For the past two years, love stories that originated at UFV have been featured on the UFV Today blog in celebration of Valentine’s Day. On Jan. 30, UFV Today posted an open invitation to the members of the UFV community to send in their UFV love stories to Anne Russell, the media and communications manager.
The call for submissions was posted on the UFV Today blog to spotlight how students met their true loves. The blog post asked for submissions focusing on how couples met their significant others at the university, and their journeys to finding true love.
When asked what inspired the call for the love story submissions, Russell mentioned that part of her job includes working with her team to plan the type of content they feature in the UFV Today blog and make it interesting for their readership. She also said that she and her team try to connect what they write in the blogs to any holidays or events that are coming up during the year.
“Many people enjoy a good love story,” explained Russell, “so we thought it would be fun to ask for love stories that originated at UFV. We’ve run features on couples that met at UFV twice before, and they proved popular.”
According to Russell, the love stories submissions may include photos and have “a maximum of five paragraphs.” From previous years, contributors have been as brief or detailed as they liked in their explanations. In 2021, there were a total of six submissions highlighted in last year’s blog post.
When asked if this call for submissions is for students only, Russell clarified that the love story submissions were not limited to UFV students and that anyone can submit their love stories to be featured.
“If staff or faculty, or alumni, wish to participate, they are welcome to do so. Some of our past submissions were from people who started as students, met their partner here, became alumni, and are now UFV employees.”
The love stories posted in previous years often include a photo and a blurb explaining how the couple met at UFV, a little about their romance, and how long they have been together.
According to Russell, the love stories will be posted on both their social media platform and the UFV Today blog. The due date for love story submissions was Feb. 8. To read the entire blog post when it’s released, please visit the UFV Today blog.
Rachel is working towards a BA with a concentration in English and Theatre. She has been employed at The Cascade since Fall 2021 as a Staff Writer and a Jr. News Editor. Currently, she is the sectional News Editor and enjoys meeting and interviewing people as well as taking long walks in nature. Rachel also likes to stay up to date on the latest trends and informs students through her fashion column entitled Campus Fashion.
