe-section fr-article-section-alpha pad-section--xs bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-container fr-intro-charlie bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-block fr-intro-charlie__content-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><h2 class="brxe-heading fr-intro-charlie__heading">Community Engagement Archive</h2></div><div class="brxe-block fr-intro-charlie__sidebar bricks-lazy-hidden"></div></div><ul class="brxe-container list--none fr-article-grid-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/ufv-researcher-links-wildfire-smoke-to-mental-health/">UFV researcher links wildfire smoke to mental health</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Luisa Giles always feels unsettled when wildfire smoke starts drifting into the Fraser Valley. She knows that the sun will be turning red, the blue sky will turn grey and soon she’ll be spending a lot more time indoors. “When I’m stuck inside my motivation for anything, especially physical activity plummets,” Luisa says. “And during…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="November 18, 2024">November 18, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/ufv-researcher-links-wildfire-smoke-to-mental-health/"><img width="1024" height="452" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20452'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV researcher links wildfire smoke to mental health" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-1024x452.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-1024x452.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-300x132.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-768x339.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-1536x677.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-1200x529.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-600x265.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner.jpg 2048w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/ufv-welcomes-community-to-open-house-at-abbotsford-campus/">UFV welcomes community to open house at Abbotsford campus </a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Nearly 1,000 members of the Fraser Valley community visited the Abbotsford campus on Saturday, Oct 26 for the third annual UFV Open House. Greeted cheerfully by 250 dedicated UFV students, employees, and alumni, they arrived at the Student Union Building (SUB) before branching out to imagine what their futures might look like at UFV. The…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="November 8, 2024">November 8, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/ufv-welcomes-community-to-open-house-at-abbotsford-campus/"><img width="1024" height="683" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV welcomes community to open house at Abbotsford campus " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-1024x683.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1.jpg 2048w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/coast-capital-support-gives-ufv-trades-and-technology-students-a-helping-hand/">Coast Capital support gives UFV trades and technology students a</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Macey Michaud has had a passion for cooking and baking since before she could reach the kitchen counter, and with help from UFV and Coast Capital, she’s on track to turn her passion into a career. Coast Capital is a signiﬁcant supporter of UFV Trades and Technology. With a strong belief that supporting students is…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="November 4, 2024">November 4, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/coast-capital-support-gives-ufv-trades-and-technology-students-a-helping-hand/"><img width="1024" height="683" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Coast Capital support gives UFV trades and technology students a helping hand " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-1024x683.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-600x400.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k.jpg 2048w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/jada-mcintyre-student-advocate-compassionate-leader-and-ufvs-2024-outstanding-student-leadership-award-recipient/">Jada McIntyre: Student advocate, compassionate leader, and UFV’s 2024 Outstanding</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Jada McIntyre’s passion for inclusion and advocacy emerged in the early days of her Bachelor of Social Work studies at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). Surrounded by the community of her Social Work cohort, Jada’s experiences at UFV were marked by a focus on supporting her peers, fostering inclusive environments, and leading by…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="October 22, 2024">October 22, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Mitch Huttema</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/jada-mcintyre-student-advocate-compassionate-leader-and-ufvs-2024-outstanding-student-leadership-award-recipient/"><img width="1024" height="905" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20905'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Jada McIntyre: Student advocate, compassionate leader, and UFV’s 2024 Outstanding Student Leadership Award recipient. 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The University of the Fraser Valley’s picturesque Chilliwack campus hosted St’elt’elawtexw: a Celebration of Community. More than 250 friends and partners gathered round for an evening of food, fun and…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="October 4, 2024">October 4, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/community-comes-together-for-ufvs-steltelawtexw-celebration/"><img width="1000" height="667" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Community comes together for UFV’s St’elt’elawtexw Celebration" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042788201_07f523369e_b.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042788201_07f523369e_b.jpg 1000w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042788201_07f523369e_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042788201_07f523369e_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042788201_07f523369e_b-600x400.jpg 600w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/keenan-beavis-avid-entrepreneur-indigenous-mentor-and-ufvs-2024-young-distinguished-alumni-award-recipient/">Keenan Beavis: Avid entrepreneur, Indigenous mentor, and UFV’s 2024 Young</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Walking into Longhouse Branding and Marketing, the values instilled by founder Keenan Beavis are immediately evident. The office buzzes with a team of nearly 15 people, working collaboratively in one large open space – reflecting the long-standing traditions of the Stó:lō People, who have done so for generations in their longhouses. Keenan is an up-and-coming…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="October 2, 2024">October 2, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Mitch Huttema</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/keenan-beavis-avid-entrepreneur-indigenous-mentor-and-ufvs-2024-young-distinguished-alumni-award-recipient/"><img width="1024" height="967" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20967'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Keenan Beavis: Avid entrepreneur, Indigenous mentor, and UFV’s 2024 Young Distinguished Alumni Award recipient " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118-1024x967.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118-1024x967.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118-300x283.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118-768x725.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118-600x567.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118.jpg 1101w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/2024-betty-urquhart-award-free-store-chilliwack-feeds-community-spirit/">2024 Betty Urquhart Award: Free Store Chilliwack feeds community spirit</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">At the University of the Fraser Valley, community is a part of who we are. When it was founded 50 years ago, Betty Urquhart was among the very first staff members who made this school what it is today. She was an avid volunteer with a strong belief in giving back – after her passing…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="October 1, 2024">October 1, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Amara Gelaude</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/2024-betty-urquhart-award-free-store-chilliwack-feeds-community-spirit/"><img width="1023" height="681" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201023%20681'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="2024 Betty Urquhart Award: Free Store Chilliwack feeds community spirit" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54026710910_97b23d7f75_b.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54026710910_97b23d7f75_b.jpg 1023w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54026710910_97b23d7f75_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54026710910_97b23d7f75_b-768x511.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54026710910_97b23d7f75_b-600x399.jpg 600w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/ufv-chilliwack-hosting-agriculture-alumni-pop-up-farmers-market/">UFV Chilliwack hosting Agriculture Alumni Pop-up Farmer’s Market</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">There are few things Renee Prasad loves more than re-connecting with UFV’s agriculture alumni. So many students have graduated from the university and gone on to do wonderful things in the ag sector, and she’ll see some of them on Saturday, Oct 5 when UFV Chilliwack hosts the Agriculture Alumni Pop-Up Farmer’s Market. “My favourite…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="October 1, 2024">October 1, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/ufv-chilliwack-hosting-agriculture-alumni-pop-up-farmers-market/"><img width="631" height="415" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20631%20415'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV Chilliwack hosting Agriculture Alumni Pop-up Farmer’s Market" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ReneePrasad.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ReneePrasad.jpg 631w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ReneePrasad-300x197.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ReneePrasad-150x99.jpg 150w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ReneePrasad-200x132.jpg 200w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/newman-views-one-health-as-a-recipe-for-survival/">Newman views One Health as a recipe for survival</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Dr. Lenore Newman views food security as an existential crisis for humanity, and she believes climate change is pushing the world in a dangerous direction. “As long as we can keep the world’s food systems working, no matter what else happens, we will be okay,” she says. “But if we lose the food, chaos erupts…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="September 23, 2024">September 23, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/newman-views-one-health-as-a-recipe-for-survival/"><img width="800" height="534" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20534'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Newman views One Health as a recipe for survival" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lenore-Newman-acreage.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lenore-Newman-acreage.jpg 800w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lenore-Newman-acreage-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lenore-Newman-acreage-768x513.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lenore-Newman-acreage-600x401.jpg 600w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/bringing-the-records-of-haida-gwaiis-children-home/">Bringing the records of Haida Gwaii’s children home</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">  In March 2024, a hard drive representing the culmination of a year’s worth of archival research returned to its rightful home. For most of the 20th century, Canada’s Indian Residential School system uprooted hundreds of young children from their community on Haida Gwaii. The forced separation of families left deep scars on the island’s…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="September 16, 2024">September 16, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/bringing-the-records-of-haida-gwaiis-children-home/"><img width="1024" height="768" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20768'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Bringing the records of Haida Gwaii’s children home" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-1024x768.png" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-1024x768.png 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-300x225.png 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-768x576.png 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-1536x1152.png 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-1200x900.png 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-600x450.png 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-320x240.png 320w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639.png 1750w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/ufvs-renovated-school-of-education-launches-in-mission/">UFV’s renovated School of Education launches in Mission</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">The University of the Fraser Valley is welcoming students to its newly renovated campus in Mission. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday, Sept. 6 which included UFV President Dr. Joanne MacLean, MLA Pam Alexis, and Mission Mayor Paul Horn. Celebrations continue this Saturday, Sept. 14 with the Mission launch of UFV’s Community Report from…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="September 10, 2024">September 10, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/ufvs-renovated-school-of-education-launches-in-mission/"><img width="1024" height="682" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20682'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV’s renovated School of Education launches in Mission" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-1024x682.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-600x400.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k.jpg 2047w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/ufvs-amea-wilbur-co-edits-emotional-book-featuring-stories-from-migrants/">UFV’s Amea Wilbur co-edits emotional book featuring stories from migrants</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Amea Wilbur believes everyone who comes to Canada from another country has an amazing story to tell. Some are sad, and some are joyful. Hearing them helps us understand and appreciate the courage it takes to uproot everything in search of a better life. That’s why Amea, an associate professor in Adult Education at UFV,…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="September 3, 2024">September 3, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/ufvs-amea-wilbur-co-edits-emotional-book-featuring-stories-from-migrants/"><img width="1024" height="682" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20682'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV’s Amea Wilbur co-edits emotional book featuring stories from migrants" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Amea-Wilbur-1-1-1024x682.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Amea-Wilbur-1-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Amea-Wilbur-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Amea-Wilbur-1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Amea-Wilbur-1-1-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Amea-Wilbur-1-1-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Amea-Wilbur-1-1-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Amea-Wilbur-1-1-600x400.jpg 600w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/08/dr-satwinder-kaur-bains-receiving-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal/">Dr. Satwinder Kaur Bains receiving King Charles III Coronation Medal</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Dr. Satwinder Kaur Bains would be the first to say that none of the work at UFV's South Asian Studies Institute (SASI) is done with awards and recognition in mind. But, it's nice when it happens. Satwinder has been the director of SASI for more than a decade, pursing her passion for telling the real…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="August 16, 2024">August 16, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/08/dr-satwinder-kaur-bains-receiving-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal/"><img width="799" height="533" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20799%20533'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Dr. Satwinder Kaur Bains receiving King Charles III Coronation Medal" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Satwinder-Bains-2021.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Satwinder-Bains-2021.jpg 799w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Satwinder-Bains-2021-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Satwinder-Bains-2021-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Satwinder-Bains-2021-150x100.jpg 150w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Satwinder-Bains-2021-200x133.jpg 200w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/07/janet-antonio-joins-ufv-as-director-relationship-and-fund-development/">Janet Antonio joins UFV as Director, Relationship and Fund Development</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">  Janet Antonio will be the new Director, Relationship and Fund Development at the University of the Fraser Valley starting August 6. Janet joins UFV from the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation and CTS Youth Society, where she served as executive director. She brings over 20 years of broad-based fundraising experience, including major gifts and…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="July 30, 2024">July 30, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/07/janet-antonio-joins-ufv-as-director-relationship-and-fund-development/"><img width="504" height="349" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20504%20349'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Janet Antonio joins UFV as Director, Relationship and Fund Development" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JanetAntonio.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JanetAntonio.jpg 504w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JanetAntonio-300x208.jpg 300w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-228c56 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-773243 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-4efce5 brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/07/giacomazzi-alary-family-learns-about-student-success-during-visit-to-ufv-abbotsford/">Giacomazzi/Alary family learns about student success during visit to UFV</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">A local family with a long history of generous support for UFV has come forward once again with financial contributions for student researchers in the Food and Agriculture Institute (FAI). Bruna Giacomazzi, her husband Bob Burnett, joined by her sister Gina Alary, and several other family members recently visited UFV’s Abbotsford campus to learn more…</div><footer class="brxe-2c2092 brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-85fe4c brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-dd8ad3 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="July 15, 2024">July 15, 2024</time><span class="brxe-3f4664 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer></div><div class="brxe-b4f3cb brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-448268 brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/07/giacomazzi-alary-family-learns-about-student-success-during-visit-to-ufv-abbotsford/"><img width="800" height="533" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20533'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Giacomazzi/Alary family learns about student success during visit to UFV Abbotsford" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53755848180_80405e566f_c.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53755848180_80405e566f_c.jpg 800w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53755848180_80405e566f_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53755848180_80405e566f_c-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53755848180_80405e566f_c-600x400.jpg 600w" /></a></figure></div></li><div class="brx-query-trail brx-infinite-scroll" data-query-element-id="228c56" data-query-vars="{"category_name":"community-engagement","posts_per_page":15,"post_status":"publish","paged":1}" data-page="1" data-max-pages="4"></div><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/ufv-researcher-links-wildfire-smoke-to-mental-health/">UFV researcher links wildfire smoke to mental health</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="November 18, 2024">November 18, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Luisa Giles always feels unsettled when wildfire smoke starts drifting into the Fraser Valley. She knows that the sun will be turning red, the blue sky will turn grey and soon she’ll be spending a lot more time indoors. “When I’m stuck inside my motivation for anything, especially physical activity plummets,” Luisa says. “And during…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/ufv-researcher-links-wildfire-smoke-to-mental-health/"><img width="1024" height="452" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20452'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV researcher links wildfire smoke to mental health" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-1024x452.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-1024x452.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-300x132.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-768x339.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-1536x677.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-1200x529.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner-600x265.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LuisaGilesBanner.jpg 2048w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/ufv-welcomes-community-to-open-house-at-abbotsford-campus/">UFV welcomes community to open house at Abbotsford campus </a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="November 8, 2024">November 8, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Nearly 1,000 members of the Fraser Valley community visited the Abbotsford campus on Saturday, Oct 26 for the third annual UFV Open House. Greeted cheerfully by 250 dedicated UFV students, employees, and alumni, they arrived at the Student Union Building (SUB) before branching out to imagine what their futures might look like at UFV. The…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/ufv-welcomes-community-to-open-house-at-abbotsford-campus/"><img width="1024" height="683" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV welcomes community to open house at Abbotsford campus " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-1024x683.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54101267373_ed6fbdd89b_k-1.jpg 2048w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/coast-capital-support-gives-ufv-trades-and-technology-students-a-helping-hand/">Coast Capital support gives UFV trades and technology students a</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="November 4, 2024">November 4, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Macey Michaud has had a passion for cooking and baking since before she could reach the kitchen counter, and with help from UFV and Coast Capital, she’s on track to turn her passion into a career. Coast Capital is a signiﬁcant supporter of UFV Trades and Technology. With a strong belief that supporting students is…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/11/coast-capital-support-gives-ufv-trades-and-technology-students-a-helping-hand/"><img width="1024" height="683" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Coast Capital support gives UFV trades and technology students a helping hand " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-1024x683.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k-600x400.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54076656735_492ae1c760_k.jpg 2048w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/jada-mcintyre-student-advocate-compassionate-leader-and-ufvs-2024-outstanding-student-leadership-award-recipient/">Jada McIntyre: Student advocate, compassionate leader, and UFV’s 2024 Outstanding</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="October 22, 2024">October 22, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Mitch Huttema</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Jada McIntyre’s passion for inclusion and advocacy emerged in the early days of her Bachelor of Social Work studies at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). Surrounded by the community of her Social Work cohort, Jada’s experiences at UFV were marked by a focus on supporting her peers, fostering inclusive environments, and leading by…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/jada-mcintyre-student-advocate-compassionate-leader-and-ufvs-2024-outstanding-student-leadership-award-recipient/"><img width="1024" height="905" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20905'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Jada McIntyre: Student advocate, compassionate leader, and UFV’s 2024 Outstanding Student Leadership Award recipient. " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1299411-scaled-e1729613158439-1024x905.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1299411-scaled-e1729613158439-1024x905.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1299411-scaled-e1729613158439-300x265.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1299411-scaled-e1729613158439-768x679.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1299411-scaled-e1729613158439-1536x1358.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1299411-scaled-e1729613158439-1200x1061.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1299411-scaled-e1729613158439-600x530.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1299411-scaled-e1729613158439.jpg 1838w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/community-comes-together-for-ufvs-steltelawtexw-celebration/">Community comes together for UFV’s St’elt’elawtexw Celebration</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="October 4, 2024">October 4, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Under a canopy of twinkling lights on September 26, the Fraser Valley community came together to celebrate leaders who make the world a little brighter. The University of the Fraser Valley’s picturesque Chilliwack campus hosted St’elt’elawtexw: a Celebration of Community. More than 250 friends and partners gathered round for an evening of food, fun and…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/community-comes-together-for-ufvs-steltelawtexw-celebration/"><img width="1000" height="667" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Community comes together for UFV’s St’elt’elawtexw Celebration" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042788201_07f523369e_b.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042788201_07f523369e_b.jpg 1000w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042788201_07f523369e_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042788201_07f523369e_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042788201_07f523369e_b-600x400.jpg 600w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/keenan-beavis-avid-entrepreneur-indigenous-mentor-and-ufvs-2024-young-distinguished-alumni-award-recipient/">Keenan Beavis: Avid entrepreneur, Indigenous mentor, and UFV’s 2024 Young</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="October 2, 2024">October 2, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Mitch Huttema</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Walking into Longhouse Branding and Marketing, the values instilled by founder Keenan Beavis are immediately evident. The office buzzes with a team of nearly 15 people, working collaboratively in one large open space – reflecting the long-standing traditions of the Stó:lō People, who have done so for generations in their longhouses. Keenan is an up-and-coming…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/keenan-beavis-avid-entrepreneur-indigenous-mentor-and-ufvs-2024-young-distinguished-alumni-award-recipient/"><img width="1024" height="967" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20967'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Keenan Beavis: Avid entrepreneur, Indigenous mentor, and UFV’s 2024 Young Distinguished Alumni Award recipient " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118-1024x967.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118-1024x967.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118-300x283.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118-768x725.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118-600x567.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Keenan-Beavis-YDAA-2024-Headshot-Comm-Report-e1727900394118.jpg 1101w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/2024-betty-urquhart-award-free-store-chilliwack-feeds-community-spirit/">2024 Betty Urquhart Award: Free Store Chilliwack feeds community spirit</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="October 1, 2024">October 1, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Amara Gelaude</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">At the University of the Fraser Valley, community is a part of who we are. When it was founded 50 years ago, Betty Urquhart was among the very first staff members who made this school what it is today. She was an avid volunteer with a strong belief in giving back – after her passing…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/2024-betty-urquhart-award-free-store-chilliwack-feeds-community-spirit/"><img width="1023" height="681" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201023%20681'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="2024 Betty Urquhart Award: Free Store Chilliwack feeds community spirit" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54026710910_97b23d7f75_b.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54026710910_97b23d7f75_b.jpg 1023w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54026710910_97b23d7f75_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54026710910_97b23d7f75_b-768x511.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54026710910_97b23d7f75_b-600x399.jpg 600w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/ufv-chilliwack-hosting-agriculture-alumni-pop-up-farmers-market/">UFV Chilliwack hosting Agriculture Alumni Pop-up Farmer’s Market</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="October 1, 2024">October 1, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">There are few things Renee Prasad loves more than re-connecting with UFV’s agriculture alumni. So many students have graduated from the university and gone on to do wonderful things in the ag sector, and she’ll see some of them on Saturday, Oct 5 when UFV Chilliwack hosts the Agriculture Alumni Pop-Up Farmer’s Market. “My favourite…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/10/ufv-chilliwack-hosting-agriculture-alumni-pop-up-farmers-market/"><img width="631" height="415" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20631%20415'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV Chilliwack hosting Agriculture Alumni Pop-up Farmer’s Market" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ReneePrasad.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ReneePrasad.jpg 631w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ReneePrasad-300x197.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ReneePrasad-150x99.jpg 150w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ReneePrasad-200x132.jpg 200w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/newman-views-one-health-as-a-recipe-for-survival/">Newman views One Health as a recipe for survival</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="September 23, 2024">September 23, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Dr. Lenore Newman views food security as an existential crisis for humanity, and she believes climate change is pushing the world in a dangerous direction. “As long as we can keep the world’s food systems working, no matter what else happens, we will be okay,” she says. “But if we lose the food, chaos erupts…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/newman-views-one-health-as-a-recipe-for-survival/"><img width="800" height="534" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20534'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Newman views One Health as a recipe for survival" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lenore-Newman-acreage.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lenore-Newman-acreage.jpg 800w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lenore-Newman-acreage-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lenore-Newman-acreage-768x513.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lenore-Newman-acreage-600x401.jpg 600w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/bringing-the-records-of-haida-gwaiis-children-home/">Bringing the records of Haida Gwaii’s children home</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="September 16, 2024">September 16, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">  In March 2024, a hard drive representing the culmination of a year’s worth of archival research returned to its rightful home. For most of the 20th century, Canada’s Indian Residential School system uprooted hundreds of young children from their community on Haida Gwaii. The forced separation of families left deep scars on the island’s…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/bringing-the-records-of-haida-gwaiis-children-home/"><img width="1024" height="768" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20768'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Bringing the records of Haida Gwaii’s children home" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-1024x768.png" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-1024x768.png 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-300x225.png 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-768x576.png 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-1536x1152.png 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-1200x900.png 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-600x450.png 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639-320x240.png 320w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6639.png 1750w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/ufvs-renovated-school-of-education-launches-in-mission/">UFV’s renovated School of Education launches in Mission</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="September 10, 2024">September 10, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">The University of the Fraser Valley is welcoming students to its newly renovated campus in Mission. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday, Sept. 6 which included UFV President Dr. Joanne MacLean, MLA Pam Alexis, and Mission Mayor Paul Horn. Celebrations continue this Saturday, Sept. 14 with the Mission launch of UFV’s Community Report from…</div></div><div class="brxe-wcrusl brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__media-wrapper bricks-lazy-hidden"><figure class="brxe-fxlgda brxe-image fr-article-card-alpha__image tag"><a class="tag" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/ufvs-renovated-school-of-education-launches-in-mission/"><img width="1024" height="682" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20682'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV’s renovated School of Education launches in Mission" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-1024x682.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k-600x400.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53976476684_169407dc31_k.jpg 2047w" /></a></figure></div></li><li class="brxe-kzdnpn brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha bricks-lazy-hidden"><div class="brxe-nlssjo brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__body bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 class="brxe-rymwir brxe-heading fr-article-card-alpha__title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2024/09/ufvs-amea-wilbur-co-edits-emotional-book-featuring-stories-from-migrants/">UFV’s Amea Wilbur co-edits emotional book featuring stories from migrants</a></h3><footer class="brxe-etetro brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__footer bricks-lazy-hidden"><p class="brxe-fottoh brxe-div fr-article-card-alpha__info bricks-lazy-hidden"><time class="brxe-qgjgqs brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__date" datetime="September 3, 2024">September 3, 2024</time><span class="brxe-uhcvrl brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__author-name">Eric Welsh</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Amea Wilbur believes everyone who comes to Canada from another country has an amazing story to tell. Some are sad, and some are joyful. Hearing them helps us understand and appreciate the courage it takes to uproot everything in search of a better life. 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