Education, Community, & Human Development at UFV

📢CALLING FACULTY MEMBERS

Student registration has closed and we're in for a record-breaking event, which means we need faculty judges more than ever!

If you can spare some time to adjudicate the poster competition between 10am & 1pm on April 1, please sign up by Monday, March 23. Full instructions and rubric will be provided.

👉 ufv.ca/research/students/student-research-day/faculty-judge-sign-up-form/

Thank you for supporting student research at UFV!

James Mandigo, UFV President UFV College of Arts UFV Faculty of Science UFV Health Sciences Education, Community, & Human Development at UFV School of Social Work and Human Services-University of the Fraser Valley UFV School of Computing UFV businfo UFV School of Kinesiology UFV PARC UFV CHASI Hub South Asian Studies Institute

“The Hope Centre’s superpower has always been its connection to community.” - Crystal Sylvester, Hope Centre Coordinator

Read more about how community feedback is helping reshape UFV’s Hope Centre at https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2026/03/community-feedback-helping-reshape-ufvs-hope-centre/

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Fri. March 6, 1-2:30pm
Online via Zoom
For UFV educators

Facilitated by Claire Hay, Lorna Andrews, and Leanne A. Joe from the Teaching and Learning Centre, the Community of Practice: Holistic Assessment will provide a space for dialogue on assessment practices that weave together Indigenous and western perspectives. We will provide space to consider how these principles apply to our teaching practice.

This CoP is an ongoing conversation that takes place over the year. You are welcome to attend all sessions or join us when your schedule allows.

Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

UFV employees and students are invited to Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism, a virtual talk by Dr. Sean Carleton. Dr. Carleton is a settler historian and associate professor in the Departments of History and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia.

When: Thursday, March 5 from 12 - 1:30 PM, online
Registration: forms.office.com/r/zJVdMQeEHx
Registration closes at noon on March 4. The event link will be shared the afternoon before the event.

We invite you to attend an upcoming talk on residential school denialism and its growing impact on our communities.

This conversation is not only about historical understanding, but about addressing the ongoing harm caused by denialist narratives that disrupt learning spaces, undermine Indigenous truth-telling, and place additional pressure on Indigenous faculty, students, and staff. At a time when misinformation and organized denial continue to circulate in public and academic spheres, it is crucial that we engage critically and collectively. This event is an opportunity to deepen our understanding, strengthen our response to denialism, and reaffirm our commitment to truth, accountability, and social justice beyond a single gathering.

This event is hosted by the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee of the Faculty of Education. Community, and Human Development. For questions, please contact [email protected].

Join us on March 6 at UFV Hope Centre for our Open House!

This is a great opportunity to connect with staff, explore education pathways, and learn about the wide range of programs and services available at UFV.

Whether you’re upgrading, changing careers, returning to school, or just beginning to explore your options, UFV is here to support your journey.

Reserve your spot 🔗 https://bit.ly/3N0jc2b

FECHD faculty members Tannaz Zargarian and Rita Dhungel will be presenting, so stop by tomorrow!

February 25 is Pink Shirt Day! 🩷

Wear pink to show your commitment to kindness, inclusion, and belonging at UFV.

Together, we create a community where bullying has no place.

ECEBC had the pleasure of visiting the University of Fraser Valley recently, where we met with students currently taking ECE courses through the Dual Credit program. After a beautiful opening circle where students spoke about their relationship to land and sang the Forest Song, we shared about the province-wide work of ECEBC, including our student bursaries, the Ambassador Program, and our Journal, The Early Childhood Educator. This led to a powerful discussion around the vital role of fully qualified Early Childhood Educators in communities and we learned about the many diverse paths students had taken to get to this point in their Early Years journey. We left inspired by the students’ passion for the field and, as always, grateful for instructors who play such a crucial role in guiding and nurturing our future educators. It was an honour to spend time together with you on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the St?:lo Coast Salish peoples, in particular the Ts’elxw?yeqw Tribe.