Time: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Calling all UFV Retirees!
You’re invited to the UFV Retirees Café! Meet other UFV Retirees over a cup of coffee and hear what’s new at UFV. Open to all UFV Retirees and those who are thinking about retiring soon.
Coffee and refreshments by donation in support of the UFV Lifesaver Campaign
Our second installment in on Feb 22 starting at 2:30 pm in room A2428, Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park. Join us for Retiring Well, a special panel discussion with Shelley Canning, Karen Evans, and Madeleine Hardin.
Retirees Karen and Madeleine will share their top five tips for a successful transition into retirement. Associate Professor Shelley will share a few strategies about retiring well and will talk about challenges that retirees face and what a good transition into retirement looks like.
RSVP today! Send an email to Sheila.Reimer@ufv.ca
About our speakers:
Karen Evans, UFV Retiree
Karen began her UFV career 20 years ago, January 1997, and held several management positions at the university until she stepped away from her position as Vice President, Students, in August 2012. For a couple years she did some research and teaching for the University , before officially retiring September 2015. You could say her road to retirement was somewhat protracted but she wanted to be sure she was ready to let go of her working life before moving fully into retirement. She had wanted to finish her career teaching students, which is where she had started 30 years earlier. She was able to accomplish that goal.
Since 2012 Karen has lived in Campbell River with her husband Jason. They travel extensively, most years, from October to April, and then enjoy their home, garden, nature and community for six months. This year Karen is home due to some family matters but next fall they will be on the road again.
Madeleine Hardin, UFV Retiree
Three years ago, Madeleine Hardin was an associate dean at the University of the Fraser Valley gunning for a more senior position. But at a routine eye examination, she discovered that she had a brain tumour the size of a baseball. “It’s what I call a ‘holy crow’ moment,” Madeleine shares.
She underwent surgery and had the tumour removed, but she says the diagnosis transformed her. “When I got the diagnosis, it’s funny, it’s a laser point of figuring out your priorities. The most important thing becomes the love of family, love of friends, and love of God, I guess.” Madeleine says. “Nothing else matters.”
She decided to retire and though recovery was difficult, Madeleine says she has never been happier.
Listen to Madeleine’s recent interview on CBC’s “Moments of Disruption” a part of their season-long series, The Disruptors.
Associate Professor Shelley Canning
Shelley is an Associate Professor of Nursing at UFV where her clinical experiences, teaching, and research areas all focus on issues related to aging. She is also a member of UFV’s Centre for Research and Education on Ageing where she is currently engaged in research examining UFV undergraduate students’ attitudes and understanding of ageing and aging issues. In addition, she is a doctoral candidate at UBC’s School of Nursing where her research is focused on the experience of individuals with advanced dementia living in long-term care homes.
Shelley writes, “As we contemplate and transition into retirement, aging and all that that entails in terms of our aging selves and aging families brings unique challenges. Both my clinical experiences and scholarship have provided me with opportunities to explore a wide range of issues and challenges related to the aging trajectory, from the experiences of adult children caring for older adult parents to issues related to multiple physical and cognitive losses experienced by older adults.”
Join us at the next Retirees café!
Abbotsford campus, room TBD:
Mar 22, May 24, July 26, Sept 27, Nov 22
Chilliwack campus, room A2428
Feb 22, April 26, June 28, August 23, Oct 25
Coffee and cookies by donation.
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Date(s): Wednesday, February 22Time: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm