Student life
Reading nights allow you to showcase your work
Our popular filmmaking course lets you get hands-on with a student-led production
Learn from the experiences of visiting authors, like playwright Jordan Tanahill
UVic's campus radio station CFUV lets you put your voice to work behind the mic
UVic's Sunscreen film festival puts your work on screen
The Fine Arts equipment cage offers all the gear you'll need to bring your work to life
Student-run journals like This Side of West allow you to publish your work while still in school
Small classes help you make friends and have more time with teachers
It’s important to start your university life off right! Here are several programs to help you put your best foot forward:
- The Writing Students Union hosts readings and events throughout the year, as well as publishing an annual student literary journal, ()
- Writing students also frequently write, edit and shoot photos for UVic's student newspaper, , and host programs and events for , the campus radio station
- Our students also produce an online magazine, .
Student societies
Your students' society is an imporant part of your educational experience. Keep in touch with the UVSS here:
Campus links
Looking to learn more about campus life? These links will help you get started:
- UVic’s Undergraduate Orientation presents two weeks of events, activities, tours, information sessions and more to help new students – and their parents! – transition to their new life
- - both on and off campus
- Work-study positions are posted in the Student Employment Centre at the beginning of the school year
- Writing students, both Undergraduate and Graduate, can often find work-study employment with faculty research projects, UVic's Library, or the to name a few
- - information on tuition, loans, bursaries and awards for both Undergraduate and Graduate students.