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Day in the life: Alana Sayers

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Fierce, smart and motivated, English PhD student Alana Sayers isn't afraid to create space for herself and other Indigenous students.

Campaign sets up for slam dunk

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The 2017 UVic United Way campaign officially kicked off at a special Vikes Nation event in the CARSA Performance Gym on Friday, Sept. 29 at the Guy Vetrie men’s basketball tournament.

When pennies turn to millions

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After surpassing last year's fundraising goal of $14 million by over $2.2 million, the university has set out an aspirational five-year fundraising plan, with a target of raising $25 million per year by 2022.

Leading in the locker room and boardroom

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Recent research on team performance by Mike Szymanski, who earned his PhD this year from UVic's Sardul S. Gill Graduate School of Business, explores performance outcomes and the impact of bicultural team leaders. He shares insights from his recent study, as seen through the lens of international football.

Sexualized violence awareness week

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A host of activities are planned for Sexualized Violence Awareness Week to raise awareness about preventing the pervasive problem. The week underscores the fact that sexualized violence is unacceptable and that there are tangible ways we can all build a safe, supportive and respectful environment.

CALR in Nunavut

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A week-long intensive course in Cambridge Bay is a perfect example of the range of compelling experiential-learning courses offered by UVic for students within the CALR program. Taught by Nunavut Arctic College instructor Emily Angulalik last year, LING 187 was featured this past season as part of a national CBC story.

Legend Pole rededicated

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The S,YEWE Legend Pole (also known as the Elliott pole) in the UVic Quad was rededicated in a ceremony on Sept. 12, 2017 as part of this year's Indigenous Week of Welcome.

Trudeau Scholar tackles First Nations land claims process

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Ryan Beaton is not your typical law student. He likes to stir things up and ask the big questions no one else wants to ask, like "Why are we doing it this way?" and "Is this really working?" His approach can make him unpopular in a room full of lawyers, but right at home in academia.

New student residence

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UVic has begun planning for a new residence to provide muchneeded housing for undergraduate students. It's the first significant capital project since the Campus Plan vision was renewed in 2016.

Sexualized violence policy

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The university is in the early stages of implementing UVic's new sexualized violence policy with creation of a central resource office, hiring of a coordinator of education and response and production of user-friendly materials to support the policy's goals and objectives.

Support for sexualized violence

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The university's new policy on sexualized violence prevention and response is being implemented through Equity and Human Rights with a central resource office where all members of the university community can seek advice and direct referrals and/or disclose or make a report of a sexualized violence incident. The policy was developed after a year of extensive consultations and research.

Broadcast of Arctic live dive

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Two UVic alumni who went on to found the innovative non-profit Fish Eye Project led a live dive Aug. 27 in the icy waters of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, as part of the Canada C3 expedition.

EU field school

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Students from the humanities, social sciences, fine arts and law—now back in Victoria after a transformative trip overseas and also in Winnipeg—came together for a powerful and challenging field school that brought them to historic sites in Europe and taught them valuable lessons about Canada.

UVic alumni take Arctic plunge

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Two University of Victoria alumni who went on to found the innovative Fish Eye Project are headed for Cambridge Bay, Nunavut next week for a live dive in Arctic waters that will be broadcast simultaneously across the country as part of the Canada C3 expedition.

2017 Schulich Leader scholarship winners

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Two outstanding young scholars from the Cowichan Valley and North Vancouver are this year's recipients of the highest value scholarships offered to undergraduate students entering UVic directly from high school.

Schulich Leader scholarship winners

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