SPA is 50! The UVic School of Public Administration (SPA) is marking a milestone year 鈥� our 50th anniversary!
Updates & events
The School of Public Administration is thrilled to welcome Mr. Okenge Yuma Morisho as an Adjunct Professor.
SPA Faculty member Sarah Marie Wiebe knows that becoming a parent is always a bit scary, but having a baby when the world is literally on fire is terrifying.
Brooke Hayes (PhD Candidate, Geography, UVic; Manager of the EcoSoil Lab) and Dr. Tamara Krawchenko (Associate Professor, SPA, UVic) have recently published a jurisdictional review of Rural Economic Development approaches with the Canadian Rural Revitalisation Foundation.
Attend an upcoming session to see if we have a program that is the right fit for you!
Hot Mess Book Launch, October 4, 5pm to 7pm, Circularity Boutique, 1807 Store ST Victoria
Congratulations to SPA PhD Student Mohaddese Ghadiri for publishing two new articles in the Journal of Environmental Management and in the journal Challenges together with her Supervisors Dr. Tamara Krawchenko (Associate Professor SPA) and Dr. Robert Newell (Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair in Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainability Royal Roads University).
Applications for Spring 2025 courses are now being accepted.
Dr. Katya Rhodes recently published a paper on heat pump adoption in Canada in Frontiers: "The landscape of heat pump adoption in Canada: a market segments approach." Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe published an article in Critical Policy Studies: Reframing a community in crisis: an Intersectional discourse analysis of media responses to state of emergency declarations in Attawapiskat.
From the Archipelagos Collective, Heather Castleden and H艒k奴lani Aikau bring you conversations with Indigenous artists, activists, and academics who are tackling the triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution through daily acts of asserting self-determination to broad trans-Indigenous collective action.
All applicants to the UVic MA in Community Development (MACD) program may be eligible for UVic fellowships distributed by the School of Public Administration. MACD applicants for the 2025 cohort may also be eligible for priority admission awards.
Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe received the 2024 Donald Smiley Book Prize from the Canadian Political Science Association.
Learn about Dr. Wiebe's forthcoming book Hot Mess: Mothering Through a Code Red Climate Emergency.
Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe was recently invited by the Senate of Canada to provide an expert witness testimony on Bill C-226, an Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice.
Dr. Wiebe appeared on the Chemical Sensitivity Podcast Interview discussing Everyday Exposures in Canada's Chemical Valley.
"A cross-country comparative analysis of congestion pricing systems: Lessons for decarbonizing transportation" is one of 10 cross-journal articles nominated for the Elsevier Atlas Award for its contribution to the topic of climate action.
School of Public Administration Adjunct Professor, Michael Atkinson, has just published, with his colleague Haizhen Mou, a new book, Fiscal Choices: Canada After the Pandemic. Published by University of Toronto Press
Dr. Katya Rhodes, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Administration was recenty interviewed by CBC News with Deana Sumanac-Johnson, the National Observer and Conversation Canada.
CBC published an interview with Katya, Matto Mildenberger and Christopher Ragan: The carbon tax has plagued the Liberals politically. Research says that's not surprising.
Inuit youth climate action summit
October 4, 2023
A summit of young Inuit leaders from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, chose UVic to exchange ideas on how Indigenous practices can both provide solutions to the changing climate and elevate youth voices.
Co-op student advances SDG training
July 5, 2023
UVic master鈥檚 in public administration student Stephen Joyce is spending a co-op work term in Geneva, Switzerland at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), where his work promotes UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Political cost key part of hitting net-zero emissions
February 23, 2023
番茄社区 climate policy expert Katya Rhodes says know-how exists to fight the climate crisis, but politicians need to choose policies that are both effective and acceptable to voters. Her research shows there are multiple ways to achieve Canadian climate targets.
Ukraine webinar carries message for students
July 29, 2022
In June, Ukraine鈥檚 president called on university students to join him via video link about support for Ukraine. Now four UVic students are answering the call again, in a Zoom webinar on Aug. 4.
Historian of Ukraine thrust into public role by war
June 2, 2022
UVic historian and professor of Slavic studies Serhy Yekelchyk is recognized as an esteemed scholar, public intellectual and advocate for democracy in Ukraine. Since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia, he has been thrust into a much more public role.
Proof that policy can transcend partisan power
October 29, 2021
During his three years of employment with BC鈥檚 Legislative Assembly, Matthew Creswick, who graduates from UVic this November with a Master鈥檚 in Public Administration, has made a surprising contribution to our understanding about how democracy works in BC.
Uniting knowledge to tackle climate change
September 9, 2021
UVic welcomes two inaugural UVic Impact Chairs鈥擜manda Bates (biology) and Heather Castleden (School of Public Administration)鈥攖o five-year research positions.
Recognizing a global journey of community-driven change
May 6, 2021
UVic scholar and UNESCO Co-Chair Budd Hall helps propel community-based research across Canada and around the world. On May 6, he received a prestigious national award for his years of service.
UNESCO Co-Chair Budd Hall reflects on community engagement
May 6, 2021
UVic scholar and UNESCO Co-Chair Budd Hall helps propel community-based research across Canada and around the world. He answers some questions on winning a prestigious national award and about the importance of community-university engagement.
Answering the matriarchal call to lead
November 2, 2020
Ashley Charleson, a member of the sh铆sh谩lh Nation near Sechelt, BC, prefers to learn online and says UVic鈥檚 Indigenous Community Development and Governance program was her ideal starting point.