Connect U 2013
Save the date!
The second Connect U conference will be held on Feb. 20 and 21, 2013 at the University of Victoria, in the Cadboro Commons building. This professional development conference is free and open to all UVic employees.
Build skills, learn more about the university, network with your colleagues and have fun!
Choose one program track or mix and match:
- Celebrate U - Celebrate 50 years of making a difference at UVic...
past, present and future - Develop U (A) - Build essential professional skills
- Develop U (B) - Strengthen personal leadership abilities
- Whole U - Build your personal resilience by keeping yourself in balance -
mind and body - Explore U - Get to know UVic behind the scenes...UVic tours
Registration is now CLOSED.
Note: This website is subject to change. Please stay tuned for further updates.
Connect U live webcasting
Unable to attend Connect U? View our live webcasting of keynote presentations.
Webcasts for Feb. 21:
- 8:40-9:20 a.m. Michael Miller, Associate Vice-President Research
- 12:00-12:50 p.m. David H. Turpin, President and Vice-Chancellor
All keynote presentation videos will be available on the Keynote speakers page after the conference.
If you encounter any issues with the webcast player, please contact the Computer Help Desk at helpdesk@uvic.ca or 250-721-7687.
President's Distinguished Service Awards (PDSA)
At this year's Connect U networking reception, the 2012 President's Distinguished Service Awards (PDSA) will be presented. These annual awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of university employees to the betterment of the university and its community.
The reception will be held on Feb. 21 at 3:30 p.m. in the Cadboro Commons Dining Room. Visit the President's Distinguished Service Awards website for more information on the awards.
Sustainability award
The 2012 Sustainability Award will be presented by Gayle Gorrill, Vice-President Finance and Operations, during her keynote presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 8:40 am. The University of Victoria Staff Sustainability Champion award has been created to recognize and celebrate individual staff whose efforts to make their workplace more sustainable has had a meaningful and enduring contribution towards the sustainability goals of the university. This peer nominated award is intended to highlight staff initiatives at reducing waste, conserving energy, promoting sustainable transportation or in other areas as referenced in the Sustainability Action Plan: Campus Operations (2009-2014).
All staff who do not have specific mention of promoting sustainability as part of their regular job description, and have been in full time employment at the university in the past year, are eligible to be nominated (see Nomination Package).
The deadline for nominations is Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 at 4:30 pm. For more information visit http://www.uvic.ca/sustainability or contact Rita Fromholt at ritaf@uvic.ca or 250-853-3758.
Connect U 2011 kudos:
"This was fabulous! Thoroughly enjoyed hearing the President's and vice-presidents' visions and thoughts on the future. Nice to see the human side of them."
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