UVic Law’s 50th Anniversary Celebration: October 24 - 25

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The UVic Law 50th Anniversary Weekend will commemorate five decades of academic excellence, legal innovation and community leadership. This celebration will bring together alumni, faculty, staff, students and distinguished guests for a series of events, including engaging panel discussions, campus tours and a formal gala dinner along with some time without formal programming for alumni to get together with classmates and explore Victoria. 

To commemorate the occasion, we’re excited to host a special anniversary event on Friday October 24 and Saturday October 25, 2025. 

As a part of our 50th celebration, we invite you to share your journey since graduating from UVic Law. As part of our history project, we are assembling profiles of our alumni. Please share your experiences with us.

Weekend Events 

Open House - Friday, October 24 | 5:00 - 7:30 pm | Fraser Building | Free (Registration required)

Join us as we kick off the 50th anniversary celebrations with an evening of connection, conversation, and reflection in the Murray and Anne Fraser Building

This casual open house offers a chance to reconnect with classmates, professors and friends over drinks and light refreshments. Enjoy guided tours, revisit familiar spaces, and see what’s new.

Explore the new wing, which celebrates Coast Salish design and honours Coast Salish legal traditions, houses classrooms and spaces appropriate for teaching and learning Indigenous laws, a dedicated student wellness suite, an elder’s garden, and purpose-built space for our innovative clinical programs and research centres including the Environmental Law Centre, the Indigenous Law Research Unit, the Access to Justice Centre for Excellence, and the Business Law Clinic.

October 24 - Open House, 5 - 7:30 p.m. | Fraser Building, UVic Campus

This casual open house offers a chance to reconnect with classmates, professors and friends over drinks and light refreshments. Enjoy guided tours of the building and revisit familiar spaces. Explore the new wing, which celebrates Coast Salish design and honours Coast Salish legal traditions, houses classrooms and spaces appropriate for teaching and learning Indigenous laws, a dedicated student wellness suite, an elder’s garden and purpose-built space for our innovative clinical programs and research centres including the Environmental Law Centre, the Indigenous Law Research Unit, the Access to Justice Centre for Excellence, and the Business Law Clinic.

October 25 - Deans' Barbeque, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Fraser Lounge, UVic Campus

The tradition continues! Join past and present deans, professors and fellow alumni for a casual BBQ lunch at the law building. Reconnect over BBQ staples, swap stories from your time at UVic and see how the building has grown alongside the faculty. Whether you graduated five years ago or as the first graduating class, this gathering is a great chance to celebrate the shared history.

October 25 - Celebration Dinner, 5 - 8:30 p.m. | Sngequ House, UVic Campus

Join us for an evening of reflection and networking with former colleagues. Enjoy a buffet dinner while celebrating the legacy and future of UVic Law. Start the evening at 5 p.m. with a reception, where you can mingle, explore memorabilia and capture fun moments in the photo booth.

Note: Early bird pricing until August 15

Sunday, October 26 | No formal programming

This day is left open to get together with classmates and friends. Interested in being in touch with your classmates to organize a class event this weekend? Contact alumni relations officer Kathy Khouri kkhouri@uvic.ca to discuss how we can support you. 

Panel Sessions - to be announced in September. 

Hotels 

Travelling to Victoria? We've partnerered with a few hotels to offer a preferred rate for attendees. 

 

740 Burdett Ave, Victoria, BC V8W 1B2 | (250) 382-4221 

Traditional Room $199.00 | One Bedroom Suite $245.00 | (Plus applicable fees and taxes)

Ask for the UVic Law School’s 50th Anniversary Rate. Rooms are based on availability and will be available until September 24. 

 

463 Belleville St., Victoria, BC V8V 1X3 | (250) 386-0450 

Tradition Rooms- $209.00 | Signature Rooms- $259.00 | (Rates do not include applicable taxes and fees)

Ask for the UVic Faculty of Law 50th Anniversary or OCT25LAW rate. Rooms are based on availability and will be available until September 24.

 

100 Harbour Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 0G1 | (250) 360-2999

Deluxe Rooms: Single or double $319.00 | (Plus applicable fees and taxes)

Rooms are based on availability and will be available until September 24.

 Contact 

Decade/Class Champions: Are you interested in helping bring your class memories to life? We're looking for Decade and Cohort Champions to represent their year, contribute to memory displays, and help rally classmates for the celebration? Contact uviclaw50@uvic.ca 

General Questions: please contact uviclaw50@uvic.ca.