Community Recognition. On February 25 at the annual Victoria Leadership Awards, 21 local heroes were honoured including Drs. Ana Maria Peredo and David Chuenyan Lai, recipients of the 2013 University of Victoria Community Leadership Awards. See http://ring.uvic.ca/news/peredo-lai-win-community-leadership-awards
What can a single university do in 50 years? The answer is in our story, told by some great people committed to making the world a better place.
The Colour Your Palate competition happens Apr. 10 at UVic’s University Club, with all proceeds going to the ArtsREACH program which provides visual arts opportunities to students in local schools. http://www.octacollective.com/colouryourpalate/
Society Suffering From Leisure Deficit: Canadians have access to more free time than ever and yet as a society we face a serious leisure deficit. This 50th Anniversary Deans’ Lecture Series talk by John Meldrum will address our individual and collective leisure deficit and will discuss current leisure research that impacts health, happiness and community engagement.
What: “Reducing Our Leisure Deficit” with John Meldrum
When: Friday, March 22 from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Where: Greater Victoria Public Library, Broughton St., Victoria
Admission is free and everyone is welcome, but pre-registration is recommended to ensure seating is available by calling 250-472-4747.
For a calendar of more free community events see http://events.uvic.ca/
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