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Gold rush curator sharpens her skills

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With nearly half-a-million archival objects in her collection, Barkerville Historic Town curator Mandy Kilsby balances her daily tasks with the need for professional development.

Grizzly bear conservation supported by computing

Alejandra Zubiria Perez, who graduates this month with a master's in geography, focused her UVic studies on grizzly bear behavior.

Finding a niche in digital marketing

The Ring

When Megan Wilson, graduating student from UVic’s Gustavson School of Business, began to imagine starting her own business, the world looked a bit different than it does today. However, her offering—digital marketing for start-ups—is more relevant today than ever.

Widening participation in engineering

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Tim Berntsen strongly believes in encouraging and supporting diversity in the field of engineering. And he found plenty of opportunities to do just that during the past academic year as President of the UVic Engineering Students’ Society.

Unconstrained path leads to study of the brain

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During her five years at UVic, Hannah Eilertsen strove to be the best student possible. Her focus, smarts and determination paid off this month when she was awarded the Jubilee Medal for holding the highest academic standing in the Faculty of Social Sciences. She graduates with a BSc in psychology.

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Pure math takes PhD across the world

Nine years after transferring to UVic as an undergraduate student, Chris Bruce is leaving with a PhD in Mathematics and a prestigious NSERC Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Commerce feeds curiosity at campus food bank

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Tari Murwira, UVic BCom class of 2020, can count her spare hours over the last year in cans of soup, jars of peanut butter and liters of milk. Murwira is the coordinator of the UVSS food bank.

Nursing grad supports aging in place

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The physical convocation ceremony for UVic’s 2020 nursing graduates will have to wait—they’re already playing key roles in community health. Sydney Hofmeyr is one of them, joining Island Health.

Propelled by a passion for French

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A year living in a Francophone village in Quebec instilled a life-long love of French language and culture in University of Victoria graduate Pamela Fraser. Fraser, who graduates in July with a master’s degree in French, credits her parents, especially her dad, for passing along an enthusiasm for French culture and language.

Indo-Canadian artist fuses traditions

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Graduating honours artist Rudra Manani explores her Indo-Canadian identity through her contemporary art practice by challenging generic spiritual practices like yoga.

Study what you stand for

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When UVic student Simone Blais was invited to attend a 2016 summit in Toronto for Indigenous and racialized students at the start of the Black Lives Matter movement, she jumped at the opportunity. It was a profound experience, one that compelled her to question the usefulness of post-secondary education. But Blaise has since used her experiences outside of the classroom to build on her studies.

A librarian's truth-telling journey

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UVic Librarian Pia Russell was inspired by the findings from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to accomplish a fourth university degree, graduating in one of the first cohorts in UVic’s new masters in public history program.

Striving for an equitable world

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When working with asylum seekers and refugees in Malaysia as part of an internship through the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives, Claire Horwood saw first-hand how poor policies affected the lives of vulnerable people.

Getting the full flavour of international business

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Avasta Farboud founded his produce import company in one entrepreneurial co-op work term, and completed an accounting co-op at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) the next

Oceanography propels grad around the globe

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Schulich scholar and honours earth and ocean sciences graduate Wylee Fitz-Gerald has spent the last four years following a passion for oceanography.

Nourishing community, feeding change

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By bringing the first Meal Exchange chapter to UVic, Jessica Schellenberg truly gave back to her student community during her four years studying environmental and social justice.

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