Notices

Elizabeth Croft has been appointed as Vice-President Academic and Provost. Croft's appointment will begin on July 1, 2022.

After December 22, 2021, if you are using a version of the Zoom Client older than 5.8.4, you will be asked to update the next time you attempt to join a meeting. The update must be completed before you can join.

The UVic campus will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 25 to Jan. 3. The campus officially re-opens on Jan. 4, 2022. Some services will remain open, but with modified hours.

Island Health and the University of Victoria are providing an update on the cluster of cases associated with people who attended off-campus events.

In consultation with Island Health and to help keep people safe through the exam period and into the winter break, the university is adjusting examinations for the remainder of the December 2021 exam period and introducing precautionary measures with some campus operations, effective Monday, Dec. 13.

UVic has signed the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education along with other post-secondary institutions as a commitment to hold ourselves accountable to its principles and actions.

A virtual town hall meeting took place Dec. 8 with representatives from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO) and the BC Centre for Disease Control to discuss public health guidance for BC’s post-secondary institutions.

We know that the last few days have not been easy for some students in our community. We hope that by sharing what we are doing under the guidance of Island Health, you are reassured to know that the university and local health officials are taking …

The BC provincial government is asking people to limit their fuel consumption and vehicle travel until December 1. The university encourages students, faculty and staff to plan ahead and consider alternative forms of transportation, including walking, cycling, transit or carpooling to campus while these restrictions are in place.

The University of Victoria recognizes that many members of the campus community have been impacted by the recent storm that's caused catastrophic flooding and closed roads and highways across the province. Damage and service disruptions across our region are substantial in some places. UVic is working to support the needs of students, faculty and staff who now face extraordinary challenges.

We are currently experiencing a major service disruption with Bell, the campus telephone provider, resulting in no calls being able to be placed into or off campus.

Post-secondary educational settings are low risk settings for COVID-19 transmission, particularly in the context of a highly immunized population.