Co-ops confirm international student鈥檚 career choice in engineering When Ana茂ssia Franca transferred to UVic after the second year of her engineering science program in France, communicating was her biggest challenge.聽 鈥淚 had a good understanding of English鈥攂ut trying to contribute my ideas in group projects when you鈥檙e the only woman and there鈥檚 a language barrier? That was very hard,鈥� she says.聽
鈥淲ithout art, I would never have discovered I was a teacher.鈥�
UVic will grant honorary degrees to a dedicated First Nations community sports leader and a veteran of Canada鈥檚 Afghan war, on Nov. 9 and 10 in the University Centre Farquhar Auditorium.
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 from Nov. 9-10, ceremonies will be held to confer degrees, diplomas and certificates to 1,330 graduating students.
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 8-12, ceremonies will be held to confer 3,649 degrees, diplomas and certificates.
Education grad Mike Irvine took academia beneath the waves for his scuba-diving master's defence When education grad student Mike Irvine first posed his master鈥檚 project research question to his advisor, the idea struck Jason Price as a humourous oxymoron. Irvine wanted to explore how technology could be used as a tool to reconnect kids to nature.聽
Shelagh Rogers became the university's 11th chancellor at the start of the calendar year, but it becomes official when she is installed in office at the outset of spring convocation ceremonies.
Art Napoleon was already a national figure when his TV show, Moosemeat & Marmalade, premiered on APTN in January 2015. He had performed at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, opened for Buffy Sainte-Marie and been interviewed by veteran correspondent Tom Hawthorn for the Globe and Mail in September 2010 for the release of his album Creeland Covers, sung almost exclusively in Cree.
The 番茄社区's Spring Convocation June 8 to 12 includes chancellor's installation, nearly 3,700 grads and four honorary degrees.
Anna Beatch doesn鈥檛 like to plan too far ahead, and that feeds her thirst for adventure. She likes a challenge, which is why she chose UVic Law after receiving her undergrad commerce and business law degree from the University of Alberta. 鈥淚 wanted to challenge myself and push my boundaries,鈥� says Beatch. 鈥淚 also chose UVic Law because of the co-op program.鈥�
The Governor-General鈥檚 Gold Medal (best Doctoral thesis) Michelle Parker 鈥� PhD, Biochemistry The Governor General鈥檚 Silver Medal (top undergraduate student) Kristy Inouye 鈥� BSc Honours in Kinesiology Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Silver Medal (best Master鈥檚 thesis) Malcolm Bowles 鈥� MSc, Mathematics
Electrical engineering grad Sarah Allan explored her personal and professional interests at home and abroad while at UVic鈥攖hanks in large part to the co-op program. 鈥淭aking part in the co-op program allowed me to explore many of my personal interests,鈥� she says. 鈥淚t also allowed me to gain industry knowledge that wouldn鈥檛 have possible in a traditional degree program.鈥�
Brittney Sharma鈥檚 vision鈥攁n outdoor program to help children who had experienced family trauma鈥攇enerated lots of buzz this year after being chosen as a showcase idea for the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) conference. Sharma graduates this month with a bachelor鈥檚 in anthropology, and says her time at UVic was filled with academics and club activities, as well as developing her vision to help children of battered women.
Innovation at the elemental scale could help us move beyond oil-based polymers You might not see the results of his research on store shelves in the next few years, but PhD graduate Saurabh Chitnis is helping to change the very makeup of the world around us. Chitnis is a fundamental chemist working on developing new chemical compounds.
While many educational experiences are a straight road from enrollment to convocation, some routes are more circuitous. Bader Murad鈥攚ho graduates this June with a Master of Global Business (MGB) from the Sardul S. Gill Graduate School at the Gustavson School of Business鈥攖ook a while to find his way. Convocation isn鈥檛 the only milestone for Murad: he鈥檚 also arrived triumphantly at his first career destination.聽
Professional director sees MFA as stepping-stone to rest of the world Like many MFA students in the Department of Theatre, director Chari Arespacochaga came to UVic already armed with a strong resume and extensive experience in theatre. A native of the Philippines, Arespacochaga directed professionally in Manila for many years, casting big foreign stars, and touring shows across Asia. Her resume is teeming with major productions of Broadway鈥檚 best and most popular musicals including Spring Awakening, Legally Blonde, Avenue Q, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Rock of Ages.
