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New Dean of Education in 2023

We are thrilled to share that Dr. Vanessa Andreotti has accepted the appointment to serve as Dean, Faculty of Education effective July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028.

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Rethinking culture

Hector Vazquez Cordoba, a PhD student in the Faculty of Education, came to UVic in response to a calling he felt to enhance music education in schools throughout Mexico. Now an accomplished violinist and tenured member of the Orquesta Universitaria de Música Popular in Xalapa, Hector wanted to bring classical music to young people in small communities.

UVic celebrates spring Convocation

Media release

The University of Victoria's spring Convocation ceremonies start Monday, June 11. The event marks completion of academic studies for 3,776 recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates. Five honorary degrees will also be awarded.

Spring 2018 Convocation

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Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends will gather on campus this June to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During Spring Convocation from June 11-15, ceremonies will be held to confer 3,776 degrees, diplomas and certificates. Congratulations, grads!

Supporting seniors’ access to exercise

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There’s nothing quite like looking across the ocean and feeling the fresh salty air filing your lungs as you ride your bike along Dallas Road. And Carson Sage, who graduates with a MA in Kinesiology this month, has been offering senior citizens in Victoria and beyond the opportunity to reconnect with nature through free bike rides, via the Cycling Without Age program.

Hockey helps score a career path

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For new kinesiology graduate Dale Kirk, connecting hockey and academics made sense as he was considering post-secondary education. The co-op program became an essential part of Kirk's academic career.

Where ship that sailed Northwest Passage is stopping on BC coast

Times Colonist

Where ship that sailed Northwest Passage is stopping on BC coast

Orange Shirt Day 2017 at UVic

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During the week of Sept. 25-30, many UVic faculty, staff and students will wear orange shirts to show respect for residential school survivors and their families, and a commitment to the principle that every child matters.

Broadcast of Arctic live dive

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Two UVic alumni who went on to found the innovative non-profit Fish Eye Project led a live dive Aug. 27 in the icy waters of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, as part of the Canada C3 expedition.

UVic alumni take Arctic plunge

Media release

Two University of Victoria alumni who went on to found the innovative Fish Eye Project are headed for Cambridge Bay, Nunavut next week for a live dive in Arctic waters that will be broadcast simultaneously across the country as part of the Canada C3 expedition.

Grad explores motivation through rock climbing

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For his master's degree in physical education, Patrick Boudreau explored the impact of a high school rock climbing program and "self-efficacy"—an individual's belief in their own ability to organize and manage risks to achieve a goal.

What makes mentoring successful?

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Sarah Buydens, who graduates this month with a PhD in educational psychology specializing in counselling, has devoted many years exploring what helps and hinders the outcome of mentoring relationships. Her fascination with and inspiration for mentoring started at a young age while she was in the Girl Guides of Canada.

New programmer at Legacy Art Galleries

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At Legacy Art Galleries, Academic and Community Programmer Gillian Booth works on development and facilitation of programs related to gallery exhibitions and the UVic art collection and she also helps grow and enhance links with community. She's "always been a maker and a writer" — with an eye on art.

MAPs for Indigenous language learning

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Adult learners are a "missing generation" in Indigenous language revitalization. The majority of fluent speakers are 70 years of age or older and although young children in immersion are speaking their languages in increasing numbers, many Indigenous adults aged 18 to 60 do not. Onowa McIvor (Indigenous education) and Peter Jacobs (linguistics) just wrapped up the first study of the Mentor-Apprentice Program for Indigenous adult language learners in BC.

New life for McKinnon

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Renovations in McKinnon are now almost complete and the building is now the teaching and research hub for the School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education.

Hishuk ish tsawalk—everything is one

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"There's a concept in Nuu-chah-nulth culture called hishuk ish tsawalk," says Marcena Wika Louie, one of the first cohort of the Indigenous Communities Counselling Psychology (ICCP) program graduating in November. "It means everything is connected, everything is one. That's the basis of my holistic approach to counselling."

Orange Shirt Day 2016 at UVic

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Indigenous Education at UVic joins a growing number of communities, schools, First Nations and local governments in Canada by honouring Orange Shirt Day on September 30—in recognition of the harms the residential school system did to children's sense of self-esteem and wellbeing, and as an opportunity to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.

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