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Ariel Mishkin entered Gustavson five years ago with the conviction that her place was in the international community, despite previously having limited opportunity to travel. Since then, she's worked in Mongolia, Poland and India, studied at Poland's Kozminski University, travelled the Trans-Siberian Railroad, tried her hand at Mongolian throat singing, pursued her love of photography, won five scholarship awards, and kept up an A average while doing it.

"There's a concept in Nuu-chah-nulth culture called hishuk ish tsawalk," says Marcena Wika Louie, one of the first cohort of the Indigenous Communities Counselling Psychology (ICCP) program graduating in November. "It means everything is connected, everything is one. That's the basis of my holistic approach to counselling."

Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends will gather on campus this month to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During Fall Convocation on Nov. 9 and 10, ceremonies will be held to confer 1,379 degrees, diplomas and certificates.

She's a Chancellor like no other. Bearing witness to鈥攁nd representing鈥攖he boundless enthusiasm of UVic students, researchers and community connections comes naturally for UVic Chancellor Shelagh Rogers.

Four exceptional leaders in the fields of computing, telecommunications, politics, and athletics to receive honorary degrees - UVic's highest academic honour - at November convocation.

Congratulations to our student award winners who were awarded with major medals Spring 2016 Convocation ceremonies.

Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends will gather on campus this month to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During Spring Convocation from June 13-17, ceremonies will be held to confer 3,458 degrees, diplomas and certificates.

Attawapiskat Chief Bruce Shisheesh is scheduled to meet Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa to discuss the multiple and complex challenges facing his community. 番茄社区 researcher Sylvia Olsen is available to media to discuss the topic of Indigenous housing.

From her office at a five-person San Francisco startup, Kailey Allan is designing sleek kettles, coffee pour-over systems, and other home brewing equipment for the boiling-hot kitchen accessory market.

Melina Laboucan, a 33-year-old member of the Lubicon Cree First Nation, came to UVic's Indigenous Governance (IGov) master's program in 2013 with a clear purpose: to develop a solar energy project plan that would tackle Indigenous and environmental issues in her home town of Little Buffalo, Alberta.

鈥淚鈥檝e always been fascinated by how people work across differences,鈥� says Sarah Easter, the Sardul S. Gill Graduate School鈥檚 first PhD alumna. Her recently-defended dissertation stands as testament to this passion: her work explores (among other things) which traits allow individuals to successfully collaborate, despite culturally-based differences. The Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness鈥攃omprised of over forty organizations and associations from different sectors鈥攑rovided the perfect case study for her to research these individuals in action.

MacGillivray spent his childhood in Kamloops, playing hockey and discussing the finer points of science with his parents. Inspired by his experiences and conversations his father, who works as a science teacher, MacGillivray started at UVic as an undergraduate biology student, with the idea of being a wildlife veterinarian.

Growing up sailing the South Pacific with his family, Bradley Clements learned the importance of communication between visitors and locals. The elements of mutual respect between his family and island inhabitants鈥攍earning about local culture and customs in real-world settings鈥攕tayed with Clements as a lifelong lesson.

Published author and master's graduate are two things Elizabeth Bassett can add to her resume as she crosses the stage at this June鈥檚 convocation ceremony. As an English student focusing on Victorian literature, Elizabeth found the perfect way to blend her studies with hands-on learning during her time at UVic.

In the basement of the library, in a quiet area behind compact shelving, there鈥檚 a spot where students meet to secretly eat and talk. When Maram Alraygi discovered it, it became her favourite place to pray, providing a little spiritual break, she says in the midst of a full day of studying. And she liked sharing the hidden space with others. 鈥淚 experienced the most blessed time there,鈥� says the Master鈥檚 of Education grad.

Stella Chan is relieved to know that UVic's ceremonial mace isn't quite as heavy as it looks. The petite recent-retiree's eyes sparkle as she considers the task ahead of her鈥攕erving as mace-bearer at convocation on the morning of June 14.