News & events

Lilia Zaharieva – A Tribute

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of one of our former CYC students, Lilia Zaharieva. Lilia died on June 17, 2022 at the age of 35. Lilia was an extraordinary woman who took on many challenges on multiple fronts and she was an inspiration for all who knew her. She lived with cystic fibrosis (CF) and from a young age Lilia was told she would not live much past the age of 30, the average life expectancy for persons with CF before the advent of the new miracle gene-altering drugs.

Statement from the School of Child and Youth Care in observance of Orange Shirt day and residential school Survivors and their Families, Communities and Nations

It was long ago and not so long ago, that the children from this land were stolen from their homes. An agreement between State and Church, to appropriate the land and to harm Indigenous people by taking the children from the land, families and identity.

Director of the School of Child and Youth Care

We invite applications from experienced academic leaders for Director of the School of Child and Youth Care, with tenure or eligibility for tenure. We seek candidates with a demonstrated commitment to decolonizing, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive leadership and pedagogies in research and education, whose practice aims at making substantial contributions in advancing social justice and an understanding of diasporic communities, critical disability studies, critical race theory and studies, gender and sexuality, critical queer studies, and Indigenous ways of knowing

ATTN SCYC CURRENT & INCOMING STUDENTS

Our Student Advisor remains connected! Current Students: Students are encouraged to e-mail questions about academic planning to cycadvising@uvic.ca for a response. If you wish an academic advising appointment, they will be offered by phone or Skype for the remainder of the Spring 2020 term. Please email cycadvising@uvic.ca to arrange an appointment. Incoming Students (September, 2020): Please e-mail cycadvising@uvic.ca after May 1, 2020 for any questions you might have about your acceptance or to set up an advising appointment by phone or Skype while we complete the Admission process. Potential students: Applications to CYC for September, 2020 have now closed. If you are enquiring about applying for September, 2021 or wish general information about the program please e-mail cycadvising@uvic.ca however it may take several weeks for a response.

Impacts of forced migration on identity and a sense of home

Free speaking engagement: Mar. 6, 2020, from 2 to 3:30 pm, UVic Ideafest 2020, Cornett Building - Room B112. This interactive workshop describes the global situation of forced migration on children and youth with insights from researchers involved with UVic’s Youth Migration Project. Gain insights on how 40 young migrant participants respond to exile and life in transit, which calls upon a depth of strength and willingness to adapt and change. Participants can explore research perspectives through Q & As and through learning more about their storyboarding method. No RSVPs; seating is first come, first seated.

SCYC Associate Professor Position

The School of Child and Youth Care invites applications for a full-time Associate Professor position (with tenure or tenure-track, according to experience) to join our vibrant and diverse academic community. The preferred start date for this position is July 1 2020. A later start date may be negotiated. The research field of this position is open. We are looking for candidates with pertinent research interest and teaching experience in the fields of child, youth, family, and community, well-being and development. Areas of interest include questions related to migration, diasporic communities, critical disability studies, critical race theory and studies, sexuality, LGBTQ2 children, youth and families, youth and family counselling, early years development and developmental psychology. Successful applicants will be required to participate actively in the academic governance of the unit, serve as mentors to students and early-in-career academics, and promote diversity and equity as part of a collegial environment at the SCYC.

Last day for adding courses that begin in the first term

Mustard Seed & Multifaith Centre Food Share Program

This foodshare program provides food for UVic students through the Multifaith Centre.

2024 Engineering Showcase

2024 Engineering Showcase
Friday, September 20, 2024 | 12pm – 5pm | Bay Street Armoury

Join Rainhouse Manufacturing Canada Ltd. and the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (ESC) at UVic at the 2024 Engineering Showcase! This event stands as a testament to innovation andcollaboration within the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) community. Explore groundbreaking projects from talented local STEAM students. This dynamic event offers valuablenetworking opportunities, interactive exhibits, and prizes for outstanding teams.

Reserve free tickets now on Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/gSNVX5kD


Drop-in career support

Looking for work? Exploring career options? Meet with a career educator for support.

Philosophy Colloquium with Tim Kenyon (Brock University)

On Friday, September 20 th, Tim Kenyon visits the Philosophy Colloquium.

He will be giving his talk, "Cooperative Communication and Audience Tuning" from 2:30pm until 4:00pm in Room A320 of the Clearihue Building. For those who prefer to join online via Zoom, pleaseemail the Graduate Secretary at uvicphil@uvic.cafor the link.

Abstract:

Cooperative impulses in communication sometimes stand in considerable tension with widespread assumptions in the epistemology of testimony. Not only may communicators' attempts at relevance crowdout accuracy, but they may unintentionally tune the content and valence of their testimony to fit their audience's preconceptions. These messages can then influence communicators' own subsequentimpressions and testimony on that topic. In tuning the message for their audience, they also tune themselves. This subtle collaboration on content and the two-way traffic between communicator andaudience – the "saying is believing" effect, audience tuning, and the potential role of a sense of shared reality between communicator and audience in mediating them – provide an additional healthycomplication to our understanding of what social epistemology ought to explain, as it moves, very unevenly, towards a non-ideal approach.

Thank you,

Ruth Spooner

Graduate Secretary

Department of Philosophy

  1. 250-853-3120 | e. uvicphil@uvic.ca

Biology Seminar- Dr. Justin Merondun, Postdoctoral Researcher at Ludwing-Maximilians-University of Munich.

Dr. Justin Merondun
Postdoctoral Researcher at Ludwing-Maximilians-University of Munich.

"Evolution and genetic basis of a female-limited arms race in cuckoos"

Fusion Fridays

Fusion Fridays are weekly events featuring guest artists, speakers, impactful media, and open discussions to explore profound spiritual and social concepts, aimed at fostering peaceful,sustainable, inclusive, and vibrant communities.