Dec. 1 ceremony honours memory of slain women
The 14 young women who were murdered 11 years ago at Montréal’s Ecole Polytechnique will be remembered at a memorial service on Dec. 1 beginning at 11:45 a.m. by the MacLaurin Building courtyard. Classes have been cancelled between 11:30 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. to allow faculty and students to attend the service. University chancellor Dr. Norma Mickelson will lead the ceremony. Vice-president academic and provost Dr. Penny Codding, Times Colonist columnist Jody Paterson and engineering students Tom Owen and Lila Montegue will participate, while students from the faculty of music will perform under the direction of Jennifer McVie. A collection taken during the event will assist the OUR Sexual Assault Centre and the Dec. 6 Memorial Fund which provides financial assistance for girls to attend Science Venture.
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UVic officials tour Asia with Victoria’s mayor
UVic board of governors member Brian Lo and international fundraising manager Allan Berezny joined Victoria Mayor Alan Lowe and 20 other members of his delegation in an October goodwill tour of Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhongshan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan. Berezny reports the university opened up several potential new links, particularly in Shanghai. With the seaport’s aging population of approximately 13 million, officials expressed interest in research being led by UVic’s centre on aging into social policy and services. Other areas of interest were Shanghai’s new Pudong industrial area and the Hsinshu research park outside of Taipei. Both are centres of technology development that could offer partnership opportunities for the new Glendale technology park in Saanich. Lo also accompanied the mayor on a visit to Morioka, a Japanese sister city of Victoria.
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Celebrate Archives Week
UVic archives and special collections invite everyone to a celebration of Archives Week (Nov. 19-25) and the role of archives in preserving the record of our historical accomplishments Nov. 23 from 3–4 p.m. in UVic’s McPherson Library, room 024. There’ll be refreshments, archives displays, and a special performance by the Raging Grannies, whose own archives are among the many collections held by UVic. “Archives are the foundation through which our society maintains its continuity with the past and preserves the present for future generations,” says Jane Turner, UVic archivist and president of the Archives Association of British Columbia, “Archivists are dedicated to preserving local memories and providing public access to the historical resources that constitute B.C.’s rich documentary heritage.” RSVP by Nov. 21 to Jane Turner at 721-8258, jturner@uvic.ca.
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New UVic research report published
The first issue of a new annual publication featuring research and discovery at UVic has rolled off the presses and is on its way to donors, potential donors, government officials, granting agencies, journalists and a wide range of UVic community partners. Published by the office of the vice president research, the eight-page full-colour tabloid is also available in pdf format on the Web (http://www.research.uvic.ca/Research/Reports.htm).
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