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/

FREE EVENTS - COMING UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA: June 2 - 9, 2013

 

 

World music and dance festival

 

A full-day outdoor festival of music, dance, ethnic food, artisan vendors and more will help to kick off Congress 2013 at the University of Victoria. Join the fun with South Pacific dancers, African dance and drum, a gospel choir, marimba music, and bellydancing (with audience participation).

From 4 p.m., former Victoria Mayor Alan Lowe will emcee an afternoon of music and dance by local Asian cultural groups, including Taiko Drummers and Lion Dancers. Enjoy the full sensory experience with a feast of ethnic food choices, sweet treats, food tastings and the ScholarSIP (beer) tent. As well, there will be international artisan fair with local jewelry, art, carvings, clothing etc. Come celebrate the unique cultural diversity of Greater Victoria. Bring the family and make a day of it.

What: “WorldFEST @ the Edge”

When: Sunday, June 2 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Where: Outdoor Celebration Stage (near McPherson Library), UVic

 

Celebrate with First Peoples circle ceremony

First Peoples drummers will call Congress 2013 delegates to join Elders at four key gathering spots around the University of Victoria’s Ring Road (representing the four tribes on Vancouver Island). From there they will gather at a ceremonial entrance at Celebration Square where participants will be greeted by Indigenous drummers and dancers. This will be followed by a special dedication of a new podium created by master carver Charles Elliott (OBC, OC).

Additional festivities include a pit cook and authentic Indigenous meal, a First Peoples artisan fair, carving demonstrations and special musical performances on the outdoor concert stage.

What: “First Peoples Circle Celebration and Dedication Ceremony”

When: Monday, June 3, 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Where: Celebration Square (near McPherson Library and First Peoples House)

Concert headlined by Buffy Sainte-Marie

One of Canada’s leading musical icons will treat Congress 2013 delegates and the UVic community to a special concert. Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian-American Cree singer-songwriter, visual artist, educator, and social activist. Join us at the outdoor Celebration Stage. This family-oriented evening of musical performances also features Maureen Washington and Art Napolean.

What: “Buffy Sainte-Marie Concert”

When: Wednesday, June 5 from 4:30 to 9 p.m.  (B. Sainte-Marie at 7:30)

Where: Celebration Stage (near McPherson Library), UVic

Stars in planetary search converge

The biggest stars in the search for new planets are coming to Victoria.

With hundreds of extra-solar planets discovered in recent decades, attention is turning anew to how such planets form and evolve around their host stars, as well as whether any of the planets are habitable.

That topic is the subject of discussion at a June 4 keynote public talk by Debra Fisher, a Yale University astronomy professor who has discovered hundreds of exoplanets, including the first-known multiple-planet system in 1999. Fisher will address why we search for habitable planets similar to Earth—because we are interested in finding life elsewhere.

The talk is part of the June 2-7 International Astronomical Union symposium, co-sponsored by the University of Victoria with the University of Toronto, which is bringing together 250 of the brightest minds probing planetary evolution.

What: “Habitable Worlds: The Search Continues” with Debra Fisher

When: Tuesday, June 4, 8 p.m.

Where: Victoria Conference Centre

 

World Oceans Day celebrations

The second annual World Oceans Day celebrations take place Saturday, June 8 in Victoria's Bastion Square co-hosted by the University of Victoria's Office of the Vice-President Research, Ocean Networks Canada and the Maritime Museum of BC.

Highlights of this annual sea fair featuring indoor and outdoor family activities include a special kids zone and a wide variety of local groups eager to share their oceans-related knowledge and expertise. Representing UVic are the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, and departments of biology and geography, and Ocean Networks Canada.

Ocean Networks Canada will also celebrate with a World Oceans Day Film Festival on Sunday, June 9 at Cinecenta in the Student Union Building. The event will include four powerful films dedicated to improving our understanding of the ocean, threats to its health and what must be done to protect and restore it. Between each of the films, UVic scientists will discuss their ocean research and there will be a sneak peek of ONC’s own OceanAlive TV show airing in September.

More info: http://www.onccee.ca/events/2013/06/ocean-film-festival

 

What: “World Oceans Day”

When: Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: 28 Bastion Square, downtown Victoria

 

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

What: “World Oceans Day Film Festival”

When: Sunday, June 9 from 1:30 to 5 p.m., and 7 to 10 p.m.

Where: Cinecenta Theatre, Student Union Building, UVic

Admission is by donation (suggested $10).