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Convocation

Globetrotting grad sets her sights on social entrepreneurship

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Ariel Mishkin entered Gustavson five years ago with the conviction that her place was in the international community, despite previously having limited opportunity to travel. Since then, she's worked in Mongolia, Poland and India, studied at Poland's Kozminski University, travelled the Trans-Siberian Railroad, tried her hand at Mongolian throat singing, pursued her love of photography, won five scholarship awards, and kept up an A average while doing it.

Congrats to our Fall 2016 graduates

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Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends will gather on campus this month to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During Fall Convocation on Nov. 9 and 10, ceremonies will be held to confer 1,379 degrees, diplomas and certificates.

Channelling UVic life as Chancellor

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She's a Chancellor like no other. Bearing witness to—and representing—the boundless enthusiasm of UVic students, researchers and community connections comes naturally for UVic Chancellor Shelagh Rogers.

Leaders honoured with honorary degrees

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Four exceptional leaders in the fields of computing, telecommunications, politics, and athletics to receive honorary degrees - UVic's highest academic honour - at November convocation.

Spring 2016 convocation medal winners

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Congratulations to our student award winners who were awarded with major medals Spring 2016 Convocation ceremonies.

Congrats to our Spring 2016 grads!

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Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends will gather on campus this month to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During Spring Convocation from June 13-17, ceremonies will be held to confer 3,458 degrees, diplomas and certificates.

Expert on history of Indigenous housing

Attawapiskat Chief Bruce Shisheesh is scheduled to meet Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa to discuss the multiple and complex challenges facing his community. University of Victoria researcher Sylvia Olsen is available to media to discuss the topic of Indigenous housing.

From rammed earth to tech start-up

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From her office at a five-person San Francisco startup, Kailey Allan is designing sleek kettles, coffee pour-over systems, and other home brewing equipment for the boiling-hot kitchen accessory market.

Paving a path to med school

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MacGillivray spent his childhood in Kamloops, playing hockey and discussing the finer points of science with his parents. Inspired by his experiences and conversations his father, who works as a science teacher, MacGillivray started at UVic as an undergraduate biology student, with the idea of being a wildlife veterinarian.

Power to the people

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Melina Laboucan, a 33-year-old member of the Lubicon Cree First Nation, came to UVic's Indigenous Governance (IGov) master's program in 2013 with a clear purpose: to develop a solar energy project plan that would tackle Indigenous and environmental issues in her home town of Little Buffalo, Alberta.

First business PhD

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“I’ve always been fascinated by how people work across differences,” says Sarah Easter, the Sardul S. Gill Graduate School’s first PhD alumna. Her recently-defended dissertation stands as testament to this passion: her work explores (among other things) which traits allow individuals to successfully collaborate, despite culturally-based differences. The Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness—comprised of over forty organizations and associations from different sectors—provided the perfect case study for her to research these individuals in action.

Witnessing, study and practicing reciprocity

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Growing up sailing the South Pacific with his family, Bradley Clements learned the importance of communication between visitors and locals. The elements of mutual respect between his family and island inhabitants—learning about local culture and customs in real-world settings—stayed with Clements as a lifelong lesson.

Co-op spins student into published author

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Published author and master's graduate are two things Elizabeth Bassett can add to her resume as she crosses the stage at this June’s convocation ceremony. As an English student focusing on Victorian literature, Elizabeth found the perfect way to blend her studies with hands-on learning during her time at UVic.

International quest to spread inclusion

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In the basement of the library, in a quiet area behind compact shelving, there’s a spot where students meet to secretly eat and talk. When Maram Alraygi discovered it, it became her favourite place to pray, providing a little spiritual break, she says in the midst of a full day of studying. And she liked sharing the hidden space with others. “I experienced the most blessed time there,” says the Master’s of Education grad.

Spring 2016 Honorary Degree Recipients

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One of Canada's most successful Olympic athletes and four Indigenous leaders will receive honorary degrees from UVic during spring convocation ceremonies.

Day in the Life: Stella Chan

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Stella Chan is relieved to know that UVic's ceremonial mace isn't quite as heavy as it looks. The petite recent-retiree's eyes sparkle as she considers the task ahead of her—serving as mace-bearer at convocation on the morning of June 14.

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