UVic Seeks Public Input on University's Future

UVic is holding three town hall meetings throughout the capital region in March to seek public input on the university's plans and priorities for the future. The meetings will be held in downtown Victoria, the Saanich Peninsula and the Western Communities.

UVic's planning and priorities committee has issued a discussion paper outlining key priorities for the University. The paper also lists the strengths that differentiate UVic from other universities in Canada. The committee is consulting widely on campus and would like public input.

"Rapid changes in the world provide UVic with many challenges and some remarkable opportunities. We need to recruit and retain outstanding faculty and excellent students. We need to ensure that the only barrier to participation in the UVic experience is academic and creative potential. Integral to our success in these areas are UVic's important links to the community," says Dr. David Turpin, President of UVic. "That's why we are going out into the community to ask Greater Victoria residents to provide their thoughts about the future of UVic."

Copies of the Strategic Issues Discussion Paper are available on line at web.uvic.ca/univsec/PP.html or by calling the Office of the University Secretary at 721-8103.

The town hall meetings will be held at the following locations:

Monday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Dunsmuir Lodge, 1515 McTavish Rd.
Register in advance by calling: 472-5044

Tuesday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Langford Municipal Hall, 2805 Carlow Rd.
Register in advance by calling: 472-5046

Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Victoria City Hall Council Chambers, 7:30 p.m. #1 Centennial Square
Register in advance by calling: 472-5048

Those who can't attend the meetings but would still like to submit responses to the discussion paper can send their written comments to the University Secretary at P.O. Box 1700, STN CSC, Victoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2 or to the committee directly by email at ppcomm@uvic.ca.

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