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Spring 2015 convocation medals

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The Governor-General’s Gold Medal (best Doctoral thesis) Michelle Parker — PhD, Biochemistry The Governor General’s Silver Medal (top undergraduate student) Kristy Inouye — BSc Honours in Kinesiology Lieutenant Governor’s Silver Medal (best Master’s thesis) Malcolm Bowles — MSc, Mathematics

Entrepreneur award to David Foster

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Most university lectures start with an illustrious speaker at a podium, poised to impart knowledge to students. That clich&e#180; was turned upside down by this year’s Gustavson School of Business Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year, David Foster, when he recently spoke to Business and Fine Arts students: not only was this class far from a traditional lecture, but the students were engaged and energized right from the start. After the screening of a video about his career, Foster sat behind a keyboard (“I’ll play if you beg me … and even if you don’t.”) in a lecture theatre. “So. Business. Let’s talk. Questions?” It didn’t take long before a brisk, incisive, vibrant interchange got underway.

Museums Association award for Davis

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This April, Director of Community Relations Dr. Joy Davis received the 2015 Distinguished Service Award Canadian Museums Association for her extraordinary work directing UVic’s Cultural Resource Management program for more than 30 years. “Joy developed the world’s first academic distance education courses in museum studies, supporting professionals from as far afield as Rankin Inlet, Haida Gwaii, Kenya and the Falkland Islands,” noted Dr. Robert Janes, of the museums association. “While Joy has consistently created widely respected—and enthusiastically evaluated—learning opportunities, the real significance of her work lies in the difference these have made across the museum sector, long after coursework is complete.”

30 Leo Award nominations

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Need proof of the impact of the Department of Writing‘s film production courses? Just look to last month’s 2015 Leo Award nominations, where films by writing faculty and alumni received a combined 26 nominations for five productions—an impressive number for a university that doesn’t technically even have a film production program.

2015 Distinguished Entrepreneur: David Foster

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Businessman, music producer and philanthropist David Foster will be honoured in his hometown of Victoria, BC, on May 28 as the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2015 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year.

UVic student wins prestigious national award

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A tireless volunteer for social justice and environmental causes and a committed learner who has travelled the globe in the course of her undergraduate studies at the University of Victoria has won a 3M National Student Fellowship.

3M National Student Fellowship

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UVic student Navarana Smith has been named as one of 10 Canadian undergraduates to win a 2015 3M National Student Fellowship, celebrating outstanding student leadership.

Outspoken conservationist wins BC award

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University of Victoria wildlife expert Dr. Chris Darimont is this year’s winner of the Distinguished Academics Early in Career award from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations.

2015 Craigdarroch Research Awards

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A historian who is increasing our understanding of Islam. An engineer and a computer scientist who are making our lives easier with new technologies. A nurse who is helping the terminally ill and their families cope. And a performing artist who inspires us to better appreciate the world around us.

Awards honour great teachers, TAs

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Two outstanding classroom leaders who are known for their dedication and innovation to the teaching process have been given Alumni Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

Outspoken conservationist recognized

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UVic wildlife expert Dr. Chris Darimont—a research pioneer on BC’s coastal wolves and bears, and a passionate advocate for science-based conservation policy—is this year’s winner of the Distinguished Academics Early in Career award from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC (CUFA-BC).

UVic a top diversity employer, 2015

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The University of Victoria has been named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for the fourth year in a row. The winners of the 2015 competition were announced Mar. 31, recognizing 65 organizations across the country for a range of exceptional initiatives to attract and retain employees from diverse communities.

VLA Call for Nominations

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After celebrating a successful first decade last year, the Victoria Leadership Awards (VLAs) are back stronger than ever with its 11th gala ceremony Feb. 19, 2015. Nominations are now open. UVic is a founding partner of the annual program.

UVic artist wins Governor General's Award

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Nationally renowned contemporary artist and painter Sandra Meigs, a professor with UVic's Department of Visual Arts, was named today as the winner of a 2015 Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media Arts.

GG visual arts award for Meigs

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Department of Visual Arts professor and nationally renowned painter Sandra Meigs was named one of only eight winners in the annual Governor General’s Awards for Visual and Media Arts on March 24.

2015 Provost’s Engaged Scholars

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Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater (psychology) and Dr. Anne Marshall (education) have been named the 2015 recipients of the Provost’s Engaged Scholar Award.

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