Events and activities
The UVic Global Community initiative coordinates events that are open to all international and domestic students, staff, and faculty! These events aim to share perspectives, celebrate diversity, foster intercultural connections, and cultivate an inclusive and globally minded campus.
Upcoming events
Global Community Events
Social Drop-ins
Stop by our weekly GC Social Drop-Ins on Tuesdays, from 12:30 - 2:30pm, now until April 4th, for some tea, games, and new connections! Check out the March events calendar for more details.
Beach Social
Join us on Thursday, May 18th from 2:00 - 5:00pm at the beach to play games, enjoy some snacks, and make friends! Connect with new international students, Global Community volunteers, and campus partners to start off your summer in Victoria. A volunteer will meet you at UVic and together with a group you will walk down to Cadboro Bay Beach. We look forward to seeing you there! Click here to RSVP for this event.
Additional Online Activities
The below videos and resources have been compiled from previous workshops, information sessions, and webinars that pertain to your success as a student at UVic:
Academic success for international students
- Academic Success & Online Learning for International Students in the Canadian Context by the Centre for Academic Communication - Part 1 & Part 2
- Learn How to Use the UVic Library
- Get Started with Online Learning Technologies and their presentation slides
- Understand the Basics of Academic Writing & Research (Part 1 & Part 2)
- Avoid Accidental Plagiarism and learn about Academic Integrity (Part 1 & Part 2)
- Begin to understand your Canadian Job Search
Getting to know your community
- Know the resources at the Student Wellness Centre
- Get to know the UVic Multifaith Community
- Learn about Tips for living alone and protecting yourself against Fraud and Scams with the Saanich Community Police as well as Safety Tips from one of Campus Security’s Personal Safety Coordinators
International Student Welcome
- Watch our May 2021 International Student Welcome
- Check out the slides for the May 2021 International Student Information Sessions (for student inside Canada, for students outside Canada, for all students about health insurance)
The below videos are recordings from previous Global Community events:
- Check out our Culture Exchange Series Magazine and Recordings below:
- Virtual Visit to the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea - January 16th, 2021
- Virtual Hike with the UVic Global Community: SṈIDȻEȽ (Tod Inlet) - October 28th, 2020
- Virtual Hike with the UVic Global Community: UVic Campus & Mystic Vale - August 2020
The below links highlight some of the many online activities, articles, videos, and additional opportunities for entertainment that you can participate in during self-isolation, a lockdown, or in your spare time.
Explore Victoria virtually
- Take a Virtual Visit of Greater Victoria (Butchart Gardens, Royal BC Museum etc)
- Learn Fun and Interesting Facts about Victoria
- Walk (virtually in 4K) around Dallas Road or through Beacon Hill Park
- Browse through the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s Collection Online
- Explore the history of Hatley Castle
Explore online entertainment options
- IMAX films from the Royal BC Museum
- Social Distancing Festival, featuring online virtual arts, dance, theatre, opera, music performances/events that were cancelled due to COVID-19
- Google Arts & Culture, including virtual tours of museums around the world
- Virtual tours of museums
- Open Culture is a compilation of free movies, books, courses, articles, and more
- Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks
- BCcampus offers free webinars
- Test your knowledge with endless quizzes on Sporcle. Can you name the countries of the world? Take that quiz here.
- Take a free online course from Harvard University or Coursera
Health and wellness
- Free Online Yoga Classes
- Stop, Breathe, and Think app is a relation and meditation app
- There are many interesting articles on the UVic Counselling Self-Help website
- Well-being during COVID-19