History
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We would like to thank everyone who has been involved with the Computing Student Association (Formerly the Computer Information Systems Student Association). Whether you were a CSA/CISSA executive, a computing student, a UFV Faculty or Staff member, or one of our partners/sponsors, your contributions are the foundation of what we are today.
Special thanks to the following (in no particular order):
- WaybackMachine for the archives of prior websites. Most of this wouldn't be possible without their service
- LinkedIn for their search functionality which identified many executives/members of CISSA/CSA
- Mike Lee (1994 Co-Founder & Vice-President, 1995 President) for the invaluable information regarding the startings of the association and for their efforts in creating the CIS Student Council (changed to CISSA later)
- Avinesh Bangar (1996-2000 Webmaster) for providing some crucial information from 1996-2000
- Derek Forese (2011-2012 President) for providing valuable information, names of executives, and connections
- Graham St. Eloi (2011-2017, various positions) for providing details regarding executives and fundamental milestones for CISSA/CSA throughout 2012 to 2015
- Maxine Cowan (2015-2017 Secretary, 2017-2018 Finance Officer) and Cody Beaty (2016-2020, various positions) for improving the quality and consistency of meeting minutes from 2015 to 2018
- Samuel Shull (2024 Webmaster/Vice-President) for researching, collecting, and constructing this history into one place up until 2024
Note: This history is still a work-in-progress as we progressively fill in the gaps. If you have additional information to contribute, send us an email at csa.ufv@gmail.com
April 3, 1974
FRASER VALLEY COLLEGE (FVC) FOUNDED
Formal announcement made in Abbosford that Fraser Valley College has been proclaimed into existence by the provincial government of British Columbia on April 4, 1974.
Source: UFV 50th TimelineAugust 31, 1990
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION LAUNCHED
Fraser Valley College's Co-operative Education office is founded. Co-op option is offered initially to Computer Information Systems and Business Administration students.
Source: UFV 50th Timeline
Source: UCFV Coop Newsletter 1991July 4, 1991
FRASER VALLEY COLLEGE GAINS "UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE" STATUS
Fraser Valley College receives university-college status on July 5, 1991 and begins using the name the University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV).
Source: UFV 50th TimelineAugust 31, 1993
BACHELOR OF CIS DEGREE LAUNCHED
UCFV launches the Bachelor of Computer Information Systems degree along with the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees, resulting in record numbers of new faculty and staff.
Source: UFV 50th TimelineDecember 31, 1993
CIS Student Council Founded
"Due to the challenges and dissastisfaction the CIS students were [facing as a result of] the organziational changes" (FVC to UCFV), and the lack of representation within the CIS Department, the CIS Student Council was officially co-founded by
Mike Lee
Source: Mike Lee
December 31, 1993
1994-1995 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
December 31, 1994
1995-1996 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
September 5, 1996
1996-1997 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
September 5, 1997
1997-1998 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
September 5, 1998
1998-1999 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
March 21, 1999
1999 ELECTIONS
Elections during the 1999 Semi-AGM. All positions decided by acclamation except Vice-President and Secretary.
Vice-President Votes
Trevor McHardy: 9
Glen Lorenz: 8
Secretary Votes
Greg Hughes: 9
Angela Afaganis: 8
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more election results.
March 21, 1999
MAR 1999 EXECUTIVES
Tania Jones (President)
Trevor McHardy (Vice-President)Greg Hughes (Secretary)
Janet Gehrmann (Treasurer)
Avinesh Bangar (Webmaster)Gary Nelson (1st Year Representative)
Chris Schwarz (2nd Year Representative)
Rod Neufeld (3rd Year Representative)
Jeff Jones (4th Year Representative)January 9, 2000
JAN 2000 EXECUTIVES
Sandi resigned as Treasurer
March 19, 2000
CISSA ELECTIONS 2000
Angela Afaganis (President)Chris Schwarz (Vice-President)
Janet Gehrmann (Secretary)
Glen Lorenz (Treasurer)
Tania Jones (Webmaster)
Scott Holbech (1st Year Representative)Paul Anderson (2nd Year Representative)
Tom Sarkozi (3rd Year Representative)
Dave Peters (4th Year Representative)
April 9, 2000
APR 2000 EXECUTIVES
Matthew Schellenberg (SCC Manager)
September 12, 2000
SEP 2000 EXECUTIVES
Tania Jones
resigned as WebmasterChris Schwarz
resigned as Vice-PresidentMatthew Schellenberg resigned as SCC Manager
Patt Adams (Webmaster)
Dave Peters (Acting Vice-President)
January 14, 2001
2000-2001 EXECUTIVES
Angela Afaganis (President)Janet Gehrmann (Secretary)
Glen Lorenz (Treasurer)
Patt Adams (Webmaster)
Cormac Vaughan (SCC Manager)
Kate Howerton (1st Year Representative)
Carlos Jiminez (2nd Year Representative)Scott Holbech (3rd Year Representative)
Paul Gehrmann (4th Year Representative)April 23, 2001
CISSA JOINS THE WORLD WIDE WEB
May 5, 2001
2001-2002 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
May 5, 2002
2002-2003 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
June 21, 2002
NEW WEBSITE AND LOGO 2002
March 1, 2003
CIS AT UCFV POSTER
June 9, 2003
NEW WEBSITE AND CISSA DOMAIN 2003
April 30, 2004
2004-2005 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
October 5, 2004
FALL 2004 LAN PARTY
CISSA lan party hosted at Montesina Internet Cafe PC in Abbotsford
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more photos.
October 5, 2004
CISSA AGM 2004
Andrew (President)
Fernando (Vice-President)
Ben (Treasurer)
Emily (Secretary)
Filip (1st Year Representative)
Ryan Neufeld (2nd Year Representative)Note: There is missing information for this historical record.
April 30, 2005
2005-2006 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
April 30, 2006
2006 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
February 2, 2007
CISSA WEBSITE MISHAPS
Due to an error on my part (Jared), I kinda lost everything on the site back to the beginning of December. I've restored the last full backup I made, but that means nearly 2 months of stuff is missing. I still have partial wiki records, but recent forum posts have been lost (don't worry, it wasn't very active recently).
In any case, this has taught me a valuable lesson: don't rush into making sweeping changes to a structure when you haven't looked at everything.
I'll be working to restore the site as soon as possible. I might just go ahead and upgrade to the new Subdreamer CMS we recently purchased.
Sorry again about the mess! It'll all be better soon.
If you want to yell at me, you can either do it in person, or by email at:
cissa [dot] ucfv [at] gmail [dot] com
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Jared (the inept webmaster)
April 30, 2007
2007-2008 EXECUTIVES
Jared Dyck (President)Dylan Wagar (Vice-President)
Brent Hunter (Treasurer)Jeffrey Pernitsky (Secretary)
Jeffrey Pernitsky (Webmaster)
Ben Dippenaar (1st Year Representative)
Ryan Mccann (2nd Year Representative)
Michael Harder (3rd Year Representative)
Robert Turner (4th Year Representative)April 20, 2008
UCFV ACHIEVES "UNIVERSITY" STATUS, BECOMES UFV
Premier Gordon Campbell visits UCFV to announce university status and a name change to the University of the Fraser Valley.
Source: UFV 50th TimelineApril 30, 2008
2008-2009 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
October 14, 2008
MARIO PUSHPIN MURAL COMPLETED
After several attempts and over 17,438 push pins, the signature Mario pushpin mural was completed. It was eventually put outside of theStudent Computing Centre in plexiglass for everyone to see. The Flickr album by Ranadok has received over 250k views as of May 23, 2024.
Version 1
Start of Version 2
Before the grid system
CISSA Executive working on version 2
Last pin by CISSA President
Complete mural
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more photos.
April 30, 2009
2009-2010 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
April 30, 2010
2010-2011 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
April 30, 2011
2011-2012 EXECUTIVES
Derek Froese (President)
Timo Francke (Unknown)Wim (Unknown)
Ryan Mccann (Unknown)
Lizzie Klassen (Unknown)
Graham St. Eloi (Unknown)Ben (Unknown)
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
April 30, 2012
2012-2013 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
March 29, 2012
BIG BANG 2012
Live performances, great food, lots of prizes, and free admission.
Raffle Prizes: Free UFV Course, $100 Gift Card to Thinkgeek, and other Thinkgeek prizes
Hosted by
Computer Information Systems Student Association (CISSA)Biology and Chemistry Student Association (BCSA)
Physics Student Association (PSA)
Source: Big Bang 2012 Poster
April 3, 2012
BIG BANG 2012 MAKES CASCADE HEADLINES
The Cascade covered the end-of-year, "Big Bang" event which was quite the success despite some minor inconveniences. Available in Vol. 20, No. 12
Cover Credit to Anthony Biondi
October 28, 2012
ZELDA PUSHPIN MURAL COMPLETED
Using over 16,900 pins, this iconic Zelda mural is one of many pushpin murals located at the Student Computing Centre (SCC) in Room D224.
November 14, 2012
THE FROESE MOTION
During an Extraordinary General Meeting held by the Student Union Society, CISSA President
Derek Froese
presented a multi-sectioned motion with the intent to keep the campus pub, "AfterMath" in E120, open.January 21, 2013
CISSA AGM 2013
April 3, 2013
2013 EXECUTIVES
Source: CISSA AGM Agenda - April 4, 2013
Source: UFV Standout Magazine 2014Lizzie Klassen (President)Graham St. Eloi (Vice-President)
Cindy Cooper (Secretary)Kaitlin Houle (Finance Officer)
Ashley O'Neil (Communication Manager)
Jon Friesen (Project Manager)
James Doull (SCC Manager)
Sean Bemister (Representative)Josh Hoeksta (Representative)
Taylor McKenzie (Representative)
June 6, 2013
FORMER EXECUTIVE "TO SHINE AT CONVOCATION" AS STUDENT SPEAKER
"Abbotsford's
Source: Three student speakers to shine at convocationDerek Froese
, who is earning his Bachelor of Computer Information Systems[ degree,] is the student speaker at the Friday, June 14 afternoon Convocation ceremony."November 14, 2013
CHILD'S PLAY GAMERTHON 2013
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more photos.
November 26, 2013
CASINO ROYALE 2013
Hosted by the BCSA, CISSA, and PSA, this event consisted of fun, food and fake gambling. Extra gambling credit was given to those who brought canned food (all of which was donated).
January 21, 2014
JAN 2014-SEPT 2014 EXECUTIVES
Source: CSA AGM Minutes - January 22, 2014
Graham St. Eloi (President)Lizzie Klassen (Vice-President)
Kaitlin Houle (Finance Officer)Sean Phillips (Secretary)
Ashley O'Neil (Communication Manager)James Hoestra (SCC Manager)
Kevin McFarlane (SCC Manager)
Joseph McKenzie (Project Manager)
Josh Hoeksta (Representative)
Andrew Reid (Representative)
Mitchell Martin (Representative)
January 21, 2014
CISSA BECOMES CSA
CISSA strives to be inclusive of all computing students so with the Computing Science major in the works and confusion behind the meaning of "CISSA", the CISSA AGM 2014 passed a motion presented by
Graham St. Eloi
to change the name to "Computing Student Association" ("CSA").Source: CSA AGM Minutes - January 22, 2014
April 27, 2014
CISSA RECOGNIZED AS LEADERS ON CAMPUS
Nominated by the Student Union for hosting the annual Child's Play Charity which raised over $2000. The CISSA was later selected for the UFV Standout Magazine 2014
Source: Science students among select UFV STANDOUT leadersSeptember 23, 2014
SEPT 2014-2015 EXECUTIVES
Source: CSA AGM Minutes - September 24, 2014
Graham St. Eloi (President)
John Nightingale (Vice-President)
Bryce Mclachlan (Finance Officer)Sean Phillips (Secretary)
Kevin McFarlane (SCC Manager)
Timo Francke (Communication Manager)James Doull (SCC Manager)James Doull (Project Manager)Josh Hoeksta (Representative)
Rachel Shaw (Representative)
Gurtaz Bhang (Representative)
October 7, 2014
OCT 2014 EXECUTIVES
New webmasters were needed to maintain the website so an internal election was held.
Source: CSA Executive Meeting Minutes - October 8, 2014
January 29, 2015
JAN 2015 EXECUTIVES
The duties of Finance Officer were temporarily appointed by executives.
Source: CSA Executive Meeting Minutes - January 30, 2015
August 1, 2015
LOGO CONTEST 2015
The CSA started a logo contest to replace the old logo for CISSA. The winner would receive a $150 gift certificate. Thanks to the CIS department for their $75 contribution.
Source: CSA Executive Meeting Minutes - June 26, 2015
October 12, 2015
CSA ELECTIONS 2015
New and returning executives were elected during the 2015 AGM.
President Votes
James Doull: 12
Sean Phillips: Unknown
Vice-President Votes
Joshua Wilkie: 9
Graham St. Eloi: 3
Finance Officer Votes
Graham St. Eloi: Acclamation
Secretary Votes
Maxine Cowan: 12
Sean Phillips: 1
SCC Manager Votes
Kevin McFarlane: 12
Abstain: 1
Communication Manager Votes
Darren Nixon: 5
Atlee Bols: 4
Bradbury Keller: 4
Project Manager Votes
Sean Phillips: 8
Atlee Bols: 5
Representative Votes
Atlee Bols: 9
Bradbury Keller: 8
Robin Bains: 5
Manjot Nagra: 4
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more election results.
Source: CSA AGM Minutes - October 13, 2015
October 12, 2015
2015-2016 EXECUTIVES
Source: CSA AGM Minutes - October 13, 2015
James Doull (President)
Joshua Wilkie (Vice-President)Graham St. Eloi (Finance Officer)Maxine Cowan (Secretary)
Kevin McFarlane (SCC Manager)
Darren Nixon (Communication Manager)
Sean Phillips (Project Manager)
Atlee Bols (Representative)
Bradbury Keller (Representative)
Robin Bains (Representative)October 26, 2015
OCT 2015 EXECUTIVES
To revive the work on the website, a new Webmaster was appointed.
Source: CSA Executive Meeting Minutes - October 27, 2015
November 5, 2015
CHILD'S PLAY GAMERTHON 2015
This was the 8th annual Child's Play 24-hour gaming marathon which raised $4,338 of the $8,000 goal. The Cascade interviewed Graham St. Eloi to discuss the importance of the fundraiser and what it means for CSA executives and members.
January 20, 2016
JAN 2016 EXECUTIVES
A new Communication Manager was appointed during an executive meeting.
Source: CSA Executive Meeting Minutes - January 21, 2016
February 22, 2016
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 2016
An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) was held to elect a new vice-president as
Joshua Wilkie
was unavailable due to co-op.Source: CSA Meeting Minutes - February 4, 2016 (Executive) and February 28, 2016 (Extraordinary General)
Tyler McEnaney (Vice-President)
September 21, 2016
CSA ELECTIONS 2016
New and returning executives were elected during the 2016 AGM.
President Votes
James Doull: 8
Tyler McEnaney: 5
Abstain: 1
Vice-President Votes
Tyler McEnaney: 12
Abstain: 2
Against: 1
Finance Officer Votes
Graham St. Eloi: 11
Abstain: 4
Against: 1
Secretary Votes
Maxine Cowan: 11
Abstain: 5
Communication Manager Votes
Cody Beaty: 12
Abstain: 4
Project Manager Votes
Michael Bennett: 14
Abstain: 2
SCC Manager Votes
Kyle Coraza: 15
Abstain: 1
Representative Votes
Dennis Semeniuk: 10
April: 10
Brandon Schouten: 9
Kyle Viray: 7
Duncan: 6
Abstain: 1
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more election results.
Source: CSA AGM Minutes - September 22, 2016
September 21, 2016
2016-2017 EXECUTIVES
Source: CSA AGM Minutes - September 22, 2016
James Doull (President)Tyler McEnaney (Vice-President)
Graham St. Eloi (Finance Officer)Maxine Cowan (Secretary)
Cody Beaty (Communication Manager)Michael Bennett (Project Manager)
Kyle Coraza (SCC Manager)
April (Jackson) Nickel (Representative)Brandon Schouten (Representative)
Dennis Semeniuk (Representative)
October 6, 2016
GAMES DAY 2016
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Source: CSA Games Day 2016 Poster
November 17, 2016
CHILD'S PLAY GAMERTHON 2016
The 9th annual Child's Play 24-hour gaming marathon raised over $4,000 and was held in the Great Hall of the Student Union Building. Since the first fundraiser nine years ago, CISSA/CSA has raised over $20,000 in total, all of which has gone to help hospitalized children in Canada and around the world.
Source: The Cascade "Child's Play 24-hour gaming marathon..."Source: CSA Executive Meeting Minute - June 28, 2016
January 21, 2017
JAN 2017 EXECUTIVES
After expressed interest, Joshua Wilkie became the second SCC Manager.
Source: CSA Executive Meeting Minutes - January 21, 2017
May 15, 2017
INTRODUCING DISCORD SERVER AND IRC
To improve communications with CSA executives and members, a Discord server was created with the help of
Tyler McEnaney
. Cody Beaty
developed a Discord bot, "CapsLock" which aimed to assist with managing the Discord server.In addition, a dedicated IRC channel was introduced.
Source: CSA Executive Meeting Minutes - May 16, 2017
June 22, 2017
JUN 2017 EXECUTIVES
As
James Doull
had graduated, he resigned via written letter and Tyler McEnaney
became Acting President until elections.Source: CSA Executive Meeting Minutes - June 23, 2017
Tyler McEnaney (Acting President)
September 17, 2017
CSA ELECTIONS 2017
New and returning executives were elected during the 2017 AGM.
President Votes
Tyler McEnaney: 9
Dennis Semeniuk: 7
Cody Beaty: 1
Abstrain: 1
Vice-President Votes
Dennis Semeniuk: 17
Abstain: 1
Finance Officer Votes
Maxine Cowan: 8
Cody Beaty: 5
Abstain: 1
Spoiled: 1
Secretary Votes
Cody Beaty: 10
Michael Bennett: 3
Spoiled: 1
Communication Manager Votes
Michael Bennett: 13
No: 1
Abstain: 1
Project Manager Votes
Michael Bennett: 7
Kyle Coraza: 5
Abstain: 2
Spoiled: 1
Representative Votes
Graham St. Eloi: 6
James Purdey: 9
Kevin McFarlane: 8
Janam Gor: 4
Brandon Schouten: 11
Spoiled: 2
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more election results.
September 17, 2017
2017-2018 EXECUTIVES
Tyler McEnaney (President)
Dennis Semeniuk (Vice-President)
Maxine Cowan (Finance Officer)
Cody Beaty (Secretary)
Michael Hines (Communication Manager)Michael Bennett (Project Manager)
Brandon Schouten (Representative)
James Purdey (Representative)
Kevin McFarlane (Representative)
October 13, 2017
CSA INVITED TO CIS DEPARTMENT MEETINGS
Thanks to Graham St. Eloi, we were invited to CIS department meetings which allowed the CSA to get better insights regarding activities of the CIS Department and the computing faculties.
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information.
November 16, 2017
CHILD'S PLAY GAMERTHON 2017 CANCELLED
The 10th annual Child's Play 24-hour gaming marathon was planned for November 17. However, due to a change in SUS space booking policies, we were unable to get sufficient funding to rent the space in the Student Union Building to host the event. This marked the end of a nine year annual tradition held by CISSA/CSA in collaboration with Child's Play.
November 17, 2017
Chilliwack.Tech /Next
This five hour event featured three 50-minute hands-on learning sessions, and a series of seven smaller "lightning talks". Students got the opportunity to meet local industry members and partners.
November 24, 2017
NEW COMPUTERS FOR SCC
Thanks to the CIS department, the SCC received new computers so the CSA could improve the peer-to-peer tutoring.
June 1, 2018
2018-2019 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
September 5, 2018
COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR OFFERED
The Computer Science major was approved and offered for the first time in Fall 2018.
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information.
November 16, 2018
QUANTUM COMPUTING CENTRE
In collaboration with the Physics Student Association, we welcomed guest speaker, Timothy Richards, a graduate of SFU's Silicon Quantum Technology Lab.
Thanks to the Science Department for funding the event.
Thanks to the Science Department for funding the event.
April 30, 2019
2019-2020 EXECUTIVES
Note: Due to no supporting documentation, there may be incorrect
information & there is missing information for this historical record.
August 31, 2019
NEW WEBSITE, DOMAIN, AND LOGO 2019
Through collaboration with UFV and the System Administrator, Sergey Skobkarev, we migrated from ufvcsa.ca to csa.ufv.ca. With the new domain, we also redesigned the website and cleaned up the logo.
April 30, 2020
2020-2021 EXECUTIVES
Michael Bennett (President)
James Purdey (Project Manager)
Andrew Foisey (Webmaster)
Derek (Unknown)
William (Unknown)
April 30, 2021
2021 SCHOOL OF COMPUTING DIRECTOR
Carl Janzen
, the 2005 CISSA President, became the new Director of the School of Computing.
October 24, 2021
NEW LOGO 2021
Credits to Nathan Roberts for the new logo
December 31, 2021
JAN 2022 EXECUTIVES
Since Caleb and Mykal were graduating, a new President and Webmaster were elected.
Zach Griffin (President)Nitish Jaswal (Webmaster)
February 1, 2022
STUART BOWNESS - GUEST SPEAKER
Stuart Bowness, the Vice President at Workday, provided insight on the industry, how he got to where he was, and advice for undergraduates. He also took time to answer questions from students during the "Ask me anything" session.
February 8, 2022
CSA Merchandise 2022
The CSA Merchandise for 2022 finally arrived after numerous unexpected delays.
Source: CSA Discord ServerFebruary 27, 2022
100 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS
March 1, 2022
MAR 2022 EXECUTIVES
Reese resigned from Secretary. Alex volunteered to become Secretary
Alex Kim (Interm Secretary)
May 21, 2022
NEW WEBSITE 2022
May 25, 2022
CSA ELECTIONS 2022
The elected candidates for the 2022-2023 CSA Executive team were announced.
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more election results.
May 25, 2022
2022-2023 EXECUTIVES
Source: CSA Elections 2022
Zach Griffin (President)
Navdeep Dhillon (Vice-President)Alex Kim (Finance Officer)
Akarshi Sharma (Communication Manager)
Henry Majka (Project Manager)
Myles Wolfe (Secretary)Brandon Cotten (Webmaster)
November 28, 2022
DEVIN GRIFFIN - GUEST SPEAKER
Devin Griffin, a Bachelor of Business Administration graduate from TRU, prepares and recruits candidates for positions within the biggest tech companies. During this guest speaker event, we got to hear more about his experiences and the best ways to showcase yourself to recruiters. View presentation
February 27, 2023
NEW FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND COMPUTING LAUNCHES
Dr. Chris Schinckus is the inaugural dean.
View announcement videoMarch 22, 2023
Caleb Langbroek - GUEST SPEAKER
Former CSA President and alumni
Caleb Langbroek
, who now works as a Software Engineer for Meta, covered a variety of topics during his guest appearance. View presentation
May 14, 2023
CSA ELECTIONS 2023
With a great turnout of CSA voters, the elected candidates for the 2023-2024 CSA Executive team were announced.
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more election results.
May 14, 2023
2023-2024 EXECUTIVES
Source: CSA Elections 2023
June 2, 2023
SCC RENOVATIONS
The Student Computing Centre (SCC) in D224 received approval for renovations. The renovations were completed by March 15, 2024. Credits to Andrew and Henry Majka for the progress photos.
Before - June 21, 2023
Room cleared out - June 25, 2023
Start of renovations - July 10, 2023
New ceiling and paint - August 7, 2023
New carpet - August 9, 2023
New Furniture - September 6, 2023
Layout of furniture - September 13, 2023
Computers added - March 14, 2024
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more photos.
October 14, 2023
UFV COMPETITIVE PROGRAMMING OCT/23
ICPC-inspired programming competition using C++, Java, or Python. 18 students in six teams attempted to solve eight questions over three hours. Check it out
Thanks to Dr. Maryam Siahbani and Dr. Russell Campbell for facilitating the event and congratulations to team "BRIKS" (Ishwak Sharda, Samuel Shull, and Kshitij Goyal) for earning 1st place.
Source: ACM ICPC at UFV School of ComputingFebruary 23, 2024
ICPC NA PACNW 2023
Team "BRIKS" (Ishwak Sharda, Samuel Shull, and Kshitij Goyal), coached by Dr. Maryam Siahbani, represented UFV at the ICPC North America Pacific Northwest Regional in Division 2. They placed 25th out of 76 teams.
Watch here
Watch here
March 1, 2024
FAREWELL SCHOOL OF COMPUTING DIRECTOR
After three years, Carl Janzen "wrapped up [his] responsibilities as Director for the School of Computing, and prepare[d] to resume [his] teaching role again."
Source: Carl Janzen LinkedIn PostMarch 13, 2024
TECH PANEL & CAREER FAIR 2024
In collaboration with CECE (Center for Experiential and Career Education), this 2-hour tech panel consisted of six industry professionals answering questions from computing students. After the tech panel, there was a Career Fair with organisations from all over the Fraser Valley.
Left to right: Curtis Joiner (Cascade Aerospace), Kim Lawrence (Ideon Technologies), Mohammed Bearingwala (UFV IT Services), Opeyemi Adetutu (Amazon), Wim Kerkhoff (Kerkhoff Technologies), and Colin Schmidt (Zynim)
March 15, 2024
CSA MERCHANDISE 2024
With many hours of designing and hundreds of variations, the final merchandise designs were publicly announced.
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more photos.
April 11, 2024
NEW WEBSITE 2024
After over two years of no website updates, Samuel Shull volunteered to redesign the website in March and it was released about a month later.
April 13, 2024
FIELD TRIP TO CHINA
This two week field trip course led by Dr. Frank Zhang explored the technology and environment of China. Our VP, Akarshi Sharma (Far right), had a great time. Hosted by Hunan University of Arts and Science.
Source: Boris Massesa LinkedIn PostMay 15, 2024
2024 SCHOOL OF COMPUTING DIRECTOR
Opeyemi Adesina, a chairman for the Industry Partnerships and professor for the School of Computing at UFV, became the new Director of the School of Computing.
April 16, 2024
SKILLS CANADA BC 2024
This annual competition hosted at TradeX in Abbotsford puts students skills to the test.
Congratulations to Andrew and Henry Majka who placed 2nd and 3rd in the IT Network Systems Administration category. View all results
Source: Joel Galbraith (1st place) LinkedIn Post
Congratulations to Andrew and Henry Majka who placed 2nd and 3rd in the IT Network Systems Administration category. View all results
May 13, 2024
CSA ELECTIONS 2024
After weeks of nominations, campaigns, and voting, we welcomed the 2024-2025 CSA Executive team.
Note: Use the arrow buttons to view more election results.
May 16, 2024
CSA STARTUP HACKATHON
In collaboration with CHILLIWACK.TECH and numerous sponsors, the CSA was able run a Startup Hackathon for students interested in business, user experience, and/or technology. With 21 participants, each team developed a technology-based business plan and project over the span of 24 hours.
The winner team, "Maid In Canada", received $1250 to start the business with the mentorship of XLRator, the Chilliwack Innovation Network, and the Esposito Family Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
Winning team, "Maid In Canada" by Rishab and Mehak Manocha
Runner-up team, "Native Tongue Translator" by Guranshvir Singh Gill, Raghav Sharma, and Shaurya Sharma
JudgesDave Leger: Founder, CEO of H2 Portable, and Founder of Loop Energy
Joseph Willmott: Senior Associate of Impresario Partners
Nichole Read: General Manager of Community Futures South Fraser
Jonathon McIntyre: CTO of i-Open Group
Rocio Zielinski: General Manager of Stó:lō Community Futures
Joseph Willmott: Senior Associate of Impresario Partners
Nichole Read: General Manager of Community Futures South Fraser
Jonathon McIntyre: CTO of i-Open Group
Rocio Zielinski: General Manager of Stó:lō Community Futures
MentorsDave Leger: Founder, CEO of H2 Portable, and Founder of Loop Energy
Joseph Willmott: Senior Associate of Impresario Partners
Tim McAlpine: Owner of Cowork Chilliwack, and Chair of the Chilliwack Innovation Network
Colin Schmidt: Founder, CEO of Zynim and Wisebox Solutions
Sam Wolfe: Software Development Manager of TopLeft
Joseph Willmott: Senior Associate of Impresario Partners
Tim McAlpine: Owner of Cowork Chilliwack, and Chair of the Chilliwack Innovation Network
Colin Schmidt: Founder, CEO of Zynim and Wisebox Solutions
Sam Wolfe: Software Development Manager of TopLeft
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November 11, 2024
Gaming Night 2024
In collaboration with UFV E-Sports, we hosted an exciting night of fun and games at the Red Eye Gaming Lounge. Attendees could participate in a Valorant Tournament or enjoy free play on the computers and video games on the big screen.
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