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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">Newsroom 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/alumnas-passion-for-accessibility-brings-it-into-the-future/">Alumna’s passion for accessibility brings IT into the future</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">“I’m one of those forever students,” says UFV alumna Shana Smith (BA ’16). “I just love learning.” So much so that she didn’t want to leave — after graduating with a major in English and a minor in Media and Communication, she continued on as an employee. Shana now brings her creativity to UFV’s Information…</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 26, 2024">November 26, 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/2024/11/alumnas-passion-for-accessibility-brings-it-into-the-future/"><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="Alumna’s passion for accessibility brings IT into the future" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-1024x683.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-600x400.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/2024/11/ufvs-food-and-agriculture-institute-launching-four-year-study-of-agriculture-technologies/">UFV’s Food and Agriculture Institute launching four-year study of agriculture</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">As climate change increasingly affects traditional agriculture, new methods are being explored to make sure our food security stays intact. UFV’s Food and Agriculture Institute (FAI) is viewed as one of the leading research groups in this space, and the FAI team has been tapped to manage an exciting new research project. A four-year endeavor…</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 26, 2024">November 26, 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/ufvs-food-and-agriculture-institute-launching-four-year-study-of-agriculture-technologies/"><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="UFV’s Food and Agriculture Institute launching four-year study of agriculture technologies " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-1024x768.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-320x240.jpg 320w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1.jpg 1200w" /></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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-ufv-helped-former-refugee-shirzad-ahmed-forge-law-career/">50 Remarkable Alumni: UFV helped former refugee Shirzad Ahmed forge</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">It’s a long journey from refugee to Federal Court judge, and UFV was an important step along the way for Justice Shirzad Ahmed. At the age of 18 Shirzad was a political exile from Kurdistan. He gained temporary refuge in Italy and a permanent home in Canada. 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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" 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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-lived-experience-fuels-julie-czecks-pursuit-of-social-justice/">50 Remarkable Alumni: Lived experience fuels Julie Czeck’s pursuit of</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">As the daughter of Romanian immigrants who arrived in Canada during her childhood, Julie Czeck saw her family navigate the complexities of adapting to a new country. Despite the challenges they faced, the unwavering support from the community, including social-support organizations, was essential to their journey. This experience instilled in Julie a profound respect for…</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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-lived-experience-fuels-julie-czecks-pursuit-of-social-justice/"><img width="630" height="350" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20630%20350'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="50 Remarkable Alumni: Lived experience fuels Julie Czeck’s pursuit of social justice " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Julie-Czeck.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Julie-Czeck.jpg 630w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Julie-Czeck-300x167.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Julie-Czeck-600x333.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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-gus-hartl-built-a-career-in-banking-on-leadership-and-community-service/">50 Remarkable Alumni: Gus Hartl built a career in banking</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">With over 40 years in the financial sector, Gus Hartl has seen significant changes in the industry, but his core principles of leadership and community involvement have remained constant. Graduating from UFV’s business administration program in the early 1980s, Gus was part of only the second class to complete the diploma program. “At the time,…</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 12, 2024">November 12, 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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-gus-hartl-built-a-career-in-banking-on-leadership-and-community-service/"><img width="1024" height="569" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20569'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="50 Remarkable Alumni: Gus Hartl built a career in banking on leadership and community service" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-1024x569.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-300x167.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-768x427.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-1200x667.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-600x333.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/2024/11/fortisbc-partnership-brings-cutting-edge-technology-to-ufv/">FortisBC partnership brings cutting-edge technology to UFV </a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">A partnership between the University of the Fraser Valley and FortisBC will showcase cutting-edge gas absorption heat pump (GAHP) technology at UFV Chilliwack’s Trades and Technology Centre (TTC). Made possible by a significant contribution from FortisBC, seven GAHPs have been installed at the TTC. They are estimated to save 860 gigajoules of natural gas, 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="November 12, 2024">November 12, 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/fortisbc-partnership-brings-cutting-edge-technology-to-ufv/"><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="FortisBC partnership brings cutting-edge technology to UFV " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-1024x683.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-600x400.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2.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-joins-canadians-in-mourning-murray-sinclair/">UFV joins Canadians in mourning Murray Sinclair </a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">The world lost a leader in the journey towards truth and reconciliation this week. The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, also known as The One Who Speaks of Pictures in the Sky, or Mazina Giizhik, passed away on November 4 at the age of 73. The Anishinaabe humanitarian and truth teller leaves behind a legacy of…</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">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/2024/11/ufv-joins-canadians-in-mourning-murray-sinclair/"><img width="780" height="439" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20780%20439'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV joins Canadians in mourning Murray Sinclair " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Tang-The-Canadian-Press.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Tang-The-Canadian-Press.jpg 780w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Tang-The-Canadian-Press-300x169.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Tang-The-Canadian-Press-768x432.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Tang-The-Canadian-Press-600x338.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/2024/11/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/career-month-events-at-ufv-start-november-6/">Career Month events at UFV start November 6</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">November is Career Month, a Canada-wide initiative that celebrates and supports professional development. By making career services and education more accessible, Career Month aims to prepare Canadians for the job market. At UFV, the Centre for Experiential and Career Education and the Alumni Engagement team have partnered up to help students, employees and alumni get…</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 5, 2024">November 5, 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/2024/11/career-month-events-at-ufv-start-november-6/"><img width="1024" height="536" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20536'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Career Month events at UFV start November 6" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-1024x536.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-1200x628.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-600x314.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1.jpg 1536w" /></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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-lisa-kellys-long-academic-journey-sparked-by-inspiration-in-ufv-classes/">50 Remarkable Alumni: Lisa Kelly’s long academic journey sparked by</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Dr. Lisa Kelly teaches her law students at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario with confidence and compassion, qualities instilled in her as an undergraduate at UFV (then the University College of the Fraser Valley) in the early 2000s. Completing a two-year Associate of Arts degree at UFV before embarking on a multi-institution academic journey, Lisa…</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">Anne Russell</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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-lisa-kellys-long-academic-journey-sparked-by-inspiration-in-ufv-classes/"><img width="1024" height="569" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20569'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="50 Remarkable Alumni: Lisa Kelly’s long academic journey sparked by inspiration in UFV classes " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-1024x569.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-300x167.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-768x427.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-1200x667.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-600x333.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/2024/11/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/laura-schneider-joins-ufvs-college-of-arts-as-director-strategic-initiatives/">Laura Schneider joins UFV’s College of Arts as Director, Strategic</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Laura Schneider will be the new Director, Strategic Initiatives at the University of the Fraser Valley’s College of Arts starting November 1. Laura has been an adjunct professor at UFV since 2019, and served as Executive Director of The Reach Gallery Museum from 2015 to 2024. She brings extensive experience as a leader and cultural…</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 28, 2024">October 28, 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/laura-schneider-joins-ufvs-college-of-arts-as-director-strategic-initiatives/"><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="Laura Schneider joins UFV’s College of Arts as Director, Strategic Initiatives" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Laura-Schneider-Headshot-4_2024-1024x683.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Laura-Schneider-Headshot-4_2024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Laura-Schneider-Headshot-4_2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Laura-Schneider-Headshot-4_2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Laura-Schneider-Headshot-4_2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Laura-Schneider-Headshot-4_2024-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Laura-Schneider-Headshot-4_2024-600x400.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Laura-Schneider-Headshot-4_2024.jpg 1600w" /></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-fall-health-fair/">UFV Chilliwack hosting Fall Health Fair</a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Students from UFV’s School of Health Studies and School of Kinesiology are inviting the community to visit UFV’s Chilliwack campus for the UFV Health Sciences Fall Health Fair. The campus will be buzzing Nov. 4, from 9 am to 3 pm, with UFV Health Sciences students interacting with fellow students, UFV staff and faculty, 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 28, 2024">October 28, 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-fall-health-fair/"><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 Chilliwack hosting Fall Health Fair" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/53751180331_10c4020ab0_k-1024x682.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/53751180331_10c4020ab0_k-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/53751180331_10c4020ab0_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/53751180331_10c4020ab0_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/53751180331_10c4020ab0_k-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/53751180331_10c4020ab0_k-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/53751180331_10c4020ab0_k-600x400.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/53751180331_10c4020ab0_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/2024/10/50-remarkable-alumni-alex-mcaulays-story-of-growth-and-service/">50 Remarkable Alumni: Alex McAulay’s Story of Growth and Service </a></h3><div class="brxe-990682 brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">From his days as a business student at UFV to becoming the founder of one of Canada’s fastest-growing accounting firms, Alex McAulay’s journey is a true testament to entrepreneurial spirit and community connection. His career, marked by both impressive successes and significant challenges, serves as an inspiring story to highlight how hard work and strong…</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 28, 2024">October 28, 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/2024/10/50-remarkable-alumni-alex-mcaulays-story-of-growth-and-service/"><img width="1024" height="569" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20569'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="50 Remarkable Alumni: Alex McAulay’s Story of Growth and Service " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Alex-McAulay-1024x569.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Alex-McAulay-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Alex-McAulay-300x167.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Alex-McAulay-768x427.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Alex-McAulay-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Alex-McAulay-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Alex-McAulay-1200x667.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Alex-McAulay-600x333.jpg 600w" /></a></figure></div></li><div class="brx-query-trail brx-infinite-scroll" data-query-element-id="228c56" data-query-vars="{"category_name":"newsroom","posts_per_page":15,"post_status":"publish","paged":1}" data-page="1" data-max-pages="109"></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/alumnas-passion-for-accessibility-brings-it-into-the-future/">Alumna’s passion for accessibility brings IT into the future</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 26, 2024">November 26, 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">“I’m one of those forever students,” says UFV alumna Shana Smith (BA ’16). “I just love learning.” So much so that she didn’t want to leave — after graduating with a major in English and a minor in Media and Communication, she continued on as an employee. Shana now brings her creativity to UFV’s Information…</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/alumnas-passion-for-accessibility-brings-it-into-the-future/"><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="Alumna’s passion for accessibility brings IT into the future" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-1024x683.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Shana-4-600x400.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/2024/11/ufvs-food-and-agriculture-institute-launching-four-year-study-of-agriculture-technologies/">UFV’s Food and Agriculture Institute launching four-year study of agriculture</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 26, 2024">November 26, 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">As climate change increasingly affects traditional agriculture, new methods are being explored to make sure our food security stays intact. UFV’s Food and Agriculture Institute (FAI) is viewed as one of the leading research groups in this space, and the FAI team has been tapped to manage an exciting new research project. A four-year endeavor…</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/ufvs-food-and-agriculture-institute-launching-four-year-study-of-agriculture-technologies/"><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="UFV’s Food and Agriculture Institute launching four-year study of agriculture technologies " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-1024x768.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1-320x240.jpg 320w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2657-1200x900-1.jpg 1200w" /></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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-ufv-helped-former-refugee-shirzad-ahmed-forge-law-career/">50 Remarkable Alumni: UFV helped former refugee Shirzad Ahmed forge</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 25, 2024">November 25, 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">It’s a long journey from refugee to Federal Court judge, and UFV was an important step along the way for Justice Shirzad Ahmed. At the age of 18 Shirzad was a political exile from Kurdistan. He gained temporary refuge in Italy and a permanent home in Canada. Launching his post-secondary studies at UFV (then UCFV)…</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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-ufv-helped-former-refugee-shirzad-ahmed-forge-law-career/"><img width="630" height="350" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20630%20350'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="50 Remarkable Alumni: UFV helped former refugee Shirzad Ahmed forge law career" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Shirzad-Ahmed.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Shirzad-Ahmed.jpg 630w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Shirzad-Ahmed-300x167.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Shirzad-Ahmed-600x333.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/2024/11/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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-lived-experience-fuels-julie-czecks-pursuit-of-social-justice/">50 Remarkable Alumni: Lived experience fuels Julie Czeck’s pursuit of</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">As the daughter of Romanian immigrants who arrived in Canada during her childhood, Julie Czeck saw her family navigate the complexities of adapting to a new country. Despite the challenges they faced, the unwavering support from the community, including social-support organizations, was essential to their journey. This experience instilled in Julie a profound respect for…</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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-lived-experience-fuels-julie-czecks-pursuit-of-social-justice/"><img width="630" height="350" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20630%20350'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="50 Remarkable Alumni: Lived experience fuels Julie Czeck’s pursuit of social justice " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Julie-Czeck.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Julie-Czeck.jpg 630w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Julie-Czeck-300x167.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Julie-Czeck-600x333.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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-gus-hartl-built-a-career-in-banking-on-leadership-and-community-service/">50 Remarkable Alumni: Gus Hartl built a career in banking</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 12, 2024">November 12, 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">With over 40 years in the financial sector, Gus Hartl has seen significant changes in the industry, but his core principles of leadership and community involvement have remained constant. Graduating from UFV’s business administration program in the early 1980s, Gus was part of only the second class to complete the diploma program. “At the time,…</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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-gus-hartl-built-a-career-in-banking-on-leadership-and-community-service/"><img width="1024" height="569" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20569'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="50 Remarkable Alumni: Gus Hartl built a career in banking on leadership and community service" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-1024x569.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-300x167.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-768x427.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-1200x667.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Gus-Hartl2-600x333.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/2024/11/fortisbc-partnership-brings-cutting-edge-technology-to-ufv/">FortisBC partnership brings cutting-edge technology to UFV </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 12, 2024">November 12, 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">A partnership between the University of the Fraser Valley and FortisBC will showcase cutting-edge gas absorption heat pump (GAHP) technology at UFV Chilliwack’s Trades and Technology Centre (TTC). Made possible by a significant contribution from FortisBC, seven GAHPs have been installed at the TTC. They are estimated to save 860 gigajoules of natural gas, 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/2024/11/fortisbc-partnership-brings-cutting-edge-technology-to-ufv/"><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="FortisBC partnership brings cutting-edge technology to UFV " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-1024x683.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2-600x400.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FortisAnnouncement2.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-joins-canadians-in-mourning-murray-sinclair/">UFV joins Canadians in mourning Murray Sinclair </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">Amara Gelaude</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">The world lost a leader in the journey towards truth and reconciliation this week. The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, also known as The One Who Speaks of Pictures in the Sky, or Mazina Giizhik, passed away on November 4 at the age of 73. The Anishinaabe humanitarian and truth teller leaves behind a legacy of…</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-joins-canadians-in-mourning-murray-sinclair/"><img width="780" height="439" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20780%20439'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="UFV joins Canadians in mourning Murray Sinclair " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Tang-The-Canadian-Press.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Tang-The-Canadian-Press.jpg 780w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Tang-The-Canadian-Press-300x169.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Tang-The-Canadian-Press-768x432.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Justin-Tang-The-Canadian-Press-600x338.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/2024/11/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/career-month-events-at-ufv-start-november-6/">Career Month events at UFV start November 6</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 5, 2024">November 5, 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">November is Career Month, a Canada-wide initiative that celebrates and supports professional development. By making career services and education more accessible, Career Month aims to prepare Canadians for the job market. At UFV, the Centre for Experiential and Career Education and the Alumni Engagement team have partnered up to help students, employees and alumni get…</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/career-month-events-at-ufv-start-november-6/"><img width="1024" height="536" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20536'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="Career Month events at UFV start November 6" decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-1024x536.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-1200x628.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1-600x314.jpg 600w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0080_AlumniAssocCMSpeakerSeries_WebEmail_Nov06-1536x804-1.jpg 1536w" /></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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-lisa-kellys-long-academic-journey-sparked-by-inspiration-in-ufv-classes/">50 Remarkable Alumni: Lisa Kelly’s long academic journey sparked by</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">Anne Russell</span></p></footer><div class="brxe-eumtol brxe-text-basic fr-article-card-alpha__lede text--m ufv-f-atk">Dr. Lisa Kelly teaches her law students at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario with confidence and compassion, qualities instilled in her as an undergraduate at UFV (then the University College of the Fraser Valley) in the early 2000s. Completing a two-year Associate of Arts degree at UFV before embarking on a multi-institution academic journey, Lisa…</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/2024/11/50-remarkable-alumni-lisa-kellys-long-academic-journey-sparked-by-inspiration-in-ufv-classes/"><img width="1024" height="569" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20569'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="css-filter size-large bricks-lazy-hidden" alt="50 Remarkable Alumni: Lisa Kelly’s long academic journey sparked by inspiration in UFV classes " decoding="async" data-src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-1024x569.jpg" data-type="string" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" data-srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-300x167.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-768x427.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-1200x667.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/UFV2024_0026_50thAlumni-Lisa-Kelly2-600x333.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/2024/11/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. 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