Dion Manastyrski studied biology at UVic, where he honed research skills, and he has years of experience in photography and publishing. He drew on these talents to create Prairie Sunset: A Story of Change, a hefty art book with pages of photos and first-person narratives telling the story of European settlement in the area.
Writing grad and storyteller extraordinaire Richard Van Camp (BFA 鈥�97) is back with a new book, Moccasin Square Gardens鈥攁 title referring to the nickname for a dance hall in Fort Smith, NWT, where the author grew up.
Tony Giovando (BA 鈥�98, MPA 鈥�04) credits his time at UVic for helping him create two successful careers. His positive experience at UVic inspired him and his wife to establish the Leonard and Eileen Hamilton Scholarship in Spanish and Italian Studies. The gift honours his grandparents, who were a crucial part of his success at UVic.
A UVic alumna who recently made a bold life change. Name: Jessica Schacht, theatre artist and entrepreneur鈥揷o-founder of Ampersand Distilling Co. Age: 30. Hometown: I grew up in Victoria and have lived all over Vancouver Island. Now I call Dun鈥�
Kelsey Ramsden is the author of Success Hangover: Ignite your next act. Screw your status quo. Feel alive again, released by Lioncrest Publishing last fall. It was written for people who accomplish their long-term goal鈥攕uch as earning a degree or promotion鈥攜et feel unsatisfied.
A Writing grad crosses the country by train to pursue music鈥攁nd finds the new-found freedom unsettling.
Stephanie Willerth鈥檚 research into tissue engineering and regenerative medicine could be a game changer for spinal-cord injuries, brain cancer, Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and more.
Writing grads Jeremy Lutter and Ben Rollo on the appeal of making movies that scare us.
A talented team of UVic grads creates Hakai Magazine, an online publication exploring coastal life and phenomena through long-form features, stunning photography, comics and videos.
Some UVic-made apps save lives, some save time鈥攁nd others enhance our leisure hours. Here are just a few of the notable apps made on campus or by members of the UVic community.
Together, mother and daughter Umeeda and Nareena Switlo run a thriving international food and beverage business that provides needed employment in Belize.
UVic鈥檚 Formula Motorsport team is off to races after the theft of crucial custom-made parts from the vehicle they built threatened to throw a wrench in their 2019 season.
Two alumni, and a technology start-up that drives environmental impacts down.
Joining the UVic Sports Hall of Fame in 2019 are Lori Clarke, a two-time women's basketball national champion; Sara Brant Ballantyne, a member of the inaugural national championship-winning women鈥檚 field hockey team; and Michael Holmes, an outstanding contributor and champion for Vikes rugby.
Innovator and entrepreneur Sue Paish, QC, CEO of Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster is the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2019 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year. Sue's ability to lead people through technological transformations with great success is a quality we're excited to celebrate.
UVic alumna Sharon Horton volunteered in Douala, Cameroon for two months onboard the world's largest volunteer-run hospital ship, which provides care to thousands overseas each year. Horton, a nursing graduate, works as an outpatient burn-and-wound nurse in Victoria.
