UFV NEWS NEW BUILDING AT CANADA EDUCATION PARK WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD The renovation included converting an outdoor concourse to an indoor one.
The new Chilliwack campus at the Canada Education Park has been named “Best in class: University Building” by the World Architecture News (WAN) education awards. The project, designed by Stantec, was the only award winner from the Americas in 2013.
the project to fruition. Truly an iconic building, it celebrates the natural environment surrounding the campus through the beautiful display of B.C. wood and natural light,” noted Craig Toews, UFV’s executive director of Facilities and Campus Development.
“It’s a tremendous honour for our Stantec team to be recognized on the international stage,” commented Mark Travis, Stantec’s lead design architect for the UFV project. “This was a unique undertaking with intricate challenges, and to be recognized along with well known architects from around the world really speaks to the quality of design that our team achieved, in addition to the strong relationship we were able to establish with UFV.”
“The new building is quite a transformation from the old military engineering building, converting what once was an outdoor courtyard into a vibrant public space. Its energy-efficient technologies, including a geo-exchange system, solar thermal hot water, and light harvesting contribute to a forecasted 60% reduction in energy consumption and undergird our LEED® Gold certification. Most importantly, the new building was designed around a ‘town square’ concept and has developed a stronger sense of community for students by bringing together academic programs and services into one cohesive space with study pockets and social nodes interspersed amongst the learning spaces.”
Architects at Stantec amalgamated four existing and two new buildings in their design, completely gutting the existing structures to create a renewed connective space. Anchoring the project is a new central atrium, which brings the buildings together as a single construct. The renovations and additions have bred new life and purpose to what was previously an abandoned site. “We are incredibly proud of our new campus building at the Canada Education Park in Chilliwack and the team effort that inspired the design and drove
Based in London, the annual WAN Education Awards are a major international competition judged by a panel of renowned architects and designers from around the globe.
NEW APPOINTMENTS AT UFV Left to right: Dr. Sue Brigden, Dr. Adrienne Chan, Dr. Vladimir Dvoracek, Jody Gordon, Dr. Lucila (Lucy) Lee.
Dr. Sue Brigden is the new Dean of the Faculty of Access and Open Studies at UFV.
University of Kent at Canterbury, an MSW from UBC, and a BA from UVic.
Comprised of the Continuing Studies, English as a Second Language, and Upgrading and University Preparation departments, as well as Aboriginal Access, Assessment Services, and Open Studies, the programs and services housed in Access and Open Studies help students of all backgrounds meet their personal, educational, and career goals.
Dr. Vladimir Dvoracek is UFV’s new Associate Vice President, Institutional Research and Integrated Planning. The role combines two previously separate portfolios into one.
Brigden joined UFV as an instructor in the Upgrading and University Preparation department in 1999, and became department head of UUP in 2005. Brigden has a Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and a PhD, all earned at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Adrienne Chan has recently been appointed Associate Vice-President, Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies at UFV. Chan has worked in both the college and university system in B.C., and since 2004 has been working at UFV. Chan has an excellent research record and played a leading role in the development of UFV’s Master of Social Work degree. She is also a UFV Teaching Excellence award winner. She holds at PhD from the
Dvoracek is a CFA charterholder and holds a PhD in economics from Simon Fraser University, an MA in economics from Queen’s University, and a BA, joint honours in economics and mathematics, from the University of Waterloo. He was first hired at UFV as an instructor in 1995. Since then he has chaired both the departments of Business and Economics, and served as acting director of Institutional Research. Jody Gordon is the new Vice President, Students at UFV. Gordon’s portfolio encompasses the Student Services division (including Counselling and Educational Advising, Disability Resources, Student Life, Residence Services, Financial Aid), as well as Athletics, the Career Centre, and the Writing Centre.
Gordon came to UFV from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, where she was Associate Vice President, Students, and an adjunct instructor in the Criminology department. She holds BA and MA degrees in criminology from Simon Fraser University and a certificate in executive leadership and management from WACUBO at Stanford University. Dr. Lucila (Lucy) Lee joined the University of the Fraser Valley as Dean of the Faculty of Science last fall. Lee is an experienced university teacher, researcher and administrator, having had faculty appointments in three provinces: Acadia University in Nova Scotia, the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, and Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario. For the past decade and a half at WLU, she excelled as both a professor and department chair of biology. She brings not only a wide range of experience but also a passion for the sciences. She earned all of her university degrees at the University of Waterloo: a BSc, MSc, and PhD.
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