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Alexander Dunn
Provost’s Advocacy and Activism Awards
The Ring
An undergraduate student devoted to addressing violence against women and an internationally recognized musician are the recipients of the Provost’s Advocacy and Activism Award for 2019. Sage
International stories of 2018
Whether it's welcoming visitors and students to campus, creating learning and teaching opportunities overseas or making connections with partners and others around the globe, UVic is connected to the world. And in 2018, there were dozens of stories with compelling messages about globalization including the remarkable news of the Orontes Guitar Quartet from Syria—here now for a year at UVic.
A Syrian guitar quartet, silenced by war, plays again in Canada
The Globe and Mail
A Syrian guitar quartet, silenced by war, plays again in Canada
Syrian quartet at UVic
The Ring
The dramatic story of a Syrian guitar quartet escaping the ongoing destruction of the Syrian civil war for a year at UVic and a fellowship funded by the Artist Protection Fund offers a remarkable message about the power of music, hope and determination.
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