April 2014 Update

Community Impact Award

The UVic United Way Campaign team received the Community Impact Award at the Spirit Awards Ceremony on March 26. Dr. Mary Ellen Purkis chaired the campaign that raised $256,899 for the community and signed up 80 new UVic donors! The incoming 2014 UVic United Way Campaign Chair is Kane Kilby. 

Members of the UVic team received the United Way Community Impact Award

Community-University Engagement Conference is open to community registration

The Community-University Engagement Conference is coming May 20 to May 22. Join us for three exciting days of keynote presentations, workshops, teaching circles, poster sessions, field trips, networking receptions and a gala evening celebration. http://www.uvic.ca/cuvic2014/

 WITS

UVic’s Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater has received a BC Community Achievement award for her work with educators and police officers to create the anti-bullying project for schools called WITS—Walk Away, Ignore, Talk It out and Seek Help http://www.web.uvic.ca/wits/

  
Vikes major athletics awards

UVic Vikes announced its major athletics award winners on April 1st. Top honours went to fifth-year track captain Kyle Irvine, who was awarded the President's Cup. Track star Rachel Francois was named Female Athlete of the Year while fifth-year basketball All-Canadian Terrell Evans earned Male Athlete of the Year Honours. Among those recognized Tuesday evening were former coaches Jan Crook, Dr. David Docherty and Dr. Bruce Howe.

http://vikes.uvic.ca/news/2014/4/1/GEN_0401144137.aspx?path=general

 

 

New Music Performance

The New Music Performance class presents new pieces by UVic composition students written for UVic performance students as well as important works from the 20th/21st century.

 

When: Monday, April 7th. 8:00 p.m.

Where: Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, Room B125

Admission by donation.

 Masterminds free lectures for the community

The Masterminds lecture series highlights the continuing contributions of the University of Victoria’s retirees. The series is co-hosted by the UVic Retirees Association and the Centre on Aging, with the support of the University of Victoria. There is a free lecture on Wednesday evenings from April 9 to April 30, 2014.

April 9, 2014: I Did it My Way: Memoir of a Woman from Hong Kong, Dr. Fong Wong

April 16, 2014: Contributions of Mathematical Modelling to Controlling Infectious Diseases, Dr. Pauline van den Driessche

April 23, 2014: Studying Islam in the Academic Context, Dr. Andrew Rippin

April 30, 2014: Healing, Humor and High Level Wellness, Dr. Martin Collis

 

      When: 7 p.m. on the dates noted above.
      Where: UVic’s Hickman Building, Room 105

Admission is free and everyone is welcome. See http://www.coag.uvic.ca/events.htm

  

Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair
 

More than 250 students (grades 4-12) from the Island will present their Science Fair projects at an event open to the community.

When and Where: The Open house will be on April 13 from 1:00-4:30 and on April 14 from 10:00 to 12:30 on both floors of the Elliot Building. The awards ceremony will be on Monday from 1:30 to 3:00 in MacLaurin A144. See: http://web.uvic.ca/~virsf/index.php

Rolling the Weather Dice: Order out of Randomness in Weather and Climate
  

Cafe Scientifique presents Dr. Adam Monahan (School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, UVic) speaking on "Rolling the Weather Dice: Order out of Randomness in Weather and Climate".  Atmospheric variability is notoriously difficult to predict.  Because of the complexity of this variability, perspectives from probability theory provide a natural framework for understanding and predicting atmospheric changes. 

When: Monday, April 14 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM 

Where: Hermann's Jazz Club Inc 753 View St
Free registration at http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cafe-scientifique-apr-14th-2014-tickets-11107160817

 

For a calendar of other UVic events see http://events.uvic.ca  

January 2014 Update

Second World War foreshadowed by one day

 

On Jan. 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed German Chancellor, and the world was never the same again. On Jan. 7, the first Café Historique of the new year will take a closer look at this pivotal day in 1933.

What: “January 30, 1933. Hitler’s appointment as German Chancellor” with UVic historian Dr. Tom Saunders, as part of the Café Historique downtown series

When: Tuesday, Jan. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for those who wish to enjoy a meal before the free talk.)

Where: Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., Victoria

The talk itself is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Tickets should be reserved to guarantee admission: http://web.uvic.ca/~hist66/ten-days/index.html or  250-721-7383.

 

Song of the Earth

In 1907, the late-Romantic Austrian composer Gustav Mahler lost his daughter to scarlet fever, was diagnosed with a dangerous heart condition, and gave up his longstanding directorship of the Vienna Court Opera. The following year, Mahler composed Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth), considered by many to be his most significant work.

On Jan. 11, UVic’s School of Music will conclude a special Week with Gustav Mahler with a performance of this profound work.  While the concert is the main event, the week will include open rehearsals, lectures by UVic’s Dániel Péter Biró and Harald Krebs, an orchestral reading of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, special master classes, and a Listening Room featuring broadcasts from the Berlin Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall archive of performances of some of Mahler’s work. All events are open to the public. For a complete schedule of A Week with Mahler, visit: http://finearts.uvic.ca/music/events/2014/mahler/

What: Faculty Chamber Music Series - Mahler/Schoenberg: Das Lied von der Erde

Who: School of Music faculty, alumni and guests

When: Saturday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m.

Where: Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, B-Wing, MacLaurin Building

Tickets are $17.50 & $13.50 from UVic Ticket Centre (250-721-8480 or http://tickets.uvic.ca/) and at the door.

 

Black holes: more than meets the eye

Of all the legacies of Einsteinʼs general theory of relativity, none is more fascinating than black holes. Astronomers have come to believe that black holes with masses a million to a billion times the mass of the sun lurk at the centres of galaxies. These black holes might play a much more important role in the evolution of galaxies than anyone has anticipated.

All this and more will be discussed at the Café Scientifique on Jan.14 when the guest speaker is Dr. Laura Ferrarese from NRC’s Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, and an adjunct in UVic’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.

What: Cafe Scientifique—"Black Holes: More than Meets the Eye"

Who: Dr. Laura Ferrarese, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics/NRC, UVic Physics and Astronomy

When: Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View St., Victoria

The seminar is free, but space is limited. Reserve at: http://cafescijan14.eventbrite.ca/

Barenaked Ladies Canadian winter tour

The Barenaked Ladies hit the road this winter embarking on their 2014 Canada tour. The band has a lot to celebrate this year with their 25th anniversary and the release of their 12th album, Grinning Streak. Tickets are still available for the concert coming up at UVic's Farquhar Auditorium.

What: Barenaked Ladies, with special guests Ladies of the Canyon

When: Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Farquhar Auditorium, University Centre

Tickets: $95-$120 (including service charges & GST). Please contact the UVic Ticket Centre at 250-721-8480, online at http://tickets.uvic.ca or in person at the University Centre.

 

TEDxVictoria Talks online

Following the November conference of local "ideas worth spreading," the recorded talks from TEDxVictoria 2013 are now viewable online. View a full list of TEDTalks and TEDxTalks presented by UVic community members at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-BEpwypyh8mywPSZFye__M2-KS3YGGzy

 

For a calendar of other UVic events see http://events.uvic.ca/

December 2013 Update

UVic supports Bear Wear

The Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island is hosting its 13th annual Bear Wear event until Jan. 2 at the Hotel Grand Pacific. Sandra Crowe of UVic Community Relations has dressed up a UVic 'Romeo and Juliet' bear for this annual fundraiser, which features cuddly bears sponsored by local business and organizations. The display, which won this year's Team Spirit Award, complements the UVic-community collaboration, Shakespeare Onstage-Offstage. Many thanks to the generous on- and off-campus sponsors of this year's display.

Admission is free. For a $2 donation, you can enter a draw to win your favourite bear plus a package of sponsors' gifts. Enter at the Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville Street.

http://www.uvic.ca/home/announcements/general/current/bear-wear-2013.php

 

Urban Tracking

The Greater Victoria Dog Obedience Training Club hosted an urban tracking test on campus for their dog trainees on Sunday, November 10th. UVic approved access for this special project and then stayed clear of the search routes. Congratulations canines.

 

From the left: Allyson Fennell (handler), Golden (Juno), JoAnne McLeod (judge) Lynn Kendell (track-layer)
 

German Shepherd Orrin and his handler Maureen Fielding

 
Tuba Christmas turns 35
 

The euphonious tones of massed, low-brass instruments can be heard again on Dec. 7 when tubas unite in Victoria for the 35th annual Tuba Christmas. Jointly sponsored by Market Square and UVic’s School of Music, the Victoria Tuba Christmas Ensemble will play your favorite carols while raising donations for the Times-Colonist Christmas Fund.

When: Saturday, Dec. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Where: Market Square, 560 Johnson St, Victoria
Donations accepted for the Times-Colonist Christmas Fund

On Dec. 8, enjoy even more Tuba Christmas listening at the School of Music with the Tuba Christmas Reprise recital, featuring tuba and euphonium students from Gene Dowling’s studio. Admission is by donation with proceeds assisting tuba and euphonium projects within the school.

When: Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2:30 p.m.

Where: Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, B-Wing, MacLaurin Building, UVic
Admission is by donation.
For more info about Tuba Christmas events worldwide: http://www.tubachristmas.com/.


UVic’s Faculty of Science presents the next Café Scientifique

UVic adjunct professor Dr. Wayne Beckham of the Vancouver Island Cancer Clinic will talk about medical physics and medical imaging in his talk “When is a cancer clinical trial not a clinical trial; what the heck has it got to do with physics?”

When: Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View St., Victoria
http://www.uvic.ca/science/physics/home/home/news/current/cafe-scientifique1.php

Victoria Symphony presents Handel’s Messiah at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium:

When: Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 22 at 2:30 p.m.

Where: Farquhar Auditorium, University Centre
Info: http://www.uvic.ca/auditorium or  www.victoriasymphony.ca

For a calendar of other UVic events see http://events.uvic.ca/