Chorong Kim and Chong Su Kim will cross the stage at convocation in November, marking the end of nine years together—and two degrees each—at UVic. They have shared a few brown bag lunches along the way, as well as stressful moments as graduate students.
Like many outstanding students, the term "overachiever" is a good fit for graduating international Visual Arts major Guochen Wang. Born and raised in Taiyuan, a mid-sized city in China's central Shanxi province, Chen went to a local international high school before looking for overseas post-secondary options. And his reasons for choosing UVic may not be surprising.
Tamika Rodney, BCom '18, was completing a hospitality management diploma at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology when a fateful need for caffeine and some eye-catching island photos conspired to redirect her toward UVic's Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, and a complete life change—though she didn't realize it at the time.
When Paige Quinn first moved to Vancouver Island to start her undergraduate degree, she intended on becoming an elementary school teacher. She had always loved working with children and grew up with a mother who taught grade one. But taking one of UVic's Exercise Science, Physical Health and Education classes hooked her on the program. She graduates this month.
Corrina Sparrow wanted more out of her post-secondary education experience. While she was excited for the learning, she yearned for something she believed post-secondary education could help her develop: a historic understanding and a stronger sense of Indigenous identity. She found what she was looking for largely through UVic's School of Social Work.
Four people noted for their remarkable achievements in social justice, early childhood education, sustainable agriculture and music will be recognized with honorary degrees at fall convocation Nov. 13-14 at the University of Victoria.
Solo show by theatre alumni spotlights the ups and downs of new motherhood—running October 9–20 at the Phoenix.
A new era is set to begin for the UVic Vikes women's rowing program, after naming Olympian and former Vikes men's rower Barney Williams as program leader. Williams will take charge of the program following the recent retirement of Rick Crawley.
Helga Thorson is familiar with students feeling fazed at the end of four weeks of study of the Holocaust and its memorialization. Since 2011, she has led students at the I-witness Field School. Students are totally immersed in the material without distraction, which separates the field school experience from the classroom. Then there is the subject matter: the Holocaust and humanity’s immense responsibility to remember, even as those with first-hand knowledge are passing on.
Two former UVic students, Patrick McFadden and Kyle Hagen, independently co-founded Iris Dynamics and launched a Kickstarter campaign in 2013 to develop this unique human-machine interface. Now, five years later, they have a bustling office on Quadra Street and a growing number of projects and partners. They have seven employees, two of whom are UVic students pursuing engineering degrees.
Fraser Hof has held fast to his joy of discovery. "I've never lost the spirit of just trying stuff out," says Dr. Hof, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Canada Research Chair in Supramolecular and Medicinal Chemistry. The sentiment applies equally to his classroom and his lab.
UVic alumnus JC Fraser is general manager of the Vancouver Canadians, a professional minor-league baseball team affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays. Fraser is responsible for finding sponsors and filling seats at the 67-year-old stadium. Last season, the club sold 98 per cent of their tickets.
UVic's civil engineering department has a lofty aim: to be the greenest program of its kind in Canada. The demand and need for the program is high. While its graduates are in high demand, the decision to devote the program to green pursuits stems from a global urgency.
Daniel Edler, founder of 49 Below Artisan Ice Cream, is a UVic alumnus who recently made a bold life change. His idea: get married, become a father and start an ice-cream business.
Elizabeth Borycki was interested in health informatics long before the science had a name. Now she teaches, researches, consults and publishes on the science of designing, developing and managing digitized health systems, technologies and data. A professor with UVic's School of Health Information Science, she's recognized around the world as a leading health informatics researcher, scholar and innovator.
Chantal Adams recalls her first encounter with Sandrina de Finney, an associate professor at UVic's School of Child and Youth Care. Adams was a first-year student when De Finney and a master's student visited one of Adams' classes. They spoke about their work with Indigenous children and families, sang and drummed and discussed the concept of intersectionality.
