UVic Tops Maclean's Rankings
The University of Victoria is the top
comprehensive university in Canada in the 2014 university rankings by Maclean’s magazine, a return to the position it
has held several times since the annual rankings began. See: http://communications.uvic.ca/releases/tip.php?date=31102013#1519
Poet, Chemist to Get Honorary Degrees
Poet Patrick Lane and Harvard University
chemist George Whitesides will receive honorary degrees from the University of
Victoria at Fall 2013 convocation ceremonies in the University Centre Farquhar
Auditorium.
In all, 1,293 degrees, diplomas and
certificates will be granted on Nov. 12 and 13 during ceremonies to be webcast
live at uvic.ca/convocation.
A ceremony to install Professor Jamie Cassels,
QC, as UVic’s seventh president will be part of the student convocation
ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m.
Victoria's Links to First World War Come Alive Online
A new
web-based project, A
City Goes to War, created by six history students with guidance from John
Lutz, has been officially launched in time for Remembrance Day. See http://acitygoestowar.ca/
United Way Campaign
UVic is
a proud supporter of the United Way through donations from faculty, staff and
students and through events that are open to the whole community. Don’t miss:
·
Hearts
and Hands Craft Fair: Tuesday,
Nov. 19, 10 a.m. -
4:30 p.m. in the University Centre lobby
·
UVic
Libraries Book Sale: November 19-21, 2013, 9
a.m. - 6 p.m. in the Michele Pujol Room, Student Union Building.
·
That Chemistry Show: Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Bob Wright
Centre, room A150. Tickets ($10) are available in advance at the UVic Ticket
Centre (tickets.uvic.ca) or at the door, with all
proceeds to United Way Greater Victoria
Details
at http://www.uvic.ca/unitedway/
A Fundraising Performance of Duke Ellington's Sacred
Music
Saturday,
November 16th 8 p.m. University Centre Farquhar Auditorium. UVic is
supporting this event, which will benefit Our Place Society. Featuring:
Dee Daniels • Fred Stride Orchestra • Marcus Mosely • Alex Dugdale • Louise
Rose • Sacred Music Gospel Choir
Tickets at
https://tickets.uvic.ca
For a calendar of other
UVic events see http://events.uvic.ca/
