News & events

Poet, musician and Indigenous law researcher Tara Williamson (JD ’10, MA ’10) has her words brought to the screen with the animated film Heart Like a Pow Pow.

Mechanical Engineering grads Darcy Lane, BEng ’06, and Brandon Fry, BEng ’10, are helping fuel the craft distilling revival with their custom-made stills.

UVic alum and cyber security expert Nav Bassi offers up some life hacks to keep you better protected online.

Martin Bauman discovered the life-changing power of stories during a cross-country bike ride for mental health.

UVic writing grad Allyson Kenning’s lived experience with the mental-health system helps her create unique connections with the people she assists as a peer support worker.

UVic employee, grad and recent contestant on CBC's The Great Canadian Baking Show, John Fowler shares flour-powered tips for the holiday season.

Sarah Campbell launched LEVITY micro gallery in Nelson, BC, dedicated to to pop surrealism—and “strange eye candy.”

Filmmaker and UVic grad Sam Dunn creates hit documentaries using an anthropological lens—and never forgets that the music comes first.

UVic alumni are growing a business that uses biologically-engineered plants to remove indoor toxins.

Update your contact information below and you will be entered to win a $1,000 travel voucher, courtesy of the UVic Alumni Association. Contest runs from June 6-26, 2022 and is open to all UVic Alumni. Keeping your contact information up-to-date allows us to keep in touch with emails about events and programs in your area, notify you about class reunions, allows you to receive e-newsletters, the Alumni TORCH magazine and can help classmates and friends find you, if you choose.

An innovator in carbon removal technologies, a champion of Indigenous entrepreneurship and a Governor General Award-winning playwright who seeks to dismantle Western colonial systems are among the recipients of the University of Victoria’s Distinguished Alumni Awards for 2022.

The prestigious Schulich Leaders scholarship program celebrates 10 years of creating tomorrow’s tech innovators, like UVic grads Wylee Fitz-Gerald and Robert Lee.

A new business fuelled by UVic-trained talent is looking to change the way consumers buy cars.

UVic grad Parker Atkins uses his tech skills to grow his sustainable subscription flower enterprise.

Program coordinator Amy Anderson talks movies, the return of in-person screenings and the secret to Cinecenta’s ‘damn fine popcorn’

Thanks to a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Health System Impact Fellowship, Amber Bourgeois will learn while she works in health care and apply new ideas and innovative approaches to help address real-world health-system challenges.

Marion Buller—influential Indigenous legal scholar and the chief commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)—has been named the University of Victoria’s 12th chancellor. She begins a three-year term on Jan. 1, 2022. Buller is a double alumna, having completed her undergraduate and law degrees at UVic. She is also a member of the Ring Road Loyalty Circle, which recognizes loyal UVic donors.

Lawyer-turned-author J. Kelly Hoey will be in Victoria Nov. 16 to share her networking knowhow with UVic alumni and students as part of the UVic Alumni Signature Speaker Series.

Marvin Storrow (LLD ’21) championed Indigenous rights in court—and supported legal education through a gift.

Prolific author, oral historian, Deadhead and goalie Robert “Lucky” Budd spends his days doing what he loves.

Gerry Bliss, BSc ’77, BSc ’87, is the new president of the University of Victoria Alumni Association.

Bhuvi Kasiviswanathan’s face mask was lauded in TIME magazine—then demand waned

UVic grads, professors and students have been podcasting up a storm lately. Here's a roundup of what and where to listen.

Kelly offers a modern approach to the essential career skill of networking, together with practical strategies on how to connect for success in the social media age. In this session, alumni can pick Kelly's brain about how to invigorate their networking, dream big and step outside their comfort zone.

The job market is becoming increasingly digital, bringing new challenges for both job-hunters and employers. This session provides proven techniques to optimize and leverage your online presence when it comes to career and other opportunities. Join the UVic Alumni Association as we invite Brandon Laur, BA ’16, of The White Hatter to discuss these key important topics.

UVic grad Mike Cousins started “Freddie” as a new way to provide HIV prevention services

UVic grad and founder and executive director of the Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour Boma Brown takes us on a tour of her Quadra Village community where she has lived and worked for the past decade.

UVic grad Paige Whitehead explains how her company Nyoka Design Labs is growing light using bioluminescence to prevent the billion toxic and plastic glow sticks that enter our environment every year.

The UVic community gathered at noon on June 1 to honour the 215 Indigenous children found by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops.

Q&A with Matthew Payne, founding member and artistic producer of Victoria’s Theatre SKAM

Discover how the University of Victoria is helping to lead us into a new era of understanding, of healing, and furthering truth, respect and reconciliation. You are invited to learn more by joining the virtual In Conversation with UVic Chancellor Shelagh Rogers and Ry Moran. Elder Dr. Barney Williams (LLD), who is Nuu-chah-nulth and a member of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, will join the conversation. He is a residential school survivor and former member of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Survivors Circle.

Immunization can be complicated subject. We asked Dr. Frederick Grouzet, UVic associate professor of psychology, about the psychological impact of COVID and our collective attitudes to vaccinations.

UVic grads Ross and Ryan Rich recently landed $6 million to boost their start-up tech firm, Accord. They kindly answered our questions about their new venture—and their hip-hop past.

UVic alumnus Adam Sherk (PhD ’19) is a postdoctoral fellow at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) at the University of Victoria. Sherk is regularly featured in news outlets around the world commenting on alcohol use and related harms. The team at CISUR is helping to rework Canadian drinking guidelines—which are expected out next year. Sherk kindly answered six questions regarding these hard truths about alcohol.

Life Stories is a poignant exploration of how art shapes our life stories, our sense of self and our relationships, as we journey through the life stages. Curated by three UVic Art History and Visual Studies scholars: Dr. Erin J. Campbell, professor, Jaiya Anka, PhD Candidate (UVic, MA ‘17); Holly Cecil ( BA ’16, MA ’19), Life Stories draws from UVic’s rich art collection. The evening will include a short tour/overview of the exhibition followed by a live interview led by Legacy director Mary Jo Hughes with the curators and featured artist and alumna Elly Heise (MFA ’20).

Join us as we learn about an initiative to invest in yourself through a structured networking plan that will support you in undertaking meaningful conversations with influential individuals. This session offers a hands-on walk through to help you begin the process to define your purpose and build out your own networking plan. At the end of this session you will have the tools and direction you need to undertake this initiative for yourself!

An exclusive virtual event to meet Dr. Kevin Hall, the new President and Vice-chancellor of the University of Victoria.

UVic alumna Paula McPhee (nee Romagosa, BSc ’04 ) and her husband, Nairn, are co-owners of Zero Waste Emporium in downtown Victoria.

The University of Victoria’s eighth president, Dr. Kevin Hall, kindly participated in a Q&A so UVic alumni can get to know him better.

Lipson Lecture speaker Timothy Caulfield helps us learn how to see past the noise of misinformation and become soldiers in the fight for solid, evidence-based news.

Featuring: Greg Conner (MPA ’93, BA ’87), Vice President, People and Culture and Corporate Secretary at BC Transit Moderator: Andrée-Anne Leroy, Career Educator at UVic’s Gustavson School of Business Topic: - Interview and application preparation - Understanding the importance of Emotional Intelligence to achieving your job search goals - How to personalize and communicate your fit to company values - Maximizing your impact on video conferencing

Gina Wheatcroft has joined the University of Victoria as Director of Alumni Relations and Executive Director of the Alumni Association.

Our team is delighted to welcome Jane Potentier as the new Associate Vice-President, Alumni and Development at the University of Victoria.

Research plays a vital role in solving the world’s biggest challenges, including how our communities respond to pandemics. Join the UVic Alumni Association for a special evening showcasing some of UVic’s world-class researchers and their impact on COVID-19 resilience and recovery – locally, and beyond. Dr. Rishi Gupta (Civil Engineering) Dr. Karen Kobayashi (Sociology) Dr. Onowa McIvor (Indigenous Education) Moderated by Dr. Lisa Kalynchuk, Vice-President, Research, UVic

Seven prominent UVic alumni share special video messages for our newest members.

Scales of Change: A Field Guide to the Dragons of Climate Inaction Podcast

Are you curious about the impact that isolation can have on our minds? Or how the loss of physical closeness might affect our behaviour? What changes might we face as society reopens?

Alumna Jessica Schacht (BFA ’10) and her company, Ampersand Distilling, are producing and donating litres of hand sanitizer to ease local shortages during the pandemic.

Honouring the Distinguished Alumni Award recipients chosen from the faculties, UVic Libraries and Division of Continuing Studies.

While few people on the planet saw COVID-19 coming, UVic alumni went into high gear to help once the pandemic struck. Both Blake Adam (BCom ’11) and Mike Cousins (BSc ’05) are part of teams now offering Canadians innovative ways to access safe and secure virtual care.

UVic alumni at Victoria’s StarFish Medical are part of an urgent mission to produce homegrown ventilators for Canadian patients.

Sajeeta Saroop (BA ‘92) has collaborated on creating fun, family-friendly face masks that encourage kids to “wear one and share one.”

Thinkers, changers, difference makers Alumni Week is a week-long celebration of UVic Alumni, their individual and collective successes as well as their many connections to UVic and to each other.

As head of Surf Canada, Dom Domic (BA ’92, MPA ’96) champions the sport and its athletes as surfing debuts in the 2020 Olympics.

The Edge of Achievement 2019 (UVic’s Annual Review)

Announcing the 2019 UVic Distinguished Alumni Award winners!

Alumni Week is a week-long celebration of UVic Alumni, their individual and collective successes as well as their many connections to UVic and to each other.

Watch this video of our University of Victoria Vancouver Alumni & Friends Event

When John Wilson began his studies at the University of Victoria, he was already knee-deep in real life. He’d been married right out of high school, so needed to fit his studies around the demands of a young family

Join UVic Chancellor Shelagh Rogers on Tuesday, February 6th as she interviews Daniel Sieberg, BFA '98, author of The Digital Diet, co-founder of Civil and former Google executive.

Twelve inspiring recipients of the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award will impress you with their accomplishments and deepen your sense of pride in their (and your) connection to UVic. Join us at the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards Night on February 5, 2018 at the Songhees Wellness Centre.

More than a dozen events—including talks, awards, shows and entertainment—highlight the University of Victoria’s annual Alumni Week, Feb. 1-7, a community celebration focusing on the vital impact of graduates locally and around the world.

Sam Dunn, UVic Anthropology grad and co-founder of Banger Films, tells us about his unconventional career path and memories of UVic.

The UVic Alumni Association is proud to honour this year's recipients of the Alumni Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

The UVic Alumni Association held its annual general meeting on June 21, welcoming a new board of directors and hosting a chat with Vancity credit union CEO Tamara Vrooman, MA '95.

The sport of fencing has a home at UVic largely because of the volunteer efforts of one couple who have now become honorary alumni.

Nothing like old photos to bring back memories. For Corol and Rupee Pallan, who contributed to the Alumni Week 2017 Flashback Foto gallery, their life together goes back to the earliest days of UVic.

Our latest Alumni Snap Survey strikes a chord.