New Chancellor for 2015
Ms. Shelagh Rogers has been named the
University of Victoria’s 11th Chancellor. She will assume office for a
three-year term in January 2015, when our current Chancellor Murray Farmer
finishes his second three-year term.
Shelagh shares the values that
characterize our university and will therefore be an outstanding ambassador for
UVic. She is well known as a popular national radio host, long-time advocate
for adult literacy and mental health awareness and an acknowledged “voice” of
the country. She was inducted as an Honorary Witness for the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission in June 2011. She is deeply connected with
communities across Canada and has a great ability to reach into people’s
everyday lives. http://communications.uvic.ca/releases/release.php?display=release&id=1423.
Honorary Degrees for Community Members
Former Royal BC Museum chief executive officer Pauline Rafferty and newspaper publisher David Black received honorary degrees as part of the spring convocation ceremonies. In all, nine ceremonies were held to confer degrees, diplomas or certificates upon 3,554 graduating students.
Rafferty was appointed chief executive officer in 2001 (a post she held until retiring in 2012) and oversaw the RBCM’s transition from a government agency to a Crown corporation. The new structure provided flexibility to stage major exhibits, conduct fundraising efforts, and form partnerships with leading institutions, including the British Museum. She served on the boards of several tourism, business and museum organizations. She also aided the UVic Division of Continuing Studies in developing its cultural sector leadership program.
Black is the owner of Black Press, which is the largest private newspaper publisher in the country with more than 170 papers in Canada and the US and employing more than 3,000 staff. While his newspaper interests thrive, Black has turned his attention to Kitimat Clean, an oil and gas refinery that he proposes will eliminate the need to ship unprocessed oil from the BC coast. Black chaired the bid committee brought the 1994 Commonwealth Games to Victoria. As a philanthropist, he contributed $500,000 to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World capital campaign. He also established the Black Press Scholarships, providing $5,000 to 37 students entering UVic’s Gustavson School of Business. http://www.uvic.ca/ceremonies/convocation/honoraries/index.php
New Transit Exchange
Construction has begun on a new
transit exchange that will centralize and add to the present capacity for BC
Transit buses. The exchange, on the north side of the Student Union
Building, will alleviate bus capacity issues at peak times and support future
service expansions. Expected completion is September 2014.
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